On the 267th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year joins me for the surprise new entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from composer-turned-director Michael Giacchino, the Universal Monster Movie inspired Werewolf By Night! Puzzle pieces include The Wolfman, House on Haunted Hill, Underworld and Van Helsing. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Werewolf By Night and the movies we discuss! https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/werewolf-by-night/J1sCDfT3MaDl Director – Michael Gia...
Oct 21, 2022•44 min•Ep. 267
On the 266th episode of Piecing It Together, Lauren Knight from That Movie Is Fine joins me to talk about David Bruckner’s new reboot of the Clive Barker classic Hellraiser starring Jamie Clayton as Pinhead. Puzzle pieces include Wishmaster, The Evil Dead Reboot, Silent Hill and Repulsion. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hellraiser and the movies we discuss! https://www.hulu.com/movie/hellraiser-eb138082-5c40-4a8f-aa30-3fc66ef615fd Director – David Bruckner Writer – Ben Collins, David S Goyer, Luke...
Oct 17, 2022•45 min•Ep. 266
On the 265th episode of Piecing It Together, Daniel from The Movies returns to the podcast to discuss the creepy smile horror movie Smile. After a killer trailer and some amazing viral marketing, it’s one of the year’s most successful horror films. It’s also pretty freaking scary. Puzzle pieces include It Follows, The Ring, The Invisible Man and Drag Me To Hell. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Smile and the movies we discuss! https://www.smile.movie/ Director / Writer – Parker Finn Starring Sosie B...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 265
On the 264th episode of Piecing It Together, Dwight Hurst from The Broken Brain joins me to discuss the movie where Idris Elba fights a lion… Beast. It’s a throwback adventure movie throwback and in my opinion, the best example of cinema as an amusement park ride. Puzzle pieces include The Ghost and The Darkness, Jurassic Park, The Predator and Cujo. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Beast and the movies we discuss! https://www.beastmovie.com/ Director – Baltasar Kormakur Writer – Ryan Engle Starring...
Oct 07, 2022•48 min•Ep. 264
On the 263rd episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about one of this year’s sleeper indies, Emily The Criminal. Aubrey Plaza stars as a woman who is pushed to a life of crime in a tight, intriguing thriller. Puzzle pieces include Nightcrawler, A Most Violent Year, Hustlers and AmbuLAnce. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Emily The Criminal and the movies we discuss! https://www.emilythecriminal.com/ Director/Writer – John Patton Ford Starring Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Ba...
Oct 03, 2022•44 min•Ep. 263
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 October 2022. This month’s episode includes Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, Lyle Lyle Crocodile, Hellraiser, Halloween Ends, The Curse of Bridge Hollow, Bitch Ass, White Bird: A Wonder Story, Black Adam, Ticket To Paradise and The Good Nurse. I also shout-out some listener provided puzzle pieces for episodes we did in the month of...
Sep 30, 2022•53 min
On the 262nd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at the Look Dine-In Cinema in Glendale, CA with guests Rosa Parra, Kolby Mac and Raul Navedo to talk about the murder mystery comedy whodunit See How They Run ! This live show sponsored by Cinema Week was a great time and the movie was pretty good too! Puzzle pieces include Clue, Scream, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Dora and The Lost City Of Gold. As always, SPOILER ALERT for See How They Run and the movies we discuss! https://www.searchli...
Sep 26, 2022•44 min•Ep. 262
On the 12th installment of our Missing Pieces series, Shaun Alexander from SIVAKO: Road To Avatar joins me to talk about the biggest movie ever, James Cameron’s Avatar . On the eve of the remastered re-release in theaters as well as the long, long, LONG awaited sequel, it seemed like the perfect time to look at the films that inspired Avatar and the films that it inspired. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Avatar and the movies we discuss! https://www.avatar.com/ Writer / Director – James Cameron Sta...
Sep 23, 2022•57 min•Ep. 12
On the 261st episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones and Gerry Doherty from the new podcast Why Are We Like This join me to cover a movie that I normally wouldn’t give the time of day… But having my leftist buddies on to make fun of the Hunter & Joe Biden propaganda hit job My Son Hunter seemed like a fun idea. Puzzle pieces include The Wolf Of Wall Street, Atlas Shrugged, W and Saved By The Bell. This episode gets heavily political, and listeners of the show should know I’m very left...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 261
On the 260th episode of Piecing It Together, Paul Hibbard who helped me cover Ti West’s 2022 horror film X starring Mia Goth is back to talk about the shot-in-secret prequel Pearl. With a third movie in the trilogy recently announced, it’s great to see such a unique horror world expand like this… Plus Mia Goth is a hell of a screamer. Puzzle pieces include Carrie, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Inglorious Basterds and Ingrid Goes West. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Pearl and the movies we discuss! ...
Sep 19, 2022•42 min•Ep. 260
On the 259th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black is back on the podcast to talk about the long, long, LONG awaited reboot of the Fletch series with John Hamm in Confess, Fletch . It’s definitely its own thing from the Chevy Chase classic, but we had a great time with this new entry in the series. Puzzle pieces include The Long Goodbye, The Kid Detective, Clue and Beverly Hills Cop. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Confess, Fletch and the movies we discuss! https://www.miramax.com/movie/confess...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 259
On the 258th episode of Piecing It Together, Chauncey Telese joins me for the final movie in the Jurassic World series, Jurassic World: Dominion... That is of course until we get another one. But for now, we're left with one last movie about dino... I mean locusts. Puzzle pieces include The Force Awakens, X-Files, Peter Jackson's King Kong and Don't Look Up. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Jurassic World: Dominion and the movies we discuss! https://www.jurassicworld.com/ Director/Writer - Colin Tre...
Sep 05, 2022•46 min•Ep. 258
On this special episode, my parents Rich & Sunny Rosen joined me after a movie night screening of Baz Lurhman's Elvis to talk about the king of rock & roll, music biopics, our record store Wax Trax Records here in Las Vegas, and to tell some fun stories. It's an absolutely ridiculous conversation for an insanely over the top movie. Photos by Gina Mizzoni Photography As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Check out Wax Trax Records at 2909 S. Decatur Blvd here in Las Vegas, N...
Sep 02, 2022•33 min
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 September 2022. This month’s episode includes Honk For Jesus Save Your Soul, Pinocchio, Clerks III, See How They Run, The Woman King, Pearl, Don't Worry Darling, The Munsters, Blonde, Smile, Bros and The Greatest Beer Run Ever. I also shout-out some listener provided puzzle pieces for episodes we did in the month of Augu...
Aug 29, 2022•52 min
On the 257th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman returns to the podcast to talk about Orphan: First Kill, the bonkers prequel to the bonkers horror movie about a little girl who is not what she seems. Puzzle pieces include Fatal Attraction, The Bad Seed, Changeling and Family Guy. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Orphan: First Kill and the movies we discuss! https://www.paramountmovies.com/movies/orphan-first-kill Director - William Brent Bell Writer - David Coggeshall Starring Isab...
Aug 26, 2022•58 min•Ep. 257
On the 256th episode of Piecing It Together, Erin and Kevin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die join me to talk about A24's latest, Bodies Bodies Bodies about a group of Gen Zers who hunker down in a mansion during a storm to play a party game that goes very, very bad. Puzzle pieces include Game Night, The Thing, Ten Little Indians and Jennifer's Body. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bodies Bodies Bodies and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/bodies-bodies-bodies Director - Halina Rei...
Aug 19, 2022•38 min•Ep. 256
On the 255th episode of Piecing It Together, Bradley Andrew returns to the podcast for Alex Garland's latest Men. His last film Annihilation was the first episode of Piecing It Together so expectations for this one were high! Puzzle pieces include The Evil Dead, Midsommar, the Green Knight and Us. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Men and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/men Writer / Director - Alex Garland Starring Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnar, Paapa Essiedu A24 Bradley Andrew is a f...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 255
On the 254th episode of Piecing It Together, film critic Alex Kronenburg joins me to talk about David Cronenberg's return to body horror, Crimes of the Future. Lots of weird stuff happens and we try to figure it all out. Puzzle pieces include The House That Jack Built, The Matrix, Blade Runner and a bunch of Cronenberg's classic films. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Crimes of the Future and the movies we discuss! https://www.crimesofthefuture.film/ Writer / Director - David Cronenberg Starring Vig...
Aug 12, 2022•55 min•Ep. 254
On the 253rd episode of Piecing It Together, Kolby Mac joins me to look at Hulu's Not Okay. CONTENT WARNING: This movie features an extremely unlikeable female protagonist (don't worry, that's a joke). Puzzle pieces include Dear Evan Hansen, Ingrid Goes West, Easy A and Mean Girls. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Not Okay and the movies we discuss! https://www.searchlightpictures.com/not-okay/ Director – Quinn Shephard Writer – Quinn Shephard Starring Zoe Deutch, Mia Isaac, Dylan O'Brien, Nadia Ale...
Aug 08, 2022•47 min•Ep. 253
On the 252nd episode of Piecing It Together, Brian Skutle from Sonic Cinema joins me to talk about Dan Trachtenberg's Prey, a prequel to the Predator set in the world of the Commanche people in the 1700s. Is it the best sequel that ever came from the Predator series? Yeah, probably. Puzzle pieces include Alien, Apocalypto, The New World and The Jungle Book. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Prey and the movies we discuss! https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/prey Director – Dan Trachtenberg Writ...
Aug 05, 2022•54 min•Ep. 252
n some trailers for movies that are coming out in August 2022. This month’s episode includes Bullet Train, Sharp Stick, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Prey, Resurrection, I Love My Dad, Beast, Orphan: First Kill, Samaritan and Three Thousand Years of Longing. I also shout-out some listener provided puzzle pieces for episodes we did in the month of July. Included are puzzle pieces from Shaun from Sivako: Road To Avatar Podcast and Joe Black. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Jason Harris...
Aug 01, 2022•52 min
On the 251st episode of Piecing It Together, The Lady-Wan returns to the podcast to talk about Jordan Peele's 3rd film, Nope. This unique take on the UFO subgenre of horror is an old school blast and one of my favorite movies of the year. Puzzle pieces include Fire In The Sky, Cloverfield, Back To The Future 2 and a whole bunch of Steven Speilberg. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Nope and the movies we discuss! https://www.nope.movie/ Director – Jordan Peele Writer – Jordan Peele Starring Daniel Ka...
Jul 29, 2022•39 min•Ep. 251
n the 250th episode of Piecing It Together, we're heading back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Taika Waititi's over the top Guns N' Roses inspired sequel Thor: Love And Thunder, featuring Manish from It Pod To Be You Podcast. Puzzle pieces include Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Star Wars, Kindergarten Cop and The Fountain. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Beavis & Butt-Head Do The Universe and the movies we discuss! https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/bHGsyVXxaX_qX99D8FR7qRuE6yktLmfR/ Di...
Jul 22, 2022•47 min•Ep. 250
On this special mini-episode of Piecing It Together, we talk about The Bob's Burgers Movie with my best friend's daughter Zoe. During a recent trip to visit his family in Miami, we took a trip to the theater to see the movie even though I don't really follow the show, and then we had a fun little chat. The film is out now on Hulu. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Bob's Burgers Movie and the movies we discuss! https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-bobs-burgers-movie Director – Bernard Der...
Jul 18, 2022•27 min
On the 249th episode of Piecing It Together, it's finally time to release our long lost episode on Sony's attempt to bring the classic video game series Uncharted to the big screen. Returning guest TJ Kross joined me for this one when it was still in theaters, but there was never a good spot to release it. Now that the film is on Netflix, it's finally time to dive into the adventure. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Uncharted and the movies we discuss! https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/uncharted D...
Jul 15, 2022•45 min•Ep. 249
On the 248th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell returns to the podcast to talk about Beavis & Butt-Head Do The Universe, the return of the iconic dumbass horny teenagers. They're back in a streaming movie that just came out on Paramount+ and is much funnier than we expected. Puzzle pieces include Rick & Morty, South Park, Idiocracy and Spider-Man Into The Spiderverse. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Beavis & Butt-Head Do The Universe and the movies we discuss! https://www.paramou...
Jul 04, 2022•44 min•Ep. 248
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 2022. This month’s episode includes The Sea Beast, Take The Night, Bezos, Paws Of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Where The Crawdads Sing, Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris, Don't Make Me Go, The Gray Man, Nope and Vengeance. I also shout-out some listener provided puzzle pieces for episodes we did in the month of June. Included ...
Jul 01, 2022•46 min
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Josh Bell joins me to discuss our favorite movies of 2022… so far. The pandemic might not actually be over, but one way or another, the movies are back and making money again. We've got some populist picks, we've got some out there picks and we've got some WTF picks. As always, Spoiler Alert for any movies we talk about! Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. With comedi...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 29 min
On the 247th episode of Piecing It Together, Daniel Howat returns to the podcast to talk about Sundance favorite and sure to be crowd pleaser Cha Cha Real Smooth. The second film from Cooper Raiff, writer/director of 2020's Shithouse , it's available now on Apple TV+. Puzzle pieces include The Wedding Singer, The Graduate and Lost In Translation. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Cha Cha Real Smooth and the movies we discuss! https://www.chachafilm.com/ Director – Cooper Raiff Writer – Cooper Raiff S...
Jun 24, 2022•37 min•Ep. 247
On the 246th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Pixar's latest, Lightyear. It's the movie that Andy from Toy Story watched in the early 90s and then went out and bought a toy from... Or something like that. We also hear from Jason's daughter Scarlett. Puzzle pieces include Star Wars, Star Trek, Interstellar and The Martian. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Lightyear and the movies we discuss! https://movies.disney.com/lightyear Director – Angus MacLane Writer – Angus...
Jun 20, 2022•39 min•Ep. 246
