Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell and Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to talk about our picks for the Top 10 Films of 2025! Between the three of us we get into lots of great picks, along with honorable mentions, favorite movie moments, and picks from the Popcorn & Puzzle PIeces Facebook Group!

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. With comedian and filmmaker Jason H...

On this special eLpisode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a look back at the year 2025. This is not a traditional episode of the podcast, but more a chance to talk to you all and recap my year in movies, music and podcasting, as well as share some news about what’s coming in 2026.

My latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018’s A Different Kind Of Dream, 2020’s David Rosen, 2022’s MORE CONTENT and 2025’s upcoming And Other...

On this special episode I’m joined by Jason Harris of Awesome Movie Year to talk about the trailers for a whole bunch of movies coming out in January 2026. This month’s lineup includes Greenland 2: Migration, People We Meet On Vacation, The Chronology Of Water, Obex, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Killer Whale, The RIP, Mercy, Return To Silent Hill, H Is For Hawk, Send Help, The Moment, Melania and Primate.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vega...

On the 497th episode of Piecing It Together, M.N. Miller joins me to talk about Marty Supreme. The most electrifying movie of the year comes from Josh Safdie with a fantastic lead performance from Timothee Chalamet. Puzzle pieces include After Hours, Fargo, Babylon and a couple not so good ping pong movies.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Marty Supreme and the movies we discuss!

Written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bernstein

Directed by Josh Safdie

Starring Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler The Creator, Ab...

On the 496th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas with Gina Mizzoni, Luella Chavez and Daniel Howat to talk about The Housemaid! This Lifetime-esque thriller stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried and is a celebration of crazy chicks. Puzzle pieces include Promising Young Woman, Fatal Attraction, White Oleander and Flowers In The Attic.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Housemaid and the movies we discuss!

Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine

Directed by Paul Feig

Starring Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweene, Brandon Sklenar and Michele Morrone

On the 495th episode of Piecing It Together, Paul Hibbard joins me to talk about It Was Just An Accident. This darkly funny but poignant thriller is all about revenge gone wrong... So naturally we've got some great puzzle pieces to get into. Puzzle pieces include Parasite, Blue Ruin, The Secret In Their Eyes and Little Miss Sunshine.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for It Was Just An Accident and the movies we discuss!

Written by Jafar Panahi

Directed by Jafar Panahi

Starring Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Ha...

On the 494th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason from Binge Movies joins me to talk about Predator: Badlands! Now the most successful movie in the Predator franchise... We kinda didn't like it that much. Puzzle pieces include the Star Wars TV shows, the Marvel TV shows, the latest Jurassic World and on the bright side... Godzilla X Kong.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Predator: Badlands and the movies we discuss!

Jason is the host of the Binge Movies Podcast

Check out Binge Movies at https://bingemovies.podbean.com/

A...

On this special episode I’m joined by Jason Harris of Awesome Movie Year to talk about the trailers for a whole bunch of movies coming out in December 2025. This month’s lineup includes The Family McMullen, Fackham Hall, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Ella McCay, Hamnet, Avatar: Fire & Ash, Marty Supreme, Anaconda, Song Sung Blue and The Housemaid.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas). He also co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Podcast whic...

On the 493rd episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Oh, Hi! This funny anti-rom-com thriller stars an absolutely game Molly Gordon and takes you to places you'd never expect. Puzzle pieces include Misery, Gerald's Game, Leaving Las Vegas and Strange Darling.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Oh, Hi and the movies we discuss!

Written by Sophie Brooks and Molly Gordon

Directed by Sophie Brooks

Starring Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Cross

Sony Pictures

Er...

On the 492nd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE! I'm joined by Jake Gonzalez, Chase Gifford and Carolyn Luckett to talk about this over the top action sequel. Puzzle pieces include Mad Max Fury Road, Death Wish, Indiana Jones and First Blood.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Sisu: Road To Revenge and the movies we discuss!

Written by Jalmari Helander

Directed by Jalmari Helander

Starring Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang, Richard Brake

So...

On the 491st episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with Steven Hughes, Anthony Elias and Carolyn Luckett to talk about The Running Man! This new take on the classic story is directed by Edgar Wright, stars Glen Powell and is a blast. Puzzle pieces include Idiocracy, The Truman Show, Die Hard and Hard Boiled.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Running Man and the movies we discuss!

Written by Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall

Directed by Edgar Wright

Starring Glen Po...

On the 490th episode of Piecing It Together, we conclude our FilmQuest Film Festival 2025 coverage as Emily Zercher and Shane Brady join me to talk about Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma. This follow-up to our previous episode lets the filmmakers react to our puzzle pieces and share some of their actual influences as well as stories from the making of the film.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hacked: A Double Entrende of Rage Fueled Karma and all of the movies we discuss!

Check out FilmQuest at https://www.filmquestfest.com...

On the 489th episode of Piecing It Together, we continue our FilmQuest Film Festival 2025 coverage as Hana Kazim joins me to talk about Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma. We also talk about Hana's own short film Yathoom making this a double dose episode. Puzzle pieces for Hacked include Hackers, The Beekeeper and John Wick.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hacked: A Double Entrende of Rage Fueled Karma and Yathoom and all of the movies we discuss!

Check out FilmQuest at https://www.filmquestfest.com

And also check out...

On the 488th episode of Piecing It Together, we continue our FilmQuest Film Festival 2025 coverage as Jake Myers joins me to talk about Appofeniacs. We also talk about Jake's own feature Kombucha making this a double dose episode. Puzzle pieces for Appofeniacs include Tarantinto, Lynch and South Park. Puzzle pieces for Kombucha include The Substance, Inside Llewyn Davis and Office Space.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Appofeniacs and Kombucha and the movies we discuss!

Check out FilmQuest at https://www.filmquestfest.com

And also check out FilmQuest on Instagram @filmquest

On the 487th episode of Piecing It Together, we kick off our FilmQuest Film Festival 2025 coverage as Jonna Jackson joins me to talk about Orion. We also talk about Jonna's role in the festival and her own work in film and music. Puzzle pieces for Orion include Event Horizon, Saw, The Abyss and Closetland.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Orion and the movies we discuss!

Written by Anne Vithayathil

Directed by Jaco Bouwer

Starring Andrew McCarthy, Drew Van Aacker

Jonna Jackson is the as...

On the 486th episode of Piecing It Together, Michael Klug joins me to talk about A House Of Dynamite. This thriller from Kathryn Bigelow is a look at a dozen people's response to an impending nuclear theat. Puzzle pieces include The War of the Worlds, WarGames, Dunkirk and Independence Day.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for A House Of Dynamite and the movies we discuss!

Written by Noah Oppenheim

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Starring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Gabriel Basso

Netflix

Duration: 00:30:04

On the 485th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to talk about Guillermo del Toro's new take on the classic monster tale, Frankenstein! Chad was my guest years ago for an episode on the original Frankenstein, so this episode bookends decades of adaptation of the classic story. Puzzle pieces include Ex Machina, Re-Animator, Chappie and The Crow.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Frankenstein and the movies we discuss!

Written by Guillermo del Toro

Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Go...

On the 484th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker/author Steven Bernstein joins me to talk about Sorry, Baby. This dramedy from A24 and writer/director/star Eva Victor has a finger on the pulse of a very specific kind of young person that we're both fascinated by. Puzzle pieces include Lost In Translation, Janet Planet, Girls and Days Of Heaven.

We also talk about Steven Bernstein's history in Hollywood and his new project GRQ The Movie.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Sorry, Baby and the movies we discuss!

Written by...

On this special episode I’m joined by Jason Harris of Awesome Movie Year to talk about the trailers for a whole bunch of movies coming out in November 2025. This month’s lineup includes Die My Love, Frankenstein, Trap House, Jay Kelly, Now You See Me Now You Don't, Nouvelle Vague, Wicked For Good, David, Zootopia 2, Eternity, The Thing With Feathers, Predator Badlands, The Running Man, Keeper and SISU: Road To Revenge.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just...

On the 483rd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas for the 40th anniversary of The Last Dragon! Jason Harris, Tab Lloyd and Mikey VIP join me for this wild action comedy produced by Berry Gordy. Puzzle pieces include Dolemite, Streets Of Fire, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and Kill Bill.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Last Dragon and the movies we discuss!

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas). He also co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Pod...

On the 482nd episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Kiss Of The Spider Woman. This musical remake takes its prisoners on a wild, over-the-top technicolor ride with J.Lo! Puzzle pieces include Cabraet, Babylon, Sucker Punch and This Is Me... Now.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Kiss Of The Spider Woman and the movies we discuss!

Written by Bill Condon

Directed by Bill Condon

Starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez

Lionsgate

Eric Langberg is a fi...

On the 481st episode of Piecing It Together, Tia Bean joins me to talk about Freakier Friday! This long awaited sequel to the Jamie Lee Curtis / Lindsay Lohan switchup comedy is now out on Disney+! Puzzle pieces include 17 Again, Step Brothers, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Mean Girls.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Freakier Friday and the movies we discuss!

Written by Jordas Weiss

Directed by Nisha Ganatra

Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Vanessa Bayer

Disney

Ti...

On the 480th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas with Sam Novak, Johnny Molinaro and Nic Patrick to talk about Tron: Ares! The third in the cult series takes the videogame action to the real world and featured a killer soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails. Puzzle pieces include Pixels, Terminator, Alien: Covenant and Ex Machina.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Tron: Ares and the movies we discuss!

Written by Jesse Wigutow

Directed by Joachim Ronning

Starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Tu...

On the 479th episode of Piecing It Together, it's a super episode as I'm joined by Joe Black, Luis Samra, Jason Harris, Samantha Soriano, Derrick Murray and Paul Hibbard to talk about One Battle After Another! Paul Thomas Anderson's latest is the movie of the year and we all couldn't wait to talk about it. Puzzle pieces include Duel, Carlitos Way, Goodfellas and many of the other films of Paul Thomas Anderson.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for One Battle After Another and the movies we discuss!

Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

...

On the 478th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with William-Patrick Coleman, KL Martin and Bob Jomes to talk about Good Boy! This horror story from the point of view of a dog has caught a lot of buzz, and as a huge dog lover and the lead of a doggy rock group The Pup Pups, of course I had to do a show on this one. Puzzle pieces include Scooby Doo, The Thing, The Others and Poltergeist.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of...

On the 477th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Fight Or Flight! Josh Hartnett is having a blast in this hectic non-stop action flick. Puzzle pieces include Passenger 57, Bullet Train, Con Air and Kill.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Fight Or Flight and the movies we discuss!

Written by DJ Cotrona and Brooks McLaren

Directed by James Madigan

Starring Josh Hartnett, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov, Charithra Chndran

Vertical

Josh Bell is a film critic whose re...

On this special episode I’m joined by Jason Harris of Awesome Movie Year to talk about the trailers for a whole bunch of movies coming out in October 2025. This month’s lineup includes Play Dirty, Roofman, Killing Faith, The Smashing Machine, Steve, Kiss Of the Spider Woman, The Woman In Cabin 10, Anenome, After The Hunt, The Black Phone 2, Pets On A Train, Good Fortune, Good Boy, Tron: Ares, Bugonia and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!

NOTE: Poolman actually comes out on O...

On the 476th episode of Piecing It Together Podcast we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas to talk about HIM with guests Korey Kilgore, Samantha Soriano and Patrick Nelson. This crossroads between football and the devil was produced by Jordan Peele but doesn't quite come together the way we'd hoped. Puzzle pieces include Whiplash, Rosemary's Baby, Late Night With The Devil and Smile 2.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for HIM and the movies we discuss!

Written by Skip Bronkie, Zack Akers, Justin Tipping

Directed by Justin Tipping

Starring Marlon Wayans, Ty...

On the 475th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with Teresa O'Hara, Danny Chandia and Darlene Dalmaceda to talk about A Big Bold Beautiful Journey! This magical romance from Kogonada starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell explores all kinds of ideas about love and life. Puzzle pieces include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, What Dreams May Come, La La Land and Hot Tub Time Machine.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey and the movies we discuss!

Written by Seth Re...

On the 474th episode of Piecing It Together, Ryan Pak of Soundtrack Your Life Podcast joins me to talk about Spinal Tap II: The End Continues! Against all odds, these rockers are still with us, still rocking and still hilarious. Puzzle pieces include A Mighty Wind, Popstar, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Happy Gilmore 2.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Spinal Tap II and the movies we discuss!

Written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner

Directed by Rob Reiner

Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Ro...

On the 473rd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from AMC Town Square after an early screening of The Long Walk with film critic Daniel Howat. This adaptation of the Stephen King novel from JT Mollner and Francis Lawerence features a great young cast and a lot of walking. Puzzle pieces include Speed, Ploattoon, Cool Hand Luke and The Hunger Games.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Long Walk and the movies we discuss!

Written by JT Mollner

Directed by Francis Lawerence

Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jo...

On the 472nd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas to talk about The Conjuring: Last Rites, the "final" (sure) film in the hugely successful Conjuring universe. Puzzle pieces include The Haunted, Mirror Mirror and The Entity.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Conjuring: Last Rites and the movies we discuss!

Written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

Directed by Michael Chaves

Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy

New Line Cinema

Gina Mi...

On the 471st episode of Piecing It Together, real life private detective Natasha Hall joins me to talk about Honey Don't! The latest from Ethan Coen and his wife Tricia Cooke continues their trilogy of lesbian detective stories. Puzzle pieces include The Long Goodbye, Bottoms, Red State and of course, the films Natasha Hall and Suffrage which are based on Natasha's life.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Honey Don't! and the movies we discuss!

Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke

Directed by Ethan Cooke

Starring Margaret Qualley, Au...

On the 470th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about The Toxic Avenger! I'm joined by Michael Keene, William-Patrick Coleman and Brianna Florian to discuss this new take on the Troma classic. Puzzle pieces include Freaked, Super, Little Nicky and Frankenstein.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Toxic Avenger and the movies we discuss!

Written by Macon Blair

Directed by Macon Blair

Starring Peter Drinklage, Jakob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood

Troma / Legendary

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On this special episode I'm joined by Jason Harris of Awesome Movie Year to talk about the trailers for a whole bunch of movies coming out in September 2025. This month's lineup includes The Baltimorons, Highest 2 Lowest, The Long Walk, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Xeno, One Battle After Another, The Strangers: Chapter 2, Gabbys Dollhouse: The Movie, The Conjuring: Last Rites, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and Him.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here...

On the 469th episode of Piecing It Together, Ryan Luis Rodriguez joins me to talk about Eddington. Ari Aster's pandemic dark comedy is unsurprisingly polarizing, but we both loved it. Puzzle pieces include No Country For Old Men, Nashville, Eyes Wide Shut and First Reformed.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Eddington and the movies we discuss!

Written by Ari Aster

Directed by Ari Aster

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, Emma Stone

A24

Ryan Luis Rodriguez is a po...

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 the rest of 2025!

The original version of this conversation is available at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Make sure to check out LA Podfidential at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/

Follow LA Podfidential on Twitter @LAPodfidential

And Follow Chauncey on Twitter @bigchaunc64

My sixt...

On the 468th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with Celine Ochoa, William Moessinger and Ernest Curcio to talk about Zach Cregger's wildly anticipated Weapons! Puzzle pieces include Longlegs, Lost Highway, The Hunt and Tangled.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Weapons and the movies we discuss!

Written by Zach Cregger

Directed by Zach Cregger

Starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Amy Madigan

Warner Bros

Celine Ochoa is a filmmaker from Las...

On the 467th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black and Jason Harris join me to talk about Happy Gilmore 2! As far as legacy sequels go, it kind of does the best and the worst of what these movies do. Puzzle pieces include Clerks 3, Alien Resurrection, Top Gun Maverick and Rocky.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Happy Gilmore 2 and the movies we discuss!

Written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler

Directed by Kyle Newacheck

Starring Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Benny Safdie, Julie Bowen, Bad Bunny

Netflix

On the 466th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas to talk about The Naked Gun with Jason Harris, Doug Ecks and Mason Gordon. Puzzle pieces include Mission: Impossible, Batman, Arrested Development and Airplane II.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Naked Gun and the movies we discuss!

Written by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, Akiva Schaffer

Directed by Akiva Schaffer

Starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston

Paramount

Jason Harris is a writer and sta...

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 August 2025. This month’s episode includes Together, Freakier Friday, Fixed, Nobody 2, Americana, Honey Don't!, The Thursday Murder Club, Caught Stealing, The Roses, The Toxic Avenger, The Naked Gun and Weapons.

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of July including pieces from Daniel Millward and The Vern.

Jason Harris is a wri...

On the 465th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas with Faith Nault, Perry Markle and C Jack to talk about The Fantastic Four: First Steps! This next step in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a lot riding on it. Puzzle pieces include Oppenheimer, The Wizard of Oz, Star Trek and Pieces Of A Woman.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the movies we discuss!

Written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer

Directed by Matt Shakman

St...

On the 464th episode of Piecing It Together, The Vern joins me to talk about The Surfer. Who doesn't want to watch Nic Cage get tortured on an Australian beach for 90 minutes? Puzzle pieces include Mandy, Eden Lake, Swiss Army Man and After Hours.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Surfer and the movies we discuss!

Written by Thoams Martin

Directed by Lorcan Finnegan

Starring Nicolas Cage, Finn Little, Julian McMahon

Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate

The Vern hosts the Cinema Recall Podcast

On the 463rd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about The Ballad Of Wallis Island. This sweet indie features a folk singer and his biggest fan, stuck on an island. It's a delight. Puzzle pieces include Once, A Mighty Wind, Local Hero and Inside Llewyn Davis.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Ballad Of Wallis Island and the movies we discuss!

Written by Tom Basden and Tim Key

Directed by James Griffiths

Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carrey Mulligan, Akemnji Ndjifornyen

Fo...

On the 462nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Freaky Tales. This collection of crazy stories spread across one wild night in Oakland is inspired by the classic Too Short song. Puzzle pieces include Suburbia, Decline of Western Civilization, House Party and The Fog.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Freaky Tales and the movies we discuss!

Written by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Starring Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Ben Mendelsohn, Angus Cloud, Too Short

...

On the 461st episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Superman! I am joined by Mike Davis, Antonio Llapur and David Tovar to discuss James Gunn's new take on the iconic superhero starring David Corenswet. Puzzle pieces include Blue Beetle, Ali, John Wick and The Incredibles.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Superman and the movies we discuss!

Written by James Gunn

Directed by James Gunn

Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult

Warner Bros / DC

...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Three Chords and the Pooch by The Pup Pups! This collection of novelty/comedy songs about my dog Harvey (and in some cases sung by him) is the 5th album by The Pup Pups and dare I say… The best one yet? As of 7/11/2025 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://thepuppups.bandcamp.com to buy the limi...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Ben Miller joins me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2025 so far. Along with our lists we get into some honorable mentions and talk about the weird year that 2025 has been so far.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/

Follow Ben on Twitter @nebisben

My latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-20...

On the 460th episode of Piecing It Together, Derrick Murray joins me to talk about Ballerina, the latest entry in the John Wick series. Ana De Armas leads this spin off that expands the world in some really fun ways. Puzzle pieces include Rogue One, Black Widow, Rumble In The Bronx and Hot Fuzz.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ballerina and the movies we discuss!

Written by Shay Hatten

Directed by Len Wiseman

Starring Ana De Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman Deedus, Ian McShane, Keanu Re...

On the 459th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas with Luella Chavez, Darlene Dalmaceda and Ali The Gran Finali to talk about M3GAN 2.0! The return of everyone's favorite sassy killer robot genre shifts and is a blast. Puzzle pieces include Terminator 2, Happy Death Day 2 U, Austin Powers and Scooby Doo.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for M3GAN 2.0 and the movies we discuss!

Written by Gerard Johnstone and Akela Cooper

Directed by Gerard Johnston

Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, Jermaine Clement

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 July 2025. This month’s episode includes Jurassic World Rebirth, Heads Of State, The Old Guard 2, Madea's Destination Wedding, Smurfs, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Eddington, The Home, Happy Gilmore 2, Bambi: The Reckoning, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of June including pieces from Josie DeMarco, Eric Lan...

On the 458th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests KL Martin, Kris West and Eric Mathis to talk about 28 Years Later, the long awaited zombie sequel from Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. Puzzle pieces include The Road, Ghost Of Mars, I Am Legend and The Wizard Of Oz.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for 28 Years Later and the movies we discuss!

Written by Alex Garland

Directed by Danny Boyle

Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Jack O'Connell, Ra...

On the 457th episode of Piecing It Together, Jennifer Howell joins me to talk about Materialists. Celine Song's follow-up to the indie darling Past Lives stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in a love triangle. Puzzle pieces include They Came Together, The Wedding Planner, Hitch and the work of Jane Austen.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Materialists and the movies we discuss!

Written by Celine Song

Directed by Celine Song

Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal

A24

Jennifer Ho...

On the 456th episode of Piecing It Together, Wil Williams joins me to talk about Final Destination Bloodlines. This long awaited new entry in the classic horror series surprised the hell out of me and became one of my favorite movies of the year. Puzzle pieces include Titanic, The Venture Bros, Top Gun Maverick and Hereditary.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Final Destination Bloodlines and the movies we discuss!

Written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor

Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein

Starring Brec Bassinger, Richard Ha...

On the 455th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas to talk about the 25th anniversary of Kevin Smith's Dogma! I'm joined by filmmaker Joe Black, comedian Jason Harris and comedian Anne Flagg. Puzzle pieces include Ghostbusters, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Muppet Movie and Gremlins.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dogma and the movies we discuss!

Joe Black is a filmmaker and has recently completed work on his latest, Natasha Hall: Suffrage.

Check out Joe’s website at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/

And Follow Blue M...

On the 454th episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined by Marco Arriaga, Dayvid Figler, Amanda Guarragi, Jason Harris and David Quinones to talk about the Tim Robinson comedy Friendship. If you're up for this kind of ridiculous, absurdist comedy, this super episode is going to be a fun one. Puzzle pieces include Looney Tunes, I Love You Man, One Hour Photo and Very Bad Things.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Friendship and the movies we discuss!

Written by Andrew DeYoung

Directed by Andrew DeYoung

Starring Tim Robinson, Pa...

On the 453rd episode of Piecing It Together, Paul Hibbard joins me to talk about Bring Her Back. Danny and Michael Philippou's follow-up to the hit A24 horror film Talk To Me gets into some familiar territory but does it all really well. Puzzle pieces include Hereditary, Hellraiser, Martyrs and Speak No Evil.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bring Her Back and the movies we discuss!

Written by Danny and Michael Philippou

Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou

Starring Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Billy Barratt

A24

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 May 2025. This month’s episode includes Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, The Ritual, Straw, Predator: Killer Of Killers, Deep Cover, How To Train Your Dragon, Materialists, Echo Valley, Elio, Everythings Going To Be Great, Bride Hard and F1.

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of Mayincluding pieces from Josie DeMarco, Eric Langberg, Demetrius Sanders and David Mi...

On the 452nd episode of Piecing It Together, William-Patrick Coleman joins me to talk about Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The 8th and possibly final entry in the long running Tom Cruise action series gave us an opportunity to look back at the whole series and talk about what might have inspired this conclusion. Puzzle pieces include Furious 7, Meg 2: The Trench and Avengers: Endgame.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and the movies we discuss!

Written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendersen

Directed by Ch...

On the 451st episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Black Bag. Our 2nd episode on a Steven Soderbergh film this year, this one is truly one of the year's best. Puzzle pieces include The Killer, Closer, Fair Play and The Addams Family.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Black Bag and the movies we discuss!

Written by David Koepp

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Pierce Brosnan

Focus Features

On this special Episode 450, I take some time to make some announcements about the show moving forward and everything else that I have going on. It's about to be a busy time for me, but lots more Piecing It Together is on the way.

My latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018's A Different Kind Of Dream, 2020's David Rosen, 2022's MORE CONTENT and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Phenomena. Find it on Bandcamp, Apple Music...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Another One Already??? But You Just Had One! by The Pup Pups! This collection of novelty/comedy songs about dogs and cats (and in some cases sung by my dogs and cats) is the 4th album by The Pup Pups and dare I say... The best yet? As of 5/9/2025 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://thepu...

On the 449th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with Antonio Llapur, Laura Espinoza and Kris Mayeshiro to talk about the latest entry in the MCU, the super-anti-hero team up Thunderbolts*! Puzzle pieces include Suicide Squad, Logan, Avengers and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Thunderbolts* and any of the movies we discuss!

Written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo

Directed by Jake Schreier

Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Da...

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 May 2025. This month’s episode includes Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Rust, Fight Or Flight, Clown In A Cornfield, Final Destination Bloodlines, Lilo & Stitch, Karate Kid Legends, Mountainhead and Bring Her Back.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of April including pieces fro...

On the 448th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about The Shrouds. The latest from David Cronenberg could be his last, and it would be a fitting end to a legendary career given the subject matter. Puzzle pieces include To Dust, Between The Temples, Her and Videodrome.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Shrouds and the movies we discuss!

Written by David Cronenberg

Directed by David Cronenberg

Starring Vincent Cassell, Guy Pearce, Diane Kruger

Sideshow

Eric La...

On the 447th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Davey Schaupp joins me to talk about Alex Garland's latest, Warfare! We also talk about his new documentary No Place To Grow Old. Puzzle pieces include Black Hawk Down, Children Of Men, Sing Sing and Whiplash.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Warfare and the movies we discuss!

Written by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza

Directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza

Starring Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Michael Gandolfini, Charles Melton

A24

Davey Sc...

On the 446th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with Ms Michelle, Michael Keene and Tyler Najera to talk abuot Sinners! Ryan Coogler's music / vampire / gangster epic starring twin Michael B. Jordans is one of the most exciting releases of the year so far. Puzzle pieces include From Dusk Till Dawn, Elvis, The Shining and Eve's Bayou.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Sinners and the movies we discuss!

Written by Ryan Coogler

Directed by Ryan Coogler

Starring Michael B. Jordan, Ha...

On the 445th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Companion! It's all killer robots, incels and spoilers on this one folks. Puzzle pieces include Her, M3GAN, Ex Machina and Revenge.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Companion and the movies we discuss!

Written by Drew Hancock

Directed by Drew Hancock

Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Rupert Friend

Warner Bros.

Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CB...

On the 444th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about The Amateur! This espionage thriller starring Rami Malek takes some weird twists and turns that made it stand out for us. Puzzle pieces include Mission: Impossible, Beverly Hills Cop, Home Alone and Hackers.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Amateur and the movies we discuss!

Written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli

Directed by James Hawes

Starring Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Stuhlbarg, Laurence Fishburne

20th Cen...

On the 443rd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from The Beverly Theater in Las Vegas for a crossover episode with the UNLV Film Department Podcast. I'm joined by Nic Patrick, L Villarreal and Ani Rogy to talk about Newlyweeds, the debut film from Judas and The Black Messiah director Shaka King. Puzzle pieces include Half Baked, The Graduate and the Beastie Boys "Sabotage" music video.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Newlyweeds and the movies we discuss!

Written by Shaka King

Directed by Shaka King

Starring Am...

On the 442nd episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Screamboat! This horror rendition of the original Mickey Mouse short Steamboat Willie takes the iconic character places where Walt never dreamed. Puzzle pieces include Leprechaun, Gremlins, Ghoulies and Scary Movie.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Screamboat and the movies we discuss!

Written by Steven LaMorte and Matthew Garcia-Dunn

Directed by Steven LaMorte

Starring David Howard Thornton, Allison Pittel, Amy Schumacher, Jesse Posey, Kailey Hyman

Sleight Of Ha...

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 2025. This month’s episode includes The Friend, A Minecraft Movie, Freaky Tales, Warfare, Drop, The King Of Kings, Sneaks, Sinners, Cheech and Chong's Last Movie, Bullet Train Explosion and The Accountant 2.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of March including pieces fr...

On the 441st episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Death Of A Unicorn! The A24 horror-comedy starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega takes on the mythical creature in some very unexpected ways... Unless you're a unicorn expert, then maybe you saw some of it coming. Puzzle pieces include Jurassic Park, Limitless, Knives Out and The Last Unicorn.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Death Of A Unicorn and the movies we discuss!

Written by Alex Scharfman

Directed by Alex Scharfman

On the 440th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Baby Invasion. The latest from Harmony Korine features a live feed of a videogame in which players rob a mansion while their faces are digitally replaced by baby faces. Cinema. Puzzle pieces include We're All Going To The World's Fair, The Bling Ring, Searching and Doom.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Baby Invasion and the movies we discuss!

Written by Harmony Korine

Directed by Harmony Korine

Starring Juan Bofill, Shawn Thomas, Steven Rodriguez, An...

On the 439th episode of Piecing It Together, Robbie Sherman joins me to talk about The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. This episode is a crossover with Conversations With Robbie Sherman where I recently guested on two Looney Tunes related episodes in the lead up to the first ever fully animated theatrically released Looney Tunes movie. Puzzle pieces include The Thing, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Indepdendence Day and Dirty Work.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Day The Earth Blew Up and the movies we discuss!

Wr...

On the 438th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Presence, one of two Steven Soderbergh films released this year. This ghost story from the point of view of the ghost is a unique, original and one of the year's best so far. Puzzle pieces include A Ghost Story, In A Violent Nature, Paranormal Activity and I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Presence and the movies we discuss!

Written by David Koepp

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

On this special episode, I’m joined by Nick Marcus from The Film Scorer Podcast to discuss our picks for the best film scores of the 2020s decade so far at the mid-way point. This special conversation is a cross-over that will appear on both of our podcasts and we get into a lot of really amazing film scores from over the last 5 years.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Nick Marcus is the host of The Film Scorer Podcast, featuring long-form interviews with film composers.

Check out The...

On this special episode, I'm joined by Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year to discuss our picks for the best films of the 2020s decade so far at the mid-way point. With very differring movie tastes, we get into a lot of varied picks from over the last 5 years.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. With comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year, a...

On the 437th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Mickey 17! The latest from Bong Joon-ho features 17 Robert Pattinsons (well, mainly two but still, we want as many Robert Pattinsons as we can get). Puzzle pieces include Downsizing, The Death of Stalin, Dead Ringers and The Island.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mickey 17 and the movies we discuss!

Written by Bong Joon-ho

Directed by Bong Joon-ho

Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo

...

On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Mike Miley, author of the book David Lynch's American Dreamscapes, to do a first of its kind episode... A look at films that may have been inspired by the collective works of David Lynch. Undoubtebly one of the most influential figures in cinema, after he recently passed away, it only made sense to do this episode on his full filmography rather than a single film. Puzzle pieces include Natural Born Killers, Synecdoche New York, Barton Fink and I Saw The TV Glow.

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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 2025. This month’s episode includes Rule Breakers, Night Of The Zoopocalypse, Novocaine, Black Bag, The Electric State, Opus, Snow White, The Alto Knights, Bob Trevino Likes It, Magazine Dreams, The Woman In The Yard, Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Road Trip, Mickey 17 and A Working Man.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

I al...

On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 97th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 2nd. 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 of the movies we discuss!

Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/

He also hosts the...

On the 436th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Knik Woods, Jimmie Gonzalez and Sam Novak to talk about THE MONKEY! Osgood Perkins' hilarious horror-comedy is based on a Stephen King short story and filled with all kinds of wacky, craziness. Puzzle pieces include Final Destination, Gremlins, The Dark Half and Hellraiser.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Monkey and the movies we discuss!

Written by Osgood Perkins

Directed by Osgood Perkins

Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Co...

On the 435th episode of Piecing It Together, Tara Giancaspro joins me to talk about The Brutalist. Brady Corbett's American epic is one of the most talked about movies of the year and a big contender at the upcoming Oscars. Puzzle pieces include Babylon, The Aviator, There Will Be Blood and The Neon Demon.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Brutalist and the movies we discuss!

Written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvoid

Directed by Brady Corbet

Starring Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy

On the 434th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Faith Nault, Jorge Lara and Kristopher West to talk about Captain America: Brave New World. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't exactly move things forward like fans had hoped, but we had a good time with it anyway. Puzzle pieces include The Manchurian Candidate, Bond movies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and a bunch of X-Men movies that we have trouble distinguishing between.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Captain America: Brave New World and the movies we...

On the 433rd episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Anora. Sean Baker's latest starring Mikey Madison was an early awards favorite when we recorded this episode. Then I kept waiting for a good time to release the episode and in the months since, it's won DGA and PGA and is now looking like a clear Oscar frontrunner. Puzzle pieces include Get Him To The Greek, Married To The Mob, Ghost Dog and Zola.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Anora and the movies we discuss!

Written by Se...

On the 432nd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean & William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Heart Eyes! Josh Ruben's new slasher is a horror-romantic-comedy, just in time for Valentine's Day! Puzzle pieces include Scream, Lover's Lane, My Bloody Valentine and My Bloody Valentine 3D.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Heart Eyes and the movies we discuss!

Written by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy

Directed by Josh Ruben

Starring Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, De...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer and podcaster Brian Skutle joins me to take a look back at 2024 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! It was a big year for movies and we get into a lot of great picks from some of the more celebrated scores like The Brutalist and Conclave to some more more out of left field picks like Daddio, The Colors Within and A Different Man!

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Brian S...

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 2025. This month’s episode includes Kinda Pregnant, Love Hurts, Armand, Paddington In Peru, The Gorge, Bridge Jones: Mad About The Boy, The Monkey, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Last Breath, The Legend of Ochi, Heart Eyes and Captain America Brave New World.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

I also shout out so...

On the 431st episode of Piecing It Together, Danette Tull from the Nevada Film Office joins me to talk about Flight Risk, the Mark Wahlberg starring acion flick shot here in Nevada. We recorded this episode at LMG Studios where the film was mostly shot and after our main converastion we're also joined by Troy Staton to discuss filming in Nevada. Puzzle pieces include Con Air, Fear, Flight and Zero Hour!

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Flight Risk and the movies we discuss!

Written by Jason Rosenberg

Directed by Mel Gi...

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 2024. 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.

We also hear from Josh’s Awesome Movie Year co-host Jason Harris about his 10 favorite first time watches of 2024.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Josh...

On the 430th episode of Piecing It Together, film critic Courtney Howard joins me to talk about Better Man. If you don't know it by name, this is the Robbie Williams biopic where he's digitally replaced by a CGI Chimp. It's WILD. Puzzle pieces include All That Jazz, Rocketman, Babylon and of course, Planet of the Apes.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Better Man and the movies we discuss!

Written by Michael Gracey, Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole

Directed by Michael Gracey

Starring Robbie Williams, Steve Pemberton, Kate Mulvany, Al...

On the 429th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests K.L. Martin, Luella Chavez and Knik Woods to talk about Wolf Man! Leigh Whannel's take on the classic Universal monster added some interesting ideas and plenty of tension. Puzzle pieces include The Shining, Night of the Living Dead, Twilight and Ginger Snaps.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Wolf Man and the movies we discuss!

Written by Leigh Whannell and Corbett Tuck

Directed by Leigh Whannell

Starring Julia Garner, Ch...

On the 428th episode of Piecing It Together, Toby Cochran joins me to talk about The Wild Robot, which has just been re-released in theaters. This beautiful animated film is one of 2024's best. We also discuss my guest's animated film about a robot, LUKI & The Lights. Puzzle pieces include Isle of Dogs, Bambi, Life of Pi and The Iron Giant.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Wild Robot and the movies we discuss!

Written by Chris Sanders

Directed by Chris Sanders

Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Mark Hamill, Ca...

On the 427th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Jason Harris, Derek Sante and KC Christon to talk about Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera! This long awaited sequel to the "dirtbag action" flick takes things to the next level. Puzzle pieces include Ronin, The Italian Job, The Fast & The Furious and Oceans 11.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera and the movies we discuss!

Written by Christian Gudegast

Directed by Christian Gudegast

Starring Gerard Butler, O'Shea Ja...

On the 426th episode of Piecing It Together, Robert Kachelriess joins me to talk about The Last Showgirl. Both of us being Las Vegas based gave us plenty to talk about with Pamela Anderson's much hyped Vegas showgirl story. Puzzle pieces include Casino, Leaving Las Vegas, The Wrestler and Nyad.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Last Showgirl and the movies we discuss!

Written by Kate Gersten

Directed by Gia Coppola

Starring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka

Roadside Attractions

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On the 425th episode of Piecing It Together, journalist Corey Levitan joins me to talk about A Complete Unknown. This Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold starring Timothee Chalamet does its best to make a story out of a mysterious music icon. Puzzle pieces include Bohemian Rhapsody, Amadeus, Birdman and inside Llewyn Davis.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Complete Unknown and the movies we discuss!

Written by James Mangold and Jay Cocks

Directed by James Mangold

Starring Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy, Bo...

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 2024. 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 2024.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Thank you to Gina Mizzoni, Joe Black, Paul Hibbard, Steven Hughes, Arthur Glover

Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. Wi...

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a look back at the year 2024. This is not a traditional episode of the podcast, but more a chance to talk to you all and recap my year in movies, music and podcasting, as well as share some news about what’s coming in 2025.

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending” which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

T...

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 2025. This month’s episode includes Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Better Man, Den Of Thieves: Pantera, The Last Showgirl, Wolf Man, One Of Them Days, Back In Action, Flight Risk, Brave The Dark, You're Cordially Invited and Dog Man.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we co...