Midsommar

Ari Aster's Midsommar is the horror film that proved you do not need darkness to terrify. Set almost entirely in perpetual Scandinavian daylight, the film bathes its horrors in sunshine and wildflowers, creating a cognitive dissonance that is uniquely disturbing. Florence Pugh's Dani is a woman processing unspeakable grief who finds liberation in the absolute worst possible place. The Attestupa cliff ritual is one of the most shocking scenes in modern cinema — not because it is gory, but because the film forces you to understand the logic behind it. Midsommar is simultaneously a folk horror masterpiece and the best breakup movie ever made.