If modern life has you down, consider a spiritual summer fling with the oracles and the lotus-eaters in this week’s movies. First, Noah and Chance reckon with the cruel, entrancing, maybe even hilarious horror of “Midsommar” (2019) in which a Swedish death cult plays host to the fallout of a bad relationship. Then, it’s on to “Children of the Corn” (1984) and “The Wicker Man.” That’s the 2006 Nicolas Cage “Wicker Man” unfortunately, but Chance fills us in on what’s actually good about the 1973 original. Oh, and don’t ask questions about our special tea; just drink up.

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