Ep. 90: MIDSOMMAR (2019) - Pagan Poetry

Published: May 25, 2021, 9 a.m.

It's the season 9 finale! This week your favorite ghouls are discussing Ari Aster's sophomore film, Midsommar!\n\nWe're officially on maternity leave! We'll be returning in a few months! Stay tuned!\n\n---\n\nThanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com\n\n---\n\nBLM: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/\nTrans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/donate/\nStop Asian Hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/\n\n---\n\nResources:\n\nMidsommar has a deeply trans narrative hiding in plain sight By Emily VanDerWerff\nhttps://www.vox.com/culture/21307689/midsommar-trans-review-ending-spoilers \n\nBlood and Tears and Potions and Flame: Excesses of Transformation in Ari Aster\u2019s Midsommar By Sandra Huber\nhttps://framescinemajournal.com/article/blood-and-tears-and-potions-and-flame-excesses-of-transformation-in-ari-asters-midsommar/ \n \nMonstrous Womanhood and the Unapologetic Feminism of \u2018Midsommar\u2019 by Caitlin Kennedy\nhttps://screen-queens.com/2019/07/13/monstrous-womanhood-and-the-unapologetic-feminism-of-midsommar/ \n\nHow Midsommar Brainwashes You by Acolytes of Horror\nhttps://youtu.be/gr2j0o_B2mw \n\nIs Midsommar a Feminist Fable? \nhttps://www.varsity.co.uk/film-and-tv/18054 \n\nMidsommar is the Perfect of Recapitulation of Female Rage by Alexandra Tsuneta\nhttps://medium.com/v-a-l-l-e-y/midsommar-is-the-perfect-recapitulation-of-female-rage-cf7b22d3e8eb\n\nMidsommar Is Queer and Camp, Actually by Juan Barquin\nhttps://dimthehouselights.com/2019/07/midsommar-is-queer-and-camp-actually/ \n\nMidsommar, Orgasm, and the Terrifying Feminine by Savina Petkova\nhttps://www.girlsontopstees.com/read-me/2019/8/15/midsommar-orgasm-and-the-terrifying-feminine \n\nMidsommar\u2019s \u201cHappy\u201d Ending, Explained by The Take\nhttps://the-take.com/watch/midsommars-happy-ending-explained \n\nMidsommar Wikipedia\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsommar \n\nAri Aster on Midsommar, Cathartic Endings, the Director's Cut, and His Favorite Films\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPGaPTdno10 \n\nAri Aster Discusses the Director's Cut of Midsommar | Scary Movies XII\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uXyRg9iAEs \n\nMidsommar\u2019s eerie paintings by Karen Han\nhttps://www.polygon.com/2019/7/18/20696442/midsommar-paintings-art-spoilers-a24 .\n\n'Midsommar': Study of grief in psychedelic folk horror story by REYZANDO NAWARA\nhttps://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/09/16/midsommar-study-of-grief-in-psychedelic-folk-horror-story.html \n\nDivine Absence in Horror Films by Nick Ripatrazone\nhttps://imagejournal.org/article/god-alone-divine-absence-in-horror-films/ \n\nThe Architecture of Horror: Space, Light, and Atmosphere in Ari Aster\u2019s Hereditary and Midsommar by Raymond De Luca\nhttps://brightlightsfilm.com/the-architecture-of-horror-space-light-and-atmosphere-in-ari-asters-hereditary-and-midsommar/#.YKKB73dKiu4 \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Midsommar/comments/cfaxxg/birthday_significance/ \n\nThe Scariest Part Of \u2018Midsommar\u2019 That Nobody\u2019s Talking About by Ali Hinnman\nhttps://thoughtcatalog.com/ali-hinman/2020/02/the-scariest-part-of-midsommar-that-nobodys-talking-about/ \n\nThe many meanings of bears in Christian art by Daniel Esparza\nhttps://aleteia.org/2019/10/30/the-many-meanings-of-bears-in-christian-art/ \n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthark_theory \n\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thrillist.com/amphtml/entertainment/nation/midsommar-is-harga-real \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/cz82f2/did_anybody_else_feel_the_director_cut_of/ \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Midsommar/comments/btxywc/the_h\xe5rga_song/ \n\nhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/228759479_Fungi_Folkways_and_Fairy_Tales_Mushrooms_Mildews_in_Stories_Remedies_Rituals_from_Oberon_to_the_Internet