Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2026 so far. Along with our lists we get into some honorable mentions and picks from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!
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

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!

On this special episode I’m joined by Jason Harris of Awesome Movie Year to talk about the trailers for a whole bunch of movies coming out in July 2026. This month’s lineup includes Minions and Monsters, Enola Holmes 3, Young Washington, Moana, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, 72 Hours, The Dink, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, I Want Your Sex, Evil Dead Burn and The Odyssey.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for all of the movies we discuss!
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
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!

On the 520th episode of Piecing It Together, Drew Mixon joins me to talk about The Sheep Detectives. A movie about cute little sheeps who are very, very good detectives. Puzzle pieces include Babe, Knives Out, The Kid Detective and Aardman films.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Sheep Detectives and the movies we discuss!

Written by Craig Mazil
Directed by Kyle Balda
Starring Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Bruan, NIcholas Galizintine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Emma Thompson
Amazon MGM

Drew Mixon is a film editor and film teacher.
Check him out on Instagram @drukadoncic

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 of course, a The Pup Pups song.

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:
The Odyssey LIVE - Thursday July 16th
We will be back at Galaxy Theatres Boulevard Mall for THE ODYSSEY on Thursday July 16th and you can win tickets now at piecingpod.com

On the 519th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Galaxy Theatres Boulevard Mall with guests Steven Hughes, Carolyn Luckett and Robert H Gwinn to talk about Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day! Puzzle pieces include The X Files, Midnight Special, Super 8 and Spielberg's own Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Disclosure Day and the movies we discuss!

Written by David Koepp
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Coleman Domingo, Josh O'Connor
Universal

Carolyn Noel Luckett is a comedian and producer.
Follow Carolyn on Instagram @carolyn767 and on Tiktok @crabbylionlady
Steven Hughes is a film fan and listener of the Piecing It TogetherPodcast.
Follow him on Instagram @stevenhug27
Robert H Gwinn is a filmmaker and writer and runs Rampant Entertainment.
Check him out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RampantEntertainmentInc

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.
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:
The Odyssey LIVE - Thursday July 16th
We will be back at Galaxy Theatres Boulevard Mall for THE ODYSSEY on Thursday July 16th and you can win tickets now at piecingpod.com

On the 518th episode of Piecing It Together, Michelle Kisner joins me to talk about Obsession. This indie horror film has already gone on to be one of the most successful indies of all time and the most talked about movie of the year. Puzzle pieces include Possession, The Invisible Man, Pearl and Smile.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Obsession and the movies we discuss!

Written by Curry Barker
Directed by Curry Barker
Starring Inde Navarrette, Michael Johnston, Cooper Tomilson, Megan Lawless
Focus

Michelle Kisner is a film critic and essayist.
You can find links to much of her work at https://linktr.ee/RobotCookie
And follow her on Instagram @robotcookie

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.
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:
The Odyssey LIVE - Thursday July 16th
We will be back at Galaxy Theatres Boulevard Mall for THE ODYSSEY on Thursday July 16th and you can win tickets now at piecingpod.com