Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special episode, I'm joined by Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year to discuss our picks for the best films of the 2020s decade so far at the mid-way point. With very differring movie tastes, we get into a lot of varied picks from over the last 5 years.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 Bluesky at @signalbleed.bsky.comMy 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 and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Phenomena. Find it on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify

On the 437th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Mickey 17! The latest from Bong Joon-ho features 17 Robert Pattinsons (well, mainly two but still, we want as many Robert Pattinsons as we can get). Puzzle pieces include Downsizing, The Death of Stalin, Dead Ringers and The Island.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mickey 17 and the movies we discuss!Written by Bong Joon-hoDirected by Bong Joon-hoStarring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark RuffaloWarner Bros. https://www.mickey17movie.com/David Quinones is a journalist and podcaster and host of the Why Are We Like This? PodcastFollow David on Twitter @David_QuinonesAnd check out Why Are We Like This? at wawlt.comGuillermo 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 @guillbarahonaSamantha Soriano is a film theorist, critic, an

On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Mike Miley, author of the book David Lynch's American Dreamscapes, to do a first of its kind episode... A look at films that may have been inspired by the collective works of David Lynch. Undoubtebly one of the most influential figures in cinema, after he recently passed away, it only made sense to do this episode on his full filmography rather than a single film. Puzzle pieces include Natural Born Killers, Synecdoche New York, Barton Fink and I Saw The TV Glow.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Mike Miley is a professor and writer whose most recent book is David Lynch's American Dreamscape.Check out Mike's work at https://www.mikemiley.com/And follow Mike on Instagram @mikecmileyMy 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 and

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 2025. This month’s episode includes Rule Breakers, Night Of The Zoopocalypse, Novocaine, Black Bag, The Electric State, Opus, Snow White, The Alto Knights, Bob Trevino Likes It, Magazine Dreams, The Woman In The Yard, Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Road Trip, Mickey 17 and A Working 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 January including pieces from Kevin King, Demetrius Sanders, Darlene Dalmaceda, Eric Langberg, Ali The Gran Finali, Steven Hughes, Nace DeSanders and Josie DeMarco.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

On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 97th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 2nd. 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 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 and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Phenomena. Find it on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and everywhere else you can find music.You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.comMy

On the 436th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Knik Woods, Jimmie Gonzalez and Sam Novak to talk about THE MONKEY! Osgood Perkins' hilarious horror-comedy is based on a Stephen King short story and filled with all kinds of wacky, craziness. Puzzle pieces include Final Destination, Gremlins, The Dark Half and Hellraiser.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Monkey and the movies we discuss!Written by Osgood PerkinsDirected by Osgood PerkinsStarring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'BrienNEONhttps://neonrated.com/films/the-monkeyKnik Woods is a Writer, Director, and Cinematographer, as well as the founder of the Sin City Horror Club.Check out Knik’s work at https://linktr.ee/ghostchaserproductionsAnd follow the Sin City Horror Club on Instagram at @sincityhorrorclubJimmie Gonzalez is a DJ and hosts SpaceToonz and Nightmare Trivia.Check out Jimmie’s Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/spacetoonzpresentsA

On the 435th episode of Piecing It Together, Tara Giancaspro joins me to talk about The Brutalist. Brady Corbett's American epic is one of the most talked about movies of the year and a big contender at the upcoming Oscars. Puzzle pieces include Babylon, The Aviator, There Will Be Blood and The Neon Demon.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Brutalist and the movies we discuss!Written by Brady Corbet and Mona FastvoidDirected by Brady CorbetStarring Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey CassidyA24https://a24films.com/films/the-brutalistTara 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/@taragiancasproFollow Tara on Twitter @sweatylamarrMy 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

On the 434th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Faith Nault, Jorge Lara and Kristopher West to talk about Captain America: Brave New World. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't exactly move things forward like fans had hoped, but we had a good time with it anyway. Puzzle pieces include The Manchurian Candidate, Bond movies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and a bunch of X-Men movies that we have trouble distinguishing between.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Captain America: Brave New World and the movies we discuss!Written by Rob EdwardsDirected by Julius OnahStarring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Tim Blake Nelson, Giancarlo EspositoMarvelhttps://www.marvel.com/movies/captain-america-brave-new-worldFaith 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 continues to work freelance in film/television. Check

On the 433rd episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Anora. Sean Baker's latest starring Mikey Madison was an early awards favorite when we recorded this episode. Then I kept waiting for a good time to release the episode and in the months since, it's won DGA and PGA and is now looking like a clear Oscar frontrunner. Puzzle pieces include Get Him To The Greek, Married To The Mob, Ghost Dog and Zola.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Anora and the movies we discuss!Written by Sean BakerDirected by Sean BakerStarring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura BorisovNEONhttps://neonrated.com/films/anoraJosie DeMarco is a film critic and poet.Check out her YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@josephinedemarco8749And follow Josie on Twitter @josiepoetessMy 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 CONT

On the 432nd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean & William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Heart Eyes! Josh Ruben's new slasher is a horror-romantic-comedy, just in time for Valentine's Day! Puzzle pieces include Scream, Lover's Lane, My Bloody Valentine and My Bloody Valentine 3D.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Heart Eyes and the movies we discuss!Written by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon and Michael KennedyDirected by Josh RubenStarring Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Jordana BrewsterSony Pictureshttps://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hearteyesMichael 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-littl

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer and podcaster Brian Skutle joins me to take a look back at 2024 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 The Brutalist and Conclave to some more more out of left field picks like Daddio, The Colors Within and A Different Man!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 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 and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Phenomena. Find it on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and everywhere else you can find music.You can also find more about all of my music on my webs

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