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Hereditary wins the Modern Masters of Horror bracket (Aster vs Peele vs Eggers)

Last week I posted a Masters of Modern Horror tournament — Aster vs Peele vs Eggers — across the 3 directors' subreddits. More than 200 people have played it through now, so I wanted to share with you where things ended up.

Short version: all three directors landed a film on the podium, but Hereditary came out on top.

Championships by film:

  • Hereditary — 29.9%
  • The Lighthouse — 17.3%
  • Get Out — 16.8%
  • Midsommar — 10.3%
  • The Witch — 10.3%
  • Nosferatu — 6.1%
  • Nope — 5.6%
  • Us — 3.7%

By director: Aster 40%, Eggers 34%, Peele 26%.

A few things from the matchup data I thought were worth sharing:

  • The biggest first-round blowout was The Witch vs Us — 71-29.
  • Hereditary vs Get Out was the most common semifinal (98 plays, meaning both films consistently advanced out of round one). Hereditary took it 66-34.
  • The closest matchup in the whole bracket was The Witch vs Nope in the semis — 52-48. Basically a coin flip.
  • Hereditary vs The Lighthouse was the matchup that took voters the longest to decide on average.

Plenty of people in the launch comments said you can't really compare these three directors and that's fair — they're all doing pretty different things. The bracket is more about which individual films stuck with people than about crowning anyone.

Cregger seems to be the name everyone wanted in this one, so we will do that in the next couple of weeks.

Appreciate you all for playing!

Full results: https://bingebracket.com/tournaments/modern-masters-of-horror/results

u/bingebracket — 4 days ago
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This shot from 'Backrooms' gives me major Beau vibes

Not to say I think it's a ripoff or anything lol - it looks great visually but this one shot in particular really stood out to me - the center framing, the pastel colors, the almost storybook-esque clouds in the sky all felt very Beau-esque.

u/Ok-Wolf5932 — 7 days ago
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Eddington references to "YouTube first amendment auditors"

I just within the last month or so started to actually learn about these "first amendment auditors" that Ted and Joe mention during their confrontation outside the police station, and I feel like I've been living under a rock with these videos. Personally I understand the point about their rights and the first amendment and all that, I know what they do technically isn't illegal, but they kind of undermine themselves by not admitting they want to provoke reactions for their YouTube channels and create situations where they can sue people. And I feel if anything, their actions would have the opposite effect of what they intend, if they truly want to just educate people on the first amendment.

But I honestly don't mean to post this to start a debate about those guys, I just wanted to point out how Ari was ahead of the curve to write about these people in his script and reference them in the movie, because I think outside of certain subsections of YouTube and social media scrollers these "first amendment auditors" and the whole concept isn't well-known by the general public. Just another example of why Eddington may prove more and more over time to be a prescient movie and a reliable document of the times we're living in.

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u/BoysNGrlsNAmerica — 8 days ago
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A lot of directors are compared to Kubrick, but I think Ari Aster isn't too far off.

I know that Ari isn't too far into his feature film career, so it's obviously not going to be a one to one as he's not done as many films as Kubrick. But, from what I've seen of Ari's work, he does feel akin to Kubrick in a lot of ways. And before you say "A lot of directors do these things", not all of them do and I personally see the comparison between these two specific guys.

  1. Their ability to be dramatic, horrifying and even funny all in the same film. Sometimes even in the same scene.

  2. How focused and deliberate their style is, in a way that can feel almost alienating and distancing.

  3. A slow pace and often long runtimes define both of their styles.

  4. Kubrick was known for his darkness and nihilism, plus letting his movies go pretty wild. Ari at this point in his career is maximising those elements.

  5. Ari has shown to be able to do something that Kubrick was great at, keeping the same exact style across very different genres. Eddington and Beau is Afraid are incredibly different, but they feel like they come from the same voice.

  6. The heavy conspiracy theory vibes and subliminal undertones to their films. All of Ari's films feel like conspiracy thrillers in disguise, and I think Kubrick was good at having this feeling via his films focusing on the dismantling of individuals by a higher power. And the subliminal stuff comes in the hidden details in all of their films, whether intentional or not.

Those are the main points of comparison imo, but I'm sure there's even more to be drawn.

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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 — 9 days ago
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Most Watched Films

I was looking at my Letterboxd and saw that my 3 most watched films are all Ari Aster and it made me wonder what your guys’ most watched films are and if any are Ari Aster

u/yourmomlol69_420 — 11 days ago
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In the spirit of "Disapointment Blvd.", do you like the title "Scapegoat"?

And what are the odds this title is final, or a "project name", as Disapointment Blvd, Mona's Choice and Mayor Cross.

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u/Behindthewall0fsleep — 12 days ago