Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 320th episode of Piecing It Together, my wife Gina Mizzoni and returning guest Tara Giancaspro join me to talk about Barbie! Greta Gerwig's meta take on the classic toy stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and along with Oppenheimer made for an amazing week at the movies. Puzzle pieces include Josie and the Pussy Cats, Legally Blonde, Wet Hot American Summer and The Matrix Resurrections. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Barbie and the movies we discuss! [ngg src="galleries" ids="7" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"] Written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Directed by Greta Gerwig Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrerra, Will Ferrell Warner Bros https://www.barbie-themovie.com/ Gina Mizzoni is a photographer, my wife and mawm to The Pup Pups. Follow Gina's Instagram @ginamizzoni or her professional instagram at @ginamizzoniphotography Tara Giancaspro performs as Sweaty Lamarr. Check out her website at https://sweatylamarrmusic.bandcamp.com/ An

On the 319th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas, NV with guests Kris Krainock, Brian Garth and M.N. Miller to talk about Oppenheimer! This biographical portrait of the father of atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer is the latest blockbuster from Christopher Nolan. Puzzle pieces include A Hidden Life, The Terminator, The Social Network and Breaking Bad. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Oppenheimer and the movies we discuss! Written by Christopher Nolan Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon Universal https://www.oppenheimermovie.com/ [ngg src="galleries" ids="6" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"] Kris Krainock is a filmmaker and film fan. You should check out Kris’ new website for info about him and his film projects https://www.kriskrainock.com   M.N. Miller is a film critic and writes for Ready Steady Cut. Check out Ready Steady Cut at https://readysteadycut.com/ Follow M.

On the 318th episode of Piecing It Together, Amanda Guarragi joins me to talk about Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One. One of the year's biggest movies (especially after Tom Cruise's insanely successful Top Gun Maverick last year), we get into what works and what doesn't with the latest in the long running action series. Puzzle pieces include Terminator, Now You See Me, Oceans 11 and Uncharted.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One and the movies we discuss!Written by Christopher McQuarrieDirected by Christopher McQuarrieStarring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Vanessa Kirby, Shea WhighamParamounthttps://www.missionimpossible.com/Amanda Guarragi is a film critic and host of Candid X CinemaCheck out Candid X Cinema at https://candidxcinema.com/And Follow Amanda on Twitter @amxndareviewsMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digit

On the 317th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Asteroid City. Wes Anderson has become a bit of a polarizing filmmaker in the last decade and every new film of his gives us a chance to reevaluate what exactly he is trying to do with his oddly staged creations. Puzzle pieces include Synecdoche New York, Bergman Island, Mars Attacks and a bunch of other Wes Anderson movies.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Asteroid City and the movies we discuss!Written by Wes AndersonDirected by Wes AndersonStarring Jason Schwartman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Maya Hawke, Adrien Brody, Margot Robbie and lots lots moreFocus Featureshttps://www.180studios.com/asteroid-cityJason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/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 m

On the 316th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Paul Odgren joins me to talk about Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken. DreamWorks Animation's latest is about a mystical teenage half human half sea creature dealing with her emotions... You can probably guess some of our puzzle pieces already... Puzzle pieces include The Little Mermaid, Turning Red, Stranger Things and South Park.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken and the movies we discuss!Written by Pam Brady, Brain C Brown and Elliot GiGuiseppiDirected by Kirk DeMiccoStarring Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson, Will Forte, Jane FondaDreamWorkshttps://www.teenagekrakenmovie.com/Paul Odgren is a filmmaker whose latest short Honest Cocktail is currently making the festival rounds.Check out Paul's IMDb at https://www.imdb.me/paulodgrenAnd Follow along with Honest Cocktail on Instagram at @honestcocktailMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital m

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year join me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2023 so far. Along with some honorable mentions and suggestions from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group, we get into a lot of the movies that have made up this year in movies so far.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, at awesomemovieyear.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedJason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/And check out his web series Copper Creek at https://www.facebook.com/coppercreekshow/

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 June 2023. This month’s episode includes Joy Ride, The Out-Laws, The Lesson, Biosphere, Theater Camp, Bird Box: Barcelona, They Cloned Tyrone, Sympathy For The Devil, Talk To Me and The Haunted Mansion.As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of June. Included are puzzle pieces from Joe Black, Josie DeMarco, Chad Clinton Freeman, David Quinones and one from me.Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/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 http

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Who Wants Din-Din? 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 a passion project I've been working on for almost 15 years. As of 6/30/23 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 limited edition CD of MORE CONTENT!Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPodAnd Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group.And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show!And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenShare the episode, comm

On the 315th episode of Piecing It Together, Derrick Murray joins me to talk about No Hard Feelings. This raunchy, R-rated comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence is a throwback to the kind of comedies that dominated the 2000s. Puzzle pieces include The 40 Year Old Virgin, Eurotrip, Easy A and Borat.As always, SPOILER ALERT for No Hard Feelings and the movies we discuss!NOTE: Correction... I mentioned on the episode that No Hard Feelings was tracking for #1 at the box office... I don't know where the hell I saw that, but even though it's doing VERY well for this kind of comedy in 2023, it's definitely not #1 at the box office.Written by Gene StupinskyDirected by Gene StupinskyStarring Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthurSony Pictureshttps://www.nohardfeelingsmovie.com/Derrick Murray is a film critic and writes for NerdbotCheck out Derrick's work on Nerdbot at https://nerdbot.com/author/derrick-murray/And Follow Derrick on Twitter @Drok

On the 314th episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones joins me to talk about Flamin' Hot. This true-ish story about Richard Montanez, the Frito-Lay janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos isn't exactly accurate, but it's a lot of fun. Puzzle pieces include Norma Rae, The Founder, Lord of War and Chef.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Flamin' Hot and the movies we discuss!Written by Lewis Colick and Linda Yvette ChavezDirected by Eva LongoriaStarring Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Matt Walsh, Tony ShaloubSearchlight / Huluhttps://www.flaminhotfilm.com/David Quinones is a writer, reporter, podcaster and my best friend. He’s also my boss here at the All Points West Podcast Network. Make sure to check out his new podcast Why Are We Like This at https://www.wawlt.comFollow David Quinones on Twitter @david_quinonesMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest musi

On the 313th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas, NV with guests Ms Michelle and Mikey VIP to talk about The Blackening! This horror comedy featuring an all black cast and the tagling "We Can't All Die First" is a riot and one to see with a crowd. Puzzle pieces include Game Night, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Get Out and Saw. [caption id="attachment_4136" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] With Ms Michelle and Mikey VIP at The Blackening LIVE at Maya Cinemas[/caption] As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Blackening and the movies we discuss! Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins Directed by Tim Story Starring Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Grace Byers, Sinqua Walls, Jermaine Fowler, Jay Pharoah, Melvin Gregg Lionsgate https://www.theblackening.movie/ Ms Michelle is a filmmaker and founded the Las Vegas Black Film Festival. Check out Ms Michelle’s website for the Las Vegas Black Film Festival at https://www.lasvegasblackfilmfestival.com/ And Follow Ms Mich

On the 312th episode of Piecing It Together, Matt Davis joins me to talk about Beau Is Afraid. Can we make heads or tails of Ari Aster's latest? I guess tune in and find out... I'm not quite sure, to be honest. Puzzle pieces include Synecdoche New York, The Wolf House, Joker and mother!As always, SPOILER ALERT for Beau Is Afraid and the movies we discuss!Written by Ari AsterDirected by Aru AsterStarring Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Kylie Rogers, Parker PoseyA24https://a24films.com/films/beau-is-afraidMatt Davis runs the website Shall I Stream It?Check out Shall I Stream It at https://shallistreamit.com/And Follow Matt on Twitter @MattDavisTweetsMy 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=fypZ3Z8qeT8The song at the end of the episode is "Everything And Nothing" from MORE CONTENT.Make su

On the 311th episode of Piecing It Together, Tara Giancaspro and Matt O'Connell join me to talk about Renfield. Beloved actor Nic Cage always wanted to play Dracula and he finally got his chance in this ridiculous bloody action comedy. Puzzle pieces include Dracula Dead and Loving It, 21 Jump Street, The Pineapple Express and Dead Heat.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Renfield and the movies we discuss!Written by Ryan RidleyDirected by Chris McKayStarring Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben SchwartzUniversalhttps://www.universalpictures.com/movies/renfieldTara Giancaspro performs as Sweaty Lamarr.Check out her website at https://sweatylamarrmusic.bandcamp.com/Follow Tara on Twitter @sweatylamarrMatt O'Connell co-hosts the Tag Me in, Brother! PodcastCheck out his podcast at https://soundcloud.com/tagmeinbrotherFollow Matt's podcast on Twitter @IHWpodMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

On the 310th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Sanctuary. This sexy, darkly comic thriller features standout performances from Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott. Puzzle pieces include Malcolm & Marie, Piercing, Hustlers and Gerald's Game.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Sanctuary and the movies we discuss!Written by Micah BloombergDirected by Zachary WigonStarring Christopher Abbott and Margaret QualleyNEONhttps://neonrated.com/films/sanctuaryJosh 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, at awesomemovieyear.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedMy sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My

On the 309th episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Fool's Paradise. This directorial debut from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia's Charlie Day was shunned by critics and audiences alike but we loved it and I'm sure it's a future cult classic in the making. Puzzle pieces include Being There, The Player, Bowfinger and Death To Smoochy.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Fool's Paradise and the movies we discuss!Written by Charlie DayDirected by Charlie DayStarring Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Ray LiottaLionsgatehttps://www.lionsgate.com/movies/fools-paradiseJosie DeMarco is a film critic and poet.Check out her YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@josephinedemarco8749And follow Josie on Twitter @josiepoetessMy 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/wat

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 June 2023. This month’s episode includes Past Lives, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster, Flamin' Hot, Extraction 2, Maggie Moore(s), No Hard Feelings, Asteroid City, Through My Window: Across The Sea, God Is A Bullet, Run Rabbit Run and Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken!I also shoutout some listener provided puzzle pieces for movies we covered in the month of May. Included are puzzle pieces from Joe Black, Karin Carlson-Snider, NostalgiaCast, Brandy Bell and ME.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).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Mak

On the 308th episode of Piecing It Together, Chauncey Telese joins me to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Not only does James Gunn manage to finish up this trilogy perfectly, but it's the best Marvel movie in years. Puzzle pieces include Aquaman, Shrek, The Fly and The Island of Dr. Moreau.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the movies we discuss!Written by James GunnDirected by James GunnStarring Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana, Pom KlementieffMarvelhttps://www.marvel.com/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-volume-3Chauncey Telese is one of the hosts of L.A. Podfidential.Make sure to check out LA Podfidential at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/Follow LA Podfidential on Twitter @LAPodfidentialAnd Follow Chauncey on Twitter @bigchaunc64My 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 “

On the 307th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Raynor joins me to talk about Sisu! It's nazi killin' time in this crazy, hyper-violent and stylized action movie as one man takes on an a bunch of nazis who want to take his gold. Puzzle pieces include Inglorious Basterds, Mad Max, Apocalytpo and Nobody.We also take some time to talk about the thriller Outpost, the directorial debut from Joe Lo Truglio! It's available now on VOD.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Sisu and the movies we discuss!Written by Jalmari HelanderDirected by Jalmari HelanderStarring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Momosa WillamoLionsgatehttps://www.lionsgate.com/movies/sisuJosh Raynor is a film critic and runs the website Merc With A Movie Blog.Check out his work at http://www.mercwithamovieblog.com/Follow Josh on Twitter @MovieBlogMercMy 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 “Ascendin

On the 306th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Fast X. After the disappointment of Fast 9, we were both so excited to dig into the amazing tenth entry in the long-running Fast & Furious series. Puzzle pieces include The Dark Knight, Batman V Superman, Transporter 2 and Shoot 'Em Up.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Fast X and the movies we discuss!Written by Justin Lin, Dan Manzeau, Gary Scott ThompsonDirected by Louis LeterrierStarring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Charlize Theron, Jason MomoaUniversalhttps://www.fastxmovie.com/Our next LIVE SHOW is coming up on Thursday, June 15th at Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas. Read more about it.Joe Black is a filmmaker. Check out his work at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/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

On the 305th episode of Piecing It Together, Evan Crean from Spoilerpiece Theater joins me to talk about BlackBerry. It's been a weird year full of these true stories of brands movies, and this one manages to stick out with its own uniquely nerdy and weird rise and fall story. Puzzle pieces include Halt and Catch Fire, Silicon Valley, Revenge of the Nerds and Wallstreet.As always, SPOILER ALERT for BlackBerry and the movies we discuss!Written and Directed by Matt JohnsonStarring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Michael Ironside, Cary ElwesIFC Filmshttps://www.blackberrymovie.com/Evan Crean is a film critic and co-host of the Spoilerpiece Theater Podcast.Check out Spoilerpiece Theater at https://spoilerpiece.com/And follow Evan on Twitter @reelreconMy 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=fypZ3Z8q