An unforgettable look at cathartic cleansing, “Midsommar” wraps its message in chilling folk horror and scenes that can’t be unseen.
On this episode of The Final Girl on 6th Ave, host Carolyn Smith-Hilmmer takes a deep dive into the shocking 2019 folk horror film from indie darling Ari Aster, Midsommar. A critical success, the haunting film focuses on a deteriorating relationship inspired by Aster’s own experience with a difficult breakup. Shot on location in Budapest, it helped establish Aster as a powerhouse in the world of genre filmmaking and placed a spotlight on the spectacular Florence Pugh. – Stephanie (Editor-in-Chief)
SHOW NOTES FROM HOST CAROLYN SMITH-HILLMER:
Sometimes the greatest gift in life is cleansing it of toxic people. MIDSOMMAR takes the ideas of family, being an outsider, and looking for belonging to a whole new extreme.
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SOURCES
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/
Hidden Clues: https://www.looper.com/246758/things-you-only-notice-the-second-time-you-watch-midsommar/
The Big Picture Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yMchW9033HewjrArpllhr?si=6zYyTQUaQV-wMTmMOCse8w
ABOUT THE SHOW:
The Final Girl on 6th Ave is a weekly show where host, Carolyn Smith-Hillmer, dissects an arthouse/elevated horror film. Each episode includes a detailed play-by-play of the film itself and a subsequent deep dive into the thematic elements and symbolism. Because elevated horror is sometimes viewed within the horror community as pretentious, Carolyn makes sure to use her down-to-earth tone and unique perspective to make these films less intimidating for the casual horror viewer and less ostentatious for the genre lover.
Listen to more episodes on the show’s website here.
The Final Girl on 6th Ave is a bi-weekly podcast where host Carolyn Smith-Hillmer reviews arthouse horror films in a non-pretentious way.
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The holiday season often makes me feel sentimental. Because of that, I present to you all, dear listeners, a very special episode. Not special in the way that it is my best work, or in the way that is a particularly “good” analysis. This episode is special to me because it is the first podcast episode that I have ever recorded. It is a small piece of history and an example of how far this show has come. I recorded this only to share with two to three people as an example of the show that I might start to regularly publish. And now, I would like to share it with you all for the first time.
Please be kind and know that we all start from somewhere. Being that this episode was a practice exercise for myself, it is nowhere near the product of what I would hope to release. The audio quality is not great. I was nervous. I had no idea what I was doing. But we all start somewhere, right?
Additionally, I would like to say that this will be the last episode of The Final Girl on 6th Ave for the year 2023. I will taking the month of December off to spend time with family and relax. I look forward to bringing you all of the spooky arthouse content you all enjoy with a fresh mind in January 2024!
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