Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 69th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Phil A from the Las Vegas-based hip-hop group Slump Lords joins me to discuss Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy The Dead Don't Die, starring Bill Murray and Adam Driver. Those not familiar with Jarmusch's deadpan style may be shocked at the zombie-like pacing, but if you like dry humor, this is definitely one to watch. Puzzle pieces included Shaun Of The Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Evil Dead 2 and the films of George A. Romero.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Dead Don't Die and the movies we discuss!https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-dead-dont-dieWriter / Director - Jim JarmuschStarring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits, Selena Gomez, Iggy PopFocus FeaturesPhil A is a producer/rapper and has worked with a number of artists including his own rap groups. His newest release is the album Maryland Harkway from his group Slump Lords which comes out on June 28th. It can be pre-ordered now at: https://slumplords.bandcamp.c

On the 68th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me for the 2nd time in a row, this time for our long awaited episode on Jordan Peele's Us. After Get Out, the world had been waiting to see what Peele would do next, and with his somewhat convoluted but still crown-pleasing sophomore effort, he didn't disappoint. Puzzle pieces include The Strangers, Funny Games, Halloween and C.H.U.D.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Us and the movies we discuss! https://www.uphe.com/movies/usWriter / Director - Jordan PeeleStarring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim HeideckerUniversal PicturesJosh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in the Las Vegas Weekly, Film Racket and more. Check out his website at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedAlso, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year when it launches on July 3rd. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com&

On the 67th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to discuss Her Smell, the newest collaboration between writer/director Alex Ross Perry and actress Elisabeth Moss. Moss stars as a self-destructive rock star who alienates everyone in her life, as well as some viewers (although Josh loved it). Puzzle pieces include Vox Lux, A Star Is Born, There Will Be Blood and Last Days.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Her Smell and the movies we discuss!https://www.hersmellmovie.com/Writer / Director - Alex Ross PerryStarring Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan StevensGunpoweder & Sky / Bow & Arrow EntertainmentJosh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in the Las Vegas Weekly, Film Racket and more. Check out his website at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedAlso, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year when it launches on July 3rd. You can find the show at https://www.a

On the 66th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host Susannah Lewis joins me to discuss the final movie in the decades long X-Men universe, Dark Phoenix. With the recent Disney buy out, this really will be the end for the beloved by some, loathed by others X-Men series that started way back in 2000. Puzzle pieces include the series own X-Men: The Last Stand, as well as Avengers: Endgame, Terminator 2, and Firestarter.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dark Phoenix and the movies we discuss!https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/dark-phoenixWriter / Director - Simon KinbergStarring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawerence20th Century Fox / MarvelSusannah Lewis has a narrative podcast called Thornvale. It's a fantasy adventure story and a lot of fun. Check it out at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thornvale/id1454721006And follow Thornvale on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ThornvaleCastMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other di

On the 65th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman and Ryan Daugherty join me for a nerdy extravaganza in our conversation about Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The third chapter in Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse features tons of monster-on-monster action, and a lot of rain. Puzzle pieces include Batman V Superman, The Happening, Kaiju Big Battel and the Independence Day series.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (and any other movies we discussed)! https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/godzilla-king-monsters/Writer / Director - Mike DoughertyStarring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Bradley WhitfordLegendary Pictures / Warner Bros.Also be sure to check out our run-down of our Top 10 Favorite Movie Monsters featuring Ryan Daugherty at https://www.piecingpod.com/2019/05/30/top-10-movie-monsters-special-episode/Chad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and recently helped plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the o

ocketman. The rock music biopic is a genre that's been done over and over (and from the looks of it, it's going to be done over and over a lot more times), but director Dexter Fletcher and his Rocketman Taron Egerton find ways to breathe a little life into the genre. Puzzle pieces include La La Land, Across The Universe, What Happened, Miss Simone and Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Rocketman and the movies we discuss!https://www.paramount.com/movies/rocketmanDirector - Dexter FletcherWriter - Lee HallStarring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Steven MackintoshParamountIf you haven't yet, make sure to check out the mini-episode I did with my parents right after we saw Rocketman. They're both huge Elton John fans and, since he actually shops at our record store, Wax Trax Records, I thought it would be a fun thing to do with them. It's hilarious and ridiculous. Check it out on your favorite podcast app or at https://www.piecingpod.com/2019/05/

Elton John biopic Rocketman during their car-ride home from the theater. Elton John has been a regular customer of our family's record shop Wax Trax Records for the last few years so he is a major part of our lives, and we were very excited for this movie.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Rocketman and the movies we discuss!https://www.paramount.com/movies/rocketmanYou can find more about Wax Trax Records at http://www.waxtraxonline.com or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/waxtraxrecordsMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe song at the end of the episode is "Dreams Like These" from my album An Unseen Sky which is available on iTunes, Spotify and all major music services.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Fol

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host Ryan Daugherty and I get into the Godzilla: King of the Monsters spirit by discussing our Top 10 Favorite Movie Monsters! Breaking from the regular show format, we instead opt for a Top 10 list style episode in which we each list off our Top 10 from Alien's Xenomorph to Pan's Labrynth's Pale Man and from King Kong to Godzilla himself.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Ryan Daugherty is a programmer and has collaborated with David Rosen on a number of projects.Check out his website at http://sharmandraproductions.com/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe song at the end of the episode is from a short film I scored called “Croak” (a short that features a great monster/creature) which you ca

On the 63rd episode of Piecing It Together, Sean Malloy joins me to discuss John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. The latest in the Keanu Reeves super-assassin series raises the stakes (and the levels of violence) in every way imaginable leaving one to wonder how the hell they're going to top it with John Wick: Chapter 4. Puzzle pieces include The Raid, Mission: Impossible and Game of Death.As always, SPOILER ALERT for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (and any other movies we discussed)! https://www.johnwick.movie/Director - Chad StahelskiWriter - Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins, Marc AbramsStarring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Mark DacascosThunder Road Pictures / LionsgateSean Malloy is the host of I Must Break This Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the work of actor Dolph Lundgren.Lundgren is most known for his roles in 80s hits like Rocky IV and Masters of the Universe, but he’s had nearly 100 roles over the years, and Sean and his guests talk about every single one of

On the 62nd episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host Ryan Daugherty and I discuss Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, based on the mega-popular video-game and cartoon series. The first live action entry is filled with humans and tons of Pokemon all living together, while a noir style mystery must be solved by everyone's favorite Pokemon, Pikachu, voiced by none other than Ryan Reynolds. Puzzle pieces include Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Zootopia, Ted and Star Wars.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (and any other movies we discussed)! https://www.detectivepikachumovie.com/ Director - Rob LettermanWriter - Dan Hernandez, Benji Samie and 13 more credited writersStarring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken WatanabeWarner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Toho Co., Ltd.Ryan Daugherty is a programmer and has collaborated with David Rosen on a number of projects.Check out his website at http://sharmandraproductions.com/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream 

On the 61st episode of Piecing It Together, Bee Garner from Filmotomy and JumpCut Online joins me to talk about the polarizing Under The Silver Lake. After an iffy premiere at Cannes, distributor A24 got cold feet, allowing it to leak online, then delaying it over and over until David Robert Mitchell's follow-up to It Follows was dumped to VOD. Which sucks. Because it's a cult classic in the making. Puzzle pieces include The Big Lebowski, They Live, Burn After Reading and Rear Window.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Under The Silver Lake (and any other movies we discussed)! https://a24films.com/films/under-the-silver-lake Writer / Director - David Robert MitchellStarring Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Riki LindhomeA24Bee Garner is a film critic whose work can be seen on Filmotomy, JumpCut Online and more.Follow Bee Garner on Twitter @CineBee2Learn more about Filmotomy's Festival Cinephilia at https://filmotomy.com/all-about-my-mother-festival-cinephilia-launches-alongside-fundrai

On this special episode we follow up Episode 60's conversation about To Dust with an interview with the film's writer/director Shawn Snyder. To Dust is Shawn's first feature and won the Audience Award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. It's also one of my favorite movies of the year so far so it was an honor to have him on the show as we got into the films and directors that inspired him and his film.As always, SPOILER ALERT for To Dust (and any other movies we discussed)!http://gooddeedentertainment.com/todust/  Writer / Director - Shawn SnyderStarring Géza Röhrig and Matthew BroderickGood Deed EntertainmentMy new album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe song at the end of the episode is “Back Into The Dark" from my album Head Like Fire. The song's music video is stop-motion anim

On this special episode we follow up Episode 60's conversation about To Dust with an interview with the film's writer/director Shawn Snyder. To Dust is Shawn's first feature and won the Audience Award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. It's also one of my favorite movies of the year so far so it was an honor to have him on the show as we got into the films and directors that inspired him and his film.As always, SPOILER ALERT for To Dust (and any other movies we discussed)!http://gooddeedentertainment.com/todust/  Writer / Director - Shawn SnyderStarring Géza Röhrig and Matthew BroderickGood Deed EntertainmentMy new album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe song at the end of the episode is “Back Into The Dark" from my album Head Like Fire. The song's music video is stop-motion anim

On the 59th episode of Piecing It Together, it's time for a SUPER-EPISODE! As we did with its predecessor, Avengers Infinity War, Avengers Endgame is a movie too big for just one co-host. So instead I got help covering the Marvel movie to end all Marvel movies (at least until July's new Spider-Man) from David Quinones, Chad Clinton Freeman, Jacob Tiranno, Bee Garner, Rico Albarracin and The Lady-Wan. Puzzle pieces include Oceans 12, The Wrestler, The Last Jedi and Back To The Future.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Avengers Endgame (and any other movies we discussed)!https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-endgame  Jacob Tiranno is a film critic and has a website ChasingCinema.comHe can also be heard reviewing films on The Chet Buchanan Show on 98.5 KLUCFollow Jacob on Twitter @JacobTirannoRico Albarracin has a film podcast called Always The Critic Movie Podcast you can find at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-the-critic-movie-podcast/id1387900048 You can also follow Always The Crit

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, David Rosen, friend of the show Ryan Daugherty (on his first trip to Las Vegas) and 3 of his friends just decided to turn on the recorder on the ride back to their hotel after catching an 11am screening of Avengers Endgame, the conclusion (yeah right) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A full, super-sized episode on Avengers Endgame will be up on Monday, April 29th, but for now, listen to a bunch of dorks excitedly recount their first reactions.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Avengers Endgame (and any other movies we discussed)! https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-endgame Ryan Daugherty is a programmer and has collaborated with David Rosen on a number of projects.Check out his website at http://sharmandraproductions.com/I don't have info on his friends, but hey, they were just along for the ride. Although one of them is probably gonna be a co-host on the show sometime soon!My new album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes

On the 58th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman is back again to talk about S Craig Zahler's controversial Dragged Across Concrete. Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn star as a couple of racist cops who lose their job after being filmed using excessive force during an arrest. To provide for their families they hatch a plan to rob drug dealers and things go wrong, fast. Puzzle pieces include Trespass, The Dark Knight, The Nice Guys and Training Day.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dragged Across Concrete (and any other movies we discussed)! https://www.unifiedpictures.com/dac.html Chad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and recently helped plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I know who sees more movies than me.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleAnd Check Out Ironton Wizardfest on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/irontonwizardfest/My new album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digita

On the 57th episode of Piecing It Together, returning co-host David Quinones and I discuss Childish Gambino's 50 minute semi-feature Guava Island, which debuted on Amazon Prime during his Coachella set. Part film, part music video collection, it's a unique vision, as we should all expect from the team behind Atlanta and Childish Gambino's "This Is America" music video. Puzzle pieces include Lemonade, Spirited Away, Inside Llewyn Davis and Sorry To Bother You.This episode is a special cross-over with our other podcast Bird Road Podcast. Be sure to check out Bird Road at https://www.birdroadpodcast.com and on all the major podcast apps that you can find Piecing It Together on.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Guava Island (and any other movies we discussed)! https://www.amazon.com/Guava-Island-Donald-Glover/dp/B07QH2V6GT 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 y

On the 56th episode of Piecing It Together, our resident DC fan Chad Clinton Freeman is back again to follow-up our Superman: The Movie discussion with an episode on DC's newest superhero adventure, Shazam! Based on the classic story of a kid who is granted the power to turn into a superhero, it's a complete turn to full on fun for the the DCEU. Puzzle pieces include Kick-Ass, Big, Ghostbusters and The Naked Gun.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Shazam! (and any other movies we discussed)!https://www.shazammovie.com/Chad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and recently helped plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I know who sees more movies than me.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleAnd Check Out Ironton Wizardfest on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/irontonwizardfest/My new album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!Also, my new Virtual Reality Music

On the 6th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, our resident DC and Superman expert Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to discuss Superman: The Movie. Long before Chad became obsessed with Batman V Superman, the original Superman movie was part of a wave of films that basically invented what modern blockbusters would become. Puzzle pieces include Captain Marvel, Prometheus, Ghostbusters and Disaster Movies.And for those keeping track of the Piecing It Together Podcast, just know that special series and episodes like this will continue to be a part of the future of the show, and we’ll continue figuring out the best way to brand them and tie them in to the overall puzzle theme as we continue doing them. While some special episodes will be a once in a while thing, Breaking It Apart will be a regular occurrence with its own numbering.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Superman: The Movie (and any other movies we discussed)!Chad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival an

On the 55th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to discuss Harmony Korine's latest piece of cinematic insanity, The Beach Bum, starring Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher and Snoop Dogg. Joe called this unconventional but hilarious stoner-comedy "the feel great movie of the decade," and he just might be right. Puzzle pieces include Arthur, Freddy Got Fingered, Tropic Thunder and Young Adult.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Beach Bum (and any other movies we discussed)!https://www.thebeachbummovie.com/ Joe Black is a filmmaker. You can find a great interview with him about his work at https://scenester.tv/an-interview-with-filmmaker-joe-black-a-scenester-exclusive-documentary/You can also check out his company at https://www.facebook.com/BlueMeansPregnantFilms/My new album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!Also, my new Virtual Reality Music Video “Palindrone 360” is available now on YouT