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It's the season 9 finale! This week your favorite ghouls are discussing Ari Aster's sophomore film, Midsommar! We're officially on maternity leave! We'll be returning in a few months! Stay tuned! --- Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com --- BLM: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/donate/ Stop Asian Hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ --- Resources: Midsommar has a deeply trans narrative hiding in plain sight By Emily VanDerWerff https://www.vox.com/culture/21307689/midsommar-trans-review-ending-spoilers Blood and Tears and Potions and Flame: Excesses of Transformation in Ari Aster’s Midsommar By Sandra Huber https://framescinemajournal.com/article/blood-and-tears-and-potions-and-flame-excesses-of-transformation-in-ari-asters-midsommar/ Monstrous Womanhood and the Unapologetic Feminism of ‘Midsommar’ by Caitlin Kennedy https://screen-queens.com/2019/07/13/monstrous-womanhood-and-the-unapologetic-feminism-of-midsommar/ How Midsommar Brainwashes You by Acolytes of Horror https://youtu.be/gr2j0o_B2mw Is Midsommar a Feminist Fable? https://www.varsity.co.uk/film-and-tv/18054 Midsommar is the Perfect of Recapitulation of Female Rage by Alexandra Tsuneta https://medium.com/v-a-l-l-e-y/midsommar-is-the-perfect-recapitulation-of-female-rage-cf7b22d3e8eb Midsommar Is Queer and Camp, Actually by Juan Barquin https://dimthehouselights.com/2019/07/midsommar-is-queer-and-camp-actually/ Midsommar, Orgasm, and the Terrifying Feminine by Savina Petkova https://www.girlsontopstees.com/read-me/2019/8/15/midsommar-orgasm-and-the-terrifying-feminine Midsommar’s “Happy” Ending, Explained by The Take https://the-take.com/watch/midsommars-happy-ending-explained Midsommar Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsommar Ari Aster on Midsommar, Cathartic Endings, the Director's Cut, and His Favorite Films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPGaPTdno10 Ari Aster Discusses the Director's Cut of Midsommar | S






