Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother!” is both a spectacular flop and the most memorable movie of 2017

Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother!” is both a spectacular flop and the most memorable movie of 2017

Audiences are hating Mother!, the latest thriller from the auteur director Darren Aronofsky. The film received a rare “F” grade from the research firm CinemaScore, which assesses audience reaction to a film before it’s released widely. Mother! then flopped when it opened to theaters in the US last weekend, earning just $7 million—well short of…