News ‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix’s bonkers hero quest is the mother of all guilt trips April 20, 2023 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix’s bonkers hero quest is the mother of all guilt trips Not a whole lot makes sense in "Beau Is Afraid" and that's sort of the bizarre beauty of Joaquin Phoenix's dark comedy about an epic trip back home.