Pure religious terror banned on film

Rating: 9/10 (30 September 2019)

Ari Aster strikes again and delivers two and a half hours of massive discomfort, induced by a cascade of bizarre, terrifying and straight-up hellish images, virtuously put to frame and supported by a deeply frightening score. Lesser-known female lead Florence Pugh is a blessing and delivers her role with maximum authenticity and soul. Still, his previous work Hereditary is more intense, has a more clever story and is way harder to digest.