Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 419th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Emilia Pérez. This musical about a trans cartel leader mixes a lot of tones and ideas... Not always so successfully. Puzzle pieces include The Assignment, South Park, La La Land and Green Book.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Emilia Pérez and the movies we discuss!Written by Jacques AudiardDirected by Jacques AudiardStarring Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark IvanirNetflixhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81901696Eric Langberg is a film critic whose work can be read at SlashFilm, Bright Wall/Dark Room and on his own website Everything’s InterestingCheck out Everything’s Interesting at https://medium.com/everythings-interestingAnd Follow Eric on Twitter @MrEAndersMy 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

On the 418th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Sam Novak, Korey Kilgore and Jake Gonzalez to talk about Gladiator II, the long awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning epic! Puzzle pieces include Training Day, Krull, Army of Darkness and Fellini Satyricon.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Gladiator II and the movies we discuss!Written by David ScarpaDirected by Ridley ScottStarring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, fred Hechinger, Connie Nielsen, Denzel WashingtonParamount Pictureshttps://www.gladiator.movie/Sam Novak is the Deputy Editor of VEGAS 411, an online source for Sin City tourists and locals. He’s a fitness fan, a pet adoption advocate, and is mad about the movies. A former movie theater manager, he successfully operated 36 screens for both AMC and an independent movie house in South Florida. Check out VEGAS 411 at https://vegas411.comAnd follow Sam on Instagram @sammasseurJake Gonzalez is a film cr

On the 417th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. After decades of trying to bring his passion project to the big screen, it's finally here... And it's kind of a goof. Puzzle pieces include Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Fateful Findings, Idiocracy and The Fountainhead.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Megalopolis and the movies we discuss!Written by Francis Ford CoppolaDirected by Francis Ford CoppolaStarring Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Nathalie EmmauelLionsgatehttps://www.lionsgate.com/movies/megalopolisJosh 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 sixth album, MORE CONT

On the 416th episode of Piecing It Together, Camille Corbett joins me to talk about Blink Twice. This controversial film, the debut from director Zoe Kravitz, hits on a lot of topics that have been in the news the last few years. Puzzle pieces include The Most Dangerous Game, 127 Hours, All About Eve and Knives Out.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Blink Twice and the movies we discuss!Written by Zoe Kravitz and E.T. FeigenbaumDirected by Zoe KravitzStarring Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Geena Davis, Christian SlaterMGMhttps://www.blinktwicemovie.net/Camille Corbett is a filmmaker, writer, actress and comedian whose latest short film is The IslandCheck out Camille's website at https://www.camillecorbett.com/And Follow her on Instagram @thewittygirlMy 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

On the 415th episode of Piecing It Together, Chase Hutchinson joins me to talk about Conclave. After the death of the pope, a bunch of old cardinals must come to a decision of who will be the successor, and these guys get very catty... Puzzle pieces include 12 Angry Men, Succession, All The President's Men and Election.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Conclave and the movies we discuss!Written by Peter StraughanDirected by Edward BergerStarring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Sergio CastellittoFocus Featureshttps://www.fandango.com/conclave-2024-235494/movie-overviewChase Hutchinson is a writer and film critic.You can find his work by visiting his Authory page at https://authory.com/ChaseHutchinsonAnd Follow him on Twitter @EclecticHutchMy 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 a

On the 414th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Faith Nault, Samantha Soriano and Ali The Gran Finali to talk about Heretic! A24's religious thriller poses lots of questions and gave us lots to talk about. Puzzle pieces include Barbarian, Don't Worry Darling, Misert and The Book of Mormon.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Heretic and the movies we discuss!Written by Scott Beck and Bryan WoodsDirected by Scott Beck and Bryan WoodsStarring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe EastA24https://a24films.com/films/hereticSamantha Soriano is a film theorist, critic, and filmmaker with a Fine Arts degree in Film from UNLV and has brought her skills to a variety of film and creative projects over the city of Las VegasCheck out her Film School Textbook at https://www.instagram.com/filmschooltextbookFaith Nault is an award winning short film director, writer, and sound designer. She recently graduated magma cum laude from UNLV with a film degree and

On this special episode of Piecing It Together we’re following up our FilmQuest episode on Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox with an interview with the film’s writer/director Stimson Snead. We talk about some of the film’s actual influences and get some reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the main episode.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox and the movies we discuss!Stimson Snead is the writer/director and also an actor in Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox, which won Best Screenplay - Feature, Best Actor - Feature, Best Production Design/Art Direction - Feature and Best Costumes - Feature at the FilmQuest Film Festival.Check out Stimson’s website at https://stimsonsnead.com/ Find more about Tim Travers at https://linktr.ee/TimTraversTheMovieFollow Stimson on Instagram @stimsonsneadMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it

On the 413th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Caleb Wells, Rakefet Abergel & Craig Blair to talk about Tim Travers and The Time Traveler's Paradox, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include Rick & Morty, Looper, 13 Going on 30 and The Fifth Element.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Tim Travers and The Time Traveler's Paradox and the movies we discuss!Written by Stimson SneadDirected by Stimson SneadStarring Samuel Dunning, Felicia Day, Joel McHale, Keith David, Danny TrejoAn Immortalhttps://www.filmquestfest.com/speakers/tim-travers-paradox/Caleb Wells is a filmmaker who wrote and stars in the film Outcast Forest that played at FilmQuest Check out the trailer for Outcast Forest at https://vimeo.com/927621711/d4a6815170 Follow Caleb on Instagram @huggyviking And follow the director of Outcast Forest on Instagram @frankraudsepp Craig Blair is a filmmaker whose film The Trunk played at FilmQuest Check out Craig's webs

On this special episode of Piecing It Together we’re following up our FilmQuest episode on The Killgrin with an interview with the film’s writer/director Joanna Tsanis and lead actress Konstantina Mantelos. We talk about some of the film’s actual influences and get some reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the main episode..As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Killgrin and the movies we discuss!Joanna Tsanis is the writer/director of The Killgrin. Check out Joanna's website at https://joannatsanis.com/ And follow Joanna on Instagram @joannatsanis Konstantina Mantelos is a filmmaker and actress and is the lead star of The Killgrin.Check out Konstantina's website at https://konstantinamantelos.workbooklive.com/Check out Konstantina on Instagram @konstantina.mantelos 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 the 412th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Colin G. Cooper, Shane Bannon & Celina Bernstein to talk about The Killgrin, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include Drag Me To Hell, Hellraiser, She Dies Tomorrow and Smile.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Killgrin and the movies we discuss!Written by Joanna TsanisDirected by Joanna TsanisStarring Konstantina Mantelos, Hailey Imany, Cristo Fernandez, Peter MacNeill, Ramona MilanoLanded Entertainment / Zeus Pictureshttps://www.filmquestfest.com/speakers/the-killgrin/Colin G. Cooper is a filmmaker who had a film called Bath Bomb that played during FilmQuest.Check out Colin's Linktree at https://linktr.ee/colingcooperAnd follow Colin on Instagram @colingcooper Celina Bernstein is a filmmaker whose screenplay Stardom was a finalist at FilmQuestCheck out Celina's website at https://www.celinabernstein.comAnd follow Celina on Instagram @cgrayb Shane Bannon is a filmmaker

On this special episode of Piecing It Together we're following up our FilmQuest episode on The Beldham with an interview with the film's writer/director Angela Gulner. We talka bout some of the film's actual influences and get some reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the main episode.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Beldham and the movies we discuss!Angela Gulner is a filmmaker and the writer/director of The Beldham.Check out her website at https://www.angelagulner.com/ Check out The Beldham website at https://www.thebeldham.com/ And follow Angela on Instagram @angelagulnerAnd follow The Beldham's Instagram @thebeldham 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/pla

On the 411th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Cavan Campbell, Joshua Matthews and Kieran Shea to talk about The Beldham, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include The Babadook, The Dark and The Wicked, The Sixth Sense and Rosemary's Baby.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Beldham and the movies we discuss!Written by Angela GulnerDirected by Angela GulnerStarring Katie Parker, Patricia Heaton, Emma Fitzpatrick, Corbin BernsenWicked Myth Filmshttps://www.filmquestfest.com/speakers/the-beldham/Cavan Campbell is a filmmaker and director of the film Through The Throat that played at FilmQuest.Check out Cavan's films on his company website https://www.interlockpictures.comFollow Cavan on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/secamtoAnd Follow Cavan on instagram @interlockpictures Joshua Matthews is a filmmaker who had two films at FilmQuest, It Draws Closer which he directed and To Hell With You which he produced.Check out his

On the 410th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Nicole Murray, Paige Henderson and David Tappan to talk about Daughter of the Sun, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include Logan, Midnight Special, The Florida Project and Firestarter.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Daughter of the Sun and the movies we discuss!Written by Ryan WardDirected by Ryan WardStarring Ryan Ward, Nyah Perkin, Lennox Leacock, Courtney SawyerIndiecan Entertainmenthttps://www.filmquestfest.com/speakers/daughter-of-the-sun/David Tappan is a filmmaker and director of the film universe 25 that played at FilmQuest.Check out David's films at https://www.level11films.co/ And follow David on Instagram @davethefilmguy Paige Henderson and Nicole Murray are filmmakers and actresses and co-founders of Svelte Dog Productions. They have a film called Three Easy Steps that played at FilmQuest.Check out Svelte Dog Productions on YouTube at https://www.youtube.co

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 November 2024. This month’s episode includes Here, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Elevation, Small Things Like These, Conclave, Emilia Perez, Red One, Wicked, Blitz, Spellbound, The Piano Lesson, Moana 2, Heretic and Gladiator II.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 October including pieces from Kevin Brackett, Darren Lundberg, Pete Abeyta, Aaron H Min, Demetrius Sanders, Daniel MIllward and Antonio Palacios.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 lates

On the 409th episode of Piecing It Together, Tara Giancaspro joins me to talk about The Substance. One of the most buzzed about films of the year, we get into all kinds of gloopy, nasty stuff on this episode. Puzzle pieces include The Fly, Death Becomes Her, Akira and Dead Alive.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Substance and the movies we discuss!Written by Coralie FargeatDirected by Coralie FargeatStarring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis QuaidMUBIhttps://mubi.com/en/substanceTara Giancaspro performs as Sweaty Lamarr.Check out her website at https://sweatylamarrmusic.bandcamp.com/You can also Follow Tara’s Substack at https://substack.com/@taragiancasproCheck out her article on The Substance at https://substack.com/@taragiancaspro/p-149688428Follow Tara on Twitter @sweatylamarrMy 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 rel

On the 408th episode of Piecing It Together, Chris Scalzo joins me to talk about Smile 2. The curse from the first smile finds its way to a pop star and things get even more insane. Puzzle pieces include Vox Lux, Blonde, The Shining and Britney Spears' actual life.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Smile 2 and the movies we discuss!Written by Parker FinnDirected by Parker FinnStarring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Raul CastilloParamounthttps://www.smile.movie/Chris Scalzo is a podcaster and hosts The First Run and Screen Run.Check out The First Run at https://www.thefirstrun.com/showsAnd follow Chris on Twitter @CGScalzoMy 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/4PDKoU

On the 407th episode of Piecing It Together, Ronald Meyer joins me to talk about A Different Man. You all know I love talking about a weird one... And this is a weird one. Puzzle pieces include Beau Is Afraid, Synecdoche New York, Black Swan and Death To Smoochy.As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Different Man and the movies we discuss!Written by Aaron SchimbergDirected by Aaron SchimbergStarring Adam Pearson, Sebastian Stan, Renate ReinsveA24https://a24films.com/films/a-different-manRonald Meyer is a film critic and podcaster.Check out Ronald's writing at https://www.thecurb.com.au/author/ron-meyer/And check out Ronald's podcast No Pun(dit) Intended at https://www.youtube.com/@nopunditintended99?app=desktopAnd Follow Ronald on Twitter @npifilmchatsMy 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 eve

On the 406th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Saturday Night! The true-ish story of the night the first episode of Saturday Night Live was filmed It's a fun one. Puzzle pieces include A Futile and Stupid Gesture, The Disaster Artist, Steve Jobs and Birdman.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Saturday Nigth and the movies we discuss!Written by Jason Reitman and Gil KenanDirected by Jason ReitmanStarring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O'Brien, Nicholas Braun, Cooper HoffmanSony Pictureshttps://www.sonypictures.com/movies/saturdaynightGUEST INFOMy 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=3cb1df0dd0384968

On the 405th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean and William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Terrifier 3, the ultra-gory return of Art the Clown! Puzzle pieces include Silent Night Deadly Night, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Gremlins and Evil Dead 2.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Terrifier 3 and the movies we discuss!Written by Damien LeoneDirected by Damien LeoneStarring David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot FullamCineversehttps://terrifier3.com/Michael Keene is a filmmaker and hosts a YouTube film review channel.Check out Michael’s website at https://www.manateepartyfilms.com/And Follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelKeeneTia Bean is an actress and podcaster.Her podcast My Weird Little Podcast can be found at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-weird-little-podcast/id1588837738And you can find out about the shows Tia is in by following her on Instagram at&

On the 404th episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Kinds of Kindness. After joining me to discuss Poor Things earlier this year, Yorgos Lanthimos' latest opened the door to get into all kinds of other weird discussions. Puzzle pieces include The One I Love, The Twilight Zone, The Strange World of Joe Coffin and Happiness.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Kinds of Kindness and the movies we discuss!Written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis FilippouDirected by Yorgo LanthimosStarring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Hunter SchaferSearchlight Pictureshttps://www.searchlightpictures.com/kinds-of-kindnessJosie DeMarco is a film critic and poet.Check out her YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@josephinedemarco8749And follow Josie on Twitter @josiepoetessMy 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 fo