In this episode of The Cut Critic, we're diving into Ari Aster's 2019 daylight-horror fillm, Midsommar .

It follows Dani, a grieving woman who travels with her boyfriend Christian and his friends to a rural Swedish village to attend a midsummer festival.

What begins as a serene and picturesque retreat soon turns sinister as the group discovers that the villagers are part of a pagan cult with disturbing rituals.

As Dani’s emotional fragility is exploited by the commune, she becomes increasingly entangled in their macabre traditions, leading to a chilling and unsettling climax. The film explores themes of grief, trauma, manipulation, and the darkness hidden beneath idyllic surfaces.