Review Hereditary (2018)

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Hereditary is a 2018 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Ari Aster in his feature debut. It stars Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne.

The film premiered on January 21, 2018 at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight section.[1] It will be released on June 8, 2018


Synopsis

When the matriarch of the Graham family dies, her daughter, Annie (Collette), suspects a presence was left behind, which has a bizarre focus on her teenage granddaughter, Charlie (Shapiro). With the household under threat by a supernatural force, Annie must explore the darkness to escape their inherited fate.

Cast
  • Toni Collette as Annie Graham, Charlie and Peter's mother and Steve's wife.
  • Alex Wolff as Peter Graham, Charlie's brother and Annie and Steve's son.
  • Milly Shapiro as Charlie Graham, Peter's sister and Annie and Steve's daughter.
  • Gabriel Byrne as Steve Graham, Charlie and Peter's father and Annie's husband.
  • Ann Dowd as Joan
Production
The film was shot in Utah.

Release

The film will be released in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2018.

Reception

Early reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10.[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 89 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
 
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A24 Releases New “Hereditary” Trailer



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A24 has premiered the new trailer for Ari Aster’s familial horror film “Hereditary” starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd and Gabriel Byrne.

Currently one of the best-reviewed films of the year of any kind after rave reactions at Sundance, the story follows a family who unravels cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.

The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. The film is slated for a wide release on June 8th.



 
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Hereditary is one of the most critically acclaimed horror films of recent times, but Mark had serious reservations about it and it proved divisive amongst audiences and Wittertainees. To give both sides a fair shout, we invited B-Team mainstay Robbie Collin into the studio to fight the film's corner in a critical debate with Mark.
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