Popcorn Zombies

By Michael Momper There's a reason why Quentin Tarantino's name alone drives throngs of excited moviegoers to the theater when it is associated with any movie. He is certainly on the highest echelon of creative geniuses in Hollywood, writing and directing his own crazy concoctions of violence, kooky characters and twisty action plotlines. Classic movies like Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Inglorious Basterds have firmly cemented his place as one of the most well-respected directors alive today, and almost every one of his movies has a large cult following due to the general goofiness and cartoony characters that the man creates. His penchant for witty, wisecracking dialogue is nearly unmatched, and after finishing his latest creation, it is with a heavy heart that I inform you that he plans to only make one more movie after this, bringing his total to ten full-length movies. In the meantime, he has given us 2.5+ hour movie to digest while he gets cracking on a tent...

Graham Craycraft Midsommar is the second film from writer and director Ari Aster. Hereditary is Aster’s first movie which I have reviewed on this site. I said at the end of the review that I was excited to follow Aster’s career and he has not disappointed in this latest endeavor . Midsommar is the story of four friends going to visit a small community in Sweden with their friend from said community for their midsummer festival. Pelle (the man from the community) has informed his friends that this is an extra special midsummer festival that only happens every 90 years and so it is truly once in a lifetime.  Certain events lead Dani (the lead female protagonist) to join her boyfriend and his three friends in attending to the midsummer festival. Once there the audience discovers a cult-like community that is self sustaining and a bit eccentric. Pagan runes and paintings on walls litter the community and provide foreshadows, some obvious and others intricate. The four outsider...