On the 459th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas with Luella Chavez, Darlene Dalmaceda and Ali The Gran Finali to talk about M3GAN 2.0! The return of everyone's favorite sassy killer robot genre shifts and is a blast. Puzzle pieces include Terminator 2, Happy Death Day 2 U, Austin Powers and Scooby Doo.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for M3GAN 2.0 and the movies we discuss!

Written by Gerard Johnstone and Akela Cooper

Directed by Gerard Johnston

Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, Jermaine Clement

Blumehouse / Universal

Darlene Dalmaceda is a filmmaker and actress and owner of Lucky Bucks Productions.

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Ali The Gran Finali is a filmmaker, actor, model, photographer and podcaster.

Check out Ali’s work at https://www.thegranfinali.com/

She also runs the Desert Waves Film Festival which you can check out at @desertwaves_filmfestival

Luella Chavez is an actress and comedian.

Check out Luella’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@luellachavez365

And Follow Luella on Twitter @luellachavez

My latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018's A Different Kind Of Dream, 2020's David Rosen, 2022's MORE CONTENT and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Phenomena. Find it on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and everywhere else you can find music.

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August 2025 Live Shows!

We will be doing three live shows in August 2025! The Naked Gun at Downtown Cinemas on Friday August 1st, Weapons at Maya Cinemas on Thursday August 7th and The Toxic Avenger on Friday August 29th at Downtown Cinemas.