Such is the effect of his feature-length debut Hereditary, which I prefer not to describe in detail for first-time watchers, but I will confidently say that when you see the nightmarish circumstances that befall miniature sculptor Annie Graham (Toni Collette in an astonishing performance unjustly ignored by the Academy) and her family, their suffering will become your own.
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Writer and director Ari Aster has very quickly become one of the most prolific names in horror lately for his ability to invoke a mercilessly grim and unnerving experience with none of the traditional genre tropes, but a keen understanding of real-life tragedy and the unimaginable dread that follows.