Largely billed as horror that takes place in broad daylight, Midsommar was director and screenwriter Ari Aster’s first heavy-hitting film following Hereditary. In this collaborative review, we hear from all three founding writers on their perspectives in the resurgence of folk-horror.

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Even by today’s standards, we can unfortunately predict that such a polite, attractive and considerate person isn’t easy to come by. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile never delivers that fear-for-your-life expectation, not until the very end.

The four-act structure and the subsequent slide of one woman, living alone, into the relentlessly grinding maw of social expectations, culture, and the Old High German titular “witch” (Hagazussa) concept was a deeply moving joy.

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