Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 370th episode of Piecing It Together, Arthur Howell joins me to talk about Infested. The two of us really had to face our arachnophobia to cover this movie about an apartment complex overrun by killer spiders. Hey... Arachnophobia... That's a puzzle piece! Other puzzle pieces include Alien, Evil Dead Rise and Attack The Block.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Infested and the movies we discuss!Written by Sebastien Vanicek and Florent BernardDirected by Sebastien VanicekStarring Theo Christine, Sofia Lesaffre, Jerome Niel, Finnegan OldfieldShudderhttps://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/infested/74f49c607079ed62Arthur 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

On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Noah Gittell for an episode on The Bad News Bears. This 1976 Walter Matthau baseball comedy inspired all kinds of movies from sports films to misfit teams to the many movies we've had since about adult men behaving badly. Puzzle pieces include Little Big League, Caddy Shack, School of Rock and Big Daddy.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Bad News Bears and the movies we discuss!More about The Bad News Bears at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074174/Noah Gittell is a film critic whose work can be read and seen in a variety of sources including The Washington City Paper, The Guardian, BBC and more.His new book is called Baseball: The Movie and can be pre-ordered on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Movie-Noah-Gittell/dp/1637272642Follow Noah on Twitter @noahgittellMy 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 369th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas with guests Gina Mizzoni, Knik Woods & Perry Markle to talk about Abigail! A movie about a bunch of dumb criminals who kidnap a little girl who happens to be a ballerina-vampire. What could go wrong? Puzzle pieces include Renfield, M3GAN, From Dusk Till Dawn and Orphan.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Abigail and the movies we discuss!Written by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler GillettDirected by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler GillettStarring Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Giancarlo EpositoUniversalhttps://www.abigailmovie.com/Gina Mizzoni is a photographer and also happens to be David’s wife.Follow Gina and check out her work on Instagram @ginamizzoniphotographyKnik 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

On this special episode of Piecing It Together we're following up our LIVE episode on Hundreds of Beavers with an interview with the film's director Mike Cheslik. We talk about some of the film's actual influences and get reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the episodeAs always, SPOILER ALERT for Hundreds of Beavers and the movies we discuss!https://www.hundredsofbeavers.com/Mike Cheslik is a filmmaker and the director of Hundreds of BeaversFollow Mike on Instagram @mikechesAnd watch Hundreds of Beavers now on rental and still in some limited screenings at independent movie theaters around the country.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/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu

On the 368th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Nick Roth joins me to talk about Late Night With The Devil. This buzzed about horror film beautifully recreates a 1970s talk show, and the haunting that took place on it. Puzzle pieces include Videodrome, Ghostwatch, Nope and Deadstream.We also talk abot Nick's new film Hanky Panky out this weekend on Amazon and other rental platforms.You can also grab my Nite Owls T-Shirt Design on TeePublic at https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/58658379-night-owls?store_id=173142As always, SPOILER ALERT for Late Night With The Devil and the movies we discuss!Written by Colin and Cameron CairnesDirected by Colin and Cameron CairnesStarring David Dastmalchian, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Laura Gordon, Ian BlissIFC Filmshttps://www.latenightwiththedevil.movie/Nick Roth is a TV writer and filmmaker and has a new movie out this weekend called Hanky PankyCheck out https://hankypankythemovie.com/Follow the film on Instagram @HankyPankyMovieMy sixth album, MORE C

On the 367th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Downtown Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean and William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Hundreds of Beavers! This sure to be cult classic festival hit is the kind of slapstick we never see anymore and was so much fun to watch with a crowd. Puzzle pieces include Looney Tunes, Cannibal: The Musical, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Kung Pow.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hundreds of Beavers and the movies we discuss!Written by Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole TewsDirected by Mike CheslikStarring Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Doug Mancheski, Luis RicoSRHhttps://www.hundredsofbeavers.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://po

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