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Writer-directorAri Asterspecializes in making horror movies that send us all to therapy.
Last year, he ruined our ability to enjoy road trips withHereditaryscar-decapitation scene.
This summer, hell be single-handedly dismantling festival culture withMidsommar.
Its a breakup movie, in the same way thatHereditaryis a family tragedy, Aster shared.
Its less overtly a horror movie, but its still working in that same space.
But people shouldnt go in expectingHereditary.
When asked what hed likenMidsommarto, if notHereditary, Aster paused for a full minute.
Is it yourMamma Mia?
Yeah, sure, Id say so, he laughed.
Its aWizard of Ozfor perverts.
He also agreed thatToni Collette should have won an Oscarfor her star turn inHereditaryas a demon-possessed dollhouse auteur.
Of course, she was snubbed!
Its a horror film and those are kind of traditionally maligned by the industry.
