On the 452nd episode of Piecing It Together, William-Patrick Coleman joins me to talk about Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The 8th and possibly final entry in the long running Tom Cruise action series gave us an opportunity to look back at the whole series and talk about what might have inspired this conclusion. Puzzle pieces include Furious 7, Meg 2: The Trench and Avengers: Endgame.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and the movies we discuss!

Written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendersen

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie

Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg

Paramount

William-Patrick Coleman is the host of the FILMBUFF YouTube channel.

Check out FILMBUFF at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrku_45HWx_zSx6mCSdxMkQ

And follow William on Instagram @filmbuff_show

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is a piece of the score of the film Friday & Friday which you will get to hear more about at a later date....

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You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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Mentioned in this episode:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On the 451st episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Black Bag. Our 2nd episode on a Steven Soderbergh film this year, this one is truly one of the year's best. Puzzle pieces include The Killer, Closer, Fair Play and The Addams Family.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Black Bag and the movies we discuss!

Written by David Koepp

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Pierce Brosnan

Focus Features

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

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

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.

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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 Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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Mentioned in this episode:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On this special Episode 450, I take some time to make some announcements about the show moving forward and everything else that I have going on. It's about to be a busy time for me, but lots more Piecing It Together is on the way.

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the episode is "The Perks" from the NEXT The Pup Pups album.

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You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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

Mentioned in this episode:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Another One Already??? But You Just Had One! 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 4th album by The Pup Pups and dare I say... The best yet? As of 5/9/2025 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition CD can be purchased on Bandcamp.

Check out https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com to buy the limited edition CD of Another One Already??? But You Just Had One!

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

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

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

Mentioned in this episode:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On the 449th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with Antonio Llapur, Laura Espinoza and Kris Mayeshiro to talk about the latest entry in the MCU, the super-anti-hero team up Thunderbolts*! Puzzle pieces include Suicide Squad, Logan, Avengers and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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

Written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo

Directed by Jake Schreier

Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour

Marvel

Kris Mayeshiro is an actor, stunt choreographer and visual artist.

Check out Kris’s website at http://www.km2creative.com/

And Follow Kris on Instagram @KM2Creative

Antonio Llapur is a filmmaker and runs Swamp Media Group.

Check out Swamp Media Group at https://swampmediagroup.com/

And check out his film Space Detective at https://spacedetectivemovie.com/

And follow Antonion on Instagram @antoniollapur

Laura Espinoza is a producer and works in a variety of stage and production work.

Follow her on Instagram @lady_laura1027

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is "Black & White" by The Pup Pups! Our new The Pup Pups album comes out this Friday at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com

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

You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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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:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

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 May 2025. This month’s episode includes Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Rust, Fight Or Flight, Clown In A Cornfield, Final Destination Bloodlines, Lilo & Stitch, Karate Kid Legends, Mountainhead and Bring Her Back.

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

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of April including pieces from Josie DeMarco, Sam Novak and Demetrius Sanders.

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 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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is "Wolf Dog" from my upcoming The Pup Pups album "Another One Already??? But You Just Had One!" which is having a listening party TONIGHT, Friday May 2nd at 6pm at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com

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

You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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

Mentioned in this episode:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On the 448th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about The Shrouds. The latest from David Cronenberg could be his last, and it would be a fitting end to a legendary career given the subject matter. Puzzle pieces include To Dust, Between The Temples, Her and Videodrome.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Shrouds and the movies we discuss!

Written by David Cronenberg

Directed by David Cronenberg

Starring Vincent Cassell, Guy Pearce, Diane Kruger

Sideshow

Eric Langberg is a film critic whose work can be read at SlashFilm, Bright Wall/Dark Room and on his own website Everything’s Interesting

Check out Everything’s Interesting at https://medium.com/everythings-interesting

And Follow Eric on Twitter @ericanders.bsky.com

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is "Forgot Along The Way" from my latest album Missing PIeces.

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

You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On the 447th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Davey Schaupp joins me to talk about Alex Garland's latest, Warfare! We also talk about his new documentary No Place To Grow Old. Puzzle pieces include Black Hawk Down, Children Of Men, Sing Sing and Whiplash.

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

Written by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza

Directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza

Starring Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Michael Gandolfini, Charles Melton

A24

Davey Schaupp is a documentarian and co-founder of Humans For Housing

Check out more of Davey's work and his new docuemntary "No Place To Grow Old" at https://www.daveyschaupp.com/no-place-to-grow-old

And check out Humans For Housing at https://www.humansforhousing.org/noplacetogrowold

And also follow them on Instagram at @noplacetogrowold and @humansforhousingorg

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is "At The Gates" from my album MISSING PIECES.

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

You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On the 446th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with Ms Michelle, Michael Keene and Tyler Najera to talk abuot Sinners! Ryan Coogler's music / vampire / gangster epic starring twin Michael B. Jordans is one of the most exciting releases of the year so far. Puzzle pieces include From Dusk Till Dawn, Elvis, The Shining and Eve's Bayou.

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

Written by Ryan Coogler

Directed by Ryan Coogler

Starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfield, Jack O'Connell, Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo

Warner Bros

Ms Michelle is a filmmaker and founded the Las Vegas Black Film Festival.

Check out Ms Michelle’s website for the Las Vegas Black Film Festival at https://www.lasvegasblackfilmfestival.com/

And Follow Ms Michelle on Twitter @LvbffMsMichelle

And Follow Ms Michelle on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MsMichelleProductions/

Tyler Najera is a filmmaker and winner of the Rising Star Award at the Sin City Horror Fest.

Check out Tyler’s Vimeo page at https://vimeo.com/820349323

Follow Tyler on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/tyler_moment/

And follow Tyler on Instagram @tyler.moment

Michael Keene is a filmmaker and hosts a YouTube film review channel.

Check out Michael’s website at https://www.manateepartyfilms.com/

And Follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelKeene

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is an unreleased track called "Vampire."

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

You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma

On the 445th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Companion! It's all killer robots, incels and spoilers on this one folks. Puzzle pieces include Her, M3GAN, Ex Machina and Revenge.

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

Written by Drew Hancock

Directed by Drew Hancock

Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Rupert Friend

Warner Bros.

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 Bluesky at @signalbleed.bsky.com

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.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is "Artificial" for which I have a music video with a somewhat similar theme to Companion. Check out the "Artificial" music video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6wnnMqoEr8

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

You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

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:

Dogma Live Show

We'll be back at Downtown Cinemas on Saturday June 7th for a live show on Kevin Smith's 1999 classic DOGMA for its 25th Anniversary. Enter to win tickets now at https://www.piecingpod.com/windogma