Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2024. Along with some honorable mentions and suggestions from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group, we get into a lot of the movies that made up 2024.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Thank you to Gina Mizzoni, Joe Black, Paul Hibbard, Steven Hughes, Arthur GloverJosh 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 @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 web seri

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a look back at the year 2024. This is not a traditional episode of the podcast, but more a chance to talk to you all and recap my year in movies, music and podcasting, as well as share some news about what’s coming in 2025.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 video “Ascending” which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8The song at the end of the episode is “Shaking" from my upcoming release MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024.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

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 January 2025. This month’s episode includes Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Better Man, Den Of Thieves: Pantera, The Last Showgirl, Wolf Man, One Of Them Days, Back In Action, Flight Risk, Brave The Dark, You're Cordially Invited and Dog 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 December including a whole bunch of 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 to check it out!My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new sin

On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, I’m actually reposting a guest apperance I recently did on LA Podfidential with host Chauncey Telese where we discussed our most anticipated films of 2025!The original version of this conversation is available at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Make sure to check out LA Podfidential at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/Follow LA Podfidential on Twitter @LAPodfidentialAnd Follow Chauncey on Twitter @bigchaunc64My 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" which you

On the 424th episode of Piecing It Together, Arthur Howell joins me to talk about Carry-On! This tight thriller is set at an airport at Christmas... So I suppose welcome to our Christmas episode! Puzzle pieces include Die Hard, Collateral, Grand Piano and Phone Booth.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Carry-On and the movies we discuss!Written by T.J. FixmanDirected by Jaume Collet-SerraStarring Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Dean NorrisNetflixhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81476963Arthur Howell is a film critic and podcaster and hosts 2 Cents CriticCheck out 2 Cents Critic at https://linktr.ee/two_centscriticFollow 2 Cents Critic on Twitter @two_centscriticMy 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

On the 423rd episode of Piecing It Together, podcaster Robbie Sherman joins me to talk about The Invisible Raptor... I don't always cover these kinds of straight to VOD jokey movies, but with a concept as great as "what if a raptor was on a rampage... and it was invisible," I had to check it out. Puzzle pieces include Jurassic Park, Hollow Man, Critters and Piranha 3DD.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Invisible Raptor and the movies we discuss!Written by Mike Capes and Johnny WickhamDirected by Mike HermosaStarring Mike Capes, David Shackelford, Bobby Gilchrist, Sean Astin, Richard RiehleWell GO USAhttps://wellgousa.com/films/invisible-raptorRobbie Sherman is a podcaster and hosts Conversations With Robbie Sherman.Check out his podcast at https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/convos-w-r-sherman/And follow Robbie on Bluesky at @convoswrob.bsky.socialMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My la

On the 422nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jamila Brown joins me to talk about Wicked. One of the year's biggest films, the adaptation of the beloved Wizard of Oz prequel musical actually turned out to be the hit that Hollywood thought it would be. Puzzle pieces include Wonka, Frozen, Mean Girls and Shrek.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Wicked and the movies we discuss!Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana FoxDirected by Jon M ChuStarring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen YangUniversalhttps://www.universalpictures.com/movies/wickedJamila Brown is a film fan.Follow Jamila on Twitter @wildcattinwow 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/playlist/4PDKoUQ1C

On the 421st episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Guillermo E. Barahona C., Angel C and Dustin Ross to talk about Y2K! This comedy-horror from director Kyle Mooney and A24 imagins a world where the Y2K bug gave way to a technological uprising and all hell breaks loose. Puzzle pieces include This Is The End, Not Another Teen Movie, Small Soldiers and Inglorious Basterds.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Y2K and the movies we discuss!Written by Kyle Mooney & Evan WinterDirected by Kyle MooneyStarring Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Fred DurstA24https://a24films.com/films/y2kGuillermo 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 @guillbarahonaDustin Ross is a filmmaker and musician from Las Vegas.Check out his latest trailer for his upcoming film “Beck and Call” at https://www.yout

On the 420th episode of Piecing It Together, Katherine Jackson joins me to talk about Nightbitch! The story of a new mother who believes she might be turning into a dog was one of my most anticipated movies of the year. We also talk about Katherine's new short Attachment Theory. Puzzle pieces for Nightbitch include Tully, Parenthood, Black Swan and Willard.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Nightbitch and the movies we discuss!Written by Marielle HellerDirected by Marielle HellerStarring Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden, Emmett Snowden, Zoe Chao, Marry HollandSearchlight Pictures https://www.searchlightpictures.com/nightbitchKatherine Jackson is a filmmaker whose short Attachment Theory is currently in the festival circuit and is Oscar qualified.Find out more about Katherine on Instagram @katiejackson65And Follow Attachment Theory on Instagram @attachmenttheoryfilmAttachment Theory also played at this year's FilmQuest Film Festival which I recently recorded a series of episodes at. Check them all out

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear 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 Variety Snaps and I managed to get finished to release the day before our lead singer Harvey's 17th birthday! As of 12/6/2024 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition VINYL can be purchased on Bandcamp.Check out https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com to buy the limited edition VINYL of A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear!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 yo

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 2024. This month’s episode includes Nightbitch, Werewolves, Mary, The Invisible Raptor, Maria, Lord Of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven The Hunter, Carry-On, September 5, Mufasa: The Lion King, Babygirl, A Complete Unknown, Y2K, Nosferatu and more.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 November including pieces from Chauncey Telese, Demetrius Sanders and Daniel MIllward.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 latest music is the 24 for 20

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