On this special mini-episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones' daughter Zoe joins me to discuss one of 2019's biggest movies, Frozen II. We don't really get into any puzzle pieces... And I'm not sure we exactly uncovered any particularly interesting analysis of the film, but we definitely talked about something for 10 minutes. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Frozen II and the movies we discuss! I usually insert a link to the movie's website here, but it's Disney. You can find it yourself. Dav...
Apr 22, 2020•16 min
On this special episode of Piecing It Together we follow-up our Episode 123 on Bloodshot (which is a great episode featuring Sean Malloy) with a short conversation with my dad. He's something of a Vin Diesel expert (when he can remember the movies he's watched), but gets a little side tracked thinking about the girl with the black hair. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bloodshot and the movies we discuss! https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bloodshot Wax Trax Records like all non-essential businesse...
Apr 20, 2020•14 min•Ep. 123
On this special episode of Piecing It Together we follow-up our Episode 123 on Bloodshot (which is a great episode featuring Sean Malloy) with a short conversation with my dad. He's something of a Vin Diesel expert (when he can remember the movies he's watched), but gets a little side tracked thinking about the girl with the black hair. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bloodshot and the movies we discuss! https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bloodshot Wax Trax Records like all non-essential businesse...
Apr 17, 2020•58 min•Ep. 123
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Stephanie Barajas of All Rice No Beans, the restaurant podcast that I produce, joins me to talk about our five favorite food moments in movies. As two lovers of food, it was a fun crossover for us to do, especially since this whole quarantine situation we're all living through has us unable to enjoy restaurants and food in the way we're all used to. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Stephanie Barajas is the host of All Rice...
Apr 13, 2020•45 min
On the 4th episode of Missing Pieces, The Lady-Wan from the Screen Fix Podcast joins me to talk about 2004’s Garden State. Zach Braff swings for the fences with a story he wrote, directed, produced and starred in (not to mention putting together an all-timer soundtrack), and it definitely paid off at the time... But the film and star's reputation has taken a hit in recent years. We discuss whether it still works. Puzzle pieces include The Graduate, American Beauty, Dazed & Confused and Annie...
Apr 10, 2020•48 min•Ep. 4
On the 3rd episode of Missing Pieces, Luella Chavez joins me to talk about 2014’s Love & Mercy. The story of Brian Wilson, the legendary lead songwriter of the Beach Boys who is perhaps as famous for his beautiful music as he is for the stories of his mental illness and his multiple years spent in reclusion. Puzzle pieces include The Aviator, Ray and I'm Not There. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Love & Mercy and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903657/ Director - Bill P...
Apr 06, 2020•42 min•Ep. 3
On the 122nd episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones joins me to talk about yet another movie that critiques Capitalism (I'm sensing a theme here), Netflix's The Platform. It's a crazy movie about a 300 story prison in which prisoners must survive by scavenging from a levitating food platform that travels down from the top to the bottom. Puzzle pieces include Snowpiercer, mother!, The Machinist and Cube. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Platform and the movies we discuss! https://www.netf...
Apr 03, 2020•52 min•Ep. 122
On the 2nd episode of Missing Pieces, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to talk about 2014's Jamie Marks Is Dead. A classic story of boy meets girl, boy meets ghost, ghost falls in love with boy and girl. It's a very unique coming-of-age film, and one I hadn't even heard of until Chad brought it to my attention. Puzzle pieces include American Beauty, Twilight, Time Bandits and Carrie. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Jamie Marks Is Dead and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381046/?re...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 2
On the 121st episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Michael Keene joins me to talk about one of the most ridiculous movies you can stream from home during your quarantine: Glenn Danzig's Verotika. Based on his line of borderline-porn horror comics, starring mostly porn stars with fake French accents and lots of blood... It's a crazy movie, and depending on the crowd you watch it with, a great time. Puzzle pieces include Wishmaster, Mortal Kombat, Orgazmo and Sin City. Correction: Michael said...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 7 min
On the 1st episode of a new side series of Piecing It Together called Missing Pieces, Adam Wells joins me to discuss 2013's This Is The End from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. With the Coronavirus bringing an end to Hollywood's planned release schedule for the rest of the year, This Is The End is a fitting way to kick off a look back at movies that were released before the creation of our podcast! Along with the usual puzzle pieces treatment, we also look to see if there are any movies that came ...
Mar 23, 2020•40 min•Ep. 1
On the 120th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about one of his favorite actors, Ben Affleck, and his new film The Way Back. An inspirational drama from writer/director Gavin O'Connor, The Way Back tells the story of an alcoholic who finds the way to recovery through coaching a high school basketball team. Puzzle pieces include Hoosiers, Yes Man, Half Nelson and A Star Is Born. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Way Back and the movies we discuss! https://www.thewayback-mo...
Mar 13, 2020•55 min•Ep. 120
On this special mini-episode for 3/9/2020, host David Rosen checks in with you, the listeners, about the status of Piecing It Together as it enters year 3, as well as his other podcasts Bird Road , Awesome Movie Year and All Rice No Beans . He also provides some news about a surprise new album release that's coming out THIS month! More news about the upcoming album can be found at this blog post on my music site at https://www.bydavidrosen.com/2020/03/06/beater-original-motion-picture-soundtrack...
Mar 09, 2020•28 min
On the 119th episode of Piecing It Together, Robert Yaniz Jr. from the Crooked Table Podcast helps me kick off year 3 of our podcast by looking at The Invisible Man. This modernized take on the classic Universal Monster movie from Blumhouse and director Leigh Whannel is totally surprising and does the long tradition of monsters proud. Puzzle pieces include Terminator 2, Ex Machina, Sleeping With The Enemy and Gone Girl. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Invisible Man and the movies we discuss! ht...
Mar 02, 2020•48 min•Ep. 119
On the 118th episode of Piecing It Together, Adam Wells joins me to talk about the latest Nicolas Cage freak out, the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Color Out Of Space. Directed by Richard Stanley, it's a wild cosmic horror family drama and is out now on VOD. Puzzle pieces include The Thing, Annihilation, Suspiria, and Ordinary People. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Color Out Of Space and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5073642/ Director - Richarley Stanley Writer - H.P. Lovecraft, ...
Feb 28, 2020•43 min•Ep. 118
On the 117th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Taika Waititi's Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit. We recorded this way back when it came out in theaters, long before it won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars and before it came out last week on VOD. Jojo Rabbit is kind of a love it or hate it movie, but we didn't really love it or hate it. Puzzle pieces include South Park, Pan's Labrynth, Moonrise Kingdom and Life Is Beautiful. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Jojo Rabbit a...
Feb 21, 2020•35 min•Ep. 117
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 2020. Our most anticipated movies of 2020 include everything from indies and horror to super-hero movies and sequels. As always, SPOILER ALERT for all the movies we discussed! Chad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and recently helped plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min
On the 116th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman joins us (two in a row!) to talk about the latest in his beloved DC Extended Universe of films, the Harley Quinn solo movie Birds Of Prey. Following up on the disaster that was Suicide Squad, Birds Of Prey sees a newly single Harley Quinn getting into all kinds of crazy adventures in an uneven but fun comic book movie. Puzzle pieces include Tank Girl, Deadpool 2, Joker and Kill Bill. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Birds Of Prey and ...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 116
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, we are revisiting Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (which we covered back on episode 78 ), Quentin Tarantino's ode to the golden era of Hollywood. Ever since its release the takes were coming fast and hard from every end of the spectrum. On opposite ends... Both of our guests Joe Black (who loved it) and Chad Clinton Freeman (who hated it). As always, SPOILER ALERT for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and the movies we discuss! https://www.onceuponatimem...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 2 min
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Kris Krainock joins us again (as he did last year) to discuss our predictions for the upcoming 92nd Academy Awards. The Oscars are a bit under fire (what else is new) for continuing to not be diverse, but we give our predictions, hopes and some wishes for what should have been nominated. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Kris Krainock is a filmmaker and film fan. Kris has a web series in the works called “It’s All...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 11 min
On the 115th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman joins us to talk about one of his favorite filmmakers, Guy Ritchie and his new film The Gentlemen. A return to his crime film roots, The Gentlemen is a sometimes problematic but always fun classic crime romp. Puzzle pieces include Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Sexy Beast, Seven Psychopaths and The Player. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Gentlemen and the movies we discuss! https://www.thegentlemen.movie Writer / Director - Guy R...
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 14 min
On the 114th episode of Piecing It Together, my buddy David Quinones from Bird Road Podcast joins me to talk about possibly the most talked about movie of 2019, Parasite. Bong Joon-ho's timely social satire about two families on different sides of the wealth gap surprised everyone and has been cleaning up awards over the last couple months. Puzzle pieces include Us, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Eating Raoul and mother! As always, SPOILER ALERT for Parasite and the movies we discuss! https://www.para...
Jan 27, 2020•42 min•Ep. 114
On the 113th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black and Adam Wells return to the podcast for a conversation about all things Kevin Smith, touching on lots of moments from throughout his View Askewniverse right up until the brand new Jay & Silent Bob Reboot. We recorded this back when the film was toured around the country and it's now finally out on VOD. Puzzle pieces include O Brother Where Art Thou?, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Dumb & Dumber 2 and of course... Jay & Silent Bob Stri...
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 113
On the 112th episode of Piecing It Together, Brian Garth from the band Black Camaro returns to the show... This time in a private meeting room in the West Sahara Library to talk about Terminator: Dark Fate, recording directly into his monstrous digital creation known as The Monarch. It's kind of a weird episode, but bringing Arnold Schwarzenegger back to play an old man version of the Terminator makes this a weird movie to talk about. Puzzle pieces include Halloween, Mission: Impossible Fallout,...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 112
On the 111th episode of Piecing It Together, Catherine Gonzales joins me to talk about the Roger Deakins cinematography extravaganza that is 1917. The war film is shot in a way that makes it seem like one long take and is probably going to win Best Picture. Puzzle pieces include Birdman, Saving Private Ryan, Dunkirk and We Were Soldiers. As always, SPOILER ALERT for 1917 and the movies we discuss! https://www.1917.movie/ Director - Sam Mendes Writer - Sam Mendes & Krysty Elison-Cairns Starri...
Jan 20, 2020•45 min•Ep. 111
On the 110th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black, quite possibly the only man with Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Cats in his Top 10 Films of 2019 list, joins me to talk about this can't-look-away train-wreck of a film. I call it a train-wreck, but really, I kind of also loved it for what it is... Pure madness. Puzzle pieces include The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Avatar, Meet The Feebles and Rent. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Cats and the movies we discuss! https://www.catsmovie.com/...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 110
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year joins me to countdown our Top 10 Favorite Films of the Decade. Yes, the decade... It's quite the undertaking to try to even remember the hundreds of movies I've seen in the last ten years, let alone try to come up with a meaningful ranking of them... But we did it. Josh 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://joshbellhateseverythi...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 20 min
On the 109th episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock joins me for the first episode of 2020, a movie that was probably my #1 most anticipated of 2019... Uncut Gems. After the Safdie Brothers blew my mind with their film 2017 film Good Time, they return with an anxiety inducing story set in the NYC diamond district starring Adam Sandler. Puzzle pieces include Punch Drunk Love, Requiem For A Dream, Boiler Room and California Split. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Uncut Gems and the movies we di...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 109
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh & Jason from Awesome Movie Year stop by to countdown the Top 10 movies of 2019. Continuing a tradition we began all the way back in 2018, we countdown our favorites as well as some favorite movie moments of the year. Josh 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/joshbellhateseveryth...
Jan 01, 2020•1 hr 31 min
On the 108th episode of Piecing It Together, journalist Heidi Kyser joins me to talk about Bombshell, the story of Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson and sexual harassment at Fox News. It's a heavy topic but Jay Roach managed to balance the incredibly accurate performances from the likes of Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman with a story that needed to be told. Puzzle pieces include Vice, The Post and Broadcast News. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bombshell and the movies we discuss! https://bombshell.m...
Dec 30, 2019•59 min•Ep. 108
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer TJ Kross joins me to take a look back at 2021 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! We both come from a background of composing music for film, so we thought it would be a fun chance to talk about some of the best of last year including The Power Of The Dog, The Green Knight, The Last Duel and more! As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! TJ Kross is an award-winning composer and recently started a photograph...
Dec 27, 2019•58 min
