joaquin phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix, along with his brother River, were raised in the Children of God cult, led by David Berg. Phoenix left the group later in life, denouncing their unorthodox belief system and becoming an atheist. "I certainly was raised with a sense of spirituality," he has said. "But…

Ari Aster, director of the eerily mind-boggling horror films Midsommar and Hereditary, commented on how “beyond committed” Joaquin Phoenix is for his upcoming film Beau is Afraid, to the point where Joaquin actually fainted during one of the film’s scenes. On Saturday, Aster pulled his own April Fools prank by…