Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 230th episode of Piecing It Together, Shannon McGrew returns to the podcast to discuss one of the year's most ridiculous movies, Adrian Lyne's Deep Water. The sexy thriller starring Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas is neither sexy nor thrilling, but definitely had us laughing and made for a fun episode. Puzzle pieces include Knock Knock, Gone Girl, Serenity and The Woman In The Window.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Deep Water and the movies we discuss!https://www.hulu.com/movie/deep-water-2c4ae82e-2c1b-41d5-a651-82189d1c8b2cDirector – Adrian LyneWriter – Sam Levinson and Zach HelmStarring Ben Affleck, Ana De Armas, Lil Rey Howery, Tracy LettsHuluShannon McGrew is a film critic and the founder of Nightmarish Conjurings.Check out Nightmarish Conjurings at https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/And follow Shannon on Twitter @shannon_mcgrewMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and

On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 94th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 27th. 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 movies we discuss!Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/Follow Ben on Twitter @nebisbenMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQThe song at the end of the episode is “Destined For Greatness" which is available as a single on all digital music streaming services.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at&nbs

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, many time returning co-host Joe Black joins me to discuss his latest feature film, Natasha Hall. It's a twisty private eye comedy with a killer lead performance from his wife Cat Black. We discuss his career, making the film and of course, some of his influences.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Natasha Hall and the movies we discuss!https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14562672/Director – Joe BlackWriter – Joe BlackStarring Cat Black, Grace Bosley, Russell Krantz, Jessica Edmonds, Duane WhitakerBlue Means Pregnant FilmsJoe Black is a filmmaker. Check out his work at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/My 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQThe song at the end of the episode isMake sure to “Like” Piecing

On the 229th episode of Piecing It Together, Daniel Howat from Next Best Picture joins me to talk about Pixar's latest, Turning Red! It's a fun movie about a a teen who turns into a giant panda whenever her emotions get the best of her... A story that anyone can relate to. Puzzle pieces include Teen Wolf, Lady Bird, Eighth Grade and PEN15.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Turning Red and the movies we discuss!https://movies.disney.com/turning-redDirector – Domee ShiWriter – Domee Shi and Julia ChoStarring Rosalie Chiang, Sandra OhPixar / DisneyDaniel Howat is a film critic whose work can be seen at Next Best PictureCheck out Next Best Picture at https://www.nextbestpicture.com/And follow Daniel on Twitter @howatdkMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

On the 228th episode of Piecing It Together, it’s time for another Super Episode! I’m joined by Robert Yaniz Jr., Rosa Parra, Brian Skutle, Josh Raynor, Joshua Hatcher and Chad Clinton Freeman to talk about one of the most anticipated movies of the year: the new iteration of The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves. Puzzle pieces include Seven, Zodiac, Halloween and The Godfather.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Batman and the movies we discuss!https://www.thebatman.com/Director – Matt ReevesWriter – Matt Reeves and Peter CraigStarring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, Andy SerkisWarner Bros / DCRobert Yaniz Jr. is a writer and film critic. He has a great movie podcast called The Crooked Table you can check out at https://www.crookedtable.com/Follow Robert on Twitter at @crookedtableRosa is a film-critic who publishes her reviews at https://rosasreviews.net/She also co-hosts Latinx Lens which you can find at http

On the 227th episode of Piecing It Together, we're talking about Scream! Not the original 1999 Scream, but the new 2022 Scream. Well... Also the old Scream. And the Scream series. And the Scream sequels. And horror movies in general. Gory Cory from The Scream Teens joins me to help me make sense of it all. Puzzle pieces include New Nightmare, Freaky, The Frighteners and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Scream and the movies we discuss!https://www.screammovie.com/Director - Matt Bettinelli-Opin and Tyler GillettWriter - James Vanderbilt and Guy BusickStarring Melissa Barrerra, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courtney CoxParamountGory Cory is a film critic whose writing can be found at https://www.gorycory.net/Follow Gory Cory on Twitter @GoryCoryHorrorMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music 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 March 2022. This month’s episode includes After Yang, Turning Red, Gold, Deep Water, X, Windfall, The Lost City, The Duke, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Batman, The Adam Project and Drive My Car.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any 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/And check out his new web series Copper Creek at https://www.facebook.com/coppercreekshow/Awesome Movie Year is currently in its 10th season, a retrospective special season on some of the films they missed in the previous nine seasons. They’ve also launched some bonus episodes on our Patreon over at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen including the most recent bonus episode on 1967’s You Only Live Twice!

On this special episode, I’m sharing a conversation I had on my other podcast Bird Road about the fantastic new documentary Parkway of Broken Dreams from journalist/filmmaker PJ Perez. The film looks at the UNLV Maryland Parkway alternative scene here in Las Vegas, right before it became me and Q's home from roughly 1998-2006. We discuss the area and the film with its director, PJ Perez.This podcast was originally posted at https://birdroadpodcast.com/parkway-of-broken-dreams-feat-pj-perezAs always, SPOILER ALERT for Parkway of Broken Dreams and the movies we discuss!https://www.parkwayofbrokendreams.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 our other show, Bird Road Podcast wherever you’re listening to Piecing It Together and at http://www.birdroadpodcast.comFollow David Quinones on Twitter @david_quinonesMy 6th album, David Rosen is available NOW on iTunes&nb

On the 226th episode of Piecing It Together, I’m joined by Chad Clinton Freeman for a special kind of episode… It’s both a Piecing It Together of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre (now available on Netflix), and a Breaking It Apart of 1974’s original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from Tobe Hooper. We'd wanted to cover the original for a long time and the new one gave us the perfect opportunity to do this special episode like we did a few years back for Halloween. Puzzle pieces include that 2018 Halloween, as well as The Evil Dead, The Hills Have Eyes and Psycho.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the movies we discuss!https://texaschainsaw.com/Chad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music vi

On the 225th episode of Piecing It Together, Pete Abeyta from Middle Class Film Class joins me for an episode unlike anything we've ever done before... We're talking about just the opening credits of James Gunn's The Suicide Squad spin-off series Peacemaker. It's a very ridiculous episode. Puzzle pieces include Napoleon Dynamite, Austin Powers, Little Miss Sunshine and Midsommar.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Peacemaker and the movies we discuss!https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYb0FKQLsGIyPfQEAAAAMWriter / Director - James GunnStarring John Cena, Robert Patrick, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Steve AgeeWarner Bros. / DCPete Abeyta is a host of the Middle Class Film Class PodcastCheck out the Middle Class Film Class Podcast at https://www.mcfcpodcast.com/And follow Pete on Twitter @TheRealPEEEETEMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! M

On the 224th episode of Piecing It Together, it's Valentine's Day! Love is in the air and we just don't cover enough rom-coms on the show, so Rachel Wagner joins me to talk about the return of Jennifer Lopez to the genre with Marry Me. Puzzle pieces include Notting Hill, A Star Is Born, The Bodyguard and Christmas In Connecticut.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Marry Me and the movies we discuss!https://marryme.movieDirector - Kat CoiroWriter - Harper DillStarring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman, John BradleyUniversalRachel Wagner is a film critic and runs Rachel’s Reviews at https://rachelsreviews.net/She also co-hosts the Hallmarkies Podcast at https://www.hallmarkiespodcast.com/Follow Rachel on Twitter @rachel_reviewsMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Mult

On the 223rd episode of Piecing It Together, Darryl Armstrong joins me to talk about the king of disaster movies Roland Emmerich's latest Moonfall! it's a movie about the moon... Falling on earth. It doesn't quite live up to that amazing premise but we had fun talking about it anyway... Puzzle pieces include The Terminator, Contact, Prometheus and the other films of Roland Emmerich.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Moonfall and the movies we discuss!https://moonfall.movie/Director – Roland EmmerichWriter – Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser and Spenser CohenStarring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Pena, Charlie PlummerLionsgateDarryl A. Armstrong is a writer and podcaster and co-created the Cyber Shorts VR Film Festival.Check out his work at Rise Up Daily (https://www.riseupdaily.com/), Film Inquiry (https://www.filminquiry.com/), and the 88 Names Podcast (https://www.riseupdaily.com/88namespodcast/). And check out the Cyber Shorts Film Festival at https://cybershorts.online/.Dar

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer TJ Kross joins me to take a look back at 2021 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! We both come from a background of composing music for film, so we thought it would be a fun chance to talk about some of the best of last year including The Power Of The Dog, The Green Knight, The Last Duel and more!As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!TJ Kross is an award-winning composer and recently started a photography series on Instagram.Check out his music at https://www.reverbnation.com/tjkrossCheck out his photography at https://www.instagram.com/blended_odyssey/My 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQThe song at the end of the episode is a piece from the fi

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 2022. This month’s episode includes Moonfall, KIMI, Blacklight, Death On The Nile, Marry Me, I Want You Back, Dog, Uncharted, The Outfit and Studio 666.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any 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/And check out his new web series Copper Creek at https://www.facebook.com/coppercreekshow/Awesome Movie Year is currently in its 10th season, a retrospective special season on some of the films they missed in the previous nine seasons. They’ve also launched some bonus episodes on our Patreon over at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen including the most recent bonus episode on 1967’s You Only Live Twice! Subscribe today!My 7th album, The Diss

On the 222nd episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about the stop-motion animated Netflix anthology film The House. The stories and animation are weird and creepy and we've got a bunch of great puzzle pieces including mother!, Coraline, Anomalisa and The Animatrix.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The House and the movies we discuss!https://www.netflix.com/title/81178338Directors – Paloma Baeza, Emma De Swaef, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Marc James RoelsStarring Matthew Goode, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Goth, Miranda Richardson, Paul KayeNetflixJosh 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 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Sou

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year join me to talk about all of the best older films that we watched for the first time in 2021. A mix of movies that we watched for his Awesome Movie Year podcast and other random classics that we spent yet another strange year sitting around and watching.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 @SignalBleedMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is avail

On the 221st episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones joins me to talk about a movie from 2021 that everyone has been talking about... Adam McKay's political satire Don't Look Up. We didn't like it, but we DO agree with the message... Something that the director doesn't seem to think is possible... Puzzle pieces include mother!, The Wolf of Wall Street, Shin Godzilla and Idiocracy.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Don't Look Up and the movies we discuss!https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357Director – Adam McKayWriter – Adam McKay, David SirotaStarring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Mark RylanceNetflixDavid Quinones is a writer and podcaster and my co-host on our other podcast Bird Road Podcast.Check out Bird Road at https://www.birdroadpodcast.comAnd Follow David Q on twitter @David_QuinonesMy 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp&nbs

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer TJ Kross joins me to take a look back at 2021 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! We both come from a background of composing music for film, so we thought it would be a fun chance to talk about some of the best of last year including The Power Of The Dog, The Green Knight, The Last Duel and more!As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!TJ Kross is an award-winning composer and recently started a photography series on Instagram.Check out his music at https://www.reverbnation.com/tjkrossCheck out his photography at https://www.instagram.com/blended_odyssey/My 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQThe song at the end of the episode is a piece from the fi

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 2022. This month’s episode includes A Hero, The 355, Scream, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Morbius, Clean and The Requin.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any 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/And check out his new web series Copper Creek at https://www.facebook.com/coppercreekshow/Awesome Movie Year is currently in its 10th season, a retrospective special season on some of the films they missed in the previous nine seasons. They’ve also launched some bonus episodes on our Patreon over at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen including the most recent bonus episode on 1967’s You Only Live Twice! Subscribe today!My 7th album, The Dissect

On the 220th episode of Piecing It Together, it's time for another Super Episode! I'm joined by Shaurya Chawla, Joe Black, Jack Hunter, JC and Pete Abeyta to look at the return to The Matrix universe with Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections! After covering the original Matrix Trilogy in last week's episode, I really didn't know what to expect with the 4th feature entry in the series and I was pretty surprised with the movie we got. Puzzle pieces include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Inception, Minority Report and Scream.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Matrix Resurrections and the movies we discuss!https://www.whatisthematrix.com/Director - Lana WachowskiWriter - Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell, Aleksander HemonStarring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick HarrisWarner Bros.Shaurya Chawla is a film critic who writes for ScreenRant and does video reviews on his own YouTube ChannelCheck out his channel at https://www.yo