Ari Aster’s Criterion Closet Picks

Writer/Director Ari Aster’s latest film, BEAU IS AFRAID, is being released in select theaters today before expanding to others in an interesting, if a bit befuddling, rollout strategy. The film is clearly a glimpse inside the neurotic mind of Aster, taking anxieties/phobias/concerns/issues and having them writ large on the screen. But what if you want more of the brain of Aster? Beyond his shorts, HEREDITARY, MIDSOMMAR, and BEAU IS AFRAID—what if you crave more of what makes this filmmaker tick?

Enter The Criterion Collection. Their famed closet series, wherein various artists choose titles from their many years of curation, peaks into the tastes of these folks to see what inspires and entertains them, along with some interesting asides about these various movies. Additionally, you can get up to 30% off for a limited time (as of this writing) on the films that Aster selected.