Midsommar (2019) It's a bit of am odd paradox that I think that Ari Aster is one of the finest directors and paragons of modern horror, while at the same time recognizing that I haven't been able to get fully on-board with either of the films he has made thus far. I appreciate the rave reviews that were behind Hereditary, however, as a full package, I felt the film lacked a certain something (maybe I'll dive into this in a full post later...). And, in a quite similar vein, I absolutely wanted to love Midsommar - and there was a ton that I did thoroughly enjoy - but the total end package of the film, again, left me wanting something a little more. Midsommar is about a group of friends who travel to Sweden to observe a summer festival that turns out to be more of a horrifying pagan-cult celebration. It takes a lot of cues from the classic film, The Wicker Man, but smartly does not rely upon the predecessor and it quickly creates a unique story unto itself. Foremost in t...
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