Posts by Matt Demers
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
TO CATCH A KILLER – “Mostly captivating, but ultimately forgettable”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
RENFIELD – “A deliciously unhinged Nick Cage easily overpowers the anemic plot”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
MAFIA MAMMA – “A breezy, silly misfire”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
THE POPE’S EXORCIST – “Creepy with a capital C, but derivative with a capital D”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE – “Delightfully fun with all the candy-coated nostalgia you can handle”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
AIR – “A remarkable story told by great actors through stellar direction”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES – “Chock-full of fantastical fun and mythological merriment”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
MURDER MYSTERY 2 – “Standard Sandler fare with chuckles to be had”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 – “An unrelenting jaw dropper”
BEAU IS AFRAID – “Frustrating, artistic, tedious, inventive, and overlong”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Ari Aster (Midsommar – 2019)
MAIN CAST
• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
• Armen Nahapetian as teen Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann