Piecing It Together Podcast

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 2023. This month’s episode includes Knock At The Cabin, 80 For Brady, Magic Mike's Last Dance, Somebody I Used To Know, Your Place Or Mine, Sharper, Marlowe, Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, Ant-Man & The Wasp...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer TJ Kross joins me to take a look back at 2022 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 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Bones & All and more! As always, SPOILER ALERT for an...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about our picks for our favorite older films that we watched for the first time in 2022. Some of our picks come from our research for Josh's podcast Awesome Movie Year and some are just movies from our watch list that we happened to watch in the last year. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Josh...

On the 285th episode of Piecing It Together, Ryan Estrada joins me to talk about the latest film from Hirokazu Koreeda, Broker. Who knew such a sweet film could be made about people selling babies? Puzzle pieces include Gone Baby Gone, A Taxi Driver, The Bacchus Lady and Matchstick Men. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Broker   and the movies we discuss! Written & Directed by Hirokazu Ko...

On the 284th episode of Piecing It Together, Alex Marcus joins me to talk about Noah Baumbach's latest, White Noise. Based on the beloved, unfilmable novel by Dom DeLillo, he found a way to film it. And it's weird. Puzzle pieces include Synecdoche New York, I Heart Huckabees, The Royal Tenenbaums and a bunch of Steven Spielberg films. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  White Noise  and the mo...

On the 283rd episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker/actor Josh Ruben joins me to talk about M3GAN. The killer doll movie from Akela Coope, James Wan and director Gerard Johnstone was one of my most anticipated movies of the year and it did not disappoint. Puzzle pieces include Child's Play, Phenomena, Happy Death Day and Hollow Man. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  M3GAN  and the movies...

On the 282nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about The Menu. Jason is a foodie and food writer so he was a natural fit for this episode about a celebrity chef who lures a group of unsuspecting priveldged elite to eat at his island restaurant. Puzzle pieces include Pig, The Square, Bergman Island and The Devil Wears Prada. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  The Menu&nb...

On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, I'm actually reposting a guest apperance I recently did on LA Podfidential with host Chauncey Telese where we discussed our most anticipated films of 2023! The original version of this conversation is available at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-10-anticipated-2023-movies-w-dave-rosen/id1439637792?i=1000591548962 As always, SPOILER AL...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2022. Along with some honorable mentions and suggestions from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group, we get into a lot of the movies that made up 2022. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Josh Bell is a film critic...

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 2023. This month’s episode includes M3GAN, The Pale Blue Eye, The Old Way, A Man Called Otto, House Party, Alice Darling, Missing, You People and Shotgun Wedding! I also shoutout some listener provided puzzle piece...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I'm taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album MORE CONTENT along with an album length commentary with stories about the making of the album. As of 12/30/22 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition CD can be purchased on Bandcamp. Check out https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com to buy...

On the 281st episode of Piecing It Together, Carson Timar joins me to talk about Damien Chazelle's love/hate letter to Hollywood, Babylon . Puzzle pieces include Singin' In The Rain, Boogie Nights, The Wolf of Wall Street and Dante's Inferno. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Babylon  and the movies we discuss! Written by Damien Chazelle Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Brad Pitt, Margot...

On the 280th episode of Piecing It Together, Nguyen Le joins me to talk about Disney's latest adventure Strange World. An unfortunate disappointment in theaters, we both had fun with its old school charms. Puzzle pieces include Journey To The Center Of The Earth, Avatar, Osmosis Jones and Jumanji. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Strange World  and the movies we discuss! Written by Qui Nguy...

On the 279th episode of Piecing It Together, Shaun Alexander joins me to talk about the 13 years in development sequel, Avatar: The Way Of Water . James Cameron's original is one of the biggest movies of all time, and we've all been waiting to see if he could do it again. Puzzle pieces include . As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Avatar: The Way Of Water  and the movies we discuss! Written by...

On the 278th episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Bones And All. This bizarre lovers on the run story from Luca Guadagnino starring Timothee Chalamet and Taylor Russell adds a little twist... They're cannibals... Puzzle pieces include Badlands, Near Dark, I'm A Cyborg But That's OK and Natural Born Killers. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Bones & All  an...

On the 277th episode of Piecing It Together, Charlie Harris and Francesco Quario from Because You Watched Podcast join me to talk about Guillermo del Toro's new stop-motion animated adaptation of Pinocchio ! It's a fresh, fun, beautiful take with fantastic score and lots of weirdness. Puzzle pieces include The Muppet Movie, Avatar, Brazil and A.I. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Guillermo del T...

On the 276th episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock joins me to talk about Empire Of Light . Sam Mendes' latest is all about his love of cinema. And about racism. And mental illness. And workplace power dynamics. And the list goes on. Puzzle pieces include Cinema Paradiso, American Beauty, Adventureland and the AMC Nicole Kidman Ad. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Empire Of Light  a...

On the 275th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason from Binge Movies joins me to talk about Bullet Train. We recorded this one on the Brad Pitt starring hit man action comedy when it was in theaters and we didn't really like it. Now it's out on Netflix and everyone loves it. Go figure... Puzzle pieces include Smokin' Aces, Romeo & Juliet, Once Upon A Time In Mexico and Atomic Blonde. As always...

On the 274th episode of Piecing It Together, five awesome filmmakers including David Michor, Chris Johnson, Paul Hibbard, Joe Black, Kris Krainock and Michael Keene, join me to talk about Steven Spielberg's self reflection The Fabelmans. Puzzle pieces include Spielberg's own filmography, Licorice Pizza and Belfast. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  The Fabelmans  and the movies we discuss! W...

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 2022. This month’s episode includes Violent Night, Four Samosas, Emancipation, The Whale, Something From Tiffanys, Buzz Cut, Avatar: The Way Of Water, The Apology, Bardo, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Puss In Boots...

On the 273rd episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Joe Black joins me to talk about Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Rian Johnson's second Benoit Blanc mystery hits theaters for a limited release before going to Netflix in December. Puzzle pieces include The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Primal Fear and Her. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Myster...

On the 272nd episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Joe Black joins me to talk about Three Thousand Years Of Longing . George Miller's latest disappointed in the theater, likely due to it not being another Mad Max: Fury Road , but this celebration of storytelling is one of my favorite movies of the year. Puzzle pieces include Lady In The Water, Licorice Pizza, Big Fish and The Adventures of Bar...

On the 271st episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Weird: The Al Yankovic story. A music biopic that absolutely tells the 100% real story of comedy music pioneer Weird Al. All of this definitely happened. Puzzle pieces include UHF, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, A Futile and Stupid Gesture and Wayne's World. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  Weird: The Al Yankovic Stor...

On the 270th episode of Piecing It Together, Ben Miller joins me to talk about The Banshees of Inisherin , Martin McDonagh's reunion with In Bruges ' Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Puzzle pieces include The Field, Magnolia, Inside Llewyn Davis and Anomalisa. As always, SPOILER ALERT for  The Banshees of Inisherin  and the movies we discuss! Directed and Written by Martin McDonagh Starring Coli...

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 November 2022. This month’s episode includes The Wonder, My Policeman, Causeway, Falling For Christmas, Armageddon Time, Spirited, She Said, Poker Face, Devotion and Bones & All. We also speed round almost 15 more movi...