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A Ghost Story

August 2022

  • Casey Affleck in A Ghost Story, directed by David Lowry.

    I called it ‘post-horror’ – and now I’ve created a monster

    When I coined the term ‘post-horror’, gore fans showered me with abuse. Now it has been adopted by a festival celebrating the films that pushed the boundaries of cinematic terror

December 2017

  • Intimate emotional depth ... Casey Affleck in A Ghost Story.

    Best culture 2017
    The 50 top films of 2017: No 9 A Ghost Story

    As our countdown continues, ninth place in both the UK and US is taken by a strange and haunting love story
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    Top US films 2017
    The 50 top films of 2017 in the US: the full list

    A heartrending coming-of-age love story tops our assessment of the best films on US screens over the past year, pipping a kid’s-eye view of Florida, political intrigue, dystopian futures and nightmarish presents
  • trail-filmsUK

    Top UK films 2017
    The 50 top films of 2017 in the UK: the full list

    A heartrending love story tops our list of the year’s best films, which also features a kids’-eye view of Florida, political horror, erotic thrills, sci-fi noir, ghosts, grief and communism

November 2017

  • Calling the shots ... A24 hits (left to right) A Ghost Story, Good Time and Ex Machina

    Steve Rose on film
    From Ex Machina to Moonlight: how A24 disrupted Hollywood

    Can the US indie distributor become the new Miramax or Weinstein Company?

August 2017

  • Rooney Mara in Una

    Rooney Mara: look out, Greta Gerwig – there’s a new arthouse darling in town

    Is the star of Una and A Ghost Story next in line for the crown of indie queen?
  • This image released by A24 shows Rooney Mara in a scene from the film, "A Ghost Story." (Bret Curry/A24 via AP)

    A Ghost Story review – Casey Affleck is truly haunting

    Even covered in a sheet, Affleck exudes heartache in David Lowery’s gorgeously sad tale of love and loss
    • Five of the best… new films
      A Ghost Story and Le Doulos: this week’s best films in the UK

    • Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
      A Ghost Story review – Casey Affleck goes undercover in a strange and haunting tale

    • David Lowery on why he made A Ghost Story: 'I was freaking out, having an existential crisis'