Piecing It Together Podcast
A podcast about movies and the movies that inspired them. A good movie is the result of a large number of people both in front of and behind the camera combining to create a piece of art… But what about the movies that came before that inspired those filmmakers to make the movie? On Piecing It Together we figure out what the clear (and not so clear) influences were that make up the movies we love.
Episodes
On the 370th episode of Piecing It Together, Arthur Howell joins me to talk about Infested. The two of us really had to face our arachnophobia to cover this movie about an apartment complex overrun by killer spiders. Hey... Arachnophobia... That's a puzzle piece! Other puzzle pieces include Alien, Evil Dead Rise and Attack The Block.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Infested and the movies we discuss!
Written by Sebastien Vanic...
On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Noah Gittell for an episode on The Bad News Bears. This 1976 Walter Matthau baseball comedy inspired all kinds of movies from sports films to misfit teams to the many movies we've had since about adult men behaving badly. Puzzle pieces include Little Big League, Caddy Shack, School of Rock and Big Daddy.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Bad News Be...
On the 369th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas with guests Gina Mizzoni, Knik Woods & Perry Markle to talk about Abigail! A movie about a bunch of dumb criminals who kidnap a little girl who happens to be a ballerina-vampire. What could go wrong? Puzzle pieces include Renfield, M3GAN, From Dusk Till Dawn and Orphan.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Abigail and the movies we discuss!
Written by Ma...
On this special episode of Piecing It Together we're following up our LIVE episode on Hundreds of Beavers with an interview with the film's director Mike Cheslik. We talk about some of the film's actual influences and get reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the episode
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Hundreds of Beavers and the movies we discuss!
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Mike Cheslik is a filmmaker an...
On the 368th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Nick Roth joins me to talk about Late Night With The Devil. This buzzed about horror film beautifully recreates a 1970s talk show, and the haunting that took place on it. Puzzle pieces include Videodrome, Ghostwatch, Nope and Deadstream.
We also talk abot Nick's new film Hanky Panky out this weekend on Amazon and other rental platforms.
On the 367th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Downtown Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean and William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Hundreds of Beavers! This sure to be cult classic festival hit is the kind of slapstick we never see anymore and was so much fun to watch with a crowd. Puzzle pieces include Looney Tunes, Cannibal: The Musical, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Kung P...
On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Variety Snaps 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 follow-up to last year's Who Want's Din-Din? and is an album I never thought would actually happen, but here it is! As of 4/11/2024 the album is available to stream on ...
On the 366th episode of Piecing It Together, Jacob & Ben Burghart join me to talk about Night Swim. One of 2024's first movies is finally out on streaming, so we can finally throw this episode in the pool. Puzzle pieces include Lady In The Water, Cat People, Lights Out and The Ring.
We also talk about Jacob & Ben's new film Head Count, a great crime thriller available on rental! Check it out at https://imdb.com/title/tt22044...
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 2024. This month’s episode includes Someone Like You, The First Omen, Monkey Man, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Sting, Arcadian, Sasquatch Sunset, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver, Challengers, Boy Kill...
On the 365th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Joe Black, Michael Keene and Sam Novak to talk about Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire! This follow-up to 2021's Godzilla Vs Kong was one of my most anticipated movies of the year, so it was exciting to do a live episode on it, even if we all had wildly different opinions on it. Puzzle pieces include Justice League, King Kong Liv...
On the 364th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Immaculate. Sydney Sweeney reateams with director Michael Mohan for some sacriligeous fun. Puzzle pieces include Midsommar, A Cure For Wellness, Barbarian and mother!
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Immaculate and the movies we discuss!
Written by Andrew Lobel
Directed by Michael Mohan
Starring Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Benedetta Poccaroli, Dor...
On the 363rd episode of Piecing It Together, Manish Mathur joins me to talk about Ricky Stanicky! Peter Farrelly takes a break from Oscar bait to return to his R-rated debaucherous comedy roots with a very game John Cena. Puzzle pieces include Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, There's Something About Mary, Horrible Bosses and Tag.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ricky Stanicky and the movies we discuss!
Written by Peter Farrel...
On the 362nd episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Road House! Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal's reimagining of the Patrick Swayze cult classic is a hoot and we had a lot to get into. Puzzle pieces include Black Snake Moan, 92 In The Shade, South Paw and Orgazmo.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Road House and the movies we discuss!
Written by Anthony Bagarozzi and others
Directed by Doug Liman
Starring ...
On the 361st episode of Piecing It Together, podcaster Lexy Van Dyke joins me on a journey to the Amazon to research spiders. It's time to talk about future midnight movie Madame Web! Puzzle pieces include I Know Who Killed Me, Ambulance, The Net and Crossroads.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Madame Web and the movies we discuss!
Written by a whole bunch of people
Directed by S.J. Clarkson
Starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweene...
On the 360th episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Poor Things! Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone created one of 2023's most unique films and one of my favorites of the last few years. Now that the film is on Hulu we're finally piecing it together. Puzzle pieces include Frankenhooker, The Wizard of Oz, You Won't Be Alone and The Island of Dr. Moreau.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Poor Things and...
On the 359th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Downtown Las Vegas with guests Jimmie Gonzalez, Tom Devlin and Knik Woods to talk about Imaginary! This Blumhouse horror film pulls from lots of creepy kids, creepy house and creepy doll movies and was a fun one to talk about with our podcast's format. Puzzle pieces include Coraline, Hellraiser, A Nightmare on Elm Street and It.
As always, SPOILER ALER...
On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 96th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 10th. 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!
On the 358th episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joind by Josh Bell, M.N. Miller, Bradley Andrew, Rachel Wagner and Amanada Guarragi to talk about Dune Part Two. The second chapter of the beloved sci-fi story from director Denis Villeneuve is so good that it even changed my mind about Dune. Puzzle pieces include Terminator 2, Lawrence of Arabia, The Green Knight and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dune: Part...
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 2024. This month’s episode includes Spaceman, Ricky Stanicky, Damsel, The American Society of Magical Negroes, Arthur The King, Road House, Sleeping Dogs, Immaculate, Late Night With The Devil, DogMan, You'll Never Find Me, The Wages of Fear and Lousy...
On the 357th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Lizette Hunter, Shahab Zargari and Faith Nault to talk about Drive-Away Dolls! The first directorial effort from Ethan Coen without his brother (but this time with his wife Tricia Cooke) is a lesbians on the run comedy that was a little more explicit than I think any of us were expecting. Puzzle pieces include But I'm A Cheerle...
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