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‘Spider-Man’ Swings Into Record Books With Massive Holiday Opening [Box Office]

July 7, 2019 12:30 pm

So far, the summer of 2019 has been a bit depressing for the film industry. Taking “Avengers: Endgame” out of the conversation (considering it’s a record-breaking behemoth that skews all numbers), the summer ha...

11 Films To Watch In July: ‘Midsommar,’ ‘Once Upon A Time,’ ‘The Mountain’ & More

Ally Johnson

July 1, 2019 3:20 pm

Features, News

What a bizarre summer it's been for film. We've officially hit the time of the year where people begin compiling their Best of 2019...So Far lists, and ultimately deciding whether the film industry is having a ...

Jack Reynor Takes A Deep Dive Into A Breakout Performance In Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ [Podcast]

Gregory Ellwood

July 1, 2019 9:55 am

Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Podcasts

You may not realize it. He may not realize it - shoot, he might not even want it, but Jack Reynor is on the cusp of becoming that “it” leading man. That's the big takeaway many in the industry will have after R...

Watch Ari Aster & The ‘Midsommar’ Cast Talk Troubled Relationships & Folk Horror Influences [Interview]

Griffin Schiller

June 24, 2019 10:51 am

Interviews, News

"The Folk Horror genre did feel like the perfect framework for the break-up movie that I was trying to make" states "Hereditary" director Ari Aster as he discusses his latest project, "Midsommar." "But I would ...

‘Midsommar’ Summer Solstice Trailer: Ari Aster’s Latest Celebrates Midsummer With A New Look At The Horror Film

Charles Barfield

June 21, 2019 9:27 am

News, Trailers

Today, for those not aware is the summer solstice, aka midsummer. So, if you’re A24, it’s also a great day to drop a trailer for its upcoming horror film “Midsommar.” See? It’s perfect. And in the new traile...

‘Midsommar’: Ari Aster Tackles Grief, Gaslighting & Cults In A Folk Horror About The Relationships You Need To Leave, ASAP [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

June 19, 2019 3:59 pm

Features, News, Reviews

Plumbing the depths of his dysfunction, filmmaker Ari Aster generated an unbearable tension with his icy family horror debut "Hereditary." By way of "Ordinary People," and the moody chilliness of Ingmar Bergman...

Ari Aster Is A Big Fan Of Lars Von Trier & Says He “Inadvertently Tried To Make My ‘Dogville” With ‘Midsommar’

Charles Barfield

June 19, 2019 2:11 pm

News

As a film fan, you probably wouldn’t immediately lump filmmakers Ari Aster and Lars von Trier together. While we don’t have the huge filmography to judge Aster on yet (his second film, “Midsommar,” will be rele...

“Holy Sh*t”: Jordan Peele Says Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ Features “The Most Atrociously Disturbing Imagery” He’s Ever Seen On Film

Charles Barfield

June 6, 2019 1:38 pm

News

2019 is the year for sophomore horror directors. Jordan Peele, who won an Oscar for his work on “Get Out,” returned with “Us” and somehow earned a bigger box office than his first breakout hit. Then just a coup...

‘Midsommar’ Trailer: Festival Goes Awry in ‘Hereditary’ Director Ari Aster’s Latest Freaky Horror

Cory Woodroof

May 14, 2019 9:05 am

News, Trailers

After leaving the film audience with shaky knees and wet pants with his terrifying debut feature "Hereditary," director Ari Aster proved he's going to be keeping us up at night for a long, long time. Though, he...

Summer Movie Preview: 35 Must-See Films To Watch

Summer Movie Preview: 35 Films You Shouldn’t Miss

Nicholas Laskin, Andrew Bundy and Rodrigo Perez

May 10, 2019 2:44 pm

Features, News

Thanks to Marvel and the ‘Avengers’ films, summer blockbuster season starts in April now, so technically, our summer movie preview is late. That’s ok. This summer is stacked, as usual, and that does not even ac...

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