The Art of Self-Defense (Featuring Josh Bell)

What this episode covers

The Art of Self-Defense On the 77th episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Josh Bell joins me for the hilarious dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense from writer/director Riley Stearns. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as a man who gets attacked and decides to learn to defend himself by taking karate classes... But the world of karate ends up being much different than he expected. Puzzle pieces include Fight Club, Napoleon Dynamite, The Foot Fist Way and Office Space. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Art of Self-Defense and the movies we discuss! https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/theartofselfdefense (https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/theartofselfdefense) Writer / Director - Riley StearnsStarring Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Alessandro NivolaBleecker Street 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/ (http://joshbellhateseverything.com/)Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ (https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/)And Follow him on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/signalbleed (@SignalBleed) Also, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year, Josh's podcast that I produce. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com/ (https://www.awesomemovieyear.com) and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear/ (https://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear/) My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-different-kind-of-dream/1378382323 (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-Z6BCeJLUandt=0s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLUandt=0s) The song at the end of the episode is “Burnout" from my 3rd album Head Like Fire which you can find on iTunes, Spotify and all digital music services as well as at https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com/ (https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com). Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod (http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod)And “Follow” us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/piecingpod (@PiecingPod)And Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/191332658169943/ (Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group).And check out https://www.piecingpod.com/ (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 https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen (https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen) Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE! Also, be sure to check out the Feature Podcast at https://soundcloud.com/user-537065271 (https://soundcloud.com/user-537065271) And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!