“You will walk many miles. Dozens will become hundreds. Hundreds will become thousands. Your adventures will continue for years and years….” 

-Angel, “Beau is Afraid” (Aster, 2023)

When I heard this line, it clicked for me. This description is how it felt to watch the surrealist horror comedy “Beau is Afraid.” What starts as one man’s journey becomes a descent into madness, misdirection, and mystery. ‘Beau is afraid of what?’ one might ask, and as the credits rolled, I concluded: it’s everything.