The Big Picture

‘Beau Is Afraid’: The Most Audacious and Polarizing Movie of the Year, With Ari Aster!

Apr 21, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Adam Ari's Bow Is Afraid

4min

The Intensity of Anxiety

5min

The Importance of Plausibility in Film

5min

The Master and the Mother Relationship

2min

The Importance of Self-Recrimination

4min

The Power of Myths

2min

The Anxiety of a Filmmaker

4min

The Importance of Negative Reactions to Ari Astor's Movies

4min

10.

How to Write a Contemporary Film Podcast Without Telling People What Movies Are About

3min

11.

The Importance of Parker Posey

4min

12.

Nick Fury's Mirroring Movie

4min

13.

The Legacy of Joaquin Phoenix

2min

14.

The Economics of Cult Movies

6min

15.

The Lost in America by Martin Scorsese

5min

16.

The Myth of a Keyless Guy

2min

17.

How to Make a Movie Like Midsomar

2min

18.

The Importance of Ambition

1min

19.

The Odyssey: A Story of Objectivity

3min

20.

The Dial: A Different Kind of Film

2min

21.

The Suicide of Joaquin Phoenix

2min

22.

Joaquin Phoenix on the Master

2min

23.

The Alchemy of Joaquin

3min

24.

How to Design a Movie With That Much in the Frame at Any Given Time

2min

25.

The Joy of Building This World

2min

26.

Chicken Fat: The Art of Humor

2min

27.

The Freudian Theme of the Film

2min

28.

The Desperation of Fans

2min

29.

Mid Summer: A Horror Film

1min

30.

The Risk of Making a Movie That's Mine

2min

31.

The Challenges of Making a Film

2min

32.

The Last Great Thing You've Watched

3min

Ari Aster’s third feature, the Oedipal nightmare comedy ‘Beau Is Afraid,’ is here. Sean discusses the film’s virtuosic gifts and alienating approach at length with Adam Nayman (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Aster to discuss how he made his thrilling new movie (58:00).

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guests: Ari Aster and Adam Nayman

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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