On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to talk about our favorite documentaries of 2020. Jason has been pushing me to cover documentaries more on Piecing It Together, although I've been hesitant because of our whole puzzle pieces format, there are plenty of great movies we're missing out on by not doing it! So I'm glad we were able to take the time to make this list and talk about some of the best movies of the year... Including the ONLY movi...
Jan 08, 2021•49 min
On the 161st episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year helps me kick off 2021 with a look at Netflix's The Midnight Sky, from director/star George Clooney. We all love George Clooney... But the films he's directed have been very hit or miss... The Midnight Sky leans towards miss, but was still worth talking about. Puzzle pieces include Gravity, Interstellar, Apollo 13 and Adrift. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Midnight Sky and the movies we discuss! https://www.netflix....
Jan 04, 2021•51 min•Ep. 161
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell and Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to talk about all of the best films of a very strange, but awesome movie year. It's the Top 10 Films of 2020! With only a handful of crossovers and only one movie on all three of our lists, it's a great conversation about a whole lot of great movies. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Josh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in the Las Vegas Weekly, Film R...
Jan 01, 2021•2 hr 4 min
On the 160th episode of Piecing It Together, our resident DCEU fan Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss Wonder Woman 1984, the follow up to the smash hit Wonder Woman. It was meant to hit theaters this past summer but after Covid-19 delayed it, it's now out simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, a first for a major superhero movie. Puzzle pieces include Wishmaster, Bruce Almighty and pretty much every Superman and Batman movie. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Wonder Woman 1984 and the movies we d...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 160
On the 159th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris returns to the show to talk about probably the darkest take on Santa Claus ever, Fatman. Starring Mel Gibson as angry old Saint Nick and Walton Goggins as the man hired by a bad kid to kill him... It's a wild ride. Puzzle pieces include No Country For Old Men, Death To Smoochy, Problem Child and North. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Fatman and the movies we discuss! http://nelmsbros.com/fatman Director – Ian & Eshom Nelms Writer – Ian &...
Dec 25, 2020•33 min•Ep. 159
On the 158th episode of Piecing It Together, Shannon McGrew from Nightmarish Conjurings joins me to talk about the bizarre and wonderful Black Bear. It's a head trip of a movie starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott. Puzzle pieces include mother!, The House That Jack Built, Boogie Nights and Adaptation. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Black Bear and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9601220/ Director – Lawrence Michael Levine Writer – Lawrence Michael Levine Starring Aubrey ...
Dec 18, 2020•39 min•Ep. 158
On the 157th episode of Piecing It Together, action movie aficionado Sean Malloy joins me to talk about an insane new action movie called Jiu Jitsu, starring Frank Grillo, Tony Jaa, and of course... Nicolas Cage. If only it was more insane... Puzzle pieces include Mortal Kombat, Predator, Jeepers Creepers and Hardcore Henry. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Jiu Jitsu and the movies we discuss! https://www.paramountmovies.com/movies/jiu-jitsu Writer / Director - Dimitri Logothetis Starring Nicolas Ca...
Dec 14, 2020•55 min•Ep. 157
On the 156th episode of Piecing It Together, M.N. Miller from Ready Steady Cut joins me to talk about David Fincher's Mank, out now on Netflix. The story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, writer of the classic 1941 Orson Welles film Citizen Kane and his struggle for credit in Hollywood. Puzzle pieces include Hail Caeser!, Can You Ever Forgive Me, Trumbo and of course, Citizen Kane. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mank and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10618286/ Director – David Fincher...
Dec 11, 2020•37 min•Ep. 156
On the 155th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris returns to the show to talk about the college comedy Shithouse from writer/director/star Cooper Raiff. It's a sweet look at the difficulty a lot of people go through when faced with a major life change like college. Puzzle pieces include the Before Trilogy, Lost In Translation, Can't Hardly Wait and Garden State. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Shithouse and the movies we discuss! https://www.shithouse.movie/ Director – Cooper Raiff Writer –...
Dec 07, 2020•36 min•Ep. 155
On the 154th episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Hannah Hoolihan joins me to talk about one of my favorite movies of the year, Sound Of Metal. It's a heartbreaking but beautiful story about a drummer who learns that his hearing and his life will never be the same. Puzzle pieces include Whiplash, A Star Is Born, The Wrestler and Million Dollar Baby. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Sound Of Metal and the movies we discuss! https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Metal-Riz-Ahmed/dp/B08KZCFW1C Director – ...
Dec 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 154
On the 153rd episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Noah Gittell joins me to talk about Aneesh Chaganty's sophomore effort, Run . After 2018's excellent Searching , I was eagerly awaiting what he would do next... Unfortunately Run , a movie that looked like it was inspired by Lifetime movies... Is basically just another Lifetime movie. Puzzle pieces include The Shining, Gaslight, a whole lot of Hitchcock and a whole lot of Lifetime. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Run and the movies we discuss...
Dec 01, 2020•44 min•Ep. 153
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 2020. This month’s episode includes Mank, Let Them All Talk, Wolkwalkers, I'm Your Woman, Greenland, Midnight Sky, Soul, Promising Young Woman, Wonder Woman 1984 and Pieces Of A Woman. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas)....
Nov 27, 2020•47 min
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, many time returning co-host Kris Krainock comes back to talk about his own new film, Bizzarro e Fantastico. It's a thoughtful and funny meditation on death that he shot on a recent trip to Europe. We get into some puzzle pieces and the process of making this 30 minute short. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bizzarro e Fantastico and the movies we discuss! https://www.kriskrainock.com/ Director – Kris Krainock Writer – Kris Krainock Starring Cosimo Toma...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min
On the 10th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Tyler from the podcasts Not Just New Movies and The 5Cast to talk about what I've always considered to be the best of the classic slasher movie franchises, Friday The 13th. We talk about a bunch of the entries in the long running series, the great fan films that are inspired by the originals, and some other classics that have been inspired by these films and its iconic killer, Jason Vorhees. As always, SPOI...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 8 min
On the 152nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about the first Sofia Coppola movie we've covered on the podcast: the light, breezy On The Rocks. A reunion with Bill Murray (star of Coppola's celebrated Lost In Translation), it's a fun time, even if we both maybe wanted a little something more. Puzzle pieces include The Daytrippers, Annie Hall, Easy A and My Father The Hero. As always, SPOILER ALERT for On The Rocks and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films...
Nov 09, 2020•33 min•Ep. 152
On the 151st episode of Piecing It Together, Rosa from Latinx Lens joins me to talk about Radha Blank's fantastic feature debut The Forty-Year-Old Version. A story about reinvention, aging, success and hip-hop, it's one of the freshest debuts of the year. Puzzle pieces include Do The Right Thing, Inside Llewyn Davis, Losing Ground and Dave. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Forty-Year-Old Version and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10642834/ Director – Radha Blank Writer – Rad...
Nov 06, 2020•44 min•Ep. 151
On this special episode, Jason Harris joins again me to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in November 2020. This month’s episode includes Proxima, I Am Greta, Fatman, Run, Jiu Jitsu and Hillbilly Elegy. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any 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/ A...
Nov 04, 2020•34 min
On the 9th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, I'm joined by Weng's Chop's Tony Strauss and Troy Howarth, the author of Assault On The System: The Nonconformist Cinema of John Carpenter to talk about the 1982 classic The Thing . This influential horror classic wasn't a hit when it was released, but has gone on to be considered one of the ultimate films when it comes to paranoia, suspense and horrific practical effects. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Thing and the mo...
Oct 30, 2020•59 min•Ep. 9
On the 150th episode of Piecing It Together, The Vern from the Cinema Recall Podcast joins me to talk about Miranda July's quirky con artist dramedy Kajillionaire. Puzzle pieces include Little Miss Sunshine, Parasite, Dogtooth and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Kajillionaire and the movies we discuss! https://www.focusfeatures.com/kajillionaire Director – Miranda July Writer – Miranda July Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins Focus Featu...
Oct 26, 2020•51 min•Ep. 150
On the 149th episode of Piecing It Together, Caitlin Kennedy returns to the show for a look at Jim Cummings' The Wolf Of Snow Hollow... A movie that's as much about toxic masculinity, anxiety and growing as a person as it is about a giant killer werewolf. Puzzle pieces include Fargo, Zodiac, The Art Of Self Defense and Wind River. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Wolf Of Snow Hollow and the movies we discuss! https://thewolfofsnowhollow.com/ Director – Jim Cummings Writer – Jim Cummings Starring...
Oct 23, 2020•41 min•Ep. 149
On the 148th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman and I are welcomed to the Blumhouse, with our look at one of their four new movies available this month on Amazon Prime, Nocturne. The story of twin sisters competing at a prestigious music school where things turn sinister and supernatural. Puzzle pieces include Black Swan, Shine, Whiplash and Scream. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Nocturne and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11044858/ Director – Zu Quirke Write...
Oct 19, 2020•53 min•Ep. 148
On the 147th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black returns to the podcast for a celebration of all things Halloween with Adam Sandler's latest Netflix movie, Hubie Halloween. Yes it's ridiculous, yes it's silly... But it's kind of a lot of fun. Puzzle pieces include Scooby Doo, Trick 'R Treat, American Graffiti, and Hot Shots Part Deux. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hubie Halloween and the movies we discuss! https://www.netflix.com/title/80245104 Director – Steven Brill Writer – Adam Sandler ...
Oct 16, 2020•53 min•Ep. 147
On this special episode, I'm sharing a conversation I had on my other podcast Bird Road about the fantastic new documentary Boys State from A24 and Apple TV+. We had on guest Elijah Manley who has first hand experience with the program and we do get into a few puzzle pieces along the way. This podcast was originally posted at https://birdroadpodcast.com/the-boys-are-all-right-ish-feat-elijah-manley As always, SPOILER ALERT for Boys State and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 15 min
On the 146th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me for Possessor from Brandon Cronenberg. Of course his famous father David comes up, as well as a bunch of other sci-fi oddities. Puzzle pieces include eXistenZ, Inception, Ghost In The Shell and Ex Machina. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Possessor and the movies we discuss! https://neonrated.com/films/possessor Director – Brandon Cronenberg Writer – Brandon Cronenberg Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leig...
Oct 05, 2020•45 min•Ep. 146
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I am giving you, my listeners, the opportunity to listen to my new 6th album David Rosen just before its October 4th release date. I also talk during the songs, telling stories about their creation and my thoughts on the album overall. Maybe even a few inspirations along the way. David Rosen available for pre-order now. Check out more details on my website at https://www.bydavidrosen.com My brand-new music video “Multiply” is available at https://w...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 7 min
On this special episode, Jason Harris joins again me to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in October 2020. This month’s episode includes Dick Johnson Is Dead, Hubie Halloween, The War With Grandpa, Love & Monsters, Bad Hair and On The Rocks. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any 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 ht...
Sep 28, 2020•46 min
On the 145th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman returns to the podcast to talk about the adventures of the world famous detective Sherlock Holmes' kid sister, Enola Holmes. The new release hit Netflix this week and is filled with plenty of fun and a great performance by star/producer Millie Bobby Brown. Puzzle pieces include Fleabag, Wonder Woman, Kill Bill and Mulan. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Enola Holmes and the movies we discuss! https://www.netflix.com/title/81277950 Dir...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 145
On the 144th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me for a movie I originally hadn't planned on covering... But the ridiculous controversy surrounding Cuties made it a must to check out... And it was actually really good! Puzzle pieces include Mean Girls, The Florida Project, Little Miss Sunshine and Les Misérables. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Cuties and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9196192/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Josh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in...
Sep 21, 2020•52 min•Ep. 144
On the 7th installment of our Missing Pieces series, Catherine Gonzales joins me to discuss one of the best movies... ever. The Charlie Kaufman written, Michel Gondry directed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This is our 3rd Charlie Kaufman project in a month, which makes me very happy. Puzzle pieces include Annie Hall, Memento, Punch-Drunk Love and 500 Days Of Summer. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/t...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 7
On the 143rd episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock joins me to follow-up our discussion about Charlie Kaufman's novel Antkind with some more Charlie Kaufman... His new Netflix Original I'm Thinking Of Ending Things. Yes, things get weird... But I think we do a pretty good job of navigating the weirdness. Puzzle pieces include No Country For Old Men, The Cable Guy, Eraserhead and The Shining. As always, SPOILER ALERT for I'm Thinking Of Ending Things and the movies we discuss! https://www...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 143
