Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 410th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Nicole Murray, Paige Henderson and David Tappan to talk about Daughter of the Sun, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include Logan, Midnight Special, The Florida Project and Firestarter.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Daughter of the Sun and the movies we discuss!Written by Ryan WardDirected by Ryan WardStarring Ryan Ward, Nyah Perkin, Lennox Leacock, Courtney SawyerIndiecan Entertainmenthttps://www.filmquestfest.com/speakers/daughter-of-the-sun/David Tappan is a filmmaker and director of the film universe 25 that played at FilmQuest.Check out David's films at https://www.level11films.co/ And follow David on Instagram @davethefilmguy Paige Henderson and Nicole Murray are filmmakers and actresses and co-founders of Svelte Dog Productions. They have a film called Three Easy Steps that played at FilmQuest.Check out Svelte Dog Productions on YouTube at https://www.youtube.co

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 November 2024. This month’s episode includes Here, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Elevation, Small Things Like These, Conclave, Emilia Perez, Red One, Wicked, Blitz, Spellbound, The Piano Lesson, Moana 2, Heretic and Gladiator II.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 October including pieces from Kevin Brackett, Darren Lundberg, Pete Abeyta, Aaron H Min, Demetrius Sanders, Daniel MIllward and Antonio Palacios.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 lates

On the 409th episode of Piecing It Together, Tara Giancaspro joins me to talk about The Substance. One of the most buzzed about films of the year, we get into all kinds of gloopy, nasty stuff on this episode. Puzzle pieces include The Fly, Death Becomes Her, Akira and Dead Alive.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Substance and the movies we discuss!Written by Coralie FargeatDirected by Coralie FargeatStarring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis QuaidMUBIhttps://mubi.com/en/substanceTara 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/@taragiancasproCheck out her article on The Substance at https://substack.com/@taragiancaspro/p-149688428Follow Tara on Twitter @sweatylamarrMy 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 rel

On the 408th episode of Piecing It Together, Chris Scalzo joins me to talk about Smile 2. The curse from the first smile finds its way to a pop star and things get even more insane. Puzzle pieces include Vox Lux, Blonde, The Shining and Britney Spears' actual life.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Smile 2 and the movies we discuss!Written by Parker FinnDirected by Parker FinnStarring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Raul CastilloParamounthttps://www.smile.movie/Chris Scalzo is a podcaster and hosts The First Run and Screen Run.Check out The First Run at https://www.thefirstrun.com/showsAnd follow Chris on Twitter @CGScalzoMy 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/4PDKoU

On the 407th episode of Piecing It Together, Ronald Meyer joins me to talk about A Different Man. You all know I love talking about a weird one... And this is a weird one. Puzzle pieces include Beau Is Afraid, Synecdoche New York, Black Swan and Death To Smoochy.As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Different Man and the movies we discuss!Written by Aaron SchimbergDirected by Aaron SchimbergStarring Adam Pearson, Sebastian Stan, Renate ReinsveA24https://a24films.com/films/a-different-manRonald Meyer is a film critic and podcaster.Check out Ronald's writing at https://www.thecurb.com.au/author/ron-meyer/And check out Ronald's podcast No Pun(dit) Intended at https://www.youtube.com/@nopunditintended99?app=desktopAnd Follow Ronald on Twitter @npifilmchatsMy 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 eve

On the 406th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Saturday Night! The true-ish story of the night the first episode of Saturday Night Live was filmed It's a fun one. Puzzle pieces include A Futile and Stupid Gesture, The Disaster Artist, Steve Jobs and Birdman.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Saturday Nigth and the movies we discuss!Written by Jason Reitman and Gil KenanDirected by Jason ReitmanStarring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O'Brien, Nicholas Braun, Cooper HoffmanSony Pictureshttps://www.sonypictures.com/movies/saturdaynightGUEST INFOMy 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=3cb1df0dd0384968

On the 405th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean and William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Terrifier 3, the ultra-gory return of Art the Clown! Puzzle pieces include Silent Night Deadly Night, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Gremlins and Evil Dead 2.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Terrifier 3 and the movies we discuss!Written by Damien LeoneDirected by Damien LeoneStarring David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot FullamCineversehttps://terrifier3.com/Michael 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-little-podcast/id1588837738And you can find out about the shows Tia is in by following her on Instagram at&

On the 404th episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Kinds of Kindness. After joining me to discuss Poor Things earlier this year, Yorgos Lanthimos' latest opened the door to get into all kinds of other weird discussions. Puzzle pieces include The One I Love, The Twilight Zone, The Strange World of Joe Coffin and Happiness.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Kinds of Kindness and the movies we discuss!Written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis FilippouDirected by Yorgo LanthimosStarring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Hunter SchaferSearchlight Pictureshttps://www.searchlightpictures.com/kinds-of-kindnessJosie 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 fo

On the 403rd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Joe Black, Jason Harris and Tyler Tutt to talk about Joker: Folie a Deux! The long awaited return of the Joaquin Phoenix's Joker in musical form, might just go down as one of the year's biggest flops. But we had fun talking about it. Puzzle pieces include Natural Born Killers, One From The Heart, Shutter Island and Bones & All.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Joker: Folie a Deux and the movies we discuss!Written by Todd Phillips and Scott SilverDirected by Todd PhillipsStarring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine KeenerWarner Bros.https://www.joker.movie/Joe Black is a filmmaker and has recently completed work on his latest, Natasha Hall: Suffrage.Check out Joe’s website at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/And Follow Joe on Twitter @WatchBMPFilmsJason Harris is a filmmaker and comedian and co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Podcast.Check out Jason’s website at

On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Kevin Brackett, Joe Black, Pete Abeyta, Derrick Patterson, Tara Giancaspro and VG Mobster for an episode on Super Mario Bros. The 1993 adaptation of the classic Nintendo platformer left a lot of people confued when it was first released but has gone on to become a cult classic and the kind of unique adpatation we're not likely to see ever again. Puzzle pieces include The Matrix, Men In Black, Tank Girl and Inglorious Basterds.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Super Mario Bros and the movies we discuss!Written by Parker Bennett, Ed Solomon, Terry RunteDirected by Rocky Mortn and Annabel JankelStarring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samathan Mathis, Fiona ShawHollywood Pictureshttps://www.smbmovie.com/Kevin Brackett is a film critic and co-hosts the Reel Spoilers PodcastCheck out Reel Spoilers at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reel-spoilers/id678411082And follow Kevin on Twitter @KevinRBracke

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 October 2024. This month’s episode includes The Platform 2, V/H/S/ Beyond, Saturday Night, Piece By Piece, Brothers, Smile 2, Hard Truths, Woman of the Hour, Family Pack, Venom: The Last Dance, Dont Move and Your Monster.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 September. Included are puzzle pieces from Josie DeMarco and Josh Gilstrap.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 single on the 1st

On the 402nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Kill. This ultra violent action film takes place on a train in India and there's lots of great puzzle pieces to get into. Puzzle pieces include Bullet Train, Snowpiercer, The Crow and Under Seige.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Kill and the movies we discuss!Written by Nikhil Nagesh BhatDirected by Nikhil Nagesh BhatStarring Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh ChhayaLionsgatehttps://www.lionsgate.com/movies/killJason 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 single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://ope

On the 401st episode of Piecing It Together, Nace DeSanders joins me to talk about Cuckoo. This very messed up horror movie starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens goes in all kinds of crazy directions. Puzzle pieces include It Follows, Alien, Vivarium and Barbarian.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Cuckoo and the movies we discuss!Written by Tilman SingerDirected by Tilman SingerStarring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Kalin Morrow, Gemma ChanNEONhttps://neonrated.com/films/cuckooNace DeSanders is a filmmaker and also works with the Queer Women Of Color Media Arts Project.Check out Nace's work at https://nacedesanders.com/And Follow Nace on Instagram @nacedesandersMy 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 Playli

On the 400th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me at Downtown Cinemas to talk about The 4:30 Movie! Kevin Smith's latest isn't exactly a return to form, but probably the best thing he's done in over a decade. Joe Black also joins me for some puzzle pieces and his thoughts. Puzzle pieces include Adventureland, Cinema Paradiso, Superbad and Licorice Pizza.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The 4:30 Movie and the movies we discuss!Written by Kevin SmithDirected by Kevin SmithStarring Austin Zajur, Siena Agudong, Reed Northup, Nicholas Cirillo, Ken JeongLionsgatehttps://www.lionsgate.com/movies/the-430-movieThank you to Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas for allowing us to record this special episode at their theater! We'll be back for another live show on Saturday October 12th for Terrifier 3 (details coming soon), but for now check out Downtown Cinemas for up to date showtimes and support independent movie theaters! https://www.downtowncinemaslv.com/Jason Harris is a filmmaker and comedian

On the 399th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Sam Novak, Shahab Zargari and Frances Rose Padunan to talk about Speak No Evil! This remake of the Danish horror film portrays the horrors of what can happen when you're too damn polite. Puzzle pieces include Eden Lake, Pearl, Honeydew and Sexy Beast.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Speak No Evil and the movies we discuss!Written by James WatkinsDirected by James WatkinsStarring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West LefierBlumhousehttps://www.speaknoevilmovie.com/Shahab Zargari is an award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker and administrative faculty member of the UNLV College of Fine Arts.Check out Shahab’s work at https://www.shahabzargari.net/And Follow Shahab on Instagram @shahabzargariSam 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 forme

On the 398th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Rebel Ridge. Jeremy Saulnier's intense new film features a star making performance from Aaron Pierre. Puzzle pieces include First Blood, All The Presidents Men, Payback and Terminator 2.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Rebel Ridge and the movies we discuss!Written by Jeremy SaulnierDirected by Jeremy SaulnierStarring Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory CohenNetflixhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81157729Jason 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 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 397th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Gina Mizzoni, Perry Markle and J Spaghetti to talk about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! The long awaited return of the Michael Keaton and Tim Burton's ghost with the most had a lot to live up to and for the most part... It's a mixed bag. Puzzle pieces include Ghostbusters Afterlife, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Plan 9 From Outer Space and The Entity.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the movies we discuss!Written by Alfred Gough, Miles MillarDirected by Tim BurtonStarring Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Belluci, Willem DafoeWarner Bros.https://www.beetlejuicemovie.com/Gina Mizzoni is a photographer and also happens to be David’s wife.Follow Gina and check out her work on Instagram @ginamizzoniphotographyCousin J. Spaghetti is a film enthusiast (forte: horror genre) and CEO of S.A.H.M. Inc.Perry Markle is a stud

On the 396th episode of Piecing It Together, M.N. Miller joins me to talk about Strange Darling. This buzzed about cat and mouse thriller from Las Vegas's own JT Mollner is actually one of the year's best. Puzzle pieces include Pulp Fiction, Duel, Gone Girl and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Strange Darling and the movies we discuss!Written by JT MollnerDirected by JT MollnerStarring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Ed Begley Jr., Barbara HersheyMiramaxhttps://www.strangedarlingfilm.com/M.N. Miller is a film critic and writes for Ready Steady Cut, FandomWire, and many other websites.Check out Ready Steady Cut at https://readysteadycut.com/Follow M.N. Miller on Twitter @MNMillerFilmRevMy 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 so

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 September 2024. This month’s episode includes Gods Not Dead 5: In God We Trust, Transformers One, My Old Ass, Speak No Evil, The 4:30 Movie, Wolfs, His Three Daughters, A Different Man, Megalopolis, The Wild Robot, Lee and Never Let Go.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 May. Included are puzzle pieces from Eric Lanberg, Josie DeMarco, Darin Lundberg and Lex Rofeberg.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

On this new installment of our Missing Pieces series I'm joined by comedian/podcaster Michael Ornelas to talk about Edgar Wrights 2004 zombie comedy classic Shaun of the Dead. Back out in theaters today for its 20th anniversary, it seemed like the perfect time to discuss some films that inspired it and some films that it inspired. Puzzle pieces include Evil Dead 2 (of course), Scary Movie and Monty Python.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Shaun of the Dead and the movies we discuss!Written by Simon Pegg and Edgar WrightDirected by Edgar WrightStarring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Shfield, Lucy Davis, Bill NighyFocus Featureshttps://www.focusfeatures.com/shaun_of_the_deadMichael Ornelas is a comedian and hosts the Fine Dining PodcastCheck out their website at https://www.finediningpodcast.com/Check out Fine Dining Podcast on Instagram @finediningpodcastMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My late