Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 231st episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell returns to the podcast to discuss the Hitchcockian Netflix dark comedy thriller Windfall starring Jesse Plemmons, Jason Segel and LIly Collins. The film didn't make much noise when it dropped a couple weeks ago but we had a great time with it. Puzzle pieces include The Ref, Parasite, The Social Network and plenty of Hitchcock. As always,...

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 2022. This month’s episode includes You Won't Be Alone, The Contractor, The Bubble, Ambulance, All The Old Knives, Father Stu, Chariot, The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Memory. As always, SPO...

On the 230th episode of Piecing It Together, Shannon McGrew returns to the podcast to discuss one of the year's most ridiculous movies, Adrian Lyne's Deep Water. The sexy thriller starring Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas is neither sexy nor thrilling, but definitely had us laughing and made for a fun episode. Puzzle pieces include Knock Knock, Gone Girl, Serenity and The Woman In The Window. As...

On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 94th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 27th. 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 movies we discuss! Ben...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, many time returning co-host Joe Black joins me to discuss his latest feature film, Natasha Hall. It's a twisty private eye comedy with a killer lead performance from his wife Cat Black. We discuss his career, making the film and of course, some of his influences. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Natasha Hall and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.co...

On the 229th episode of Piecing It Together, Daniel Howat from Next Best Picture joins me to talk about Pixar's latest, Turning Red! It's a fun movie about a a teen who turns into a giant panda whenever her emotions get the best of her... A story that anyone can relate to. Puzzle pieces include Teen Wolf, Lady Bird, Eighth Grade and PEN15. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Turning Red and th...

On the 228th episode of Piecing It Together, it’s time for another Super Episode! I’m joined by Robert Yaniz Jr., Rosa Parra, Brian Skutle, Josh Raynor, Joshua Hatcher and Chad Clinton Freeman to talk about one of the most anticipated movies of the year: the new iteration of The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves. Puzzle pieces include Seven, Zodiac, Halloween and Th...

On the 227th episode of Piecing It Together, we're talking about Scream! Not the original 1999 Scream, but the new 2022 Scream. Well... Also the old Scream. And the Scream series. And the Scream sequels. And horror movies in general. Gory Cory from The Scream Teens joins me to help me make sense of it all. Puzzle pieces include New Nightmare, Freaky, The Frighteners and Once Upon A Time In Ho...

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 2022. This month’s episode includes After Yang, Turning Red, Gold, Deep Water, X, Windfall, The Lost City, The Duke, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Batman, The Adam Project and Drive My Car. As always, SPOILE...

On this special episode, I’m sharing a conversation I had on my other podcast  Bird Road  about the fantastic new documentary Parkway of Broken Dreams from journalist/filmmaker PJ Perez. The film looks at the UNLV Maryland Parkway alternative scene here in Las Vegas, right before it became me and Q's home from roughly 1998-2006. We discuss the area and the film with its director, PJ Pere...

On the 226th episode of Piecing It Together, I’m joined by Chad Clinton Freeman for a special kind of episode… It’s both a Piecing It Together of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre (now available on Netflix), and a Breaking It Apart of 1974’s original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from Tobe Hooper. We'd wanted to cover the original for a long time and the new one gave us the perfect opportunity to do t...

On the 225th episode of Piecing It Together, Pete Abeyta from Middle Class Film Class joins me for an episode unlike anything we've ever done before... We're talking about just the opening credits of James Gunn's The Suicide Squad spin-off series Peacemaker. It's a very ridiculous episode. Puzzle pieces include Napoleon Dynamite, Austin Powers, Little Miss Sunshine and Midsommar. As always, S...

On the 224th episode of Piecing It Together, it's Valentine's Day! Love is in the air and we just don't cover enough rom-coms on the show, so Rachel Wagner joins me to talk about the return of Jennifer Lopez to the genre with Marry Me. Puzzle pieces include Notting Hill, A Star Is Born, The Bodyguard and Christmas In Connecticut. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Marry Me and the movies we d...

On the 223rd episode of Piecing It Together, Darryl Armstrong joins me to talk about the king of disaster movies Roland Emmerich's latest Moonfall! it's a movie about the moon... Falling on earth. It doesn't quite live up to that amazing premise but we had fun talking about it anyway... Puzzle pieces include The Terminator, Contact, Prometheus and the other films of Roland Emmerich. As always...

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 a...

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 February 2022. This month’s episode includes Moonfall, KIMI, Blacklight, Death On The Nile, Marry Me, I Want You Back, Dog, Uncharted, The Outfit and Studio 666. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Jason Ha...

On the 222nd episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about the stop-motion animated Netflix anthology film The House. The stories and animation are weird and creepy and we've got a bunch of great puzzle pieces including mother!, Coraline, Anomalisa and The Animatrix. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  The House  and the movies we discuss! https://www.netflix.com/title/...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year join me to talk about all of the best older films that we watched for the first time in 2021. A mix of movies that we watched for his Awesome Movie Year podcast and other random classics that we spent yet another strange year sitting around and watching. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Josh...

On the 221st episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones joins me to talk about a movie from 2021 that everyone has been talking about... Adam McKay's political satire Don't Look Up. We didn't like it, but we DO agree with the message... Something that the director doesn't seem to think is possible... Puzzle pieces include mother!, The Wolf of Wall Street, Shin Godzilla and Idiocracy. As a...

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 a...

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 January 2022. This month’s episode includes A Hero, The 355, Scream, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Morbius, Clean and The Requin. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Jason Harri...

On the 220th episode of Piecing It Together, it's time for another Super Episode! I'm joined by Shaurya Chawla, Joe Black, Jack Hunter, JC and Pete Abeyta to look at the return to The Matrix universe with Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections! After covering the original Matrix Trilogy in last week's episode, I really didn't know what to expect with the 4th feature entry in the series and...

On the 219th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me for a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's 9th film, Licorice Pizza. A look back at life in Hollywood in the 70s, it's a joyful romance that exudes the feeling of being alive. It's also my favorite movie of the year. Puzzle pieces include Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, American Graffiti, Rushmore and Almost Famous. As always, SPOILER A...

On the 11th installment of our Missing Pieces series, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year joins me to talk about The Wachowski Sisters' ground-breaking sci-fi series The Matrix Trilogy on the eve of the new entry, The Matrix Resurrections. We just did an episode of Awesome Movie Year on the original and after rewatching the others in preparation for the new sequel thought these films would make for...

On the 218th episode of Piecing It Together, comedian/podcaster Kevin Gootee from Gutting The Sacred Cow Podcast joins me to discuss the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: No Way Home. It's the conclusion to the Tom Holland starring trilogy of Spider-Man movies and packs a ton of surprises, which we will spoil. Puzzle pieces include every other Spider-Man movie ever mad...