On the 466th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas to talk about The Naked Gun with Jason Harris, Doug Ecks and Mason Gordon. Puzzle pieces include Mission: Impossible, Batman, Arrested Development and Airplane II.

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

Written by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, Akiva Schaffer

Directed by Akiva Schaffer

Starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston

Paramount

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas). He also co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Podcast which you can find at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com

Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/

Doug Ecks is an official and judge for Major League Eating recently back from the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island and commentator for PrideStyle Pro Wrestling here in Las Vegas. And sometimes comedys elsewhere otherwise.

Check out Doug on Instagram @dougecks

And check out PrideStyle Pro Wrestling on Instagram @pridestylepro

Mason Gordon is a producer and works with Jason Harris.

Check out his Slamball Leage at https://slamballleague.com/

And follow @slamballofficial on Instagram

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 "Indie Rocking Dog" from my comedy rock group The Pup Pups!

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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 August 2025. This month’s episode includes Together, Freakier Friday, Fixed, Nobody 2, Americana, Honey Don't!, The Thursday Murder Club, Caught Stealing, The Roses, The Toxic Avenger, The Naked Gun and Weapons.

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of July including pieces from Daniel Millward and The Vern.

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 "Colorado" from the new The Pup Pups album Three Chords and the Pooch!

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

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

On the 465th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas with Faith Nault, Perry Markle and C Jack to talk about The Fantastic Four: First Steps! This next step in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a lot riding on it. Puzzle pieces include Oppenheimer, The Wizard of Oz, Star Trek and Pieces Of A Woman.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the movies we discuss!

Written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer

Directed by Matt Shakman

Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner

Marvel

Faith Nault is an award winning short film director, writer, and sound designer. She recently graduated magma cum laude from UNLV with a film degree and continues to work freelance in film/television. 

Check out Faith’s work at https://linktr.ee/faithnault

Follow Faith on Instagram @strongfaith1

CJack is a content creator and host of the CJack Productions YouTube Channel.

Check out CJack Productions at https://www.youtube.com/@cjackproductions

And Follow CJack on Instagram at @CJackProdutions

Perry Markle is a student filmmaker currently attending CSN.

Follow Perry on Instagram at @perrylex13

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 "Pick You Up" by The Pup Pups!

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:

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.

On the 464th episode of Piecing It Together, The Vern joins me to talk about The Surfer. Who doesn't want to watch Nic Cage get tortured on an Australian beach for 90 minutes? Puzzle pieces include Mandy, Eden Lake, Swiss Army Man and After Hours.

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

Written by Thoams Martin

Directed by Lorcan Finnegan

Starring Nicolas Cage, Finn Little, Julian McMahon

Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate

The Vern hosts the Cinema Recall Podcast

Check out Cinema Recall at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-recall/id1477731497

Follow Cinema Recall @cinema_recall and The Vern @videovanguard

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 "Beacon" from my album David Rosen

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!

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

Mentioned in this episode:

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.

On the 463rd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about The Ballad Of Wallis Island. This sweet indie features a folk singer and his biggest fan, stuck on an island. It's a delight. Puzzle pieces include Once, A Mighty Wind, Local Hero and Inside Llewyn Davis.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Ballad Of Wallis Island and the movies we discuss!

Written by Tom Basden and Tim Key

Directed by James Griffiths

Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carrey Mulligan, Akemnji Ndjifornyen

Focus Features

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas). He also co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Podcast which you can find at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com

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

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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!

PODCASTER PLUG

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

Mentioned in this episode:

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.

On the 462nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about Freaky Tales. This collection of crazy stories spread across one wild night in Oakland is inspired by the classic Too Short song. Puzzle pieces include Suburbia, Decline of Western Civilization, House Party and The Fog.

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

Written by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Starring Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Ben Mendelsohn, Angus Cloud, Too Short

Lionsgate

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas). He also co-hosts the Awesome Movie Year Podcast which you can find at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com

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 from my comedy rap career. We don't talk about my comedy rap career so lets just move on.

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 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:

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.

On the 461st episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Superman! I am joined by Mike Davis, Antonio Llapur and David Tovar to discuss James Gunn's new take on the iconic superhero starring David Corenswet. Puzzle pieces include Blue Beetle, Ali, John Wick and The Incredibles.

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

Written by James Gunn

Directed by James Gunn

Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult

Warner Bros / DC

Mike Davis is a host & anchor for Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network & MORE Show Fox 5 Las Vegas

Check out Mike Davis on FOX 5 at https://www.fox5vegas.com/authors/mike.davis%40gray.tv/

And Follow Mike on Instagram @michaelmikedavis

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

David Tovar is a teaching artist and filmmaker.

Check out David Tovar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@onetaketovar

And Follow David on Instagram @onetaketovar

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 from the end of the episode is "Runnin'" from the new The Pup Pups album Three Chords and the Pooch.

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:

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.

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album Three Chords and the Pooch by The Pup Pups! This collection of novelty/comedy songs about my dog Harvey (and in some cases sung by him) is the 5th album by The Pup Pups and dare I say… The best one yet? As of 7/11/2025 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 vinyl of Three Chords and the Pooch or the official The Pup Pups tennis ball (which comes with a digital download)!

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!

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:

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.

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Ben Miller joins me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2025 so far. Along with our lists we get into some honorable mentions and talk about the weird year that 2025 has been so far.

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

Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/

Follow Ben on Twitter @nebisben

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 "The Perks" from the new The Pup Pups album "Three Chords and the Pooch" that comes out this Friday! There's also an album listening party on Thursday July 10th at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com/merch/three-chords-and-the-pooch-listening-party

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:

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.

On the 460th episode of Piecing It Together, Derrick Murray joins me to talk about Ballerina, the latest entry in the John Wick series. Ana De Armas leads this spin off that expands the world in some really fun ways. Puzzle pieces include Rogue One, Black Widow, Rumble In The Bronx and Hot Fuzz.

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

Written by Shay Hatten

Directed by Len Wiseman

Starring Ana De Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman Deedus, Ian McShane, Keanu Reeves

Lionsgate

Derrick Murray is a film critic and writes for Nerdbot

Check out Derrick’s work on Nerdbot at https://nerdbot.com/author/derrick-murray/

And Follow Derrick on Twitter @Drokcomedy

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 "Destined For Greatness" a single that I released a couple years ago from a film about a ballerina.

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:

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.