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LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN! Happy holidays and seasonal greetings! The Midsommar podcast is now live on all good podcast streaming platforms, for FREE! Now we know what you're thinking, why cover Ari Aster's summer solstice cult horror flick during Christmas? Apart from procrastination and laziness, we here at 50 Flicks believe that this film is the perfect Christmas film for people who hate Christmas films. It features ritualistic themes of rebirth, sacrifice and indoctrination. Astronomically speaking, it is a transformative time, and mirrors one of the movie's central motifs of celestial (and personal) transition between the seasons. Depictions mass family murder-sucides, which are inevitably pushed to the fore of ones mind during this time of year, especially during Christmas dinner (when Granny won't pass the gravy) are invoked in the opening act, which actually takes place at Christmas. (Check out the snow behind what Richard did and tell me that doesn't give you festive cheer). Due to the pandemic, this festive season will be marred by themes of isolation and alienation from loved ones, family, and friends, this film has that too! So now that we have convinced you, don't hesitate and stick on the three hour Director's Cut, pour a drink, and wait for this whole nightmare to blow over, again.(And as always: *Spoiler Alert Fools*) Merry Christmas and much love from 50 Flicks! X
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Published 07/01/21
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We discuss some of the direction we'll be taking in the...
Published 05/03/21