On the 71st episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Josh Bell joins me for one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Ari Aster's sophomore effort, Midsommar. It's an insane trip into the Swedish countryside filled with lots of strangeness and an excellent central performance by Florence Pugh. Puzzle pieces include mother!, Dogville, The Witch and the films of Wes Anderson.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Midsommar and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/midsommarWriter / Director - Ari AsterStarring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will PoulterA24Josh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in the Las Vegas Weekly, Film Racket and more. Check out his website at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedAlso, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year which launched TODAY. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe song at the end of the episode is “Scarecrow" from my free album ... Like Ashes which is available exclusively at https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPodAnd Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group.And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show!And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenShare the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!Also, be sure to check out the Scream Scene Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scream-scene-podcast/id1215826162And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!Mentioned in this episode:The Beekeeper LIVE at Art Houz in Downtown Las Vegas is coming up on Thursday, January 11th at 6pm. More details and an enter to win contest for tickets at: https://www.piecingpod.com/2024/01/03/the-beekeeper-live-show-thursday-january-11th-in-las-vegas/