Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 304th episode of Piecing It Together, Megan Kearns from Spoilerpiece Theater joins me to talk about Polite Society. This new feminist action comedy is out now in theaters and is a blast of fresh air and fun and you should go see it. Seriously. Go see it. Puzzle pieces include Kill Bill, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Birds of Prey and The Stepford Wives.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Polite Society and the movies we discuss!Written by Nida ManzoorDirected by Nida ManzoorStarring Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Shobu Kapoor, Ella Bruccoleri, Akshay KhannaFocus Featureshttps://www.focusfeatures.com/polite-society/watch/Megan Kearns is a film critic and co-host of Spoilerpiece Theater.Check out Spoilerpiece Theater at https://www.spoilerpiece.comAnd follow Megan on Twitter @opinionessworldMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.yout

On the 303rd episode of Piecing It Together, Ben Miller joins me to talk about Inside. Willem Dafoe is an art thief who gets stuck in a high rise apartment and spends the rest of the movie trying to get out... What more could you want? Puzzle pieces include Oxygen, The Martian, The Shining and Barton Fink.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Inside and the movies we discuss!Written by Vasilis Katsoupis and Ben HopkinsDirected by Vasilis KatsoupisStarring Willem DafoeFocus Featureshttps://www.focusfeatures.com/inside/Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/Follow Ben on Twitter @nebisbenMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8The song at the end of the episode is "Inspiration" from my latest album MORE CONTENT.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Toget

On the 302nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jennifer Howell joins me to talk about Ghosted, an action rom-com starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. With such sexy stars, how did this movie go so wrong? Puzzle pieces include Red Notice, What's Your Number?, Knives Out and Romancing The Stone.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ghosted and the movies we discuss!Written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna and Erik SommersDirected by Dexter FletcherStarring Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Adrien Brody, Amy Sedaris, Mike MohApplehttps://tv.apple.com/us/movie/ghosted/Jennifer Howell is the host of Every Rom Com PodcastCheck out Every Rom Com at https://www.everyromcom.com/And follow Jennifer on Twitter @EveryRomComPodMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqMThe song at the end of the episode is "Trapped

On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in May 2023. This month’s episode includes Knights of the Zodiac, Hypnotic, Book Club: The Next Chapter, Crater, Assassin's Club, White Men Can't Jump, Kandahar, The Little Mermaid, The Machine, About My Father and Blood & Gold!I also shoutout some listener provided puzzle pieces for movies we covered in the month of February. Included are puzzle pieces from Joe Black, David Michor, Sunny Rosen, Dan Birlew and Joe Cox.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!On this episode I also recap my visit to the Amazing Las Vegas Comic-Con. Get more info about the show and hopefully we'll see you there next year!Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW

On the 301st episode of Piecing It Together, Ren Geekness joins me to talk about The Pope's Exorcist. With Russell Crowe riding around Europe on a vespa on assignment from the Pope, performing exorcisms... There's no way this movie isn't a comedy. Puzzle pieces include Overlord, Constatine, The Prophecy and The Ninth Gate.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Pope's Exorcist and the movies we discuss!Written by Michael Petroni, Evan Spiliotopoulos, R. Dean McCrearyDirected by Julius AveryStarring Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Franco Nero, Ralph Ineson, Peter Desouza-FeighoneySonyhttps://www.thepopes-exorcist.movie/Ren Geekness is a film critic who hosts his own YouTube channel.Check out his channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RenGeeknessAnd follow Ren on Twitter @RenGeeknessMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/wa

On the 300th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas, NV with guests Joe Black, Michael Keene & Jimmie Gonzalez to talk about the latest entry in the cult classic (and often discussed on this podcast) horror franchise Evil Dead, Evil Dead Rise! Puzzle pieces include Demons 2, Mom and Dad, Ghostbusters and The Raid. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Evil Dead Rise and the movies we discuss! [ngg src="galleries" ids="5" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"] Written by Lee Cronin Directed by Lee Cronin Starring Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Mirabai Pease, Anna-Maree Thomas Warner Bros. https://www.evildeadrisemovie.com/   Michael Keene is a filmmaker. Check out Michael’s website at https://www.manateeparty.com/ And follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelKeene Joe Black is a filmmaker. Check out his work at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/ Jimmie Gonzalez is a DJ/VJ and filmmaker. Check out Jimmie on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/spacet

On the 299th episode of Piecing It Together, Ryan Daugherty joins me to talk about The Super Mario Bros Movie. This animated adaptation of the beloved Nintendo character was a surprise box office smash and may kick off a future full of video game movies. Puzzle pieces include Rescue Rangers, Shrek, Wreck It Ralph and Rampage.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Super Mario Bros Movie and the movies we discuss!Written by Matthew FogelDirected by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre LeducStarring Chris Pratt, Anya-Taylor Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Charles Martinet, Seth RogenNintendo / Illuminationhttps://www.thesupermariobros.movie/My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqMThe song at the end of the episode is a piece from an unreleased game I did music for called Bimey.Make sure to “Like” Piecin

On the 298th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Mafia Mamma... I know damn well that we're gonna be in the minority on this one, but we loved Toni Collette as a reluctant mafia don. Puzzle pieces include The Freshman, High Anxiety, Killers and of course, Under The Tuscan Sun.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mafia Mamma and the movies we discuss!Written by Michael J Feldman and Debbie JhoonDirected by Catherine HardwickeStarring Toni Collette, Monica Belluci, Rob HuebelBleecker Streethttps://www.mafiamammamovie.comJoe Black is a filmmaker. Check out his work at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqMThe song at the end of the episode is "Nice Jewish Girlz" by my now defunct Jewish comedy rap group FA-COCK-TA.Make sure to “Lik

On the 297th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris join me to talk about Air, the latest movie directed by Ben Affleck. After talking about his Oscar winning Argo on this week's episode of Awesome Movie Year, we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to do a crossover event. Puzzle pieces include High Flying Bird, Moneyball, Hustle and We Bought A Zoo.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Air and the movies we discuss!Written by Alex ConveryDirected by Ben AffleckStarring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Viola DavisAmazonhttps://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-movies/airJosh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. With comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year, at awesomemovieyear.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBle

On the 296th episode of Piecing It Together, Jeffrey K. Howard joins me to talk about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. After many failed attempts to bring the beloved game to the big screen, a bunch of really funny people managed to crack the code. Puzzle pieces include Guardians of the Galaxy, Army of Darkness, Monty Python and Oceans 11.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and the movies we discuss!Written & Directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan GoldsteinStarring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Rege-Jean Page, Hugh GrantParamounthttps://dungeonsanddraongs.movieJeffrey K. Howard is a film critic and runs Vegas Film CriticCheck out Vegas Film Critic's website at http://vegasfilmcritic.com/And follow Jeff on Twitter @VegasFilmCriticMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight"

On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in April 2023. This month’s episode includes Paint, Chupa, How To Blow Up A Pipeline, Back On The Strip, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, Chevalier, Ghosted, Beau Is Afraid, Are You There God It's Me Margaret, Big George Foreman, Peter Pan & Wendy and Sisu!I also shoutout some listener provided puzzle pieces for movies we covered in the month of February. Included are puzzle pieces from John Brogdon, Michael Keene and Chad Clinton Freeman.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight”

On the 295th episode of Piecing It Together, Sean Malloy, Nell Minow, M.N. Miller, Harris Dang, Alexander Reams and JC join me to talk about John Wick Chapter 4. A super episode felt like the only way we could cover such a wild and over-the-top sequel as this fourth entry in Keanu Reeves' invicible hitman action series. Puzzle pieces include The Killer, Lawerence of Arabia, Hard Boiled and Amadeus.As always, SPOILER ALERT for John Wick Chapter 4 and the movies we discuss!Written by Michael Finch and Shay HattenDirected by Chad StahelskiStarring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Clancy Brown, Ian McShane, Bill Skarsgard, Donnie YenLionsgatehttps://johnwick.movie/Sean Malloy is the host of I Must Break This Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the work of actor Dolph Lundgren.Check out I Must Break This Podcast at https://imustbreakthispodcast.wordpress.com/Nell Minow is a film critic whose work can be read on RogertEbert.com and MovieMom.com as well as various other websites.Check out

On the 294th episode of Piecing It Together, M.N. Miller joins me to talk about Tetris, the insane true(ish) story of the making of the classic videogame Tetris. Puzzle pieces include Argo, Little Miss Sunshine, Bridge of Spies and Stan & Ollie.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Tetris and the movies we discuss!Written by Noah PinkDirected by Jon S. BairdStarring Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Toby Jones, Rick Yune, Ben MilesApplehttps://tv.apple.com/us/movie/tetris/umc.cmc.4evmgcam356pzgxs2l7a18d7bM.N. Miller is a film critic and writes for Ready Steady Cut.Check out Ready Steady Cut at https://readysteadycut.com/Follow M.N. Miller on Twitter @MNMillerFilmRevMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqMThe song at the end of the episode is a piece from a videogame I made music for years ago

On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, composer Travis Lohmann who co-scored the feature film Move Me No Mountain joins me to talk about our process of scoring the film for director Deborah Richards, our approaches to composing and working together.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Move Me No Mountain and the movies we discuss!Find out more about Move Me No Mountain at https://www.movemenomountain.com/And rent the film on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Move-Me-Mountain-Cat-Lellie/dp/B0B6MSMKC5Travis Lohmann is a music composer.Find more about Travis and his work at https://www.travislohmannmusic.com/My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqMThe song at the end of the episode is "The Parable," the center piece of Move Me No Mountain which we had to specifically collaborate on to tie al

On the 293rd episode of Piecing It Together, noted Paleontology enthusiast JC from Screen Fix joins me to talk about 65. Adam Driver going 65 million years into the past to battle dinosaurs with a lazer gun... What could go wrong? Puzzle pieces include Kong: Skull Island, Aliens, The Lost World and Planet of the Apes.As always, SPOILER ALERT for 65 and the movies we discuss!Written and Directed by Bryan Woods & Scott BeckStarring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe ColemanSony Pictureshttps://www.sonypictures.com/65JC is a co-host of the Screen Fix Podcast which you can find at http://screenfixpod.com/Follow JC on Twitter @JCScreenFixMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqMThe song at the end of the episode is "Moving Backwards" from my free album Further Into The Dark, availabl

On the 292nd episode of Piecing It Together, Stacy Spikes, CEO of MoviePass joins me to talk about Creed III. Adonis Creed himself steps into the director's chair for the third in the series and first Rocky-less Rocky series entry and it turns out pretty damn good. Puzzle pieces include Gladiator, Raging Bull, Cinderella Man and Juice.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Creed III and the movies we discuss!Written by Keenan Coogler, Ryan Coogler and Zach BaylinDirected by Michael B. JordanStarring Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Mila Davis-KentWarner Bros. / MGMhttps://www.creedmovie.net/Stacy Spikes is the CEO of the movie theater subscription program MoviePass.Find out more about Stacy on his website at https://www.stacyspikes.com/Find out more about MoviePass at https://www.moviepass.comAnd check out Stacy Spikes' book, Black Power: The Hidden Power Of Being An Outsider at https://www.amazon.com/Black-Founder-Hidden-Power-Outsider/dp/1496739566My sixth album, MOR

On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 95th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 12th. As in previous years, we’ll just cover a selection of the Oscar categories for the sake of time, but we discuss what should win, what will win and what we think should have been nominated for those coveted Oscars.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/Follow Ben on Twitter @nebisbenMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqMThe song at the end of the episode is an unfinished track from an upcoming album!Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPodAnd Join the Convers

On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in March 2023. This month’s episode includes Faraway, Champions, Scream VI, Luther: The Fallen Son, Punch, 65, Inside, A Snowy Day In Oakland, Children Of The Corn, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, A Good Person and Tetris!I also shoutout some listener provided puzzle pieces for movies we covered in the month of February. Included are puzzle pieces from Chauncey Telese, David Michor, Shaun Alexander and Joe Black.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Blacklight” is available

On the 291st episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas, NV with guests Jason Harris, Michael Keene & Luella Chavez to talk about the insane action horror comedy about a bear that does cocaine... Cocaine Bear! Puzzle pieces include Fargo, Swiss Army Man, Grizzly Man and Jumanji: The Next Level. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Cocaine Bear and the movies we discuss! [ngg src="galleries" ids="4" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"] Photos by Vim Magazine Written by Jimmy Warden Directed by Elizabeth Banks Starring O'Shea Jackson Jr, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Margo Martindale, Alden Eherneich, Ray Liotta, Keri Russell, Brooklynn Prince Universal https://www.cocainebear.movie/ Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas). He co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year. Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/ Michael Keene is a filmmaker. Check out Michael’s website at https://www.manateeparty.co

On the 290th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Rick Ives joins me to talk about Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. The 3rd film in the Ant-Man series and the 30somethingith film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe... It's a bit of a mess but we had plenty to talk about with this one... Puzzle pieces include Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow, The Cloverfield Paradox, Dune and Strange World.We also spend some time talking about Rick Ives' own film Solid Rock Trust. Make sure to check out the link below if you'd like to watch his film.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania and the movies we discuss!Written by Jeff LovenessDirected by Peyton ReedStarring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Kathryn Newton, Jonathan Majors, Michael Douglas, Michelle PfiefferMarvelhttps://www.marvel.com/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumaniaRick Ives is a filmmaker and editor. He's worked in the editing department of many Marvel films and shows and has his own film Solid Rock Trust availabl