On the 107th episode of Piecing It Together, it's time for another super-episode! I'm joined by JC, TJ, David Michor, Adam Wells, The Lady-Wan and Joe Black to talk about the epic conclusion to the 9 film Star Wars story in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Of course it won't really be the end, but it's still Star Wars so the only proper way to cover it is with multiple guests. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the movies we discuss! https://www.starwars.com Write...
Dec 23, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 107
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, it's a cross-over episode with my other podcast Bird Road ! Q and I love talking about TV, even though I rarely make time to watch any of it... So he was the perfect person to talk about the best shows of the last decade. Along with our Top 10s we also get into some specific extra categories and it's a great, long conversation. David Quinones is a writer, reporter, podcaster and my best friend. He’s also my boss here at the All Points West Podcast ...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 49 min
On the 106th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to talk about one of his favorite subjects... Shia LaBeouf and his new film Honey Boy. Directed by Alma Har'el from a story written by LaBeouf about his own life, and starring him as his own father... It's a weird one. And a great one. Puzzle pieces include Private Parts, Adaptation, American Honey and Birdman. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Honey Boy and the movies we discuss! https://www.honeyboy.movie/ Director - Alma Ha...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 106
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Will Hines stops by to help me out with the first in a series of special episodes that looks back at the 2010s decade. For this one, we're looking at our favorite video games of the decade. Obviously this is a very different kind of conversation for this show, but we had a great time reminiscing about a long list of great video games. Will Hines (aka Knoxx Prime) is a music producer and is also known for pioneering the Wii storage hack. I also owe ...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 30 min
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, David's parents share their reactions to Martin Scorsese's gangster epic, The Irishman. Get Rich & Sunny's thoughts on the film's length, Netflix distribution, which actor did the best job and more all while their dog the Koda Bear licks the floor for 20 straight minutes on this ridiculous bonus episode. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Irishman and the movies we discuss! https://www.theirishman-movie.com/ Writer / Director – Martin Scorsese St...
Dec 09, 2019•24 min
On the 105th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Kolby Mac joins me to talk about Queen & Slim, a love story on the run starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith as a couple whose first date is turned upside down after they kill a cop in self defense. Puzzle pieces include If Beale Street Could Talk, Fruitvale Station, Belly and Get Out. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Queen & Slim and the movies we discuss! https://www.queenandslim.com/ Director - Melina Matsoukas Writer - Len...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 105
On the 104th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Jay Ledbetter from InSession Film Podcast joins me to talk about one of the most awaited movies of the year, Rian Johnson's Knives Out. With an insanely star studded cast, Knives Out gives Johnson the chance to not only make a classic whodunnit murder mystery, but send up the genre at the same time. Puzzle pieces include Clue, The Hateful 8, Get Out and Hot Fuzz. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Knives Out and the movies we discuss! https://ww...
Nov 29, 2019•48 min•Ep. 104
On the 103rd episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock returns to talk about some real cinema... Marin Scorsese's The Irishman. The Netflix film is out today after a limited theatrical run (thank you Maya Cinemas and Eclipse Cinemas for showing it here in Las Vegas!) and stars Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. Puzzle pieces include Casino, First Reformed, You Were Never Really Here and Rashoman. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Irishman and the movies we discuss! https://www.theirishma...
Nov 27, 2019•59 min•Ep. 103
On the 102nd episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host filmmaker Sean Fallon joins us to talk about James Mangold's crowd pleaser Ford V Ferrari (or Le Mans '66 as it's known overseas). Starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale as the team that got Ford (and America) the historic win on the race track, it's a great underdog story, even if I knew nothing about racing going into it. Puzzle pieces include Armageddon, The Right Stuff, The Martian and The Fighter. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ford V F...
Nov 22, 2019•45 min•Ep. 102
On the 101st episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to discuss Edward Norton's passion project, Motherless Brooklyn. A throwback film noir starring Norton as a tourette's syndrome afflicted private detective, it's a bit of a mixed bag... But a bag that's more good than it's bad. Mostly. Puzzle pieces include The Untouchables, Road To Perdition, Sin City and Live By Night. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Motherless Brooklyn and the movies we discuss! https://www.motherlessbrooklynfilm.co...
Nov 18, 2019•57 min•Ep. 101
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, my fiancee Gina Mizzoni joins me to celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast and talk about this decade of my life. We talk about our life together, this podcast, producing podcasts, composing music, my albums, our pets, our adventures and more. Apologies to Terminator Dark Fate, Jojo Rabbit and Motherless Brooklyn (as well as the guests I recorded episodes with on them), as they were all vying for the spot of Episode 100, but I thought this would be ...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 100
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, comedian Jason Harris joins me to discuss two of the most talked about comedies of the year: Booksmart from director Olivia Wilde and Good Boys from director Gene Stupnitsky (and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg), as well as the classic comedy they're both so clearly inspired by, Greg Mottola's Superbad. We talk about what works, what doesn't, and get into some puzzle pieces for all three of them. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Booksmart, Goo...
Nov 11, 2019•33 min
On the 99th episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock (our resident Stanley Kubrick expert) joins me for Doctor Sleep, the 40 years later sequel to the classic horror film The Shining. Based on a recent novel from Stephen King, Doctor Sleep and director Mike Flanagan tries to answer questions you probably never had about The Shining and expands the mythology in all kinds of new, unexpected ways. Puzzle pieces include Ready Player One, It Chapter 1 & 2, The Frighteners and the Twilight se...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 99
On the 98th episode of Piecing It Together, Bee Garner joins me for a Robert Pattinson reunion of sorts (she previously was on the High Life episode) with our conversation about Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse (also starring Willem Dafoe). This A24 film starts at crazy and just goes off the rails from there, masterfully acted and shot in gorgeous black & white. Puzzle pieces include The Shining, Persona, Eraserhead and Step Brothers. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Lighthouse and the movies w...
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 98
On this special mini episode, Phil A and I record our first impressions of the experience that was the IMAX screening of Kanye West's Jesus Is King. Part film, part music video, part live performance... Love him or hate him, Kanye West is one of the most unique artists working today, and while the film doesn't warrant a full length episode, it was definitely worth talking about. NOTE: This is a special mini-episode and unlike our usual episodes of the podcast. It was also recorded in a moving ca...
Oct 28, 2019•24 min
On the 97th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to discuss the return of Eddie Murphy in the Netflix Original, Dolemite Is My Name. A crowd-pleasing biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, it's a fun movie about making movies. Puzzle pieces include the Disaster Artist, Ed Wood, Hustle & Flow, and Black Dynamite. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dolemite Is My Name and the movies we discuss! https://www.netflix.com/title/80182014 Director - Craig Brewer Writer - Scott Alexander & Larry Karas...
Oct 25, 2019•39 min•Ep. 97
On the 96th episode of Piecing It Together, Isaac Vanegas from The Broken Mug Podcast joins me to discuss the Kumail Nanjiani / Dave Bautista / Uber team-up action comedy Stuber. Is it a great movie? Not exactly. Was it hilarious? Not really. Did it have a lot of awesome action? Not particularly... But hey, it wasn't that bad. Puzzle pieces include Lethal Weapon, Crank, Collateral and I Love You Man. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Stuber and the movies we discuss! https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/...
Oct 21, 2019•47 min•Ep. 96
On the 95th episode of Piecing It Together, my buddy David Quinones from Bird Road Podcast joins me to talk about El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Picking up right where the beloved television series leaves off, we finally find out what happens to Jesse Pinkman, for better or worse. Puzzle pieces include Payback, Fargo, Thief and the films of Sergio Leone. As always, SPOILER ALERT for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and the movies we discuss! https://www.elcaminobreakingbadmovie.com/ Writer / Di...
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 95
On the 94th episode of Piecing It Together, I’m joined by returning co-hosts Joe Black and Adam Wells to talk about Rob Zombie's latest, 3 From Hell. The epic conclusion to his horror trilogy that started with House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, it's a grindhouse extravaganza and a somewhat surprise Fathom Events hit. Puzzle pieces include Leatherface, Mad Max, El Mariachi and Easy Rider. As always, SPOILER ALERT for 3 From Hell and the movies we discuss! https://robzombie.com/tag/3-f...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 5 min
On the 93rd episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined again by Chad Clinton Freeman and Ryan Daugherty to complete our trilogy of nerdy episodes by talking about Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Following up our conversations on Glass and Godzilla King Of The Monsters , we take on quite possibly the most divisive movie of the year. Puzzle pieces include Taxi Driver, The King Of Comedy, Fight Club and Falling Down. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Joker and the movies we discuss! http://ww...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 93
On the 92nd episode of Piecing It Together, James Anderson joins me to talk about the Danny Boyle film Yesterday, about a world in which everyone forgets The Beatles existed. Everyone except one man, who just so happens to know how to play their tunes and pretends they're his. Puzzle pieces include Big, Across The Universe, Forrest Gump and Bohemian Rhapsody. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Yesterday and the movies we discuss! https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/yesterday Writer / Director - D...
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 92
On the 91st episode of Piecing It Together, Rico Albarracin from Always The Critic Podcast joins me to talk about the James Gray / Brad Pitt space epic Ad Astra. It just hit me that we made it through an entire 40 minute episode about this movie without saying the phrase "daddy issues." Puzzle pieces include Event Horizon, Goodfellas, Ex Machina and Interstellar. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ad Astra and the movies we discuss! https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/ad-astra Writer / Director - James G...
Sep 30, 2019•49 min•Ep. 91
On the 90th episode of Piecing It Together, my friend David Michor, a filmmaker and Stallone fanatic joins me to discuss the latest (and possibly last) in the Rambo series, Rambo: Last Blood. We do our best to give it the puzzle pieces treatment, but the conversation mostly goes off the rails, much like the movie itself... Puzzle pieces include Cold Pursuit, Home Alone and Halloween. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Rambo: Last Blood and the movies we discuss! https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/rambo-...
Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 90
On the 89th episode of Piecing It Together, Catherine Gonzales from Shuffle Online joins me to talk about Brittany Runs A Marathon, a film about a woman who decides to make a change her life. Starring Jillian Bell, it's a sweet movie with a great message. Puzzle pieces include The Big Sick, Rocky, Yes Man and Heavyweights. On a side note (and personal note), as of this episode, I'm down 94lbs since October 22nd, 2018. Go me. Maybe I'll run a marathon one of these days... Yeah... Maybe... As alwa...
Sep 23, 2019•51 min•Ep. 89
This past Sunday, September 15th, Piecing It Together held its first live recording of the podcast during the 3rd annual Sin City Horror Fest . Film-critic Josh Bell of Awesome Movie Year Podcast and filmmaker/festival co-creator Drew Marvick joined me to discuss the shot-on-VHS horror-comedy, The Head. The film's writer/director Michael Keene also joined us to talk about the film's influences. Make sure to listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here on this website at http...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 88
On the 87th episode of Piecing It Together, Tim Schermer joins us to talk about It Chapter Two, the sequel to one of the most successful horror movies of all time. It's based on the classic Stephen King novel and focuses on the grown up Loser's Club taking on Pennywise the clown once and for all... Puzzle pieces include Nightmare On Elm Street, Beetlejuice, The Thing and Sam Raimi films. As always, SPOILER ALERT for It Chapter Two and the movies we discuss! https://www.itthemovie.com/ Director -...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 87
On the 86th episode of Piecing It Together, JC from Screen Fix Podcast joins me to discuss the horror-comedy Ready Or Not. Initially a movie I planned on skipping due to the fact that I didn't really love it, it seems like everyone keeps talking about this silly little movie, so we figured we might as well do it. Puzzle pieces include Game Night, Get Out, You're Next and Surviving The Game. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ready Or Not and the movies we discuss! http://www.foxsearchlight.com/readyor...
Sep 11, 2019•45 min•Ep. 86
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year Podcast join me to play a few rounds of a new party game for movie fans, Cinephile! We probably should have spent a little more time reading the rules before we started, but we had a fun time anyway, and you can win a copy of the game in our Facebook group Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces . To find out more about Cinephile, check out https://www.cinephilegame.com/ Josh Bell is a film critic whose work...
Sep 09, 2019•36 min
On the 85th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman returns to the show to talk about the sweetest movie you'll see this year, The Peanut Butter Falcon. A man with downs syndrome escapes from a hospital and goes on the run with a southern Shia LeBeouf as they travel the country to enroll in wrestling school. Puzzle pieces include Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Swiss Army Man, Wizard of Oz and Into The Wild. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Peanut Butter Falcon and the movies we discuss!...
Sep 06, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 85
On the 84th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris returns to the show to talk about a movie that's set to the music of one of his favorite people in the world - Blinded By The Light and the music of Bruce Springsteen. It's a sweet, crowd-pleaser that is as much about Springsteen as it is about finding your voice as a writer and connecting with something universal. Puzzle pieces include A Star Is Born, Billy Elliot, 8 Mile and Little Miss Sunshine. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Blinded By T...
Aug 30, 2019•42 min•Ep. 84
