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A podcast about movies and the movies that inspired them. A good movie is the result of a large number of people both in front of and behind the camera combining to create a piece of art… But what about the movies that came before that inspired those filmmakers to make the movie? On Piecing It Together we figure out what the clear (and not so clear) influences were that make up the movies we love.
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151: Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy with Megan Kearns
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Max is joined by BOFCA member and Spoilerpiece Theater Co-host Megan Kearns to discuss the Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy of films. First, there's a brief discussion about the Cannes Film Festival and the removal of TV/Movies from Disney+. Stay tuned at the end for a discussion on the new movies Air and Blackberry. Website: itsthepicturespodcast.c…
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On the 304th episode of Piecing It Together, Megan Kearns from Spoilerpiece Theater joins me to talk about Polite Society. This new feminist action comedy is out now in theaters and is a blast of fresh air and fun and you should go see it. Seriously. Go see it. Puzzle pieces include Kill Bill, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Birds of Prey and The Stepf…
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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 June 2023. This month’s episode includes Past Lives, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster, Flamin' Hot, Extraction 2, Maggie Moore(s), No …
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Featuring Chauncey Telese)
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On the 308th episode of Piecing It Together, Chauncey Telese joins me to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Not only does James Gunn manage to finish up this trilogy perfectly, but it's the best Marvel movie in years. Puzzle pieces include Aquaman, Shrek, The Fly and The Island of Dr. Moreau. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Guardians of the Ga…
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On the 307th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Raynor joins me to talk about Sisu! It's nazi killin' time in this crazy, hyper-violent and stylized action movie as one man takes on an a bunch of nazis who want to take his gold. Puzzle pieces include Inglorious Basterds, Mad Max, Apocalytpo and Nobody. We also take some time to talk about the thr…
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On the 306th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Fast X. After the disappointment of Fast 9, we were both so excited to dig into the amazing tenth entry in the long-running Fast & Furious series. Puzzle pieces include The Dark Knight, Batman V Superman, Transporter 2 and Shoot 'Em Up. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Fast X…
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On the 305th episode of Piecing It Together, Evan Crean from Spoilerpiece Theater joins me to talk about BlackBerry. It's been a weird year full of these true stories of brands movies, and this one manages to stick out with its own uniquely nerdy and weird rise and fall story. Puzzle pieces include Halt and Catch Fire, Silicon Valley, Revenge of th…
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150: Celebrating 100 Years of Disney
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John and Max celebrate episode 150 by talking about Disney and their 100th anniversary. Website: itsthepicturespodcast.com itsthepictures.substack.com Download the episode today and tweet at John and Max (@itsthepicpod). Like the show? Review us on iTunes! We are also available on Stitcher. Opening: "The Fire" by Dan_Mantau (c) 2022 - http://ccmixt…
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On the 303rd episode of Piecing It Together, Ben Miller joins me to talk about Inside. Willem Dafoe is an art thief who gets stuck in a high rise apartment and spends the rest of the movie trying to get out... What more could you want? Puzzle pieces include Oxygen, The Martian, The Shining and Barton Fink. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Inside and th…
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On the 302nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jennifer Howell joins me to talk about Ghosted, an action rom-com starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. With such sexy stars, how did this movie go so wrong? Puzzle pieces include Red Notice, What's Your Number?, Knives Out and Romancing The Stone. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ghosted and the movies we …
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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 May 2023. This month’s episode includes Knights of the Zodiac, Hypnotic, Book Club: The Next Chapter, Crater, Assassin's Club, White Men Can't Jump, Kandahar, The Little Me…
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The Pope’s Exorcist (Featuring Ren Geekness)
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On the 301st episode of Piecing It Together, Ren Geekness joins me to talk about The Pope's Exorcist. With Russell Crowe riding around Europe on a vespa on assignment from the Pope, performing exorcisms... There's no way this movie isn't a comedy. Puzzle pieces include Overlord, Constatine, The Prophecy and The Ninth Gate. As always, SPOILER ALERT …
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Evil Dead Rise LIVE (Featuring Joe Black, Michael Keene & Jimmie Gonzalez)
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On the 300th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas, NV with guests Joe Black, Michael Keene & Jimmie Gonzalez to talk about the latest entry in the cult classic (and often discussed on this podcast) horror franchise Evil Dead, Evil Dead Rise! Puzzle pieces include Demons 2, Mom and Dad, Ghostbusters and The …
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The Super Mario Bros Movie (Featuring Ryan Daugherty)
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On the 299th episode of Piecing It Together, Ryan Daugherty joins me to talk about The Super Mario Bros Movie. This animated adaptation of the beloved Nintendo character was a surprise box office smash and may kick off a future full of video game movies. Puzzle pieces include Rescue Rangers, Shrek, Wreck It Ralph and Rampage. As always, SPOILER ALE…
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149: Summer Movie Game 2023 with Guardians of the Galaxy, Barbie, The Flash, and more.
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John and Max are bringing back an old feature called the Summer Movie Game. John and Max take turns selecting movies and at the end of the summer they'll see which set of five has the highest domestic box office for the summer. Before all that they talk about the Cannes Film Festival and the big box office take for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Stay…
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On the 298th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Mafia Mamma... I know damn well that we're gonna be in the minority on this one, but we loved Toni Collette as a reluctant mafia don. Puzzle pieces include The Freshman, High Anxiety, Killers and of course, Under The Tuscan Sun. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Mafia Mamma an…
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On the 297th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris join me to talk about Air, the latest movie directed by Ben Affleck. After talking about his Oscar winning Argo on this week's episode of Awesome Movie Year, we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to do a crossover event. Puzzle pieces include High Flying Bird, Moneyball, H…
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Featuring Jeffrey K. Howard)
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On the 296th episode of Piecing It Together, Jeffrey K. Howard joins me to talk about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. After many failed attempts to bring the beloved game to the big screen, a bunch of really funny people managed to crack the code. Puzzle pieces include Guardians of the Galaxy, Army of Darkness, Monty Python and Oceans 11. …
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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 April 2023. This month’s episode includes Paint, Chupa, How To Blow Up A Pipeline, Back On The Strip, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, Chevalier, Ghosted, Beau Is Afraid, Are Yo…
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John Wick Chapter 4 (Super Episode)
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On the 295th episode of Piecing It Together, Sean Malloy, Nell Minow, M.N. Miller, Harris Dang, Alexander Reams and JC join me to talk about John Wick Chapter 4. A super episode felt like the only way we could cover such a wild and over-the-top sequel as this fourth entry in Keanu Reeves' invicible hitman action series. Puzzle pieces include The Ki…
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John and Max are going through the filmography of Alfonso Cuaron this week. First, they talk about the Blank Check March Madness bracket, and the release date of Killers of the Flower Moon. Then, they discuss the movies by Alfonso Cuaron including Gravity, Children of Men, and Roma. They finish by discussing John Wick 4 and Rye Lane. Website: itsth…
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On the 294th episode of Piecing It Together, M.N. Miller joins me to talk about Tetris, the insane true(ish) story of the making of the classic videogame Tetris. Puzzle pieces include Argo, Little Miss Sunshine, Bridge of Spies and Stan & Ollie. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Tetris and the movies we discuss! Written by Noah Pink Directed by Jon S. B…
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On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, composer Travis Lohmann who co-scored the feature film Move Me No Mountain joins me to talk about our process of scoring the film for director Deborah Richards, our approaches to composing and working together. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Move Me No Mountain and the movies we discuss! Find out …
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On the 293rd episode of Piecing It Together, noted Paleontology enthusiast JC from Screen Fix joins me to talk about 65. Adam Driver going 65 million years into the past to battle dinosaurs with a lazer gun... What could go wrong? Puzzle pieces include Kong: Skull Island, Aliens, The Lost World and Planet of the Apes. As always, SPOILER ALERT for 6…
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147: Michelle Yeoh Kicks A** with Mitchell Beaupre
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John and Max are joined by senior editor and podcast host at Letterboxd, Mitchell Beaupre (@itismitchell), to talk about the early career of Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh. First, they spend the intro recapping the 95th Academy Awards, before going into Yeoh's historic career, which then saw her win for Everything Everywhere All At Once. Then, …
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On the 292nd episode of Piecing It Together, Stacy Spikes, CEO of MoviePass joins me to talk about Creed III. Adonis Creed himself steps into the director's chair for the third in the series and first Rocky-less Rocky series entry and it turns out pretty damn good. Puzzle pieces include Gladiator, Raging Bull, Cinderella Man and Juice. As always, S…
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95th Academy Awards Predictions (Special Episode)
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On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 95th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 12th. As in previous years, we’ll just cover a selection of the Oscar categories for the sake of time, but we discuss what should win, what will win and what we think should have been nominated for those coveted Oscars. As al…
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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 March 2023. This month’s episode includes Faraway, Champions, Scream VI, Luther: The Fallen Son, Punch, 65, Inside, A Snowy Day In Oakland, Children Of The Corn, Dungeons &…
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146: But Have You Read the Book? with Kristen Lopez
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Max is joined by returning guest Kristen Lopez (@journeys_film) to talk about her new novel, But Have You Read the Book? The novel goes through 52 movies and the novels they were based on. Before that Max and Kristen talk about the Oscars crisis team and more Lord of the Rings is coming. Website: itsthepicturespodcast.com itsthepictures.substack.co…
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Cocaine Bear LIVE (Featuring Jason Harris, Michael Keene & Luella Chavez)
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On the 291st episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas, NV with guests Jason Harris, Michael Keene & Luella Chavez to talk about the insane action horror comedy about a bear that does cocaine... Cocaine Bear! Puzzle pieces include Fargo, Swiss Army Man, Grizzly Man and Jumanji: The Next Level. As always, SPOILER…
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Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania (Featuring Rick Ives)
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On the 290th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Rick Ives joins me to talk about Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. The 3rd film in the Ant-Man series and the 30somethingith film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe... It's a bit of a mess but we had plenty to talk about with this one... Puzzle pieces include Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow, T…
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Project Wolf Hunting (Featuring Harris Dang)
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On the 289th episode of Piecing It Together, film critic Harris Dang joins me to talk about Project Wolf Hunting... An insane, over-the-top Korean action horror film featuring a bunch of violent criminals and something else trapped on a boat. Puzzle pieces include Riki Oh: The Story of Riki, Overlord, Robocop and Jason X. As always, SPOILER ALERT f…
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On the 288th episode of Piecing It Together, Manish joins me to talk about Knock At The Cabin, the latest from M. Night Shyamalan. We get into lots of puzzle pieces as well as the various controveries around this religion and conspiracy theory laced home invasion thriller. Puzzle pieces include Noah, Us, Take Shelter and Pride. As always, SPOILER A…
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On the 287th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to talk about Plane. It's about Gerard Butler as he crash lands a plane and then protects the people on the plane and then tries to fly the plane. Puzzle pieces include include Sully, Flight, Airport 1975 and Missing In Action. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Plane and the movi…
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145: Our Favorite Movies of '22 with Brian Skutle
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John and Max are joined by guest Brian Skutle (@skutlelemur) to discuss some of their favorite movies of '22. Before that, they discuss the AMC Sightline program, Super Bowl Trailers, and Viola Davis EGOT. Website: itsthepicturespodcast.com itsthepictures.substack.com Download the episode today and tweet at John and Max (@itsthepicpod). Like the sh…
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On the 286th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me for our second conversation about a Brandon Cronenberg film. Infinity Pool, starring Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard is a unique scifi/horror with some very unexpected turns. Puzzle pieces include Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange, Midsommar and Crash. As always, SPOILER ALERT for In…
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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 January 2023. This month’s episode includes Knock At The Cabin, 80 For Brady, Magic Mike's Last Dance, Somebody I Used To Know, Your Place Or Mine, Sharper, Marlowe, Winnie…
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Top 10 Film Scores of 2022 (Special Episode)
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer TJ Kross joins me to take a look back at 2022 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! We both come from a background of composing music for film, so we thought it would be a fun chance to talk about some of the best of last year including Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Bones & All …
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Top 10 First Time Watches of 2022 (Special Episode)
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about our picks for our favorite older films that we watched for the first time in 2022. Some of our picks come from our research for Josh's podcast Awesome Movie Year and some are just movies from our watch list that we happened to watch in the last year. As always, SPOILER…
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144: Most Anticipated Movies of 2023
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John and Max make their selections for their most anticipated movies of 2023. Before that, they talk about Avatar: Way of the Water and the state of the awards race. Then, they discuss the movies they were looking forward to in 2022 before jumping into the 2023 slate. Finally, a review of the new Avatar feature. Website: itsthepicturespodcast.com i…
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On the 285th episode of Piecing It Together, Ryan Estrada joins me to talk about the latest film from Hirokazu Koreeda, Broker. Who knew such a sweet film could be made about people selling babies? Puzzle pieces include Gone Baby Gone, A Taxi Driver, The Bacchus Lady and Matchstick Men. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Broker and the movies we discuss!…
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On the 284th episode of Piecing It Together, Alex Marcus joins me to talk about Noah Baumbach's latest, White Noise. Based on the beloved, unfilmable novel by Dom DeLillo, he found a way to film it. And it's weird. Puzzle pieces include Synecdoche New York, I Heart Huckabees, The Royal Tenenbaums and a bunch of Steven Spielberg films. As always, SP…
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On the 283rd episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker/actor Josh Ruben joins me to talk about M3GAN. The killer doll movie from Akela Coope, James Wan and director Gerard Johnstone was one of my most anticipated movies of the year and it did not disappoint. Puzzle pieces include Child's Play, Phenomena, Happy Death Day and Hollow Man. As always, S…
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On the 282nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me to talk about The Menu. Jason is a foodie and food writer so he was a natural fit for this episode about a celebrity chef who lures a group of unsuspecting priveldged elite to eat at his island restaurant. Puzzle pieces include Pig, The Square, Bergman Island and The Devil Wears Pra…
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Most Anticipated Films of 2023 (Reposted from LA Podfidential)
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On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, I'm actually reposting a guest apperance I recently did on LA Podfidential with host Chauncey Telese where we discussed our most anticipated films of 2023! The original version of this conversation is available at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-10-anticipated-2023-movies-w-dave-rosen/…
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Top 10 Films of 2022 (Special Episode)
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2022. Along with some honorable mentions and suggestions from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group, we get into a lot of the movies that made up 2022. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies w…
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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 January 2023. This month’s episode includes M3GAN, The Pale Blue Eye, The Old Way, A Man Called Otto, House Party, Alice Darling, Missing, You People and Shotgun Wedding! I…
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MORE CONTENT Album Commentary (Special Episode)
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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 MORE CONTENT along with an album length commentary with stories about the making of the album. As of 12/30/22 the album is available to stream on all the major streaming platforms and the limited edition CD can be purchased on Bandcamp.…
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On the 281st episode of Piecing It Together, Carson Timar joins me to talk about Damien Chazelle's love/hate letter to Hollywood, Babylon. Puzzle pieces include Singin' In The Rain, Boogie Nights, The Wolf of Wall Street and Dante's Inferno. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Babylon and the movies we discuss! Written by Damien Chazelle Directed by Damie…
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Strange World (Featuring Nguyen Le)
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On the 280th episode of Piecing It Together, Nguyen Le joins me to talk about Disney's latest adventure Strange World. An unfortunate disappointment in theaters, we both had fun with its old school charms. Puzzle pieces include Journey To The Center Of The Earth, Avatar, Osmosis Jones and Jumanji. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Strange World and the …
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