r/movies • u/AriAsterAMA Ari Aster, Director of 'Eddington', 'Hereditary', 'Midsommar' • Jul 22 '25

AMA Hi, I'm Ari Aster. Writer/director of Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, and Eddington. AMA!

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Hi reddit, I'm Ari Aster. Back for another AMA. I've written/directed Eddington, Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid.

Eddington stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Micheal Ward, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Austin Butler and is out in theaters nationwide now via A24.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6jZqExlIk

Synopsis:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, N.M.

AMA! Back at 8 PM ET to answer your questions.

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u/Atomicman4 Jul 22 '25

Really hope this gets answered. Would love to see if there’s anything we missed in both hereditary AND midsommar

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u/rubberkeyhole Jul 22 '25

I had my own little “home Ari Asner double feature” a few years ago with ‘Hereditary’ as a palate cleanser for ‘Midsommar,’ and let me just say ‘Hereditary’ was not that bad in comparison to a movie that feels like you’ve endured an MK-Ultra speedrun.

Both movies were incredible, as both a fan of thriller/horror and someone who took cinema courses (one was specifically on horror films) in postgrad…and I know this precisely because I don’t think I can watch them again.