Horror's newest nightmare

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2019)

Honestly, calling this just a horror movie is insulting. Midsommar is another brilliant genre-bending film from Ari Aster. His sophomore effort is nearly as excellent as his debut film Hereditary. Florence Pugh is outstanding and deserves awards recognition for her gut-wrenching performance. The cinematography is also some of the best I've ever seen in a film. The story about grief and belonging is expertly weaved through the disturbing events that unfold on screen.
While it takes the term slow burn to a whole new extreme and doesn't have quite the final impact of Hereditary, Midsommar is a truly unsettling film which challenges cinemagoers and pushes the medium forward in exciting new ways.