A sprawling, ambitious, indulgent, and assuredly unnerving follow-up to his terrifying critical and commercial success Hereditary, Ari Aster’s sun and blood drenched Midsommar is yet another example of a filmmaker throwing everything they can into their second feature because their first major success has allowed them a lot of leeway to go a bit crazy and over-the-top.
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Actor, film buff, and budding director Jack Reynor talks about his work on Hereditary director Ari Aster’s latest challenging thriller, Midsommar, in theatres everywhere on Wednesday, July 3.
We chatted with Hereditary filmmaker Ari Aster about the emotional impact behind his film, his influences, the terror of showing audiences an essentially unfinished version of the film at Sundance, battling audience complacency within the horror genre, and keeping track of his film’s numerous metaphorical references