Following last week’s mysterious teaser, A24 has now released the first poster for Hereditary director Ari Aster’s upcoming ‘Scandavian Folk Horror’ Midsommar, and we have it for you here… Midsommar will see Florence Pugh (Fighting with my Family), Jack Reynor (On the Basis of Sex) as a couple who travel to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown for its […]
Mysterious teaser for Hereditary director Ari Aster’s new horror Midsommar
A24 has released a mysterious teaser for Ari Aster’s (Hereditary) upcoming horror Midsommar, which doesn’t offer up any footage from the movie, but certainly seems fitting for what the filmmaker has previously described as a ‘Scandavian Folk Horror’; check it out here… 💐🌷🌸🌺🌻☀️SOMMAR 2019 pic.twitter.com/OtDGZ3y5eT — A24 (@A24) February 26, 2019 Midsommar will see Florence Pugh (Fighting […]
Florence Pugh, Will Poulter and Jack Reynor land roles in Hereditary director Ari Aster’s new horror movie
After wowing critics with his debut Hereditary, writer-director Ari Aster has lined up a killer young cast for his second movie, including Lady Macbeth actress Florence Pugh and Detroit stars Will Poulter and Jack Reynor. Pugh let the news of her casting out of the bag while promoting new BBC John le Carré adaptation The […]
Hereditary director says his next project Midsommer is a “Scandinavian folk horror”
After scoring huge critical acclaim with his feature debut Hereditary, director Ari Aster has been chatting to THR about his follow-up project Midsommer, as well as his plans to branch out beyond the horror genre with subsequent films. “It’s Scandinavian folk horror,” said Aster. “That is the only other horror movie I have. And I’m […]
The Problem with Hereditary’s Marketing
Helen Murdoch on the problem with Hereditary’s marketing… All of the recent 5 star reviews of Ari Aster’s horror Hereditary have got me thinking about what we expect going into a film versus what we actually see. Hereditary depicts the most horrific displays of grief that I’ve ever seen committed to screen, but based on […]
Movie Review – Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary, 2018. Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, and Ann Dowd. SYNOPSIS: After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets. Hereditary currently sits on a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an average […]
Hereditary featurettes focus on Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro and director Ari Aster
Ahead of its UK release this coming Friday (with special previews today), three new featurettes have arrived online for the critically acclaimed horror Hereditary which focus on star Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro’s character Charlie and writer-director Ari Aster; watch them below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Hereditary here When Ellen, the matriarch of the […]
Movie Review – Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary, 2018. Written and Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro, and Alex Wolff. SYNOPSIS: When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The only sound heard from the audience during Ali Aster’s devastatingly […]
Hereditary was originally 3 hours long
Much talked about horror film Hereditary was once three hours long before being cut down to its theatrical length of 2 hours 7 minutes. Hereditary is the latest horror movie to be the talk of the town, adding to an increasingly long list of well received and highly watched recent releases in the genre. Hereditary […]
Exclusive Interview – Ari Aster on writing and directing Hereditary
2018 is already shaping up to be another great year for horror. Less than half of it is over and it’s already a safe bet that one of the genre’s biggest hits will be Ari Aster’s Hereditary, which opens in UK cinemas this Friday. Aster’s debut feature as director and writer, it examines the effect […]
