Piecing It Together Podcast

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 February 2025. This month’s episode includes Kinda Pregnant, Love Hurts, Armand, Paddington In Peru, The Gorge, Bridge Jones: Mad About The Boy, The Monkey, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Last Breath, The Legend of Ochi, Heart Eyes and Captain America Brave New World.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of January including pieces from Eric Langberg, Sunny Rosen and Joe Black.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 latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018's A Different Kind Of

On the 431st episode of Piecing It Together, Danette Tull from the Nevada Film Office joins me to talk about Flight Risk, the Mark Wahlberg starring acion flick shot here in Nevada. We recorded this episode at LMG Studios where the film was mostly shot and after our main converastion we're also joined by Troy Staton to discuss filming in Nevada. Puzzle pieces include Con Air, Fear, Flight and Zero Hour!As always, SPOILER ALERT for Flight Risk and the movies we discuss!Written by Jason RosenbergDirected by Mel GibsonStarring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher GraceLionsgatehttps://www.flightrisk.movie/Danette Tull is the Deputy Director of the Nevada Film Office and helps fasciliate resources for anyone looking to film in Nevada.Check out their website at https://nevadafilm.com/And Follow Danette on Instagram @danette_tullAnd also check out the Nevada Film Group where I'm constantly shamelessly self promoting myself and this podcast.Troy Staton is the Senior Manager of Operations at LMG Studios.

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about our picks for our favorite older films that we watched for the first time in 2024. Some of our picks come from our research for Josh’s podcast Awesome Movie Year and some are just movies from our watch list that we happened to watch in the last year.We also hear from Josh’s Awesome Movie Year co-host Jason Harris about his 10 favorite first time watches of 2024.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Josh 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 @SignalBleedMy latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the s

On the 430th episode of Piecing It Together, film critic Courtney Howard joins me to talk about Better Man. If you don't know it by name, this is the Robbie Williams biopic where he's digitally replaced by a CGI Chimp. It's WILD. Puzzle pieces include All That Jazz, Rocketman, Babylon and of course, Planet of the Apes.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Better Man and the movies we discuss!Written by Michael Gracey, Simon Gleeson, Oliver ColeDirected by Michael GraceyStarring Robbie Williams, Steve Pemberton, Kate Mulvany, Alison Steadman, Jake SimmanceParamounthttps://www.bettermanmovie.com/Courtney Howard is a film critic whose work can be seen in Variety, AV Club and moreCheck out her Variety author page at https://variety.com/author/courtney-howard/Find her on Twitter @lulumaybelleMy latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018's A Different Kind Of Dream, 2020's David Rosen, 2022's MORE CONTENT an

On the 429th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests K.L. Martin, Luella Chavez and Knik Woods to talk about Wolf Man! Leigh Whannel's take on the classic Universal monster added some interesting ideas and plenty of tension. Puzzle pieces include The Shining, Night of the Living Dead, Twilight and Ginger Snaps.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Wolf Man and the movies we discuss!Written by Leigh Whannell and Corbett TuckDirected by Leigh WhannellStarring Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth, Benedict Hardie Blumhousehttps://www.wolfmanmovie.com/KL Martin is a writer-director-filmmaker from Las Vegas. He has directed nine shorts including “You Should Smile More” which is currently on a film festival run.Check out his work at https://linktr.ee/KEVINLMARTINFollow KL Martin on Twitter @Codename_LEONKnik Woods is a Writer, Director, and Cinematographer, as well as the founder of the Sin City Horror Club.Check out Knik

On the 428th episode of Piecing It Together, Toby Cochran joins me to talk about The Wild Robot, which has just been re-released in theaters. This beautiful animated film is one of 2024's best. We also discuss my guest's animated film about a robot, LUKI & The Lights. Puzzle pieces include Isle of Dogs, Bambi, Life of Pi and The Iron Giant.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Wild Robot and the movies we discuss!Written by Chris SandersDirected by Chris SandersStarring Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Mark Hamill, Catherine O'Hara Dreamworkshttps://www.thewildrobotmovie.com/Toby Cochran is an animator and filmmaker. His latest project is LUKI & The Lights.Check out Toby's website biggrinproductions.com for more about his work.And follow Toby on Instagram @tobycochran and @biggrinproductionsLUKI & The Lights also played at this year’s FilmQuest Film Festival which I recently recorded a series of episodes at. Check them all out at https://www.piecingpod.com/2024/11/12/filmquest-2

On the 427th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Jason Harris, Derek Sante and KC Christon to talk about Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera! This long awaited sequel to the "dirtbag action" flick takes things to the next level. Puzzle pieces include Ronin, The Italian Job, The Fast & The Furious and Oceans 11.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera and the movies we discuss!Written by Christian GudegastDirected by Christian GudegastStarring Gerard Butler, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito, Orli Shuka Lionsgatehttps://www.denofthieves.movie/Jason Harris is a filmmaker and comedian and co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Podcast.Check out Jason’s website at https://www.eatthiscomedy.com/And Follow Jason on Twitter @JHarrisComedyDerek Sante is a film critic and runs Review Nation, as well as the Las Vegas Film Critics Society.Check out Review Nation at https://reviewnation.net/And Follow Review Nation on

On the 426th episode of Piecing It Together, Robert Kachelriess joins me to talk about The Last Showgirl. Both of us being Las Vegas based gave us plenty to talk about with Pamela Anderson's much hyped Vegas showgirl story. Puzzle pieces include Casino, Leaving Las Vegas, The Wrestler and Nyad.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Last Showgirl and the movies we discuss!Written by Kate GerstenDirected by Gia CoppolaStarring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan ShipkaRoadside Attractionshttps://roadsideattractions.com/filmography/thelastshowgirl/Robert Kachelriess is a writer and runs the City Cast Las Vegas Hey Las Vegas newsletter.Check out his work at https://robkachelriess.contently.com/And Subscribe to the City Cast Las Vegas newsletter at https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/newsletterAnd follow Robert on Twitter @rkachelriessMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My

On the 425th episode of Piecing It Together, journalist Corey Levitan joins me to talk about A Complete Unknown. This Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold starring Timothee Chalamet does its best to make a story out of a mysterious music icon. Puzzle pieces include Bohemian Rhapsody, Amadeus, Birdman and inside Llewyn Davis.As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Complete Unknown and the movies we discuss!Written by James Mangold and Jay CocksDirected by James MangoldStarring Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy, Boyd HolbrookSearchlight Pictureshttps://www.searchlightpictures.com/a-complete-unknownCorey Levitan is a journalist and one of my mom's favorite people.Check out his column Vegas Myths Busted on Casino.org at https://www.vegasmythsbuster.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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new si

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2024. Along with some honorable mentions and suggestions from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group, we get into a lot of the movies that made up 2024.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Thank you to Gina Mizzoni, Joe Black, Paul Hibbard, Steven Hughes, Arthur GloverJosh 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 @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 web seri

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a look back at the year 2024. This is not a traditional episode of the podcast, but more a chance to talk to you all and recap my year in movies, music and podcasting, as well as share some news about what’s coming in 2025.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 “Ascending” which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8The song at the end of the episode is “Shaking" from my upcoming release MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024.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

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 January 2025. This month’s episode includes Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Better Man, Den Of Thieves: Pantera, The Last Showgirl, Wolf Man, One Of Them Days, Back In Action, Flight Risk, Brave The Dark, You're Cordially Invited and Dog Man.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of December including a whole bunch of pieces from Joe Black.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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new sin

On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, I’m actually reposting a guest apperance I recently did on LA Podfidential with host Chauncey Telese where we discussed our most anticipated films of 2025!The original version of this conversation is available at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Make sure to check out LA Podfidential at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/Follow LA Podfidential on Twitter @LAPodfidentialAnd Follow Chauncey on Twitter @bigchaunc64My 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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968My latest music video “Burn" which you

On the 424th episode of Piecing It Together, Arthur Howell joins me to talk about Carry-On! This tight thriller is set at an airport at Christmas... So I suppose welcome to our Christmas episode! Puzzle pieces include Die Hard, Collateral, Grand Piano and Phone Booth.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Carry-On and the movies we discuss!Written by T.J. FixmanDirected by Jaume Collet-SerraStarring Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Dean NorrisNetflixhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81476963Arthur Howell is a film critic and podcaster and hosts 2 Cents CriticCheck out 2 Cents Critic at https://linktr.ee/two_centscriticFollow 2 Cents Critic on Twitter @two_centscriticMy 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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on

On the 423rd episode of Piecing It Together, podcaster Robbie Sherman joins me to talk about The Invisible Raptor... I don't always cover these kinds of straight to VOD jokey movies, but with a concept as great as "what if a raptor was on a rampage... and it was invisible," I had to check it out. Puzzle pieces include Jurassic Park, Hollow Man, Critters and Piranha 3DD.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Invisible Raptor and the movies we discuss!Written by Mike Capes and Johnny WickhamDirected by Mike HermosaStarring Mike Capes, David Shackelford, Bobby Gilchrist, Sean Astin, Richard RiehleWell GO USAhttps://wellgousa.com/films/invisible-raptorRobbie Sherman is a podcaster and hosts Conversations With Robbie Sherman.Check out his podcast at https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/convos-w-r-sherman/And follow Robbie on Bluesky at @convoswrob.bsky.socialMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My la

On the 422nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jamila Brown joins me to talk about Wicked. One of the year's biggest films, the adaptation of the beloved Wizard of Oz prequel musical actually turned out to be the hit that Hollywood thought it would be. Puzzle pieces include Wonka, Frozen, Mean Girls and Shrek.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Wicked and the movies we discuss!Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana FoxDirected by Jon M ChuStarring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen YangUniversalhttps://www.universalpictures.com/movies/wickedJamila Brown is a film fan.Follow Jamila on Twitter @wildcattinwow 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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1C

On the 421st episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Guillermo E. Barahona C., Angel C and Dustin Ross to talk about Y2K! This comedy-horror from director Kyle Mooney and A24 imagins a world where the Y2K bug gave way to a technological uprising and all hell breaks loose. Puzzle pieces include This Is The End, Not Another Teen Movie, Small Soldiers and Inglorious Basterds.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Y2K and the movies we discuss!Written by Kyle Mooney & Evan WinterDirected by Kyle MooneyStarring Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Fred DurstA24https://a24films.com/films/y2kGuillermo E. Barahona C. is a producer, filmmaker and writer.Check out Guillermo’s LinkTree for his work at https://linktr.ee/GuibarahonaAnd Follow Guillermo on Twitter @guillbarahonaDustin Ross is a filmmaker and musician from Las Vegas.Check out his latest trailer for his upcoming film “Beck and Call” at https://www.yout

On the 420th episode of Piecing It Together, Katherine Jackson joins me to talk about Nightbitch! The story of a new mother who believes she might be turning into a dog was one of my most anticipated movies of the year. We also talk about Katherine's new short Attachment Theory. Puzzle pieces for Nightbitch include Tully, Parenthood, Black Swan and Willard.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Nightbitch and the movies we discuss!Written by Marielle HellerDirected by Marielle HellerStarring Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden, Emmett Snowden, Zoe Chao, Marry HollandSearchlight Pictures https://www.searchlightpictures.com/nightbitchKatherine Jackson is a filmmaker whose short Attachment Theory is currently in the festival circuit and is Oscar qualified.Find out more about Katherine on Instagram @katiejackson65And Follow Attachment Theory on Instagram @attachmenttheoryfilmAttachment Theory also played at this year's FilmQuest Film Festival which I recently recorded a series of episodes at. Check them all out

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear by The Pup Pups! This collection of novelty/comedy songs about dogs and cats (and in some cases sung by my dogs and cats) is the follow-up to Variety Snaps and I managed to get finished to release the day before our lead singer Harvey's 17th birthday! As of 12/6/2024 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition VINYL can be purchased on Bandcamp.Check out https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com to buy the limited edition VINYL of A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear!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 yo

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 December 2024. This month’s episode includes Nightbitch, Werewolves, Mary, The Invisible Raptor, Maria, Lord Of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven The Hunter, Carry-On, September 5, Mufasa: The Lion King, Babygirl, A Complete Unknown, Y2K, Nosferatu and more.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of November including pieces from Chauncey Telese, Demetrius Sanders and Daniel MIllward.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 is the 24 for 20