On the 61st episode of Piecing It Together, Bee Garner from Filmotomy and JumpCut Online joins me to talk about the polarizing Under The Silver Lake. After an iffy premiere at Cannes, distributor A24 got cold feet, allowing it to leak online, then delaying it over and over until David Robert Mitchell's follow-up to It Follows was dumped to VOD. Which sucks. Because it's a cult classic in the making. Puzzle pieces include The Big Lebowski, They Live, Burn After Reading and Rear Window. As always,...
May 10, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 61
On this special episode we follow up Episode 60's conversation about To Dust with an interview with the film's writer/director Shawn Snyder. To Dust is Shawn's first feature and won the Audience Award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. It's also one of my favorite movies of the year so far so it was an honor to have him on the show as we got into the films and directors that inspired him and his film. As always, SPOILER ALERT for To Dust (and any other movies we discussed)! http://gooddeedentert...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 9 min
On this special episode we follow up Episode 60's conversation about To Dust with an interview with the film's writer/director Shawn Snyder. To Dust is Shawn's first feature and won the Audience Award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. It's also one of my favorite movies of the year so far so it was an honor to have him on the show as we got into the films and directors that inspired him and his film. As always, SPOILER ALERT for To Dust (and any other movies we discussed)! http://gooddeedentert...
May 03, 2019•58 min•Ep. 60
On the 59th episode of Piecing It Together, it's time for a SUPER-EPISODE! As we did with its predecessor, Avengers Infinity War , Avengers Endgame is a movie too big for just one co-host. So instead I got help covering the Marvel movie to end all Marvel movies (at least until July's new Spider-Man) from David Quinones, Chad Clinton Freeman, Jacob Tiranno, Bee Garner, Rico Albarracin and The Lady-Wan. Puzzle pieces include Oceans 12, The Wrestler, The Last Jedi and Back To The Future. As always,...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 59
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, David Rosen, friend of the show Ryan Daugherty (on his first trip to Las Vegas) and 3 of his friends just decided to turn on the recorder on the ride back to their hotel after catching an 11am screening of Avengers Endgame, the conclusion (yeah right) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A full, super-sized episode on Avengers Endgame will be up on Monday, April 29th, but for now, listen to a bunch of dorks excitedly recount their first reactions. As ...
Apr 27, 2019•26 min
On the 58th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman is back again to talk about S Craig Zahler's controversial Dragged Across Concrete. Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn star as a couple of racist cops who lose their job after being filmed using excessive force during an arrest. To provide for their families they hatch a plan to rob drug dealers and things go wrong, fast. Puzzle pieces include Trespass, The Dark Knight, The Nice Guys and Training Day. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dragged ...
Apr 19, 2019•59 min•Ep. 58
On the 57th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host David Quinones and I discuss Childish Gambino's 50 minute semi-feature Guava Island, which debuted on Amazon Prime during his Coachella set. Part film, part music video collection, it's a unique vision, as we should all expect from the team behind Atlanta and Childish Gambino's "This Is America" music video. Puzzle pieces include Lemonade, Spirited Away, Inside Llewyn Davis and Sorry To Bother You . This episode is a special cross-ove...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 57
On the 56th episode of Piecing It Together, our resident DC fan Chad Clinton Freeman is back again to follow-up our Superman: The Movie discussion with an episode on DC's newest superhero adventure, Shazam! Based on the classic story of a kid who is granted the power to turn into a superhero, it's a complete turn to full on fun for the the DCEU. Puzzle pieces include Kick-Ass, Big, Ghostbusters and The Naked Gun. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Shazam! (and any other movies we discussed)! https://w...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 56
On the 6th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, our resident DC and Superman expert Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to discuss Superman: The Movie. Long before Chad became obsessed with Batman V Superman, the original Superman movie was part of a wave of films that basically invented what modern blockbusters would become. Puzzle pieces include Captain Marvel, Prometheus, Ghostbusters and Disaster Movies. And for those keeping track of the Piecing It Together Podcast, jus...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 6
On the 55th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to discuss Harmony Korine's latest piece of cinematic insanity, The Beach Bum, starring Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher and Snoop Dogg. Joe called this unconventional but hilarious stoner-comedy "the feel great movie of the decade," and he just might be right. Puzzle pieces include Arthur, Freddy Got Fingered, Tropic Thunder and Young Adult. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Beach Bum (and any other movies we discussed)! https://www....
Apr 05, 2019•52 min•Ep. 55
On the 54th episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock joins me to talk about Gaspar Noe's head-trip of an experience, Climax. A dance troupe in France decides to follow-up their most recent rehearsal with a little laid back dance party, but someone spiked the sangria and all hell breaks loose. Puzzle pieces include mother!, Suspiria, Possession and Event Horizon. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Climax (and any other movies we discussed)! https://a24films.com/films/climax Kris Krainock is a film...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 54
On this Special Episode, we follow up our 53rd episode on Vox Lux with another conversation about one of the most polarizing movies of 2018. On Episode 53, Josh Bell and I had a regular puzzle pieces talk about Brady Corbet's film about a pop singer played by Natalie Portman, and now, Kris Krainock joins me to discuss in detail why he thinks Vox Lux is such an interesting and important movie... even if Josh Bell didn't think so. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Vox Lux (and any other movies we discu...
Mar 29, 2019•42 min
On this Special Episode, we follow up our 53rd episode on Vox Lux with another conversation about one of the most polarizing movies of 2018. On Episode 53, Josh Bell and I had a regular puzzle pieces talk about Brady Corbet's film about a pop singer played by Natalie Portman, and now, Kris Krainock joins me to discuss in detail why he thinks Vox Lux is such an interesting and important movie... even if Josh Bell didn't think so. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Vox Lux (and any other movies we discu...
Mar 26, 2019•47 min•Ep. 53
On the 52nd episode of Piecing It Together, James Baker from Pop Cult Net joins me to discuss the 21st entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel. Brie Larson stars as the bad-ass superhero with the power to finally stop the ultimate bad guy Thanos in Avengers Endgame... Coming soon to a theater near you. Puzzle pieces include Wonder Woman, Rocky, The Matrix and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Captain Marvel (and any other movies we discussed)! htt...
Mar 22, 2019•39 min•Ep. 52
see this film as it sheds all kinds of new light on the making of the films, as well as giving a long overdue spotlight to Tom Sullivan. We also discuss Evil Dead's inspirations and films that have been inspired by Evil Dead. You can find more info about Invaluable as well as how to order it (and for a limited time it comes with an actual vial of soil from the cabin where they shot the original Evil Dead) on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/INVALUABLEMOVIE/ My vial of soil from th...
Mar 18, 2019•44 min
On the 51st episode of Piecing It Together, Sean Malloy from I Must Break This Podcast joins me to talk about his favorite actor, Dolph Lundgren... Or more specifically, the sequel to Creed and Rocky IV, Creed 2. Starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, Creed 2 wraps up many of the story threads that have run through the Rocky and Creed series in an effective way. Puzzle pieces include Star Wars, South Paw and of course, Rocky 3. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Creed 2 (and any other movi...
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 51
On the 50th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me again for Overlord, one of this month's long-lost episodes. OK it's not that late as it only hit VOD a couple weeks ago, but the JJ Abrams produced Nazi-zombie action film which was once rumored to possibly be a Cloverfield movie is one we recorded this episode for back in November and I'm excited to finally release it. Puzzle pieces include Inglorious Basterds, Army of Darkness, Captain America: The First Avenger and Wolfenstein 3D....
Mar 08, 2019•43 min•Ep. 50
On the 49th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host David Quinones and I discuss The Standoff at Sparrow Creek. We don't normally do a lot of VOD-only movies on the podcast, but I was in Miami visiting Q for a live episode of our other podcast Bird Road and we watched this movie and figured we'd do a quick episode on his new RodeCaster Pro. Puzzle pieces include Reservoir Dogs, Killing Zoe, 10 Cloverfield Lane and Free Fire. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (a...
Mar 05, 2019•39 min•Ep. 49
On the 48th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host Josh Bell and I discuss Happy Death Day 2 U, the perfectly titled sequel to the surprise Blumhouse hit, Happy Death Day. After Tree spent the first one reliving the same day over and over in a time-loop slasher comedy, this time around she finds herself in an alternate reality, complete with new genres. Puzzle pieces include Aliens, Groundhog Day, Back To The Future 2 and Primer. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Happy Death Day 2 U (and a...
Mar 01, 2019•46 min•Ep. 48
On the 47th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host Ryan Daugherty and I discuss the newest entry in the wildly popular animated series How To Train Your Dragon. Concluding the trilogy, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a movie I went into without really knowing the world, but I had a great time anyway (and Ryan helps me along the way). Puzzle pieces include Avatar, Pokemon, Dragonheart and the Before Trilogy.. As always, SPOILER ALERT for How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidd...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 47
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock joins me to discuss our predictions, as well as our picks and movies we think were left out of this year's Oscar Nominations. For the sake of time we only did 9 categories (which kind of makes us worse than the Academy themselves who were planning on not showing all the categories on the air this year)... But we're only doing this episode out of obligation anyway. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discussed! Kris Krainock is ...
Feb 18, 2019•56 min
On the 5th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, two members of the Las Vegas band Black Camaro, TG Miller and returning guest Brian Garth join me to discuss the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland. Along the way we also discuss Black Camaro's new album "Protocol of Dreams" which just came out today. Puzzle pieces include Army of Darkness, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Benji The Hunted and Pleasantville. And for those keeping track of the Piec...
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 5
On this Special Episode, we follow up our 46th episode on Serenity with another hour long conversation about what is sure to be the craziest movie of 2019 - Serenity. My conversation with Kristen Lopez was a perfect regular episode, but when friend of the show Joe Black said that he non-ironically loved this crazy movie, I had to do another episode. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Serenity (and any other movies we discussed)! http://avironpictures.com/films/serenity.php Joe Black is a filmmaker. Yo...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 46
On the 46th episode of Piecing It Together, I’m joined by a new co-host, film-critic Kristen Lopez to discuss what will almost certainly go down as the craziest movie of 2019... Serenity. This noir-tinged story about a tuna-hunting boat captain (Matthew McConaughey) who is asked by his ex (Anne Hathaway) to murder her husband, goes in bonkers directions you'll never see coming, all while going off the rails in glorious ways. Puzzle pieces include Interstellar, True Detective, The Breaking Point ...
Feb 08, 2019•58 min•Ep. 46
On this Special Episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined by returning co-hosts Ryan Daugherty and Chad Clinton Freeman to discuss all the movies we're most looking forward to in 2019. Surprisingly out of 30 picks (ten each) we only had three overlaps, so clearly, there are a lot of movies we're looking forward to this year including super-hero films, WTF films, A24 films and plenty more. As always, SPOILER ALERT for all the movies we discussed! Chad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollyg...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 42 min
On the 45th episode of Piecing It Together, I’m joined by Chad Clinton Freeman for a special kind of episode we've never really done before... It's both a Piecing It Together of 2018's Halloween (now available on Digital and Blu-ray), and a Breaking It Apart of 1978's original Halloween from John Carpenter. While coming up with our puzzle pieces for the new one, we realized that all the movies that inspired it, were themselves inspired by the original, so we thought this would make for a fun epi...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 45
On the 44th episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined for the first time by two returning co-hosts, Ryan Daugherty and Chad Clinton Freeman for a discussion of the long awaited M. Night Shyamalan movie Glass. If you're a nerd like us you've been waiting 20 years for a follow-up to Unbreakable, and after 2016's Split, all knew it was finally coming, and now it's here... For better or worse. Puzzle pieces include Batman V Superman, Super, Eastern Promises and Take Shelter. As always, SPOILER ALER...
Jan 25, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 44
On the 43rd episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Joe Black and I discuss one of the biggest movies of 2018, A Star Is Born. This is the 4th version of this classic story of one star's ascent while her mentor goes down in flames, and quite frankly, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper knock it out of the park. Puzzle pieces include Crazy Heart, Once, and Lady Gaga's actual career. As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Star Is Born (and any other movies we discussed)! http://www.astarisbornmovie.com/ Joe ...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 43
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, we follow up Episode 42’s discussion of indie-horror film Dry Blood by talking to writer/star/composer Clint Carney. I had met Clint at the FilmQuest Film Festival last year and when I saw the trailer for his film, I thought it would make for a great movie to cover on the show. I was really excited that he was up for a filmmaker follow-up episode. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dry Blood (and any other movies we discussed)! https://epic-pictures.com/...
Jan 14, 2019•37 min
On the 42nd episode of Piecing It Together, and first of 2019, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to check out the indie horror film Dry Blood. I had met writer/star Clint Carney last year at a film festival and thought it would be fun to check out one of his projects on the show, and Dry Blood, a cerebral horror film was the perfect opportunity, and we’ll be doing a follow-up interview with Clint Carney next week. Puzzle pieces include Evil Dead, The Shining, Requiem For A Dream and Super Troopers. ...
Jan 11, 2019•49 min•Ep. 42
