On the 375th episode of Piecing It Together, Pete Abeyta joins me to talk about The Last Stop In Yuma County. This throwback potboiler from writer/director Frank Galluppi stars Jim Cummings and wears a lot of influences on its sleeve. Puzzle pieces include Bad Times at the El Royale, No Country For Old Men and a whole bunch of Tarantino.
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On the 371st episode of Piecing It Together, Bradley Andrew joins me to talk about Civil War. The latest from Alex Garland imagines America as it goes through another civil war… You know… Science fiction… Maybe? Puzzle pieces include No Country For Old Men, Apocalypse Now, Platoon and King Kong.
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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.
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On the 231st episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell returns to the podcast to discuss the Hitchcockian Netflix dark comedy thriller Windfall starring Jesse Plemmons, Jason Segel and LIly Collins. The film didn’t make much noise when it dropped a couple weeks ago but we had a great time with it. Puzzle pieces include The Ref, Parasite, The Social Network and plenty of Hitchcock.
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On the 9th episode of the special episode series called Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Weng’s Chop’s Tony Strauss and Troy Howarth, the author of Assault On The System: The Nonconformist Cinema of John Carpenter to talk about the 1982 classic The Thing. This influential horror classic wasn’t a hit when it was released, but has gone on to be considered one of the ultimate films when it comes to paranoia, suspense and horrific practical effects.
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