The love witch (2016) and midsommar (2019)

Anna Biller’s THE LOVE WITCH and Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR are two very different types of horror movie. Biller’s 60s throwback is pure artifice while Aster’s ode to cult horror strives for verisimilitude, yet both films use the tropes of classic horror to dive into the murkiness and inequities in modern romance, specifically the ways women can be held hostage emotionally by toxically cold men. Visually resplendent and socially incisive, settle in for the long haul tonight with these modern horror masterpieces.