Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 93rd episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined again by Chad Clinton Freeman and Ryan Daugherty to complete our trilogy of nerdy episodes by talking about Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Following up our conversations on Glass and Godzilla King Of The Monsters, we take on quite possibly the most divisive movie of the year. Puzzle pieces include Taxi Driver, The King Of Comedy, Fight Club and Falling Down.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Joker and the movies we discuss!http://www.jokermovie.net/Writer / Director - Todd PhillipsStarring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, Frances ConroyGood Deed EntertainmentChad 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/Ryan Daugherty is a programmer and has collaborat

On the 92nd episode of Piecing It Together, James Anderson joins me to talk about the Danny Boyle film Yesterday, about a world in which everyone forgets The Beatles existed. Everyone except one man, who just so happens to know how to play their tunes and pretends they're his. Puzzle pieces include Big, Across The Universe, Forrest Gump and Bohemian Rhapsody.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Yesterday and the movies we discuss!https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/yesterdayWriter / Director - Danny BoyleStarring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Ed SherranUniversal PicturesJames Anderson is the co-host of Newsies MinuteCheck out Newsies Minute at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/newsies-minute/id1469809060Follow James on Twitter @UnabashedJamesMy 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-Z6BC

On the 91st episode of Piecing It Together, Rico Albarracin from Always The Critic Podcast joins me to talk about the James Gray / Brad Pitt space epic Ad Astra. It just hit me that we made it through an entire 40 minute episode about this movie without saying the phrase "daddy issues." Puzzle pieces include Event Horizon, Goodfellas, Ex Machina and Interstellar.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ad Astra and the movies we discuss! https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/ad-astraWriter / Director - James GrayStarring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Liv Tyler20th Century FoxRico Albarracin has a film podcast called Always The Critic Movie Podcast you can find athttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-the-critic-movie-podcast/id1387900048You can also follow Always The Critic on Twitter @AlwaysCriticPodMy 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 a

On the 90th episode of Piecing It Together, my friend David Michor, a filmmaker and Stallone fanatic joins me to discuss the latest (and possibly last) in the Rambo series, Rambo: Last Blood. We do our best to give it the puzzle pieces treatment, but the conversation mostly goes off the rails, much like the movie itself... Puzzle pieces include Cold Pursuit, Home Alone and Halloween.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Rambo: Last Blood and the movies we discuss! https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/rambo-last-bloodWriter - Matthew Cirulnick, Sylvester StalloneDirector - Adrian GrunbergStarring Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vegas, Yvette MonrealLionsgateDavid 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.My 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 availab

On the 89th episode of Piecing It Together, Catherine Gonzales from Shuffle Online joins me to talk about Brittany Runs A Marathon, a film about a woman who decides to make a change her life. Starring Jillian Bell, it's a sweet movie with a great message. Puzzle pieces include The Big Sick, Rocky, Yes Man and Heavyweights.On a side note (and personal note), as of this episode, I'm down 94lbs since October 22nd, 2018. Go me. Maybe I'll run a marathon one of these days... Yeah... Maybe...As always, SPOILER ALERT for Brittany Runs A Marathon and the movies we discuss! https://www.brittanyrunsamarathon.movieWriter / Director - Paul Downs ColaizzoStarring Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Lil Rey Howery, Utkarsh AmbudkarAmazon StudiosCatherine 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&n

This past Sunday, September 15th, Piecing It Together held its first live recording of the podcast during the 3rd annual Sin City Horror Fest. Film-critic Josh Bell of Awesome Movie Year Podcast and filmmaker/festival co-creator Drew Marvick joined me to discuss the shot-on-VHS horror-comedy, The Head. The film's writer/director Michael Keene also joined us to talk about the film's influences. Make sure to listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here on this website at https://www.piecingpod.com/2019/09/16/the-head-live-from-sin-city-horror-fest/Doing a live show for Piecing It Together has definitely been something I've wanted to do since I started the show a year and a half ago. I always knew doing it at a film festival after a film's screening, would be a great fit, and I'm really happy that the Sin City Horror Fest team was down to have the show be a part of their line-up. Having Michael Keene join the conversation made it even better.I hope to do a lot more live shows with the podcas

On the 87th episode of Piecing It Together, Tim Schermer joins us to talk about It Chapter Two, the sequel to one of the most successful horror movies of all time. It's based on the classic Stephen King novel and focuses on the grown up Loser's Club taking on Pennywise the clown once and for all... Puzzle pieces include Nightmare On Elm Street, Beetlejuice, The Thing and Sam Raimi films.As always, SPOILER ALERT for It Chapter Two and the movies we discuss! https://www.itthemovie.com/Director - Andy MuschiettiWriter - Gary DaubermanStarring Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, James McAvoy, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, Andy Bean, James Ransone, Bill SkarsgardWarner Bros / New Line CinemaMy 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=0sThe song at the end of the episode is “Evil Circus,” a piece of li

On the 86th episode of Piecing It Together, JC from Screen Fix Podcast joins me to discuss the horror-comedy Ready Or Not. Initially a movie I planned on skipping due to the fact that I didn't really love it, it seems like everyone keeps talking about this silly little movie, so we figured we might as well do it. Puzzle pieces include Game Night, Get Out, You're Next and Surviving The Game.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ready Or Not and the movies we discuss!http://www.foxsearchlight.com/readyornot/Director - Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler GillettWriter - Guy Busick & Ryan MurphyStarring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark Obrien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowellFox SearchlightJC is a co-host of the Screen Fix Podcast which you can find at http://screenfixpod.com/Follow JC on Twitter @JCScreenFixMy 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 YouTu

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year Podcast join me to play a few rounds of a new party game for movie fans, Cinephile! We probably should have spent a little more time reading the rules before we started, but we had a fun time anyway, and you can win a copy of the game in our Facebook group Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces.To find out more about Cinephile, check out https://www.cinephilegame.com/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 ch

On the 85th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman returns to the show to talk about the sweetest movie you'll see this year, The Peanut Butter Falcon. A man with downs syndrome escapes from a hospital and goes on the run with a southern Shia LeBeouf as they travel the country to enroll in wrestling school. Puzzle pieces include Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Swiss Army Man, Wizard of Oz and Into The Wild.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Peanut Butter Falcon and the movies we discuss! https://www.thepeanutbutterfalconmovie.com/Writer / Director - Tyler Nilson & Michael SchwartzStarring Shia LeBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, John Hawks, Bruce Dern, Thomas Hayden ChurchRoadside AttractionsChad 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/i

On the 84th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris returns to the show to talk about a movie that's set to the music of one of his favorite people in the world - Blinded By The Light and the music of Bruce Springsteen. It's a sweet, crowd-pleaser that is as much about Springsteen as it is about finding your voice as a writer and connecting with something universal. Puzzle pieces include A Star Is Born, Billy Elliot, 8 Mile and Little Miss Sunshine.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Blinded By The Light and the movies we discuss!https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blinded-lightWriter / Director - Gunrinder ChadhaStarring Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Aaron PhaguraWarner Bros / New Line CinemaJason 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’s

On the 83rd episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock returns to the show to talk about one of his favorite movies of the year, the debut from writer/director Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man In San Francisco. This beautiful, surreal look at the effects of gentrification from A24 is one of the year's best, most unique films. Puzzle pieces include The Royal Tenembaums, Do The Right Thing, The Florida Project and Atlanta.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Last Black Man In San Francisco and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/the-last-black-man-in-san-franciscoDirector - Joe TalbotWriter - Joe Talbot & Jimmie FailsStarring Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover, Mike EppsA24Kris 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

On this special episode we follow up Episode 82's conversation about The VelociPastor with an interview with the film's writer/director Brendan Steere. After a silly viral trailer, Brendan moved on with his career, but eventually found himself wanting to return to this parody of B-Movie horror-schlock. Who would have thought that the movie with the silly title would end up being so fun?As always, SPOILER ALERT for The VelociPastor and the movies we discuss!https://www.facebook.com/thevelocipastor/Writer / Director - Brendan SteereStarring Greg Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski, Daniel Steere Wild Eye ReleasingJosh 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’s podcast that I produce. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyea

On the 82nd episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Josh Bell joins me for a movie that I never thought we'd be covering on this show... The ridiculous direct-to-video schlocky horror-comedy The VelociPastor. It's about a pastor... Who turns into a raptor. Strap in folks, because we are DOING THIS... Puzzle pieces include Orgazmo, Kung Pow and Grindhouse cinema.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The VelociPastor and the movies we discuss!https://www.facebook.com/thevelocipastor/Writer / Director - Brendan SteereStarring Greg Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski, Daniel SteereWild Eye ReleasingJosh 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’s podcast that I produce. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and on Face

On this Special Episode of Piecing It Together, I'm actually just reposting an episode of the Faces & Aces Podcast I was recently a guest on. I was contacted by the show's host to join him for a special episode in which we took the Piecing It Together formula and applied it to the city I live in, Las Vegas, NV. Using the format, we came up with a list of movies that represent Las Vegas. It's a fun talk and I thought you'd all want to hear it. Puzzle pieces include The Hangover, Swingers, Spy and Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas.As always, SPOILER ALERT for all the movies we discuss.Faces & Aces Podcast is a great podcast about life in Las Vegas. The original version of this episode can be found at http://www.facesandaceslv.com/bonus-round-the-vegas-puzzle/ and on all major podcast apps.You can also follow Faces & Aces on Twitter @FacesAndAcesLVMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!Also, m

On the 81st episode of Piecing It Together, we jump head first into the Fast & Furious Universe with the hilariously titled Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (a movie we already started to discuss on the special episode with my parents). The Lady-Wan from Screen Fix podcast joins me to discuss this absolutely ridiculous, unnecessary and pretty fun spin-off. Puzzle pieces include the Mission: Impossible, James Bond and Star Wars series, as well as every The Rock movie.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hobbs & Shaw and the movies we discuss!https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/fast-furious-presents-hobbs-shawDirector - David LeitchWriter - Chris Morgan & Drew PearceStarring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa KirbyUniversal PicturesThe Lady-Wan is a co-host of the Screen Fix Podcast which you can find at http://screenfixpod.com/Follow The Lady-Wan on Twitter @TheLadyWanMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes&nbs

On the 80th episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Liz Shannon Miller joins me to discuss Lulu Wang's The Farewell. This A24 film invites you into a beautiful Chinese family's lives when the grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, but Chinese culture dictates that no one should tell her. It's a film that reminds you just how important family is. Puzzle pieces include The Joy Luck Club, Little Miss Sunshine, Crazy Rich Asians and Catch Me If You Can.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Farewell and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/the-farewellWriter / Director - Lulu WangStarring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Shuzhen ZhaoA24Liz Shannon Miller is a film critic whose work can be seen at IndieWire, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and The AV Club.Check out her website at https://lizshannonmiller.com Follow Liz at @lizletMy 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 “T

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, David Rosen and his parents Rich & Sunny recorded their initial reactions in the car ride home from watching Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Rich loves a good action movie... And Sunny loves a bad action movie, so Hobbs & Shaw seemed like the perfect movie to have them on again for.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hobbs & Shaw and the movies we discuss!https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/fast-furious-presents-hobbs-shawYou can find more about Wax Trax Records at http://www.waxtraxonline.com or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/waxtraxrecordsMy 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=0sThe song at the end of the episode is “Cut Open” from my album An Unseen Sky which is availab

On the 79th episode of Piecing It Together, Rosa from Rosa's Reviews joins me to discuss a beautiful film shot right here in Nevada - The Mustang. The story of a prisoner who is rehabilitated through a program that has violent criminals train horses hits all the classic prison and horse movie beats while showcasing the beauty of our state. Puzzle pieces include The Shawshank Redemption, Raging Bull, Black Beauty and The Wild Horse Redemption.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Mustang and the movies we discuss! http://www.focusfeatures.com/the-mustangWriter / Director - Laure de Clermont-TonnerreCo-Writer - Mona Fastvoid, Brock Norman BrockStarring Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Connie Britton, Gideon AdlonFocus FeaturesRosa is a film-critic who publishes her reviews at https://rosasreviews.net/ Follow Rosa at @RosasreviewsFind out more about shooting films here in Nevada at the Nevada Film Office website at https://www.nevadafilm.comMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is availab

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, film-maker Joe Black joins me for a follow-up to our episode on Once Upon A Time In Hollywood to rank the nine incredible films of Quentin Tarantino. These films are events, and with the amount of excitement and ideas that Tarantino packs into each one, it makes for a great, fun conversation to even try to rank them.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and the movies we discuss!https://www.onceuponatimemag.com/Poster Artwork From https://wallpapercave.com/tarantino-wallpaperJoe 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 music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now