Beau Is Afraid with Jefferson Dutton

Director and writer Jefferson Dutton (The Sloppy Boys) joins to discuss the newly released dark comedy BEAU IS AFRAID starring Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Parker Posey. Written and directed by Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar), BEAU IS AFRAID revolves around a deeply fearful middle-aged man's nightmarish journey to properly attend to his mother's unexpected death. Aster's surrealist film has divided critics, many of whom find genuine depth in the movie's neurotic enigmas and others who claim BEAU to be a hollow auteur exercise coasting on A24's good will. Either way, BEAU IS AFRAID has shown early strength at the specialty box office, outperforming all limited releases in recent memory. Join Mama Needs a Movie as we try to decode the Mother of All Mommy Issue Movies, along with diversions into Darren Aronofsky, The Odyssey, sleeping during movies, The Fly, Perry Mason, Nightmare on Elm Street, M. Night Shyamalan, Synecdoche New York, and much much more!