Review of Midsommar

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This week on Horror News Radio:

• Samuel L Jackson is Chris Rock’s Dad in the next SAW…,
• The Soska Sisters bring RABID to Frightfest…,
• …and the Grue-Crew review… MIDSOMMAR

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FEATURE TOPIC: Midsommar

A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

IMDb

• Director: Ari Aster
• Cast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper

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