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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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Adam Ari's Bow Is Afraid
02:04 • 4min
3
The Intensity of Anxiety
06:24 • 5min
4
The Importance of Plausibility in Film
11:43 • 5min
5
The Master and the Mother Relationship
16:47 • 2min
6
The Importance of Self-Recrimination
19:09 • 4min
7
The Power of Myths
23:23 • 2min
8
The Anxiety of a Filmmaker
25:40 • 4min
9
The Importance of Negative Reactions to Ari Astor's Movies
29:45 • 4min
10
How to Write a Contemporary Film Podcast Without Telling People What Movies Are About
34:10 • 3min
11
The Importance of Parker Posey
37:31 • 4min
12
Nick Fury's Mirroring Movie
41:42 • 4min
13
The Legacy of Joaquin Phoenix
45:48 • 2min
14
The Economics of Cult Movies
47:54 • 6min
15
The Lost in America by Martin Scorsese
53:51 • 5min
16
The Myth of a Keyless Guy
58:51 • 2min
17
How to Make a Movie Like Midsomar
01:00:26 • 2min
18
The Importance of Ambition
01:02:39 • 1min
19
The Odyssey: A Story of Objectivity
01:04:05 • 3min
20
The Dial: A Different Kind of Film
01:07:34 • 2min
21
The Suicide of Joaquin Phoenix
01:09:07 • 2min
22
Joaquin Phoenix on the Master
01:11:14 • 2min
23
The Alchemy of Joaquin
01:12:58 • 3min
24
How to Design a Movie With That Much in the Frame at Any Given Time
01:15:58 • 2min
25
The Joy of Building This World
01:17:55 • 2min
26
Chicken Fat: The Art of Humor
01:19:33 • 2min
27
The Freudian Theme of the Film
01:21:20 • 2min
28
The Desperation of Fans
01:23:38 • 2min
29
Mid Summer: A Horror Film
01:25:09 • 1min
30
The Risk of Making a Movie That's Mine
01:26:31 • 2min
31
The Challenges of Making a Film
01:28:21 • 2min
32
The Last Great Thing You've Watched
01:30:27 • 3min