Happy Halloween! This year, Paul Kowalski is back to help us examine the films of Ari Aster. Come for the dread and decapitations, stay for the unified Ari Aster theory. Plenty of spoilers in this discussion.  As always let us know what we got wrong on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/popcornauteur/">Facebook</a>, on Twitter, <a href= "https://twitter.com/PopcornAuteur">@PopcornAuteur</a>, or email us at <a href= "mailto:popcornauteur@gmail.com">popcornauteur@gmail.com</a>.   Show Notes/Sources: <a href= "https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/film/midsommar/">https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/film/midsommar/</a> <a href= "https://www.gq.com/story/ari-aster-martin-scorsese-interview-beau-is-afraid-a24"> https://www.gq.com/story/ari-aster-martin-scorsese-interview-beau-is-afraid-a24</a> <a href= "https://a24films.com/notes/2019/07/deep-cuts-with-robert-eggers-and-ari-aster"> https://a24films.com/notes/2019/07/deep-cuts-with-robert-eggers-and-ari-aster</a> <a href= "https://slate.com/culture/2023/04/beau-is-afraid-movie-ending-explained-maybe.html"> https://slate.com/culture/2023/04/beau-is-afraid-movie-ending-explained-maybe.html</a>

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Jon and Chris get a film education, one filmmaker at a time. Each month, we pick a famous filmmaker and watch every film that he or she wrote and directed.  Then, we research the filmmaker's history and critical assessments of their work.  Finally, we talk about the films, consistent themes throughout, and answer definitively: Are they an auteur and do we like them?