Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Will Hines stops by to help me out with the first in a series of special episodes that looks back at the 2010s decade. For this one, we're looking at our favorite video games of the decade. Obviously this is a very different kind of conversation for this show, but we had a great time reminiscing about a long list of great video games. Will Hines (aka...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, David's parents share their reactions to Martin Scorsese's gangster epic, The Irishman. Get Rich & Sunny's thoughts on the film's length, Netflix distribution, which actor did the best job and more all while their dog the Koda Bear licks the floor for 20 straight minutes on this ridiculous bonus episode. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Irishman...

On the 105th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Kolby Mac joins me to talk about Queen & Slim, a love story on the run starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith as a couple whose first date is turned upside down after they kill a cop in self defense. Puzzle pieces include If Beale Street Could Talk, Fruitvale Station, Belly and Get Out. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Queen & Sl...

On the 104th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Jay Ledbetter from InSession Film Podcast joins me to talk about one of the most awaited movies of the year, Rian Johnson's Knives Out. With an insanely star studded cast, Knives Out gives Johnson the chance to not only make a classic whodunnit murder mystery, but send up the genre at the same time. Puzzle pieces include Clue, The Hateful 8,...

On the 103rd episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock returns to talk about some real cinema... Marin Scorsese's The Irishman. The Netflix film is out today after a limited theatrical run (thank you Maya Cinemas and Eclipse Cinemas for showing it here in Las Vegas!) and stars Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. Puzzle pieces include Casino, First Reformed, You Were Never Really Here and R...

On the 102nd episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host filmmaker Sean Fallon joins us to talk about James Mangold's crowd pleaser Ford V Ferrari (or Le Mans '66 as it's known overseas). Starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale as the team that got Ford (and America) the historic win on the race track, it's a great underdog story, even if I knew nothing about racing going into it. Puzzle pieces inc...

On the 101st episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to discuss Edward Norton's passion project, Motherless Brooklyn. A throwback film noir starring Norton as a tourette's syndrome afflicted private detective, it's a bit of a mixed bag... But a bag that's more good than it's bad. Mostly. Puzzle pieces include The Untouchables, Road To Perdition, Sin City and Live By Night. As always, SP...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, my fiancee Gina Mizzoni joins me to celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast and talk about this decade of my life. We talk about our life together, this podcast, producing podcasts, composing music, my albums, our pets, our adventures and more. Apologies to Terminator Dark Fate, Jojo Rabbit and Motherless Brooklyn (as well as the guests I recorded epis...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, comedian Jason Harris joins me to discuss two of the most talked about comedies of the year: Booksmart from director Olivia Wilde and Good Boys from director Gene Stupnitsky (and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg), as well as the classic comedy they're both so clearly inspired by, Greg Mottola's Superbad. We talk about what works, what doesn't...

On the 99th episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock (our resident Stanley Kubrick expert) joins me for Doctor Sleep, the 40 years later sequel to the classic horror film The Shining. Based on a recent novel from Stephen King, Doctor Sleep and director Mike Flanagan tries to answer questions you probably never had about The Shining and expands the mythology in all kinds of new, unexpected way...

On the 98th episode of Piecing It Together, Bee Garner joins me for a Robert Pattinson reunion of sorts (she previously was on the High Life episode) with our conversation about Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse (also starring Willem Dafoe). This A24 film starts at crazy and just goes off the rails from there, masterfully acted and shot in gorgeous black & white. Puzzle pieces include The Shining,...

On this special mini episode, Phil A and I record our first impressions of the experience that was the IMAX screening of Kanye West's Jesus Is King. Part film, part music video, part live performance... Love him or hate him, Kanye West is one of the most unique artists working today, and while the film doesn't warrant a full length episode, it was definitely worth talking about. NOTE: This is a sp...

On the 97th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to discuss the return of Eddie Murphy in the Netflix Original, Dolemite Is My Name. A crowd-pleasing biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, it's a fun movie about making movies. Puzzle pieces include the Disaster Artist, Ed Wood, Hustle & Flow, and Black Dynamite. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dolemite Is My Name and the movies we discuss! https...

On the 96th episode of Piecing It Together, Isaac Vanegas from The Broken Mug Podcast joins me to discuss the Kumail Nanjiani / Dave Bautista / Uber team-up action comedy Stuber. Is it a great movie? Not exactly. Was it hilarious? Not really. Did it have a lot of awesome action? Not particularly... But hey, it wasn't that bad. Puzzle pieces include Lethal Weapon, Crank, Collateral and I Love You M...

On the 95th episode of Piecing It Together, my buddy David Quinones from Bird Road Podcast joins me to talk about El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Picking up right where the beloved television series leaves off, we finally find out what happens to Jesse Pinkman, for better or worse. Puzzle pieces include Payback, Fargo, Thief and the films of Sergio Leone. As always, SPOILER ALERT for El Camino: A...

On the 94th episode of Piecing It Together, I’m joined by returning co-hosts Joe Black and Adam Wells to talk about Rob Zombie's latest, 3 From Hell. The epic conclusion to his horror trilogy that started with House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, it's a grindhouse extravaganza and a somewhat surprise Fathom Events hit. Puzzle pieces include Leatherface, Mad Max, El Mariachi and Easy Ride...

On the 93rd episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined again by Chad Clinton Freeman and Ryan Daugherty to complete our trilogy of nerdy episodes by talking about Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Following up our conversations on Glass and Godzilla King Of The Monsters , we take on quite possibly the most divisive movie of the year. Puzzle pieces include Taxi Driver, The King Of Comedy,...

On the 92nd episode of Piecing It Together, James Anderson joins me to talk about the Danny Boyle film Yesterday, about a world in which everyone forgets The Beatles existed. Everyone except one man, who just so happens to know how to play their tunes and pretends they're his. Puzzle pieces include Big, Across The Universe, Forrest Gump and Bohemian Rhapsody. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Yesterday...

On the 91st episode of Piecing It Together, Rico Albarracin from Always The Critic Podcast joins me to talk about the James Gray / Brad Pitt space epic Ad Astra. It just hit me that we made it through an entire 40 minute episode about this movie without saying the phrase "daddy issues." Puzzle pieces include Event Horizon, Goodfellas, Ex Machina and Interstellar. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ad As...

On the 90th episode of Piecing It Together, my friend David Michor, a filmmaker and Stallone fanatic joins me to discuss the latest (and possibly last) in the Rambo series, Rambo: Last Blood. We do our best to give it the puzzle pieces treatment, but the conversation mostly goes off the rails, much like the movie itself... Puzzle pieces include Cold Pursuit, Home Alone and Halloween. As always, SP...

On the 89th episode of Piecing It Together, Catherine Gonzales from Shuffle Online joins me to talk about Brittany Runs A Marathon, a film about a woman who decides to make a change her life. Starring Jillian Bell, it's a sweet movie with a great message. Puzzle pieces include The Big Sick, Rocky, Yes Man and Heavyweights. On a side note (and personal note), as of this episode, I'm down 94lbs sinc...

This past Sunday, September 15th, Piecing It Together held its first live recording of the podcast during the 3rd annual Sin City Horror Fest . Film-critic Josh Bell of Awesome Movie Year Podcast and filmmaker/festival co-creator Drew Marvick joined me to discuss the shot-on-VHS horror-comedy, The Head. The film's writer/director Michael Keene also joined us to talk about the film's influences. Ma...

On the 87th episode of Piecing It Together, Tim Schermer joins us to talk about It Chapter Two, the sequel to one of the most successful horror movies of all time. It's based on the classic Stephen King novel and focuses on the grown up Loser's Club taking on Pennywise the clown once and for all... Puzzle pieces include Nightmare On Elm Street, Beetlejuice, The Thing and Sam Raimi films. As always...

On the 86th episode of Piecing It Together, JC from Screen Fix Podcast joins me to discuss the horror-comedy Ready Or Not. Initially a movie I planned on skipping due to the fact that I didn't really love it, it seems like everyone keeps talking about this silly little movie, so we figured we might as well do it. Puzzle pieces include Game Night, Get Out, You're Next and Surviving The Game. As alw...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year Podcast join me to play a few rounds of a new party game for movie fans, Cinephile! We probably should have spent a little more time reading the rules before we started, but we had a fun time anyway, and you can win a copy of the game in our Facebook group Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces . To find out...