On the 20th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host TJ Kross and I discuss the Uncharted Live Action Fan Film. Uncharted is based on the hit video-game series, one that always made sense for a film but every time Hollywood started trying to get one off the ground it would lose momentum, directors or actors and go back to the drawing board. All the while, fans asked for the actor Nathan Fillion to play the role of Nathan Drake, and somehow, director Allan Ungar finally made it happen. A...
Jul 27, 2018•55 min•Ep. 20
On the 19th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host Kris Krainock and I discuss Skyscraper, the new action movie from The Rock that definitely doesn't have Die Hard as a puzzle piece. Just kidding, of course it does, it's the first one we discuss, but the movie absolutely wears its inspirations on its sleeve with The Rock needing to find a way to scale and enter a burning super-tower to rescue his family from terrorists. It's ridiculous, it's fun (but maybe not as fun as we'd have like...
Jul 20, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 19
On the 18th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss In Memory Of, a crazy new independent film from the mind of Eric Stanze. Chad brought this movie to the show because as a connoisseur of all things insane independent cinema (he did create the Pollygrind Film Festival after all), Chad was a fan of Eric Stanze's previous films and wanted to check this one out. I'm glad he did because it's a wild movie and was a really fun one to talk about. Puzzle pieces includ...
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 18
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I decided to share Episode 33 of my other podcast, Bird Road . While Bird Road is normally a show about news, politics and comedy that I do with my best friend Q, sometimes we dig into culture and end up talking movies, and on Episode 33, we talked almost entirely about movies. First we interviewed Cristian Ponce, the creator of Frecuencia Kirlian aka Ghost Radio, a really cool animated web series that's influenced by things such as John Carpenter,...
Jul 13, 2018•1 hr 15 min
On the 17th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss Sicario: Day of The Soldado. As tensions mount at the Mexico / Texas border, the US Government decides to treat the Mexican cartels as terrorists allowing them to get extra dirty. Along the way we sort of lose the point of the first Sicario... As well as that absolute modern classic's main star, director, cinematographer and composer... But we still have Josh Brolin and Benecio Del Toro playing bad-asses and a...
Jul 06, 2018•50 min•Ep. 17
On the 16th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Josh Bell and I discuss American Animals. It's a true story that's so crazy they had to make a point to tell us in the beginning that it's not "based on a true story," but it "is a true story." From director Bart Layton, the story focuses on a group of four guys, led by Warren (Evan Peters) and Spencer (Barry Keoghan), who bored with their mundane existences decide to try to rob priceless books from a museum to sell on the black market. Yes it ...
Jun 29, 2018•46 min•Ep. 16
On the 15th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Ryan Daugherty and I discuss quite possibly the ultimate entry in the man-child sub-genre of comedy films, Tag. From director Jeff Tomsic comes this true-life (seriously) tale of friends who refuse to grow up, as they hold on to their youth by continuing a childhood game of Tag well into their 40s. It stars a huge cast of comedy all-stars including Ed Helms, Hannibal Burress, Jake Johnson, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, Jeremy Renner and Leslie Bibb. P...
Jun 25, 2018•56 min•Ep. 15
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I interview filmmaker Joe Lujan and actress/radio personality Corey Taylor, the organizers of this year's Las Vegas 48 Hour Film Project. The 48 Hour Film Project is an event that happens in cities all over the world where teams of filmmakers are tasked with a specific set of instructions and have to make an entire short film in 48 hours. I've actually participated in it many times myself as a music composer, and it's always a fun time and leads to...
Jun 22, 2018•34 min
On the 14th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host Kris Krainock and discuss two movies (a first for this show) that not only happen to be two of the best movies of the year so far, but they both share a very important puzzle piece in the classic film Taxi Driver. First Reformed was written & directed by Paul Schrader (who of course also wrote Taxi Driver) and deals with a pastor played by Ethan Hawke who begins to spiral out of control from the pressure of trying to balance the p...
Jun 15, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 14
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I interview and get reactions from writer/director Rolfe Kanefsky about our episode that we did on Bus Party To Hell (Episode 8 of this show). This is the first in what we hope to make a regular series of getting reactions from filmmakers. This was the perfect opportunity to do this first one though because the movie, Bus Party To Hell, which has been available on VOD, iTunes and most streaming movie stores for a while now, is finally out TODAY on ...
Jun 12, 2018•37 min
On the 13th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Ryan Daugherty and I reunite, just as Tommy Wiseau & Greg Sestero of The Room do for this second volume in the Best F(r)iends saga. Best F(r)iends Volume 2 is a completely different movie than the first one, and is a finale to the story that answers some questions, raises more, and is another insane ride to add to the Tommy Wiseauniverse. Puzzle pieces (inspirations) include the films of the Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino, Psycho, Adap...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 13
On the 12th episode of Piecing It Together, we're back with a break from giant superhero movies to focus on a more personal story featuring heartfelt themes and moving drama... Just kidding, we're talking about Deadpool 2, the raunchy, violent, bloody action-comedy superhero sequel starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with the mouth and a great expanded cast featuring Josh Brolin, TJ Miller, and Zazie Beetz. After the first Deadpool came out of nowhere and set all kinds of records, this sequel had...
Jun 01, 2018•45 min•Ep. 12
Another quick mini-episode to hold us over until the next full episode of Piecing It Together. Truth of the matter is we're doing this one for two reasons... 1) I needed an "episode" to test uploading through our new website, https://www.piecingpod.com with! And 2) I've been teasing the fact that my new album, A Different Kind Of Dream was coming soon for a long time now, and as of last Friday, May 18th, it's finally here... So I figured what better way to make a quick mini-episode to test the s...
May 24, 2018•37 min
On this quick mini-episode of Piecing It Together, I take a look at some of the movies that I am looking forward to over the next few months. This is really a place-holder since I'll be out of town for 10 days and I'll be getting back to town literally the day this episode posts... So rather than skip a week, I figured I'd record a little something to hold you over. So no, this is not our normal format in which we look at a new movie and try to figure out what other movies inspired it... This is...
May 18, 2018•17 min
On the 11th episode of Piecing It Together, we do something a little different... The biggest movie of all time, Avengers: Infinity War deserves a super sized episode, and that's why we've assembled not the usual one co-host, but FIVE co-hosts to help piece together this fantastic Marvel superhero movie. If you don't know what Avengers: Infinity War is, it's only the culmination of 10 years of Marvel movies (all those Iron Man and Thor and Captain America movies were leading towards this). We ca...
May 11, 2018•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 11
On the 10th (wow, ten episodes!) episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss A Quiet Place. This creature feature from John Krasinski in which a family must hide from blind but ultra-hearing predators was one of the big surprise hits of 2018. It stars Krasinski and Emily Blunt as well as some really cool monsters. Puzzle pieces include 10 Cloverfield Lane, Signs and The Road. As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Quiet Place. https://www.paramount.com/movies/quiet-place C...
May 04, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 10
On the 9th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Kris Krainock and I discuss the 9th film from Wes Anderson, the writer/director behind The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. A return to the stop-motion animation style he explored previously in Fantastic Mr. Fox, this film follows a pack of previously domesticated dogs who have been exiled to Trash Island off the coast of Japan in the near future. When a 12 year old boy crashes his plane on the island, they team ...
Apr 27, 2018•54 min•Ep. 9
On the 8th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss Bus Party To Hell (formerly known as Party Bus To Hell). This wild, blood soaked throwback from the Mahal Brothers and director Rolfe Kanefsky starts with a Party Bus headed to Burning Man, but everything goes off the rails when demon worshipping cannibals turn the party into a blood bath. Also, I did the theme song and a couple other songs for the soundtrack. Puzzle pieces include The Hills Have Eyes, From Dus...
Apr 20, 2018•50 min•Ep. 8
On this quick mini-episode David Rosen checks in with the Piecing It Together listeners (are we calling them #puzzlers yet?) and gives an update on how things are going with the show. He also spotlights a bunch of other podcasts that he was a guest on recently. They are: 4/12/2018 The Comic Concierge Episode: The Empty Man http://www.geekcastradio.com/podcast/comic-concierge/comic-concierge-the-empty-man @MovieRevolt 4/11/2018 Pups N Pop Culture Episode 15: Harvey & Sadie http://www.pupsnpop...
Apr 16, 2018•16 min
On the 7th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Will Hines and I discuss the return to blockbuster filmmaking that is Steven Speilberg’s Ready Player One. Adapted from the beloved novel by Ernest Cline, this adventure features Virtual Reality, Pop Culture and non-stop fun. Puzzle Pieces (Inspirations) include Tron, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Goonies and The Last Starfighter. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ready Player One. http://readyplayeronemovie.com/ Will Hines (aka Knoxx Prim...
Apr 13, 2018•46 min•Ep. 7
On the 6th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Ryan Daughterty and I discuss quite possibly the most important movie of the year… The reunion of The Room’s Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero in the new film Best F(r)iends. It’s at the same time crazier than you’d expect and better than you’d expect. It’s quite frankly, a beautiful enigma. Puzzle pieces (Inspirations) include A Simple Plan, Mullholand Drive, Twin Peaks and of course, The Room. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Best F(r)iends. https://w...
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 6
On the 5th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss an insane new movie called The Hurricane Heist from Rob Cohen, the creator of the Fast & Furious series. In The Hurricane Heist, a team of bank robbers attempt to rob a treasury facility during... you guessed it... a hurricane. It's wild, ridiculous and a ton of fun. Puzzle Piecies include Twister (duh), Die Hard, The Rock and Hard Rain. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Hurricane Heist. http://www.hurricane...
Apr 05, 2018•53 min•Ep. 5
On the 4th episode of Piecing It Together, co-host TJ Kross and I discuss the new reboot of Tomb Raider, based on the hit video-game series. Alicia Vikander stars as the new Lara Croft in an adventure filled with puzzles, action and almost exact recreations of the most recent Tomb Raider games. Puzzle Pieces include Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Revenant, Sahara and the Uncharted video-game series. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Tomb Raider. http://www.tombraidermovie.com/ TJ Kross is ...
Apr 02, 2018•36 min•Ep. 4
Oh, hai Piecing It Together fans! On this mini-episode of Piecing It Together, I urge you to go see Best F(r)iends in theaters one more night only, Monday, April 2nd. Check Fathom Events (www.fathomevents.com) for screening info and tickets. This is a sort-of April Fools episode except it's not... Because the movie is surprisingly a worthy follow-up to The Room and I wanted to make sure that anyone listening to our show knows to go catch it on April 2nd! You'll hear a snippet of the full length ...
Apr 02, 2018•15 min
On the 3rd episode of Piecing It Together, co-host David Quinones and I discuss the biggest movie of the year, the unstoppable hit film Black Panther. Marvel took a chance creating the first true blockbuster with a majority black cast, and it paid off big. Puzzle Pieces for the film include James Bond, The Lion King, The Dark Knight and Kill Bill Vol 1. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Black Panther (and Ghost Dog). https://marvel.com/blackpanther David Quinones is a writer, reporter, podcaster and ...
Mar 28, 2018•45 min•Ep. 3
On the 2nd episode of Piecing It Together, co-host Josh Bell and I discuss the new dark comedy Thoroughbreds. This Sundance 2017 hit finally got its theatrical release and is personally my favorite movie so far this year. Aside from American Psycho and Heathers (which are right on the pull-quote on the movie poster), other Puzzle Pieces mentioned include Strangers On A Train, The Witch, and Heavenly Creatures. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Thoroughbreds. http://focusfeatures.com/thoroughbreds/ Jo...
Mar 24, 2018•34 min•Ep. 2
In the first mini-episode (unless you count the intro Episode 0... But who would do that?), I take a look at how Episode 1 went, let you know what movie we'll be covering in Episode 2, and preview a new song off my upcoming album A Different Kind Of Dream. Really though, I wouldn't pay attention to what I say in this first mini-episode because I kind of rushed it for the sake of getting a new episode to test our podcast feed... Don't worry, we'll get this thing straight by next week. Make sure t...
Mar 11, 2018•9 min•Ep. 2
On the 1st episode of Piecing It Together co-host Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss the newest entry in the seemingly booming genre of “smart sci-fi” films… Alex Garland's Annihilation. Puzzle Pieces include Alien, Arrival, The Thing and… Blair Witch 2? Make sure to “Like” us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod Mentioned in this episode: July 2025 Live Shows We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC ...
Mar 06, 2018•54 min•Ep. 1
After 6 years of piecing movies together, host David Rosen decided it was time to put together a new trailer for movie podcast Piecing It Together. Mentioned in this episode: July 2025 Live Shows We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS and if you act fast, you can enter to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com Hope to see you out at the movies!
Mar 05, 2018•8 min
