On the 375th episode of Piecing It Together, Pete Abeyta joins me to talk about The Last Stop In Yuma County. This throwback potboiler from writer/director Frank Galluppi stars Jim Cummings and wears a lot of influences on its sleeve. Puzzle pieces include Bad Times at the El Royale, No Country For Old Men and a whole bunch of Tarantino. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Last Stop In Yuma County and the movies we discuss! Written by Frank Galluppi Directed by Frank Galluppi Starring Jim Cummings,...
May 20, 2024•36 min•Ep. 375
On the 374th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Poolman . Chris Pine's directorial debut about a pool guy turned detective was shunned by critics and audiences alike... But we kinda loved it. Puzzle pieces include Inherent Vice, The Big Lebowski, Cisco Pike and The Beach Bum. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Poolman and the movies we discuss! Written by Chris Pine Directed by Chris Pine Starring Chris Pine, Danny DeVito, Annette Benning, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wi...
May 17, 2024•47 min•Ep. 374
On the 373rd episode of Piecing It Together, Daniel from The Movies joins me to talk about Love Lies Bleeding. This thriller starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brien features ladies, body building, and a lot of perfomance enhancing drugs. Puzzle pieces include Good Time, Bound, Near Dark and The Hulk. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Love Lies Bleeding and the movies we discuss! Written by Rose Glass and Weronika Tofilska Directed by Rose Glass Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brien, Ed Harris, Jen...
May 13, 2024•53 min•Ep. 373
On the 372nd episode of Piecing It Together, Dayvid Figler joins me to talk about The Fall Guy. This update of the old Lee Majors TV show about a stunt man stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt and is a fun send up of Hollywood. Puzzle pieces include Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Tropic Thunder, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Hooper. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Fall Guy and the movies we discuss! Written by Drew Pearce Directed by David Leitch Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson...
May 10, 2024•47 min•Ep. 372
On the 371st episode of Piecing It Together, Bradley Andrew joins me to talk about Civil War. The latest from Alex Garland imagines America as it goes through another civil war... You know... Science fiction... Maybe? Puzzle pieces include No Country For Old Men, Apocalypse Now, Platoon and King Kong. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Civil War and the movies we discuss! Written by Alex Garland Directed by Alex Garland Starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley, Nick Offerman, Wagner Mou...
May 06, 2024•52 min•Ep. 371
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 May 2024. This month’s episode includes The Idea Of You, The Fall Guy, I Saw The TV Glow, Unfrosted, Tarot, We Grown Now, Force of Nature: The Dry 2, Poolman, If, Back To Black, Thelma The Unicorn, Babes, Sight, Atlas and Ezra. We also announce a May live show on Furiosa at Maya Cinemas! More details should be out any da...
May 03, 2024•55 min
On the 370th episode of Piecing It Together, Arthur Howell joins me to talk about Infested. The two of us really had to face our arachnophobia to cover this movie about an apartment complex overrun by killer spiders. Hey... Arachnophobia... That's a puzzle piece! Other puzzle pieces include Alien, Evil Dead Rise and Attack The Block. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Infested and the movies we discuss! Written by Sebastien Vanicek and Florent Bernard Directed by Sebastien Vanicek Starring Theo Christ...
Apr 29, 2024•40 min•Ep. 370
On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Noah Gittell for an episode on The Bad News Bears . This 1976 Walter Matthau baseball comedy inspired all kinds of movies from sports films to misfit teams to the many movies we've had since about adult men behaving badly. Puzzle pieces include Little Big League, Caddy Shack, School of Rock and Big Daddy. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Bad News Bears and the movies we discuss! More about The Bad News Bears at http...
Apr 26, 2024•42 min
On the 369th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas with guests Gina Mizzoni, Knik Woods & Perry Markle to talk about Abigail ! A movie about a bunch of dumb criminals who kidnap a little girl who happens to be a ballerina-vampire. What could go wrong? Puzzle pieces include Renfield, M3GAN, From Dusk Till Dawn and Orphan. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Abigail and the movies we discuss! Written by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin ...
Apr 22, 2024•41 min•Ep. 369
On this special episode of Piecing It Together we're following up our LIVE episode on Hundreds of Beavers with an interview with the film's director Mike Cheslik. We talk about some of the film's actual influences and get reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the episode As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hundreds of Beavers and the movies we discuss! https://www.hundredsofbeavers.com/ Mike Cheslik is a filmmaker and the director of Hundreds of Beavers Follow Mike on Instagram @mikeches...
Apr 20, 2024•21 min
On the 368th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Nick Roth joins me to talk about Late Night With The Devil. This buzzed about horror film beautifully recreates a 1970s talk show, and the haunting that took place on it. Puzzle pieces include Videodrome, Ghostwatch, Nope and Deadstream. We also talk abot Nick's new film Hanky Panky out this weekend on Amazon and other rental platforms. You can also grab my Nite Owls T-Shirt Design on TeePublic at https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/58658379-n...
Apr 19, 2024•48 min•Ep. 368
On the 367th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Downtown Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean and William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Hundreds of Beavers ! This sure to be cult classic festival hit is the kind of slapstick we never see anymore and was so much fun to watch with a crowd. Puzzle pieces include Looney Tunes, Cannibal: The Musical, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Kung Pow. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hundreds of Beavers and the mov...
Apr 15, 2024•44 min•Ep. 367
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Variety Snaps by The Pup Pups! This collection of novelty/comedy songs about dogs and cats (and in some cases sung by my dogs and cats) is the follow-up to last year's Who Want's Din-Din? and is an album I never thought would actually happen, but here it is! As of 4/11/2024 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition CD can be purchas...
Apr 12, 2024•48 min
On the 366th episode of Piecing It Together, Jacob & Ben Burghart join me to talk about Night Swim . One of 2024's first movies is finally out on streaming, so we can finally throw this episode in the pool. Puzzle pieces include Lady In The Water, Cat People, Lights Out and The Ring. We also talk about Jacob & Ben's new film Head Count , a great crime thriller available on rental! Check it out at https://imdb.com/title/tt22044656/ And check out Jacob's Letterboxd list of "Creepy Indoor P...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 366
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 April 2024. This month’s episode includes Someone Like You, The First Omen, Monkey Man, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Sting, Arcadian, Sasquatch Sunset, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver, Challengers, Boy Kills World and Infested. We also announce an April live show on Abig...
Apr 05, 2024•53 min
On the 365th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Joe Black, Michael Keene and Sam Novak to talk about Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire ! This follow-up to 2021's Godzilla Vs Kong was one of my most anticipated movies of the year, so it was exciting to do a live episode on it, even if we all had wildly different opinions on it. Puzzle pieces include Justice League, King Kong Lives, Godzilla Vs Megalon and Land of the Lost. As always, SPOILER...
Apr 01, 2024•57 min•Ep. 365
On the 364th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Immaculate. Sydney Sweeney reateams with director Michael Mohan for some sacriligeous fun. Puzzle pieces include Midsommar, A Cure For Wellness, Barbarian and mother! As always, SPOILER ALERT for Immaculate and the movies we discuss! Written by Andrew Lobel Directed by Michael Mohan Starring Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Benedetta Poccaroli, Dora Romano NEON https://neonrated.com/films/immaculate Eric Langberg is a...
Mar 29, 2024•31 min•Ep. 364
On the 363rd episode of Piecing It Together, Manish Mathur joins me to talk about Ricky Stanicky! Peter Farrelly takes a break from Oscar bait to return to his R-rated debaucherous comedy roots with a very game John Cena. Puzzle pieces include Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, There's Something About Mary, Horrible Bosses and Tag. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ricky Stanicky and the movies we discuss! Written by Peter Farrelly and others Directed by Peter Farrelly Starring John Cena, Zac Efron, J...
Mar 25, 2024•46 min•Ep. 363
On the 362nd episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Road House! Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal's reimagining of the Patrick Swayze cult classic is a hoot and we had a lot to get into. Puzzle pieces include Black Snake Moan, 92 In The Shade, South Paw and Orgazmo. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Road House and the movies we discuss! Written by Anthony Bagarozzi and others Directed by Doug Liman Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Jes...
Mar 22, 2024•53 min•Ep. 362
On the 361st episode of Piecing It Together, podcaster Lexy Van Dyke joins me on a journey to the Amazon to research spiders. It's time to talk about future midnight movie Madame Web! Puzzle pieces include I Know Who Killed Me, Ambulance, The Net and Crossroads. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Madame Web and the movies we discuss! Written by a whole bunch of people Directed by S.J. Clarkson Starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Zozoa Mamet, Adam Scott Sony https://ww...
Mar 18, 2024•41 min•Ep. 361
On the 360th episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Poor Things! Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone created one of 2023's most unique films and one of my favorites of the last few years. Now that the film is on Hulu we're finally piecing it together. Puzzle pieces include Frankenhooker, The Wizard of Oz, You Won't Be Alone and The Island of Dr. Moreau. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Poor Things and the movies we discuss! Written by Tony McNamara Directed by Yorgos Lanthi...
Mar 15, 2024•57 min•Ep. 360
On the 359th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Downtown Las Vegas with guests Jimmie Gonzalez, Tom Devlin and Knik Woods to talk about Imaginary! This Blumhouse horror film pulls from lots of creepy kids, creepy house and creepy doll movies and was a fun one to talk about with our podcast's format. Puzzle pieces include Coraline, Hellraiser, A Nightmare on Elm Street and It. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Imaginary and the movies we discuss! Written by Jeff Ladlo...
Mar 11, 2024•43 min•Ep. 359
On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 96th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 10th. As in previous years, we’ll just cover a selection of the Oscar categories for the sake of time, but we discuss what should win, what will win and what we think should have been nominated for those coveted Oscars. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/ He als...
Mar 08, 2024•50 min
On the 358th episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joind by Josh Bell, M.N. Miller, Bradley Andrew, Rachel Wagner and Amanada Guarragi to talk about Dune Part Two. The second chapter of the beloved sci-fi story from director Denis Villeneuve is so good that it even changed my mind about Dune. Puzzle pieces include Terminator 2, Lawrence of Arabia, The Green Knight and 2001: A Space Odyssey. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dune: Part Two and the movies we discuss! Written by Denis Villeneuve and other...
Mar 04, 2024•57 min•Ep. 358
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 March 2024. This month’s episode includes Spaceman, Ricky Stanicky, Damsel, The American Society of Magical Negroes, Arthur The King, Road House, Sleeping Dogs, Immaculate, Late Night With The Devil, DogMan, You'll Never Find Me, The Wages of Fear and Lousy Carter. We also announce March live shows on Imaginary and Godzi...
Mar 01, 2024•54 min
On the 357th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Lizette Hunter, Shahab Zargari and Faith Nault to talk about Drive-Away Dolls ! The first directorial effort from Ethan Coen without his brother (but this time with his wife Tricia Cooke) is a lesbians on the run comedy that was a little more explicit than I think any of us were expecting. Puzzle pieces include But I'm A Cheerleader, Spies Like Us, Everything Everywhere All At Once and a who...
Feb 26, 2024•40 min•Ep. 357
On the 356th episode of Piecing It Together, Tia Bean joins me to talk about Lisa Frankenstein. This campy horror comedy written by Diablo Cody is a fun and bizarre teen horror that's sure to be a future cult classic. Puzzle pieces include Frankenhooker, Sweeney Todd, Jennifers Body and Jawbreaker. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Lisa Frankenstein and the movies we discuss! Written by Diablo Cody Directed by Zelda Williams Starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Joe Chrest, Carla Gugi...
Feb 23, 2024•44 min•Ep. 356
On the 355th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Miller's Girl. This ridiculously deranged southern gothic psycho sexual thriller comedy starring Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman is so clearly meant to be a comedy... So why didn't anyone take it as one? Puzzle pieces include The Boy Next Door, Wild Things, Cruel Intentions and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? As always, SPOILER ALERT for MIller's Girl and the movies we discuss! Written by Jade Halley Bartlett Direc...
Feb 19, 2024•32 min•Ep. 355
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer and podcaster Brian Skutle joins me to take a look back at 2023 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! It was a big year for movies and we get into a lot of great picks from some of the more celebrated scores like Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon to some more more out of left field picks like Sisu, Silent Night and Scarlet! As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Brian Skutle is a film critic and run...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 13 min
On the 354th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Orion and The Dark. An animated kids adventure co-written by Charlie Kaufman? It doesn't even sound like a movie that could exist but it's actually a lot of fun! Puzzle pieces include Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, Yes Man, Interstellar and a whole bunch of Pixar. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Orion and The Dark and the movies we discuss! Written by Charlie Kaufman and others Directed by Sean Charmatz Starring Jacob Trem...
Feb 09, 2024•44 min•Ep. 354
