Piecing It Together Podcast

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...

On this special episode, I'm sharing a conversation I had on my other podcast Bird Road about the fantastic new documentary Boys State from A24 and Apple TV+. We had on guest Elijah Manley who has first hand experience with the program and we do get into a few puzzle pieces along the way. This podcast was originally posted at https://birdroadpodcast.com/the-boys-are-all-right-ish-feat-elijah-manle...

On the 146th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me for Possessor from Brandon Cronenberg. Of course his famous father David comes up, as well as a bunch of other sci-fi oddities. Puzzle pieces include eXistenZ, Inception, Ghost In The Shell and Ex Machina. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Possessor and the movies we discuss! https://neonrated.com/films/possessor Director – Brandon Cronenb...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I am giving you, my listeners, the opportunity to listen to my new 6th album David Rosen just before its October 4th release date. I also talk during the songs, telling stories about their creation and my thoughts on the album overall. Maybe even a few inspirations along the way. David Rosen available for pre-order now. Check out more details on my w...

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 October 2020. This month’s episode includes Dick Johnson Is Dead, Hubie Halloween, The War With Grandpa, Love & Monsters, Bad Hair and On The Rocks. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Jason Harris is a...

On the 145th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman returns to the podcast to talk about the adventures of the world famous detective Sherlock Holmes' kid sister, Enola Holmes. The new release hit Netflix this week and is filled with plenty of fun and a great performance by star/producer Millie Bobby Brown. Puzzle pieces include Fleabag, Wonder Woman, Kill Bill and Mulan. As always,...

On the 144th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me for a movie I originally hadn't planned on covering... But the ridiculous controversy surrounding Cuties made it a must to check out... And it was actually really good! Puzzle pieces include Mean Girls, The Florida Project, Little Miss Sunshine and Les Misérables. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Cuties and the movies we discuss! https://...

On the 7th installment of our Missing Pieces series, Catherine Gonzales joins me to discuss one of the best movies... ever. The Charlie Kaufman written, Michel Gondry directed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This is our 3rd Charlie Kaufman project in a month, which makes me very happy. Puzzle pieces include Annie Hall, Memento, Punch-Drunk Love and 500 Days Of Summer. As always, SPOILER ALE...

On the 143rd episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock joins me to follow-up our discussion about Charlie Kaufman's novel Antkind with some more Charlie Kaufman... His new Netflix Original I'm Thinking Of Ending Things. Yes, things get weird... But I think we do a pretty good job of navigating the weirdness. Puzzle pieces include No Country For Old Men, The Cable Guy, Eraserhead and The Shinin...

On the 142nd episode of Piecing It Together, Michael Frank joins me to discuss the impending doom and existential dread of Amy Seimetz's She Dies Tomorrow. Puzzle pieces include oh what does it matter... We're all going to die anyway... As always, SPOILER ALERT for She Dies Tomorrow and the movies we discuss! https://neonrated.com/films/she-dies-tomorrow Director – Amy Seimetz Writer – Amy Seimetz...

On the 141st episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to break down why he not only hated Bill & Ted Face The Music, but considers it an attack on art. I thought it was alright. Puzzle pieces include Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, the Star Wars Sequel Series, Tron Legacy and Independence Day 1 & 2. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bill & Ted Face The Music and the movies we discuss...

September 2020 Trailers (Special Episode) 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 September 2020. This month’s episode includes Critical Thinking, The Owners, I'm Thinking Of Ending Things, The Devil All The Time, Kajillionaire and Enola Holmes (as well as a lit...

On the 8th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, Joe Black joins me to discuss Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Starring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves as two of the most lovable idiots in cinema history, we take a Missing Pieces style approach and look both at the films that inspired these two movies, and the movie they inspired. As...

On the 140th episode of Piecing It Together, Kristen Maldonado joins me to talk about Netflix's Project Power, a high energy, over-the-top superhero movie. We don't see a lot of original superhero movies nowadays, so despite a somewhat ridiculous attitude, it's still refreshing to see. Puzzle pieces include Limitless, The Professional, Requiem For A Dream and the Transformers Series. As always, SP...

On the 139th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year returns to the podcast to cover a movie we mentioned in our August 2020 Trailers Special Episode, the Seth Rogen star vehicle An American Pickle. It's very jewy, but unfortunately not very good. But we had a great time talking about it. Puzzle pieces include Adaptation, To Dust, Borat and Being There. As always, SPOI...

The Tax Collector, starring David Soto and a potentially problematic (but not really) Shia LaBeouf. Puzzle pieces include Harsh Times, Blood In Blood Out, Zoot Suit and Rambo Last Blood. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Tax Collector and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8461224/ Rosa is a film-critic who publishes her reviews at  https://rosasreviews.net/ She also co-hosts...

On the 137th episode of Piecing It Together, we do something that we've never done before... Cover a book! But it's not that surprising that I'd want to talk about Charlie Kaufman's first novel on the show, considering he's the writer of my favorite movie Adaptation and a number of other films I love. Joining me is returning co-host Kris Krainock who did a great job of filling in the literary gaps...

On this special episode, the first of a new series, Jason Harris joins me to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in August 2020. This month's episode includes An American Pickle, Spinster, I Used To Go Here, The Tax Collector, Project Power and Tesla. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any movies we discuss! Jason Harris...

On the 136th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year joins me to talk about the Lonely Island Classic, Palm Springs. This fresh take on both the romantic comedy and the time loop movie is out now on Hulu and a great time. Puzzle pieces include Groundhog Day, Looper, Passengers and Celeste & Jesse Forever. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Palm Springs and the movies we...

On the 135th episode of Piecing It Together, Imran The Nerd joins me to talk about 7500, a quick, tight thriller out now on Amazon Prime. Featuring the return of Joseph Gordon-Levitt after what feels like an eternity, its a solid little suspense film about a pilot who must survive a plane hijacking. Puzzle pieces include United 93, Gravity, The Dark Knight and Castaway. As always, SPOILER ALERT fo...

On the 134th episode of Piecing It Together, Daniel Berrios joins me to talk about one of the freshest, most excited debuts of 2020, Shannon Murphy's Babyteeth. While it fits pretty squarely in the "dying teen" sub-genre of coming-of-age movies, this is a special movie and definitely has something more to say about life. Puzzle pieces include Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Fault In Our Stars,...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Josh Bell joins me to discuss our favorite movies of 2020… so far. It's been a very strange year for movies what with everything going on in the world, but as our conversation should prove, there's definitely no shortage of great ones. As always, Spoiler Alert for any movies we talk about! Josh Bell is a film critic whose work has been se...