Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 114th episode of Piecing It Together, my buddy David Quinones from Bird Road Podcast joins me to talk about possibly the most talked about movie of 2019, Parasite. Bong Joon-ho's timely social satire about two families on different sides of the wealth gap surprised everyone and has been cleaning up awards over the last couple months. Puzzle pieces include Us, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Eating Raoul and mother!As always, SPOILER ALERT for Parasite and the movies we discuss! https://www.parasite-movie.com/Writer / Director - Bong Joon-hoStarring Che Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik, Kang-Ho Song, Jeong Ji-soNeonDavid Quinones is a writer, reporter, podcaster and my best friend. He’s also my boss here at the All Points West Podcast Network. Make sure to check out our other show, Bird Road Podcast wherever you’re listening to Piecing It Together and at http://www.birdroadpodcast.comFollow David Quinones on Twitter @david_quinonesMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NO

On the 113th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black and Adam Wells return to the podcast for a conversation about all things Kevin Smith, touching on lots of moments from throughout his View Askewniverse right up until the brand new Jay & Silent Bob Reboot. We recorded this back when the film was toured around the country and it's now finally out on VOD. Puzzle pieces include O Brother Where Art Thou?, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Dumb & Dumber 2 and of course... Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Jay & Silent Bob Reboot and the movies we discuss!https://rebootroadshow.com/Writer / Director - Kevin SmithStarring Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Harley Quinn Smith, Shannon Elizabeth, Jason LeeSaban Films / UniversalJoe Black is a filmmaker. You can find a great interview with him about his work at https://scenester.tv/an-interview-with-filmmaker-joe-black-a-scenester-exclusive-documentary/You can also check out his company at https://www.faceboo

On the 112th episode of Piecing It Together, Brian Garth from the band Black Camaro returns to the show... This time in a private meeting room in the West Sahara Library to talk about Terminator: Dark Fate, recording directly into his monstrous digital creation known as The Monarch. It's kind of a weird episode, but bringing Arnold Schwarzenegger back to play an old man version of the Terminator makes this a weird movie to talk about. Puzzle pieces include Halloween, Mission: Impossible Fallout, Ghostbusters: Answer The Call and all the previous Terminator movies.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Terminator: Dark Fate and the movies we discuss!https://www.theterminatorfans.com/terminator-dark-fate/Director - Tim MillerWriter - David Ellison / David S. Goyer / Tim MillerStarring Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Gabriel Luna, Natalia ReyesParamountBrian Garth is a music producer and has a band, Black Camaro.Find Black Camaro’s music on iTunes or at https://blackcamaro.bandcamp.com/And don

On the 111th episode of Piecing It Together, Catherine Gonzales joins me to talk about the Roger Deakins cinematography extravaganza that is 1917. The war film is shot in a way that makes it seem like one long take and is probably going to win Best Picture. Puzzle pieces include Birdman, Saving Private Ryan, Dunkirk and We Were Soldiers.As always, SPOILER ALERT for 1917 and the movies we discuss! https://www.1917.movie/Director - Sam MendesWriter - Sam Mendes & Krysty Elison-CairnsStarring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict CumberbatchUniversalCatherine Gonzales is a film and TV critic and runs Shuffle Online.Check out Shuffle Online at https://shuffleonline.net/Follow Shuffle Online on Twitter @ShuffleOnlineAnd Follow Catherine on Twitter @ThingsCatLovesMy 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 o

On the 110th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black, quite possibly the only man with Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Cats in his Top 10 Films of 2019 list, joins me to talk about this can't-look-away train-wreck of a film. I call it a train-wreck, but really, I kind of also loved it for what it is... Pure madness. Puzzle pieces include The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Avatar, Meet The Feebles and Rent.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Cats and the movies we discuss! https://www.catsmovie.com/Writer / Director - Tom HooperStarring Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Jason Derulo, James Corden, Rebel Wilson, Francesca HaywordUniversal PicturesJoe Black is a filmmaker. You can find a great interview with him about his work at https://scenester.tv/an-interview-with-filmmaker-joe-black-a-scenester-exclusive-documentary/You can also check out his company at https://www.facebook.com/BlueMeansPregnantFilms/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year joins me to countdown our Top 10 Favorite Films of the Decade. Yes, the decade... It's quite the undertaking to try to even remember the hundreds of movies I've seen in the last ten years, let alone try to come up with a meaningful ranking of them... But we did it.Josh 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, Josh and Jason’s podcast that I produce. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear/Josh’s list includes Mud, Atomic Blonde, Hell or High Water, Our Little Sister, Ida, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Blue Ruin, Certified Copy and Mistress America.My list incl

On the 109th episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock joins me for the first episode of 2020, a movie that was probably my #1 most anticipated of 2019... Uncut Gems. After the Safdie Brothers blew my mind with their film 2017 film Good Time, they return with an anxiety inducing story set in the NYC diamond district starring Adam Sandler. Puzzle pieces include Punch Drunk Love, Requiem For A Dream, Boiler Room and California Split.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Uncut Gems and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/uncut-gemsWriter / Director - Josh & Benny SafdieStarring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel, LaKeith Stanfield, Kevin GarnettA24Kris Krainock is a filmmaker and film fan who hosts Cinemondays, a weekly film event here in Las Vegas. Check out info on upcoming editions of Cinemondays at https://www.facebook.com/Cinemondays/Kris also has a web series in the works called “It’s All Downhill From Here” which currently takes the form of a weekly comic strip you can check out on In

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh & Jason from Awesome Movie Year stop by to countdown the Top 10 movies of 2019. Continuing a tradition we began all the way back in 2018, we countdown our favorites as well as some favorite movie moments of the year.Josh 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 @SignalBleedJason 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/And check out his new web series Copper Creek at https://www.facebook.com/coppercreekshow/Also, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year, Josh and Jason's podcast that I produce. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/awesome

On the 108th episode of Piecing It Together, journalist Heidi Kyser joins me to talk about Bombshell, the story of Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson and sexual harassment at Fox News. It's a heavy topic but Jay Roach managed to balance the incredibly accurate performances from the likes of Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman with a story that needed to be told. Puzzle pieces include Vice, The Post and Broadcast News.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bombshell and the movies we discuss! https://bombshell.movie/Director - Jay RoachWriter - Charles RandolphStarring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Allison Janney, Malcolm McDowell, Kate McKinnonLions GateHeidi Kyser is a journalist who works with Desert Companion and KNPR.Heidi's work can be found at https://knpr.org/desert-companion Follow Heidi on Twitter @HeidiKyserMy 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 Vo

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer TJ Kross joins me to take a look back at 2021 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! We both come from a background of composing music for film, so we thought it would be a fun chance to talk about some of the best of last year including The Power Of The Dog, The Green Knight, The Last Duel and more!As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!TJ Kross is an award-winning composer and recently started a photography series on Instagram.Check out his music at https://www.reverbnation.com/tjkrossCheck out his photography at https://www.instagram.com/blended_odyssey/My 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQThe song at the end of the episode is a piece from the fi

On the 107th episode of Piecing It Together, it's time for another super-episode! I'm joined by JC, TJ, David Michor, Adam Wells, The Lady-Wan and Joe Black to talk about the epic conclusion to the 9 film Star Wars story in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Of course it won't really be the end, but it's still Star Wars so the only proper way to cover it is with multiple guests.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the movies we discuss!https://www.starwars.comWriter / Director - J.J. AbramsStarring Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John BoyegaLucasfilm / Bad Robot / Walt DisneyJC is a co-host of the Screen Fix Podcast which you can find at http://screenfixpod.com/Follow JC on Twitter @JCScreenFixDavid Michor is a writer/director. As he doesn’t have a website, check out my reel on my website at https://www.bydavidrosen.com to see a clip from The Hoarder, a film we made together.TJ Kross is an award-winning composer and recently s

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, it's a cross-over episode with my other podcast Bird Road! Q and I love talking about TV, even though I rarely make time to watch any of it... So he was the perfect person to talk about the best shows of the last decade. Along with our Top 10s we also get into some specific extra categories and it's a great, long conversation.David Quinones is a writer, reporter, podcaster and my best friend. He’s also my boss here at the All Points West Podcast Network. Make sure to check out our other show, Bird Road Podcast wherever you’re listening to Piecing It Together and at http://www.birdroadpodcast.comFollow David Quinones on Twitter @david_quinonesMy 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=0s The song at the end of the episode is

On the 106th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to talk about one of his favorite subjects... Shia LaBeouf and his new film Honey Boy. Directed by Alma Har'el from a story written by LaBeouf about his own life, and starring him as his own father... It's a weird one. And a great one. Puzzle pieces include Private Parts, Adaptation, American Honey and Birdman.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Honey Boy and the movies we discuss! https://www.honeyboy.movie/Director - Alma Har'elWriter - Shia LaBeoufStarring Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe, FKA Twigs, Martin Starr Amazon StudiosChad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and recently helped plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I know who sees more movies than me.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleAnd Check Out Ironton Wizardfest on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/irontonwizardfest/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Will Hines stops by to help me out with the first in a series of special episodes that looks back at the 2010s decade. For this one, we're looking at our favorite video games of the decade. Obviously this is a very different kind of conversation for this show, but we had a great time reminiscing about a long list of great video games.Will Hines (aka Knoxx Prime) is a music producer and is also known for pioneering the Wii storage hack. I also owe him a huge apology for not having seen The Last Starfighter.Follow him on Twitter @knoxximusWill's list includes Left 4 Dead 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta, God Of War 3, Super Mario 3D Land, Shadows of the Damned, Borderlands 2, X-COM, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Dragon's Crown, Destiny, Bayonetta 2, Downwell, Bloodbourne, Titanfall 2, Doom, Nier: Automatica, Nex Machina, Into The Breach and Dead CellsMy list includes Tetris 99, Sunset Overdrive, Smash Hit, Towerfall, Portal 2, Celeste, Bulletstorm, Shove

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, David's parents share their reactions to Martin Scorsese's gangster epic, The Irishman. Get Rich & Sunny's thoughts on the film's length, Netflix distribution, which actor did the best job and more all while their dog the Koda Bear licks the floor for 20 straight minutes on this ridiculous bonus episode.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Irishman and the movies we discuss!https://www.theirishman-movie.com/Writer / Director – Martin ScorseseStarring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Bobby CannavaleNetflixMy 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=0s Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPodAnd Join the Conversa

On the 105th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Kolby Mac joins me to talk about Queen & Slim, a love story on the run starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith as a couple whose first date is turned upside down after they kill a cop in self defense. Puzzle pieces include If Beale Street Could Talk, Fruitvale Station, Belly and Get Out.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Queen & Slim and the movies we discuss! https://www.queenandslim.com/Director - Melina MatsoukasWriter - Lena WaitheStarring Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloe Sevigny, Flea, Sturgill SimpsonE1 EntertainmentKolby Mac is a film critic and featured on multiple podcasts.Check out Kolby's writing and his solo podcast at https://www.kolbytoldme.com/ Follow Kolby @KolbyToldMeMy 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.youtub

On the 104th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Jay Ledbetter from InSession Film Podcast joins me to talk about one of the most awaited movies of the year, Rian Johnson's Knives Out. With an insanely star studded cast, Knives Out gives Johnson the chance to not only make a classic whodunnit murder mystery, but send up the genre at the same time. Puzzle pieces include Clue, The Hateful 8, Get Out and Hot Fuzz.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Knives Out and the movies we discuss! https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/knives-outWriter / Director - Rian JohnsonStarring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana De Armas, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer, Edi Patterson, Jaeden Martell, Katerine LangfordLionsgateJay Ledbetter is a film-critic and contributor to the InSession Film Podcast.Check out InSession Film at http://insessionfilm.com/ Follow Jay on Twitter @MrJayLedbetterMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes&

On the 103rd episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock returns to talk about some real cinema... Marin Scorsese's The Irishman. The Netflix film is out today after a limited theatrical run (thank you Maya Cinemas and Eclipse Cinemas for showing it here in Las Vegas!) and stars Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. Puzzle pieces include Casino, First Reformed, You Were Never Really Here and Rashoman.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Irishman and the movies we discuss! https://www.theirishman-movie.com/Writer / Director - Martin ScorseseStarring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Bobby CannavaleNetflixKris Krainock is a filmmaker and film fan who hosts Cinemondays, a weekly film event here in Las Vegas. Check out info on upcoming editions of Cinemondays at https://www.facebook.com/Cinemondays/Kris also has a web series in the works called “It’s All Downhill From Here” which currently takes the form of a weekly comic strip you can check out on Instagram at https://www.in

On the 102nd episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host filmmaker Sean Fallon joins us to talk about James Mangold's crowd pleaser Ford V Ferrari (or Le Mans '66 as it's known overseas). Starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale as the team that got Ford (and America) the historic win on the race track, it's a great underdog story, even if I knew nothing about racing going into it. Puzzle pieces include Armageddon, The Right Stuff, The Martian and The Fighter.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ford V Ferrari and the movies we discuss!https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/ford-v-ferrariDirector - James MangoldWriter - Jez & John-Henry ButterworthStarring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Tracy Letts20th Century FoxSean Fallon is a filmmaker. Check out his work including the short "A Bad Feeling" at https://www.dontpanicfilms.net/ Follow Sean on Twitter at @Sean_FallonMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music st

On the 101st episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to discuss Edward Norton's passion project, Motherless Brooklyn. A throwback film noir starring Norton as a tourette's syndrome afflicted private detective, it's a bit of a mixed bag... But a bag that's more good than it's bad. Mostly. Puzzle pieces include The Untouchables, Road To Perdition, Sin City and Live By Night.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Motherless Brooklyn and the movies we discuss!https://www.motherlessbrooklynfilm.com/Writer / Director - Edward NortonStarring Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Bruce Willis, Willem DafoeWarner Bros.Joe Black is a filmmaker. You can find a great interview with him about his work at https://scenester.tv/an-interview-with-filmmaker-joe-black-a-scenester-exclusive-documentary/You can also check out his company at https://www.facebook.com/BlueMeansPregnantFilms/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital