How A24 Is Changing Storytelling Dynamics In Hollywood, One Film at a time
With a devil-may-care attitude, A24 took a nose dive into the world of cinema. Their policy revolved around enabling creators to create.
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Competing Mothers in Ari Aster’s Hereditary
The entire narrative of Hereditary, I argue, can be viewed as the tussle between two mothers – Annie and her absent-yet-present mother Ellen
FC Discover: Ari Aster’s Film School Project, The Strange Thing about the Johnsons
The film was a sensation in the independent short film circuit in 2011. In retrospect, it also laid bare Aster’s preoccupation with such themes as family with terrible secrets (Hereditary) and toxic relationships (Midsommar).
Why We Should be More Excited about Horror in Hollywood
Horror films are an excellent tool for conveying meaningful and weighty social messages
50 Horror Movies You Must Watch
From films about Nazi zombies and giant radioactive ants to classics like Psycho and The Shining – here’s what director Patrick Graham has picked for you
Guillermo del Toro Trades Quarantine Watch Lists With Director Friends
The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s Twitter thread of film recos became a filmmaker group chat with directors such as Taika Waititi, Edgar Wright, Brad Bird, Ari Aster, Rian Johnson, James Gunn and others
My Movie Diary: Looking Back At MAMI Friendships, Networking At Bollywood Diwali Parties
Who knows where a conversation between Oscar-nominated director Hany Abu–Assad, Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles and Vetrimaaran might lead?
'Horror Movies Are Art': Midsommar Director Ari Aster
The filmmaker talks about putting himself into his characters, seeing Hereditary and Midsommar as companions and why he finds the term ‘elevated horror’ snobbish
Hereditary Movie Review: This Unsettling Film Is A Must Watch
This masterful slow burn horror film works at two levels – familial and supernatural
Hereditary Movie Review: Horror With A Strong Emotional Quotient
The film is is unsettling, incoherent and disturbing, but also fundamentally affecting on a personal level
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