On the 460th episode of Piecing It Together, Derrick Murray joins me to talk about Ballerina , the latest entry in the John Wick series. Ana De Armas leads this spin off that expands the world in some really fun ways. Puzzle pieces include Rogue One, Black Widow, Rumble In The Bronx and Hot Fuzz. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ballerina and the movies we discuss! Written by Shay Hatten Directed by Len Wiseman Starring Ana De Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman Deedus, Ian ...
Jul 04, 2025•37 min•Ep. 460
On the 459th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas with Luella Chavez, Darlene Dalmaceda and Ali The Gran Finali to talk about M3GAN 2.0! The return of everyone's favorite sassy killer robot genre shifts and is a blast. Puzzle pieces include Terminator 2, Happy Death Day 2 U, Austin Powers and Scooby Doo. As always, SPOILER ALERT for M3GAN 2.0 and the movies we discuss! Written by Gerard Johnstone and Akela Cooper Directed by Gerard Johnston Starring Allison Williams,...
Jun 30, 2025•39 min•Ep. 459
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 July 2025. This month’s episode includes Jurassic World Rebirth, Heads Of State, The Old Guard 2, Madea's Destination Wedding, Smurfs, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Eddington, The Home, Happy Gilmore 2, Bambi: The Reckoning, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. I also shout out some listener provided puzzle p...
Jun 27, 2025•51 min
On the 458th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests KL Martin, Kris West and Eric Mathis to talk about 28 Years Later, the long awaited zombie sequel from Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. Puzzle pieces include The Road, Ghost Of Mars, I Am Legend and The Wizard Of Oz. As always, SPOILER ALERT for 28 Years Later and the movies we discuss! Written by Alex Garland Directed by Danny Boyle Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, J...
Jun 23, 2025•47 min•Ep. 458
On the 457th episode of Piecing It Together, Jennifer Howell joins me to talk about Materialists . Celine Song's follow-up to the indie darling Past Lives stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in a love triangle. Puzzle pieces include They Came Together, The Wedding Planner, Hitch and the work of Jane Austen. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Materialists and the movies we discuss! Written by Celine Song Directed by Celine Song Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal A24 Jenni...
Jun 20, 2025•37 min•Ep. 456
On the 456th episode of Piecing It Together, Wil Williams joins me to talk about Final Destination Bloodlines. This long awaited new entry in the classic horror series surprised the hell out of me and became one of my favorite movies of the year. Puzzle pieces include Titanic, The Venture Bros, Top Gun Maverick and Hereditary. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Final Destination Bloodlines and the movies we discuss! Written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein S...
Jun 16, 2025•38 min•Ep. 456
On the 455th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas to talk about the 25th anniversary of Kevin Smith's Dogma! I'm joined by filmmaker Joe Black, comedian Jason Harris and comedian Anne Flagg. Puzzle pieces include Ghostbusters, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Muppet Movie and Gremlins. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dogma and the movies we discuss! Joe Black is a filmmaker and has recently completed work on his latest, Natasha Hall: Suffrage. Check out Joe’s website at http...
Jun 09, 2025•59 min•Ep. 455
On the 454th episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined by Marco Arriaga, Dayvid Figler, Amanda Guarragi, Jason Harris and David Quinones to talk about the Tim Robinson comedy Friendship. If you're up for this kind of ridiculous, absurdist comedy, this super episode is going to be a fun one. Puzzle pieces include Looney Tunes, I Love You Man, One Hour Photo and Very Bad Things. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Friendship and the movies we discuss! Written by Andrew DeYoung Directed by Andrew DeYoung...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 454
On the 453rd episode of Piecing It Together, Paul Hibbard joins me to talk about Bring Her Back. Danny and Michael Philippou's follow-up to the hit A24 horror film Talk To Me gets into some familiar territory but does it all really well. Puzzle pieces include Hereditary, Hellraiser, Martyrs and Speak No Evil. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bring Her Back and the movies we discuss! Written by Danny and Michael Philippou Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou Starring Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Bill...
Jun 02, 2025•39 min•Ep. 453
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 May 2025. This month’s episode includes Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, The Ritual, Straw, Predator: Killer Of Killers, Deep Cover, How To Train Your Dragon, Materialists, Echo Valley, Elio, Everythings Going To Be Great, Bride Hard and F1. I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in...
May 30, 2025•48 min
On the 452nd episode of Piecing It Together, William-Patrick Coleman joins me to talk about Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The 8th and possibly final entry in the long running Tom Cruise action series gave us an opportunity to look back at the whole series and talk about what might have inspired this conclusion. Puzzle pieces include Furious 7, Meg 2: The Trench and Avengers: Endgame. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and the movies we discuss! Wr...
May 23, 2025•52 min•Ep. 452
On the 451st episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Black Bag. Our 2nd episode on a Steven Soderbergh film this year, this one is truly one of the year's best. Puzzle pieces include The Killer, Closer, Fair Play and The Addams Family. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Black Bag and the movies we discuss! Written by David Koepp Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Pierce Brosnan F...
May 16, 2025•30 min•Ep. 451
On this special Episode 450, I take some time to make some announcements about the show moving forward and everything else that I have going on. It's about to be a busy time for me, but lots more Piecing It Together is on the way. My latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018's A Different Kind Of Dream , 2020's David Rosen , 2022's MORE CONTENT and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Ph...
May 12, 2025•26 min•Ep. 450
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Another One Already??? But You Just Had One! 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 4th album by The Pup Pups and dare I say... The best yet? As of 5/9/2025 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition CD can be purchased on Bandcamp. Check out ht...
May 09, 2025•53 min
On the 449th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with Antonio Llapur, Laura Espinoza and Kris Mayeshiro to talk about the latest entry in the MCU, the super-anti-hero team up Thunderbolts* ! Puzzle pieces include Suicide Squad, Logan, Avengers and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Thunderbolts* and any of the movies we discuss! Written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo Directed by Jake Schreier Starring Florence Pugh, Seba...
May 05, 2025•41 min•Ep. 449
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 May 2025. This month’s episode includes Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Rust, Fight Or Flight, Clown In A Cornfield, Final Destination Bloodlines, Lilo & Stitch, Karate Kid Legends, Mountainhead and Bring Her Back. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! I also shout out some listener provided pu...
May 02, 2025•43 min
On the 448th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about The Shrouds. The latest from David Cronenberg could be his last, and it would be a fitting end to a legendary career given the subject matter. Puzzle pieces include To Dust, Between The Temples, Her and Videodrome. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Shrouds and the movies we discuss! Written by David Cronenberg Directed by David Cronenberg Starring Vincent Cassell, Guy Pearce, Diane Kruger Sideshow Eric Langberg is a...
Apr 28, 2025•36 min•Ep. 448
On the 447th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Davey Schaupp joins me to talk about Alex Garland's latest, Warfare ! We also talk about his new documentary No Place To Grow Old . Puzzle pieces include Black Hawk Down, Children Of Men, Sing Sing and Whiplash. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Warfare and the movies we discuss! Written by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Starring Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Michael Gandolfini, Charles Melton A24 Davey Schaup...
Apr 25, 2025•42 min•Ep. 447
On the 446th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with Ms Michelle, Michael Keene and Tyler Najera to talk abuot Sinners ! Ryan Coogler's music / vampire / gangster epic starring twin Michael B. Jordans is one of the most exciting releases of the year so far. Puzzle pieces include From Dusk Till Dawn, Elvis, The Shining and Eve's Bayou. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Sinners and the movies we discuss! Written by Ryan Coogler Directed by Ryan Coogler Starrin...
Apr 21, 2025•47 min•Ep. 446
On the 445th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Companion! It's all killer robots, incels and spoilers on this one folks. Puzzle pieces include Her, M3GAN, Ex Machina and Revenge. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Companion and the movies we discuss! Written by Drew Hancock Directed by Drew Hancock Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Rupert Friend Warner Bros. Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inla...
Apr 18, 2025•46 min•Ep. 445
On the 444th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about The Amateur ! This espionage thriller starring Rami Malek takes some weird twists and turns that made it stand out for us. Puzzle pieces include Mission: Impossible, Beverly Hills Cop, Home Alone and Hackers. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Amateur and the movies we discuss! Written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli Directed by James Hawes Starring Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Stuhlbarg, L...
Apr 14, 2025•42 min•Ep. 444
On the 443rd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from The Beverly Theater in Las Vegas for a crossover episode with the UNLV Film Department Podcast. I'm joined by Nic Patrick, L Villarreal and Ani Rogy to talk about Newlyweeds , the debut film from Judas and The Black Messiah director Shaka King. Puzzle pieces include Half Baked, The Graduate and the Beastie Boys "Sabotage" music video. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Newlyweeds and the movies we discuss! Written by Shaka King Directed by ...
Apr 11, 2025•44 min•Ep. 443
On the 442nd episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Screamboat ! This horror rendition of the original Mickey Mouse short Steamboat Willie takes the iconic character places where Walt never dreamed. Puzzle pieces include Leprechaun, Gremlins, Ghoulies and Scary Movie. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Screamboat and the movies we discuss! Written by Steven LaMorte and Matthew Garcia-Dunn Directed by Steven LaMorte Starring David Howard Thornton, Al...
Apr 07, 2025•47 min•Ep. 442
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 2025. This month’s episode includes The Friend, A Minecraft Movie, Freaky Tales, Warfare, Drop, The King Of Kings, Sneaks, Sinners, Cheech and Chong's Last Movie, Bullet Train Explosion and The Accountant 2. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pi...
Apr 04, 2025•46 min
On the 441st episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Death Of A Unicorn! The A24 horror-comedy starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega takes on the mythical creature in some very unexpected ways... Unless you're a unicorn expert, then maybe you saw some of it coming. Puzzle pieces include Jurassic Park, Limitless, Knives Out and The Last Unicorn. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Death Of A Unicorn and the movies we discuss! Written by Alex Scharfman Di...
Mar 31, 2025•43 min•Ep. 441
On the 440th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Baby Invasion. The latest from Harmony Korine features a live feed of a videogame in which players rob a mansion while their faces are digitally replaced by baby faces. Cinema. Puzzle pieces include We're All Going To The World's Fair, The Bling Ring, Searching and Doom. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Baby Invasion and the movies we discuss! Written by Harmony Korine Directed by Harmony Korine Starring Juan Bofill, Shawn...
Mar 28, 2025•56 min•Ep. 440
On the 439th episode of Piecing It Together, Robbie Sherman joins me to talk about The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie . This episode is a crossover with Conversations With Robbie Sherman where I recently guested on two Looney Tunes related episodes in the lead up to the first ever fully animated theatrically released Looney Tunes movie. Puzzle pieces include The Thing, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Indepdendence Day and Dirty Work. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Day The Earth...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 439
On the 438th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Presence, one of two Steven Soderbergh films released this year. This ghost story from the point of view of the ghost is a unique, original and one of the year's best so far. Puzzle pieces include A Ghost Story, In A Violent Nature, Paranormal Activity and I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Presence and the movies we discuss! Written by David Koepp Directed by Steven Soderbergh ...
Mar 21, 2025•43 min•Ep. 438
On this special episode, I’m joined by Nick Marcus from The Film Scorer Podcast to discuss our picks for the best film scores of the 2020s decade so far at the mid-way point. This special conversation is a cross-over that will appear on both of our podcasts and we get into a lot of really amazing film scores from over the last 5 years. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Nick Marcus is the host of The Film Scorer Podcast, featuring long-form interviews with film composers....
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 1 min
On this special episode, I'm joined by Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year to discuss our picks for the best films of the 2020s decade so far at the mid-way point. With very differring movie tastes, we get into a lot of varied picks from over the last 5 years. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! 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 Mo...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 28 min
