Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Variety Snaps 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 last year's Who Want's Din-Din? and is an album I never thought would actually happen, but here it is! As of 4/11/2024 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition CD can be purchased on Bandcamp.Check out https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com to buy the limited edition CD of Variety Snaps!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 at h

On the 366th episode of Piecing It Together, Jacob & Ben Burghart join me to talk about Night Swim. One of 2024's first movies is finally out on streaming, so we can finally throw this episode in the pool. Puzzle pieces include Lady In The Water, Cat People, Lights Out and The Ring.We also talk about Jacob & Ben's new film Head Count, a great crime thriller available on rental! Check it out at https://imdb.com/title/tt22044656/And check out Jacob's Letterboxd list of "Creepy Indoor Pools" at https://letterboxd.com/thelowgman/list/creepy-indoor-pools/As always, SPOILER ALERT for Night Swim and the movies we discuss!Written by Bryce McGuireDirected by Bryce McGuireStarring Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferie, Gavin Warren, Rahmuna PanthakyBlumhouse / Universalhttps://www.uphe.com/movies/night-swimJacob & Ben Burghart (collectively known as the Burghart Brothers) are filmmakers whose latest film is the excellent Head Count, available now on VOD.Follow Jacob on Twitter @jacob_burgha

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 2024. This month’s episode includes Someone Like You, The First Omen, Monkey Man, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Sting, Arcadian, Sasquatch Sunset, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver, Challengers, Boy Kills World and Infested.We also announce an April live show on Abigail at Maya Cinemas! More details should be out any day now.As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of March. Included are puzzle pieces from Josh Gilstrap, Pete Abeyta, Josie Demarco, Chauncey Telese and @chandrathan.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

On the 365th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Joe Black, Michael Keene and Sam Novak to talk about Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire! This follow-up to 2021's Godzilla Vs Kong was one of my most anticipated movies of the year, so it was exciting to do a live episode on it, even if we all had wildly different opinions on it. Puzzle pieces include Justice League, King Kong Lives, Godzilla Vs Megalon and Land of the Lost.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire and the movies we discuss!Lets see who is reading these show notes! Share the episode and then contact me (on social media or through the contact form on our website) and I'll send you some of the extra swag we got for the live podcast! First come, first serve as I don't have that much left, but share the episode and then let me know you did and I'll mail some goodies out to you!Written by Adam Wingard and othersDirected by Adam WingardStarring Rebecca Hall, Bryan Tyre

On the 364th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Immaculate. Sydney Sweeney reateams with director Michael Mohan for some sacriligeous fun. Puzzle pieces include Midsommar, A Cure For Wellness, Barbarian and mother!As always, SPOILER ALERT for Immaculate and the movies we discuss!Written by Andrew LobelDirected by Michael MohanStarring Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Benedetta Poccaroli, Dora RomanoNEONhttps://neonrated.com/films/immaculateEric 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 the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024

On the 363rd episode of Piecing It Together, Manish Mathur joins me to talk about Ricky Stanicky! Peter Farrelly takes a break from Oscar bait to return to his R-rated debaucherous comedy roots with a very game John Cena. Puzzle pieces include Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, There's Something About Mary, Horrible Bosses and Tag.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ricky Stanicky and the movies we discuss!Written by Peter Farrelly and othersDirected by Peter FarrellyStarring John Cena, Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, Andrew Santino, William H Macy, Lex Scott Davis, Anja SavcicAmazonhttps://www.amazon.com/Ricky-Stanicky-Zac-Efron/dp/B0CQD4JZ2DManish is the host of It Pod To Be You Podcast.Check out It Pod To Be You at https://talkfilmsociety.com/itpodtobeyouFollow Manish on Twitter @Vertigay314My 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 releasin

On the 362nd episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Road House! Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal's reimagining of the Patrick Swayze cult classic is a hoot and we had a lot to get into. Puzzle pieces include Black Snake Moan, 92 In The Shade, South Paw and Orgazmo.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Road House and the movies we discuss!Written by Anthony Bagarozzi and othersDirected by Doug LimanStarring Jake Gyllenhaal, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Jessica WilliamsAmazonhttps://www.amazon.com/Road-House-Jake-Gyllenhaal/dp/B0CH5YQPZQJoe 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 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:/

On the 361st episode of Piecing It Together, podcaster Lexy Van Dyke joins me on a journey to the Amazon to research spiders. It's time to talk about future midnight movie Madame Web! Puzzle pieces include I Know Who Killed Me, Ambulance, The Net and Crossroads.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Madame Web and the movies we discuss!Written by a whole bunch of peopleDirected by S.J. ClarksonStarring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Zozoa Mamet, Adam ScottSonyhttps://www.madameweb.movie/Lexy Van Dyke is a podcaster and hosts Schooled by CinemaCheck out Schooled by Cinema at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/schooled-by-cinema/id1682416831And follow Lexy on Twitter @stunninggunMy 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 a

On the 360th episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Poor Things! Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone created one of 2023's most unique films and one of my favorites of the last few years. Now that the film is on Hulu we're finally piecing it together. Puzzle pieces include Frankenhooker, The Wizard of Oz, You Won't Be Alone and The Island of Dr. Moreau.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Poor Things and the movies we discuss!Written by Tony McNamaraDirected by Yorgos LanthimosStarring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy YoussefSearchlight Pictureshttps://www.searchlightpictures.com/poor-things/Josie 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 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a n

On the 359th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Downtown Las Vegas with guests Jimmie Gonzalez, Tom Devlin and Knik Woods to talk about Imaginary! This Blumhouse horror film pulls from lots of creepy kids, creepy house and creepy doll movies and was a fun one to talk about with our podcast's format. Puzzle pieces include Coraline, Hellraiser, A Nightmare on Elm Street and It.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Imaginary and the movies we discuss!Written by Jeff Ladlow, Greg Erb and Jason OremlandDirected by Jeff WadlowStarring DeWanda Wise, Pyper Braun, Tom Payne, Betty BuckleyBlumhouse / Lionsgatehttps://www.imaginary.movie/Jimmie Gonzalez is a DJ and hosts SpaceToonz and Nightmare Trivia.Check out Jimmie’s Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/spacetoonzpresentsAnd follow Jimmie on Instagram @spacetoonzTom Devlin is a filmmaker and special effects and makeup artist and runs Tom Devlin’s Monster Museum in Boulder City, NV.Check out Tom Devlin’s Monster

On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 96th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 10th. 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/He also hosts the podcast Target AudienceFollow 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 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" whic

On the 358th episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joind by Josh Bell, M.N. Miller, Bradley Andrew, Rachel Wagner and Amanada Guarragi to talk about Dune Part Two. The second chapter of the beloved sci-fi story from director Denis Villeneuve is so good that it even changed my mind about Dune. Puzzle pieces include Terminator 2, Lawrence of Arabia, The Green Knight and 2001: A Space Odyssey.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dune: Part Two and the movies we discuss!Written by Denis Villeneuve and othersDirected by Denis VilleneuveStarring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Austin Butler, Javier BardemWarner Bros.https://www.dunemovie.com/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 

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 2024. This month’s episode includes Spaceman, Ricky Stanicky, Damsel, The American Society of Magical Negroes, Arthur The King, Road House, Sleeping Dogs, Immaculate, Late Night With The Devil, DogMan, You'll Never Find Me, The Wages of Fear and Lousy Carter.We also announce March live shows on Imaginary and Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire!As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of February. Included are puzzle 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 t

On the 357th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Lizette Hunter, Shahab Zargari and Faith Nault to talk about Drive-Away Dolls! The first directorial effort from Ethan Coen without his brother (but this time with his wife Tricia Cooke) is a lesbians on the run comedy that was a little more explicit than I think any of us were expecting. Puzzle pieces include But I'm A Cheerleader, Spies Like Us, Everything Everywhere All At Once and a whole bunch of Coen Brothes movies.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Drive-Away Dolls and the movies we discuss!Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia CookeDirected by Ethan CoenStarring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Joey Slotnick, C.J. Wilson, Colman Domingo, Matt Damon, Pedro PascalFocus Featureshttps://www.focusfeatures.com/drive-away-dolls/Faith Nault is an award winning short film director, writer, and sound designer. She recently graduated magma cum laude from UNLV with a film degree

On the 356th episode of Piecing It Together, Tia Bean joins me to talk about Lisa Frankenstein. This campy horror comedy written by Diablo Cody is a fun and bizarre teen horror that's sure to be a future cult classic. Puzzle pieces include Frankenhooker, Sweeney Todd, Jennifers Body and Jawbreaker.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Lisa Frankenstein and the movies we discuss!Written by Diablo CodyDirected by Zelda WilliamsStarring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Joe Chrest, Carla GuginoFocus Featureshttps://www.focusfeatures.com/lisa-frankenstein/synopsis/Tia 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 @tiaisthecoolestMy 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 ser

On the 355th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Miller's Girl. This ridiculously deranged southern gothic psycho sexual thriller comedy starring Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman is so clearly meant to be a comedy... So why didn't anyone take it as one? Puzzle pieces include The Boy Next Door, Wild Things, Cruel Intentions and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?As always, SPOILER ALERT for MIller's Girl and the movies we discuss!Written by Jade Halley BartlettDirected by Jade Halley BaretettStarring Jenna Ortega, Martin Freeman, Gideon Adlon, Dagmara Dominczyk, Bashir SalahuddinLionsgatehttps://www.lionsgate.com/movies/millers-girlEric 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&nb

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer and podcaster Brian Skutle joins me to take a look back at 2023 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! It was a big year for movies and we get into a lot of great picks from some of the more celebrated scores like Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon to some more more out of left field picks like Sisu, Silent Night and Scarlet!As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Brian Skutle is a film critic and runs Sonic CinemaCheck out Sonic Cinema at http://sonic-cinema.com/Follow Brian on Twitter @skutlelemurMy 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=3cb1df0dd03849

On the 354th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Orion and The Dark. An animated kids adventure co-written by Charlie Kaufman? It doesn't even sound like a movie that could exist but it's actually a lot of fun! Puzzle pieces include Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, Yes Man, Interstellar and a whole bunch of Pixar.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Orion and The Dark and the movies we discuss!Written by Charlie Kaufman and othersDirected by Sean CharmatzStarring Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Colin Hanks, MIa Akemi Brown, Ike BarinholtzDreamWorks Animation / Netflixhttps://www.dreamworks.com/movies/orion-and-the-darkJosh 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 @Sig

On the 353rd episode of Piecing It Together, film critic Eric Langberg joins me to talk about All Of Us Strangers. This haunting story of loneliness, grief and loss is another of 2023's best and goes in directions you might not expect at first glance. Puzzle pieces include Weekend, A Ghost Story, Ad Astra and A Single Man.As always, SPOILER ALERT for () and the movies we discuss!Written by Andrew HaighDirected by Andrew HaighStarring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire FoySearchlight Pictureshttps://www.searchlightpictures.com/all-of-us-strangers/Eric 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 whic

On the 352nd episode of Piecing It Together, Sean Malloy joins me to talk about Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The long delayed sequel to the billion dollar hit Aquaman is also the end of the DCEU. What a way to end it... Puzzle pieces include Black Panther, Pirates of the Carribean, Skull Island and Loki.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and the movies we discuss!Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrickDirected by James WanStarring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-mateen II, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, Amber HeardDC / Warner Bros.https://www.aquamanmovie.com/Sean Malloy is the host of I Must Break This Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the work of actor Dolph Lundgren.Lundgren is most known for his roles in 80s hits like Rocky IV and Masters of the Universe, but he’s had nearly 100 roles over the years, and Sean and his guests talk about every single one of them, in chronological order.Check out I Must Break This Podcast at https://imustbreakthispodcast.wordpre