"Hereditary" is the latest horror movie from independent film studio A24, one of the most exciting studios in the modern film industry. The film stars Oscar nominated actress Toni Collette, Alex Wolff (my boy has come very far since "The Naked Brothers Band," I'm so proud of him), Ann Dowd of "The Handmaid's Tale," Gabriel Byrne from the HBO series "In Treatment," and Milly Shapiro in her first ever film role. "Hereditary" was made by Ari Aster, and is his debut feature-length, which is kind of unbelievable considering the craft that is on display in this film. The basic synopsis is: a family of four are faced with a series of strange and sinister events after the death of their mysterious grandmother. To get into light spoiler territory here [skip to the next paragraph to avoid them], that synopsis doesn't really describe the film very well, because the plot takes a hard turn early in the movie, and slowly transforms into something completely different. I don't want to get into details too much, because to me, the film's unpredictability was one of its greatest strengths, and if you see this movie, you should go in knowing as little as possiblee. Truthfully though, no synopsis is actually sufficient to describe the absolute gut-punch of a movie I just saw.