Piecing It Together Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

On the 408th episode of Piecing It Together, Chris Scalzo joins me to talk about Smile 2. The curse from the first smile finds its way to a pop star and things get even more insane. Puzzle pieces include Vox Lux, Blonde, The Shining and Britney Spears' actual life.

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

Written by Parker Finn

Directed by Parker Finn

Starring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Raul Castillo

Paramount

https://www.smile.movie/

Chris Scalzo is a podcaster and hosts The First Run and Screen Run.

Check out The First Run at https://www.thefirstrun.com/shows

And follow Chris on Twitter @CGScalzo

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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is "Litter & Glitter" from my new album of songs about my dogs and cats, The Pup Pups - A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear!

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

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You can also support the show by checking out our TeePublic store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/piecing-it-together

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July 2025 Live Shows

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On the 407th episode of Piecing It Together, Ronald Meyer joins me to talk about A Different Man. You all know I love talking about a weird one... And this is a weird one. Puzzle pieces include Beau Is Afraid, Synecdoche New York, Black Swan and Death To Smoochy.

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

Written by Aaron Schimberg

Directed by Aaron Schimberg

Starring Adam Pearson, Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve

A24

https://a24films.com/films/a-different-man

Ronald Meyer is a film critic and podcaster.

Check out Ronald's writing at https://www.thecurb.com.au/author/ron-meyer/

And check out Ronald's podcast No Pun(dit) Intended at https://www.youtube.com/@nopunditintended99?app=desktop

And Follow Ronald on Twitter @npifilmchats

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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is "A Stranger" from my album An Unseen Sky.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

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And 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/bydavidrosen

You can also support the show by checking out our TeePublic store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/piecing-it-together

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

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On the 400th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me at Downtown Cinemas to talk about The 4:30 Movie! Kevin Smith's latest isn't exactly a return to form, but probably the best thing he's done in over a decade. Joe Black also joins me for some puzzle pieces and his thoughts. Puzzle pieces include Adventureland, Cinema Paradiso, Superbad and Licorice Pizza.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The 4:30 Movie and the movies we discuss!

Written by Kevin Smith

Directed by Kevin Smith

Starring Austin Zajur, Siena Agudong, Reed Northup, Nicholas Cirillo, Ken Jeong

Lionsgate

https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/the-430-movie

Thank you to Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas for allowing us to record this special episode at their theater! We'll be back for another live show on Saturday October 12th for Terrifier 3 (details coming soon), but for now check out Downtown Cinemas for up to date showtimes and support independent movie theaters! https://www.downtowncinemaslv.com/

Jason Harris is a filmmaker and comedian and co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Podcast.

Check out Jason’s website at https://www.eatthiscomedy.com/

And Follow Jason on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

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 Joe on Twitter @WatchBMPFilms

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 is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is from the score of a film I recently worked on.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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!

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You can also support the show by checking out our Vouch store where we're selling a bunch of great products at

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Joe Black joins me to talk about his new film Suffrage, the sequel to Natasha Hall, as well as some of our picks for our favorite comedy sequels. Some of the films we talk about include Hot Shots! Part Deux, Clerks 2 and Wake Up Ron Burgandy: The Lost Movie.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for anyof the movies we discuss!

And make sure to check out the episode we did on Natasha Hall too at https://www.piecingpod.com/home/natasha-hall-special-episode/

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=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is the theme song from a film called Last Day Of School.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

Check out TV, I Say w/ Ashley Raye at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-i-say-w-ashley-ray/id1535572126

And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

July 2025 Live Shows

We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS and if you act fast, you can enter to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com Hope to see you out at the movies!

On the 336th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker/actress Lizette Hunter joins me to talk about Blue Beetle. DC's superhero universes are in a state of flux and it's a little hard to know how much any of this matters in the grand scheme of things, but their first Latinx superhero is still makes for a fun movie worth talking about. Puzzle pieces include Venom, The Mitchells Vs The Machines, Spider-Man and Encanto.

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

Written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer

Directed by Angel Manuel Soto

Starring Xolo Mariduena, Bruna Marqueznie, George Lopez, Raoul Trujillo, Susan Sarandon

DC

https://www.bluebeetle.movie/

Lizette Hunter is a filmmaker/actress whose latest film Hermanita is on the festival circuit.

Follow Lizette on Instagram @Lizette__Hunter

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

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

Check out TV, I Say w/ Ashley Raye at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-i-say-w-ashley-ray/id1535572126

And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

July 2025 Live Shows

We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS and if you act fast, you can enter to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com Hope to see you out at the movies!

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 November 2023. This month’s episode includes Thanksgiving, All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt, Rustin, What Happens Later, Priscilla, Dream Scenario, The Holdovers, The Marvels, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Next Goal Wins, Wish, Napoleon and Saltburn.

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 October. Included are puzzle pieces from Joe Black.

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is "Blind Open" from my recently released horror film score BLIND MALICE.

Check it out along with a bunch of other spooky music on my Halloween Playlist on Spotify!

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

Check out the TV, I Say w/ Ashley Ray Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-i-say-w-ashley-ray/id1535572126

And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

July 2025 Live Shows

We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS and if you act fast, you can enter to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com Hope to see you out at the movies!

On the 335th episode of Piecing It Together, Megan Kearns from Spoilerpiece Theater joins me to talk about The Royal Hotel. Kitty Green's follow-up to The Assitant is another excellent feminist film that also draws inspiration from some tense genre movies. Puzzle pieces include Hotel Coolgarie, Green Room, Support The Girls and It Comes At Night.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Royal Hotel and any of the movies we discuss!

Written by Kitty Green

Directed by Kitty Green

Starring Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving, Ursula Yovich, Toby Wallace

NEON

https://neonrated.com/films/the-royal-hotel

Megan Kearns is a film critic and co-host of Spoilerpiece Theater.

Check out Spoilerpiece Theater at https://www.spoilerpiece.com

And follow Megan on Twitter @opinionessworld

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

The song at the end of the episode is from my recently released horror film score BLIND MALICE.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

July 2025 Live Shows

We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS and if you act fast, you can enter to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com Hope to see you out at the movies!

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Jon Towlson, author of 40 Cult Movies joins me to talk about some films from the last 5 years that we think may eventually be considered cult classics. Some of the films we talk about include Malignant, They Cloned Tyrone, The Kid Detecive and The Greasy Strangler.

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

Jon Towlson's new book 40 Cult Classics from Alice Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau is available now to purchase on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/40-Cult-Movies-Alice-Zombies/dp/B0CKLR41KW

Follow Jon on Twitter @Systemshocks

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

The song at the end of the episode is from my recently release horror film score Blind Malice.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

July 2025 Live Shows

We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS and if you act fast, you can enter to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com Hope to see you out at the movies!

On the 334th episode of Piecing It Together, action movie and Dolph Lundgren superfan Sean Malloy joins me to talk about Expend4bles, the fourth in the action hero team up series. It's not the best movie, so half way through this episode takes a turn and becomes a Breaking It Apart episode on The Expendables series as a whole. Puzzle pieces include John Wick, Triple Threat, Extraction and The Suicide Squad.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Expend4bles and any other movies we discuss!

Written by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, Max Adams

Directed by Scott Waugh

Starring Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa

Lionsgate

https://expendables.movie/

Sean 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 them, in chronological order.

Check out I Must Break This Podcast at https://imustbreakthispodcast.wordpress.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=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is "Unstoppable" which is a new song that will be out in 2024!

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

July 2025 Live Shows

We've got two live shows coming up in July 2025 including SUPERMAN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS and if you act fast, you can enter to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com Hope to see you out at the movies!

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, legendary guitar player Caleb Quaye and social media manager Jason Baroni join me on the eve of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert film taking over the box office to talk about our favorite concert films and Caleb's new documentary Louder Than Rock. Caleb Quaye was Elton John's original guitar player and worked with many other iconic musicians throughout his career.

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

Caleb Quaye is a guitar player who has worked with Elton John, Mick Jagger, Hall & Oates and many more iconic artists. His new documentary Louder Than Rock is on Amazon Prime, Tubi and other online services. Find out more at https://louderthanrock.com/

And Follow Caleb on Instagram @calebquayeofficial

Jason Baroni is a film and music fan and works with Caleb as his social media manager.

Follow Jason on Instagram @jasonbaroni

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

The song at the end of the episode is called "After Glow" and will be out in 2024!

Don't forget to check out the LIVE premiere of my new music video "Blind Malice Theme" tonight on YouTube during The HaM Show Live Stream! Get notified at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUH_bVrHEfQ

And if you're a music fan, join the Headphones and Microphones Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1614239612381258

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And 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/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or