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

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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

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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.

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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)!

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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

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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.

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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.

Follow Darlene on Instagram @luckybucksproductions

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.

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 new The Pup Pups album "Three Chords and the Pooch" which you can get YOUR pet on if you get your preorder in TODAY (June 30th)! https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com

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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 July 2025. This month’s episode includes Jurassic World Rebirth, Heads Of State, The Old Guard 2, Madea's Destination Wedding, Smurfs, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Eddington, The Home, Happy Gilmore 2, Bambi: The Reckoning, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of June including pieces from Josie DeMarco, Eric Langberg, Demetrius Sanders, William Riel, Jason from Binge Movies and 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 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 upcoming The Pup Pups album "Three Chords and the Pooch" which you can get your pet included on by preordering NOW at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com

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

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On the 458th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests KL Martin, Kris West and Eric Mathis to talk about 28 Years Later, the long awaited zombie sequel from Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. Puzzle pieces include The Road, Ghost Of Mars, I Am Legend and The Wizard Of Oz.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for 28 Years Later and the movies we discuss!

Written by Alex Garland

Directed by Danny Boyle

Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Jack O'Connell, Ralph Fiennes

Columbia Pictures

Kristopher West is a podcaster and filmmaker. He co-hosts the Reel Sick Podcast and Spiral Out Podcast.

Check out the Reel Sick Podcast at https://www.reelsickpodcast.com/

Check out the Spiral Out Podcast at https://www.spiraloutpodcast.com/

Check out his latest film Apoptosis on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqfuLz4IlSM

And Follow Reel Sick Podcast on Instagram @reelsickpodcast

KL Martin is a writer-director-filmmaker from Las Vegas. He has directed nine shorts including “You Should Smile More” which is currently on a film festival run.

Check out his work at https://linktr.ee/KEVINLMARTIN

Follow KL Martin on Twitter @Codename_LEON

Eric Mathis is a filmmaker whose latest “Infernal” was partially shot at my family’s record store Wax Trax Records

Check out Eric’s work at https://www.grimehousefilms.com/

And Follow Eric’s company GrimeHouse Films on Instagram @grimehousefilms

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 my latest single "Ruined Earth."

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On the 457th episode of Piecing It Together, Jennifer Howell joins me to talk about Materialists. Celine Song's follow-up to the indie darling Past Lives stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in a love triangle. Puzzle pieces include They Came Together, The Wedding Planner, Hitch and the work of Jane Austen.

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

Written by Celine Song

Directed by Celine Song

Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal

A24

Jennifer Howell is the host of Every Rom Com Podcast

Check out Every Rom Com at https://www.everyromcom.com/

And follow Jennifer on Twitter @EveryRomComPod

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 "Thinkin' Bout You" from the upcoming 5th The Pup Pups album, Three Chords and The Pooch.

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