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/theartofselfdefenseWriter / Director - Riley StearnsStarring Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Alessandro NivolaBleecker StreetJosh 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/Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedAlso, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year, Josh's podcast that I produce. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on 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-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe 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.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 https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenShare 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-537065271And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!Mentioned in this episode:The Beekeeper LIVE at Art Houz in Downtown Las Vegas is coming up on Thursday, January 11th at 6pm. More details and an enter to win contest for tickets at: https://www.piecingpod.com/2024/01/03/the-beekeeper-live-show-thursday-january-11th-in-las-vegas/