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Midsommar
Wild Pretty Things
English - July 19, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 119 MB - ★★★★ - 35 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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DISCLAIMER
WPT is a podcast for adults; we use adult language and discuss mature topics with a socially liberal POV. Our discussion of Midsommar will touch on graphic and violent imagery depicting suicide, mutilated bodies, sex; and critical topics such as imperialism, religion, and white supremacy.
SPOILER DETAILS
We will have a spoiler section for Midsommar. The time stamp is in the shownotes, and we’ll give you warning before it begins. Also, look out for spoilers for Sharp Objects, the property that inspired our show.
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0:11:30 Midsommar overview (no spoilers)
MS is the second feature by Ari Aster, writer/director of Hereditary, also distributed by A24
Briefly discuss Hereditary
Cast
Dani Ardor (“passion”) - Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth, Black Widow)
Christian - Jack Reynor
Josh - William Jacson Harper (The Good Place)
Pelle - Vilhelm Blomgren
Mark - Will Poulter
Little Gold Men - Richard Lawson interview with Jack Reynor: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/jack-reynor-lynn-shelton-interview-little-gold-men
All of It - interview with Ari Aster, Slash Film Daily had interviews with Aster, Poulter and Reynor: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/all-of-it/all-of-it062819epod.mp3?siteplayer=true&dl=1
0:34:00 Sharp Objects
Recent or relevant cultural artifacts we want to share or comment on.
M: Big Little Lies, Euphoria, Legion
Hollywood Reporter Interview with Hunter Schafer (spoilers) : https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hunter-schafer-trans-portrayal-euphoria-1222500
J: Mulan & the upcoming adaptation; Stranger Things 3; Sabrina, CRJ
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0:53:00 Midsommar spoilers!
Spoilers! Aster and Pugh disagree on the film’s final shot
Memorial day: https://afropunk.com/2019/05/op-ed-the-black-origins-of-memorial-day/
bonus links:
Destroy the Brain: http://www.destroythebrain.com/movies/movie-reviews/midsommar-review
Medium essay: https://medium.com/@incideus/midsommar-an-existential-horror-8a6d7522164f
songs:
Bjork - Hunter (Skothus Mix)
Chelsea Wolfe - The Mother Road https://www.chelseawolfe.net/