Ari Aster is quite possibly the best horror director right now

Rating: 8/10 (1 October 2019)

Ari Aster has done it again. A memorable, thrilling, chilling, gritty, splendidly written horror film. In "Midsommar", a group of Americans travel to Sweden to celebrate midsummer. It turns out it isn't the well-known herring infused festivities they expected, as they find themselves amidst a pagan sect with dubious motives to their visit. Aster pulls it off with a tremendous setting, beautiful cinematography, and ambitious story, that - together with a brilliant cast down to the minor roles - leaves you with a great piece of horror. While his previous installment "Heredetary" had more of the classical components for a film of the genre, in "Midsommar", he focuses on a more overarching unsettling tone that really crawls under your skin. While some viewers might favor jump scares and slashing action, this perfectly crafted folk-horror appeals to those looking for more than predictable plot devices. "Midsommar" is a beautifully disturbing film that I can highly recomens to any fan of the horror genre, any shape or form.