Cage Against the Dream Machine : Kristoffer Borgli- “Dream Scenario”

“It Was All a Dream” has been the subject of both hackery and brilliance as long as humans have been catching winks. Joseph had dreams back in the book of Genesis; Shakespeare took us through “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” Calderon De La Barca said “Life is a Dream.” Androids have dreamt of electric sheep, and …

Maybe He Has Reasons? : Ari Aster – “Beau is Afraid.”

With "Hereditary," Ari Aster announced himself as the new thing in horror. With "Midsommar," his ambitions went beyond genre. He was eager to prove himself an erudite filmmaker, making subtle references to Bergman and even Victor Sjostrom. With "Beau is Afraid," Aster states his mastery: he's working on his own zone, with something that's horror …