Think of the most horrifying nightmare you’ve ever had. One that woke you up in a cold sweat and freaked you out so bad that you couldn’t even enjoy your delectable morning bowl of Lucky Charms. That ...

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Ari Aster's Midsommar takes place in a placid and very remote Swedish village during a festive solstice ritual held only once every 90 years. The celebrants are calm and welcoming, all decked out in ...

Indie films are having a tough time at this summer’s box office, but A24 hopes that Ari Aster‘s folk horror movie “Midsommar” changes that. Last summer, Aster’s feature debut “Hereditary,” starring ...

In his relatively short time in the spotlight, Aster has emerged as a maddeningly divisive cinematic figure. When Ari Aster made his feature film debut in 2018 with the chilling Sundance horror hit ...