Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special cross-over episode, I'm joined by David Quinones for a conversation we had on our Bird Road Podcast about the fascinating 2020 film, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets . Filmed to look like the closing day in the life of a Las Vegas bar and its regulars (but actually a scripted narrative film), Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets provided us the perfect opportunity to reminisce on our 20s when we s...

On the 162nd episode of Piecing It Together, Caitlin Kennedy returns to the show for a look at one of the most talked about and anticipated movies of 2020, Promising Young Woman. After many delays and a brief theatrical run, the unique and timely female revenge film is out now on digital. Puzzle pieces include I Spit On Your Grave, Thelma and Louise, Kill Bill and Hustlers. As always, SPOILER ALER...

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 this special episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to talk about our favorite documentaries of 2020. Jason has been pushing me to cover documentaries more on Piecing It Together, although I've been hesitant because of our whole puzzle pieces format, there are plenty of great movies we're missing out on by not doing it! So I'm glad we were able to take the...

On the 161st episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year helps me kick off 2021 with a look at Netflix's The Midnight Sky, from director/star George Clooney. We all love George Clooney... But the films he's directed have been very hit or miss... The Midnight Sky leans towards miss, but was still worth talking about. Puzzle pieces include Gravity, Interstellar, Apollo 13 and A...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell and Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to talk about all of the best films of a very strange, but awesome movie year. It's the Top 10 Films of 2020! With only a handful of crossovers and only one movie on all three of our lists, it's a great conversation about a whole lot of great movies. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the mo...

On the 160th episode of Piecing It Together, our resident DCEU fan Chad Clinton Freeman and I discuss Wonder Woman 1984, the follow up to the smash hit Wonder Woman. It was meant to hit theaters this past summer but after Covid-19 delayed it, it's now out simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, a first for a major superhero movie. Puzzle pieces include Wishmaster, Bruce Almighty and pretty much...

On the 159th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris returns to the show to talk about probably the darkest take on Santa Claus ever, Fatman. Starring Mel Gibson as angry old Saint Nick and Walton Goggins as the man hired by a bad kid to kill him... It's a wild ride. Puzzle pieces include No Country For Old Men, Death To Smoochy, Problem Child and North. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Fat...

On the 158th episode of Piecing It Together, Shannon McGrew from Nightmarish Conjurings joins me to talk about the bizarre and wonderful Black Bear. It's a head trip of a movie starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott. Puzzle pieces include mother!, The House That Jack Built, Boogie Nights and Adaptation. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Black Bear  and the movies we discuss! https://ww...

On the 157th episode of Piecing It Together, action movie aficionado Sean Malloy joins me to talk about an insane new action movie called Jiu Jitsu, starring Frank Grillo, Tony Jaa, and of course... Nicolas Cage. If only it was more insane... Puzzle pieces include Mortal Kombat, Predator, Jeepers Creepers and Hardcore Henry. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Jiu Jitsu and the movies we discuss! h...

On the 156th episode of Piecing It Together, M.N. Miller from Ready Steady Cut joins me to talk about David Fincher's Mank, out now on Netflix. The story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, writer of the classic 1941 Orson Welles film Citizen Kane and his struggle for credit in Hollywood. Puzzle pieces include Hail Caeser!, Can You Ever Forgive Me, Trumbo and of course, Citizen Kane. As always, SPOILER ALERT...

On the 155th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris returns to the show to talk about the college comedy Shithouse from writer/director/star Cooper Raiff. It's a sweet look at the difficulty a lot of people go through when faced with a major life change like college. Puzzle pieces include the Before Trilogy, Lost In Translation, Can't Hardly Wait and Garden State. As always, SPOILER ALERT fo...

On the 154th episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Hannah Hoolihan joins me to talk about one of my favorite movies of the year, Sound Of Metal. It's a heartbreaking but beautiful story about a drummer who learns that his hearing and his life will never be the same. Puzzle pieces include Whiplash, A Star Is Born, The Wrestler and Million Dollar Baby. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Sound...

On the 153rd episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Noah Gittell joins me to talk about Aneesh Chaganty's sophomore effort, Run . After 2018's excellent Searching , I was eagerly awaiting what he would do next... Unfortunately Run , a movie that looked like it was inspired by Lifetime movies... Is basically just another Lifetime movie. Puzzle pieces include The Shining, Gaslight, a whole lot...

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 December 2020. This month’s episode includes Mank, Let Them All Talk, Wolkwalkers, I'm Your Woman, Greenland, Midnight Sky, Soul, Promising Young Woman, Wonder Woman 1984 and Pieces Of A Woman. As always, SPOILER ALERT for...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, many time returning co-host Kris Krainock comes back to talk about his own new film, Bizzarro e Fantastico. It's a thoughtful and funny meditation on death that he shot on a recent trip to Europe. We get into some puzzle pieces and the process of making this 30 minute short. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bizzarro e Fantastico and the movies we discuss...

On the 10th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Tyler from the podcasts Not Just New Movies and The 5Cast to talk about what I've always considered to be the best of the classic slasher movie franchises, Friday The 13th. We talk about a bunch of the entries in the long running series, the great fan films that are inspired by the originals, and some other c...

On the 152nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about the first Sofia Coppola movie we've covered on the podcast: the light, breezy On The Rocks. A reunion with Bill Murray (star of Coppola's celebrated Lost In Translation), it's a fun time, even if we both maybe wanted a little something more. Puzzle pieces include The Daytrippers, Annie Hall, Easy A and My Father The H...

On the 151st episode of Piecing It Together, Rosa from Latinx Lens joins me to talk about Radha Blank's fantastic feature debut The Forty-Year-Old Version. A story about reinvention, aging, success and hip-hop, it's one of the freshest debuts of the year. Puzzle pieces include Do The Right Thing, Inside Llewyn Davis, Losing Ground and Dave. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Forty-Year-Old Version a...

On this special episode, Jason Harris joins again me to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in November 2020. This month’s episode includes Proxima, I Am Greta, Fatman, Run, Jiu Jitsu and Hillbilly Elegy. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just her...

On the 9th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, I'm joined by Weng's Chop's Tony Strauss and Troy Howarth, the author of Assault On The System: The Nonconformist Cinema of John Carpenter to talk about the 1982 classic The Thing . This influential horror classic wasn't a hit when it was released, but has gone on to be considered one of the ultimate films when it comes to...

On the 150th episode of Piecing It Together, The Vern from the Cinema Recall Podcast joins me to talk about Miranda July's quirky con artist dramedy Kajillionaire. Puzzle pieces include Little Miss Sunshine, Parasite, Dogtooth and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Kajillionaire and the movies we discuss! https://www.focusfeatures.com/kajillionaire Director – Miranda July Writer...

On the 149th episode of Piecing It Together, Caitlin Kennedy returns to the show for a look at Jim Cummings' The Wolf Of Snow Hollow... A movie that's as much about toxic masculinity, anxiety and growing as a person as it is about a giant killer werewolf. Puzzle pieces include Fargo, Zodiac, The Art Of Self Defense and Wind River. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Wolf Of Snow Hollow and the movies...

On the 148th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman and I are welcomed to the Blumhouse, with our look at one of their four new movies available this month on Amazon Prime, Nocturne. The story of twin sisters competing at a prestigious music school where things turn sinister and supernatural. Puzzle pieces include Black Swan, Shine, Whiplash and Scream. As always, SPOILER ALERT for N...

On the 147th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black returns to the podcast for a celebration of all things Halloween with Adam Sandler's latest Netflix movie, Hubie Halloween. Yes it's ridiculous, yes it's silly... But it's kind of a lot of fun. Puzzle pieces include Scooby Doo, Trick 'R Treat, American Graffiti, and Hot Shots Part Deux. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hubie Halloween and the movi...