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A Nightmare in Broad Daylight
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/30/2019
Ari Aster is fast becoming one of my favorite horror directors. He doesn't take the easy route, his horror is a slow burn, crafted so that little moments of unease get under your skin and, like a splinter, just works its way in deeper and deeper, until that sense of dread overwhelms you. If Hereditary was about family - Midsommar is about relationships - more specifically, toxic relationships. It's also about folklore and horror too - and there is plenty to digest.
The core of the film centers around Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor) who have been dating for a couple of years, but are clearly not "together". Dani has family issues - and things quickly come to head when her sister and parents die in rather gruesome fashion. Out of a sense of guilt or grief, …
