We're back, baby!   Like Dreamgirls we're here for one night only to chat about every film buff's favourite night. Did Everything Everywhere All At Once deserve everything everywhere all at once? Maybe! Tune in and find out.

Hear ye, hear ye! On this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod, Raf and Jordan have a special announcement to make - and it's gonna break some hearts and ears. Though, they're still chatting about the death of the high-brow movie, whatever is going on at DC Films and of course, Raf's favourite, the beginning of the award season madness. Is Everything Everywhere All At Once going to upset Fabelmans? Will Fraser get that gold? Is Ke the only lock for the win? We also dive into our Letterboxd's to find some deep cut reccos that really say something about us. At least, we hope. All of this and more in this week's extra special episode of the Layered Butter Podcast.

There's an offer....we couldn't refuse. On this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod is joined by Layered Butter co-founders, Andrew Perucho & Marc Winegust as they sit down and chat with renowned comic book illustrator and artist, Sean Philips as they dive into our newest collaboration with the Academy Museum. If you haven't heard already, Layered Butter x Sean Philips has released a new limited print to celebrate the anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. With Eisner award artist, Sean Philips, who has dipped his hand across a vast scape of comics - Hellblazer, X-Men and Batman, among his own original forays with Ed Brubaker - Criminal, Fatale & Incognito. This episode explores how this collaboration came to be and we dive deep into Sean's distinct art style and creative process across his career and his newest print. Raf & Jordan aren't totally absent this episode though, they're around to chat about James Cameron's $2 billion problem and all the Nepo kids out there. All that and more in this week's Layered Butter Podcast!

Elves, Dragons, Maesters and...Harfoots? In this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod, Raf and Jordan take a leap into the worlds of Westeros and Middle-Earth as they chat about all things fantasy. With two simultaneous series debuting at the same time; it seems only right to explore how these two dueling fantasy worlds made their mark in the realm of pop culture. With The Lord of the Rings: The RIngs of Power debuting on Amazon Prime - how does Amazon's billion dollar investment stack to HBO's newly minted spin-off of their flagship fantasy drama, The House of The Dragon. How do both series stack against the zeitgeist of pop culture - in their presence, their impact and their overall execution of narratives. Can LOTR find its way back into the mainstream consciousness and can viewers forgive whatever happened at the end of Game of Thrones? Also, the pod tackles the question of "event" films and how much bigger can a film really get? All this and more in this week's fantastical episode of the Layered Butter Podcast.

In this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod, Raf and Jordan are joined by Matthew Moss and Robbie McGuire of the FightingonFilm Podcast to explore the titular "war" film. War cinema has certainly evolved from its early histories of propaganda film and newsreels; it has navigated through melodrama, action, adventure, lighthearted comedies to dark, brooding, visceral experiences. The war film touches upon the tangible relationship between culture, country and history and the ways it has changed the way generations experience, feel and relive a tragic piece of the world. From Hogan's Heroes to M.A.S.H to Saving Private Ryan and the newly released All Quiet on The Western Front, Matthew and Robbie help the Pod unravel the deep histories of the war and the silver screen. Also, we chat about the troubling nature of social media amidst Heartstopper and how the Rock has changed the hierarchy of power in the DC universe (in a pretentious way???). All this and more in this week's Layered Butter Podcast.

*breathes heavily into podcast microphone* What's your favourite scary movie? In this episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod, Raf and Jordan are joined by Nicolina and Marie of the Para(normal) Podcast to dive deep into all things that go bump in the night (and movies). Right on the eve of Halloween, this episode unpacks the mysteries of human fear and what keeps the audiences and our hearts crawling back for more jump scares, gore and bone-chilling terror. How has the horror genre evolved over the years - from its creature features, to slasher films and now to the popularized A24 "elevated horror" - what are the barebones of "horror"? Also, Warner Bros Discovery seems to be shuffling their content for another batch of cancellations and Netflix says goodbye to one of its co-produced originals. All this and more in this weeks spooky episode of Layered Butter

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid you can't do that," - HAL when Raf bets it all on Brendan Fraser's Oscar 2023. In this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod and Jordan are joined by author and critic, John Muir on an extraplanetary adventure across the airwaves to chat all things Sci-Fi. From Kubrick's 2001 to Star Wars to modern sci-fi in Ex Machina or even Annihilation; this episode unravels how science fiction has changed, evolved and defined itself over its cementation in cinema and pop culture over the years. From its influences to its tropes and eventual stereotypes, we dive into what works and what doesn't and where anyone can begin to get the essential sci-fi experience. Also, how do we feel about intermissions in films? yay or nay? Find out our feels and more in this week's episode of Layered Butter!

We dive into all things TIFF for our season 3 premiere of the Layered Butter Podcast.  TIFF festival general chat, Glass Onion, Hunt, Project Wolf Hunting, The Wonder, Holy Spider, Causeway, Women Talking, Triangle of Sadness, Empire of Light, The Son, 'Alice, Darling', Decision to Leave, Wendell & Wild, My Policeman, Devotion, Moonage Daydream, Brother, The Menu, Pearl, The Whale, The Fabelmans - The Layered Butter team saw a lot of movies this year at the Toronto International Film Festival. In this episode, we chat about some of those movies, and share our broader experience with TIFF as an event in our movie lives. https://layeredbutter.com/podcast Read all our TIFF reviews and more: https://layeredbutter.com/editorial?offset=1662934759486&category=Reviews Learn more about Layered Butter: https://layeredbutter.com/ https://twitter.com/layered_butter https://www.instagram.com/layeredbutter/ #TIFF, #CinemaPodcast, #MoviePodcast, #TorontoPodcast

ALL GOOD THINGS come to end on the season finale of the Layered Butter Podcast. In this special hot-takes mailbag finale Rafael, Jordan and Rodrigo tackle your hottest film opinions that listeners sent us. From the insightful to the regretful, the three hosts dive into your controversial cinematic opinions. A healthy amount of judgement and agreement are dished out, and more than twice we end up deep in the philosophical weeds. Thanks to all our listeners who joined us for this season. It was an honour to share our cinematic conversations with all of you

Sex. Love. Queerness. Colour. Family. In this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod, Raf & Jordan venture into the Pride of Spanish filmmaking through the eyes of Pedro Almodovar.  Rooted in thematic bloodlines of gay/queer culture & self identity, Almodovar has cemented himself as one of cinemas most internationally revered voices. From the melodrama in Talk To Her to even horror/thriller elements in The Skin I Live In, Almodovar ventures deep into familial history, sisterhood and identity across all of his work. Also, the pod dives into Lightyear's ban in the Middle East, a new EGOT and the Joker returns as a musical? All of this and MORE in the (maybe) penultimate episode of Layered Butter!

We've heard you. We've tried saying it and now we're tired of it. In this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Jordan brings in his wife, Allison to join Rod as they stage an intervention for Raf. There's no more heavy, dark, depressing tv or movie marathons - it's an episode dedicated to...happiness. The films that make us happy - take us back to a place of emotional safety, joy and absolute wonder. You won't find any murders or anything remotely depressing (subjectively) but the four chat about the films that give them infinite joy - whether it's nostalgia, serotonin or just laughter - happiness is...whatever we want it to be. In addition, Winnie the Pooh goes slasher, Ted Sarandos doubles down on stand-up and justice for ageism in the industry! All this - and more! In this week's Layered Butter Podcast.#cinemapodcasts #filmpodcasts #pursuitofhappiness #babe #netflix #tedsarandos #davechappelle #rickygervaisPreshowNetflix Doubles Down on Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappellehttps://deadline.com/2022/05/netflix-ted-sarandos-defends-dave-chappelle-ricky-gervais-new-york-times-1235034993/British Actors Sign Petition for Older Actresseshttps://deadline.com/2022/05/acting-your-age-campaign-parity-pledge-women-over-45-on-screen-1235035192/Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honeyhttps://www.dreadcentral.com/news/430297/winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey-violent-new-horror-film-reworks-a-childhood-classic-images/

In the wake of cancel culture and our heroes turning into villains; can we find a way to still appreciate the art or impact on culture of a cancelled artist? In this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Rod and Jordan are joined by Hannah McGregor & Marcelle Kosman of the Witch, Please podcast to mourn the death of the author, artist or even, hero. Is it even possible to separate the work and impact from the words, actions or views of the artist? Is there a fine line to thread when exploring, consuming and/or revisiting new work - whether its new series, past films or new material, are we more careful when knowing what we didn't before? Also - Raf joins Rod and Jordan dropping some hot takes in the film world today - if we even care about a new Rian Johnson Star Wars series or if art should truly imitate life with controversial narratives and if Tom Cruise really controls everything about his films - all this and more in this week's Layered Butter!Preshow: Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy is Delayedhttps://collider.com/rian-johnson-star-wars-trilogy-update-delayed/"Top Gun: Maverick" wouldn't be released outside of Tom Cruises' termshttps://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick-streaming-cannes-1235270759/Controversial Narratives Lead to Better Films?https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220521-kill-japan-s-elderly-cannes-film-probes-chilling-ideaFilm Club: KPAX (2001)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272152/

The latter half of the season calls for another reset and with summer around the corner, this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast is catchin' up with the trio. Rod, Raf and Jordan are all together again with the new TV season underway, the return of James Cameron and the Cannes "experience". Is James Cameron enough to propel a decade old film back into superstardom? Was there even enough material from Pocahontas 2 to adapt? (bruh.) The Cannes Film Festival is known for its stars, red carpet and glitz and glamour - but how about its "standing ovations" and "walk-outs?" is this....cool? Finally, Jordan and Rod try to inject some wholesome recco's into Raf's dark television obsession. Rod's found himself a heartstopper, Jordan's reunited with the Kids in the Hall and Raf's lost under the banner of heaven. All of this - and more, as the trio brings it back to basics in this week's - Layered Butter.#cinemapodcast #filmpodcast #jamescameron #avatar2 #cannesfilmfestival #disney Preshow: The Cannes Film Festival's Walk-outshttps://variety.com/lists/cannes-controversy-boos-walkouts-taxi-driver-neon-demon/Avatar's Push to Renew 3D Cinemahttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-3d-format-avatar-2-theatrical-movie-theaters-1235146419/

Score LoreQuick links to episode sections:0:17 PreShow Chat25:48 Interview with Composer Chris Thornborrow1:24:59 Film Club and Hot TakesWould Indiana Jones, Jaws, Star Wars or even Dune be what they are today without their scores? Are some of the most iconic films and moments in cinema defined by blaring trumpets or sweeping strings? In this week's episode of the Layered Butter Podcast, Rod, Raf and Jordan are joined by composer, Chris Thornborrow to dive deep into the world of film scoring, composing and literally, all that jazz. Working across a bountiful career in film & theatre, Chris unravels the method to the madness; the notes and the keys across the hammer and strings, all of which build and create the soundscape of a narrative. Also, the Layered Butter trio unpack another director under fire, Darth Vader's SAG rate and the era of Jack Antonoff creeping into the film world. All of this and more in this week's Layered Butter!PreShow:Acclaimed Director Cary Fukunaga Accused of Sexual Harassmenthttps://jezebel.com/acclaimed-director-cary-fukunaga-accused-of-grooming-yo-1848900384?fbclid=IwAR1_Ejgfn9q2XtsY5X3wVZg8qj-LTD83UMsX1w9u947YzSBYhlAAyTXx5hQ‘Star Wars’ Icon James Earl Jones Only Made $7,000 to Voice Darth Vader in ‘A New Hope’https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/star-wars-day-james-earl-jones-made-7000-voice-darth-vader-1235139030/Diana Ross and Tame Impala Team Up on Stacked New Minions Soundtrack, Alongside St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, and Morehttps://pitchfork.com/news/diana-ross-and-tame-impala-team-up-on-stacked-new-minions-soundtrack-alongside-st-vincent-phoebe-bridgers-and-more/Film ClubRaf’s Pick: Her (2013)Links:GUEST - Chris Thornborrow - composerhttps://www.christhornborrow.com/aboutFree tabletop musichttps://syrinscape.com/Shining Recuthttps://youtu.be/KmkVWuP_sO0Her Scorehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzpHvgk6ivsEfH1GM06fllp9uEeXRGft2

Episode 19 - We the NorthmanJordan and Rod are joined by returning guest and Layered Butter founding member - Andrew Perucho.Together we’re donning our historically inaccurate horned Viking helms and diving headfirst into the battle frenzy in the hopes of glorious podcast death and one-way ticket to the halls of Valhalla. The three of us were lucky enough to attend the Canadian premiere of Robert Eggers' new ‘historical’ fantastical big-budget arthouse film - The Northman.What does the director of The VVitch and The Lighthouse make when given 10x the budget? Go watch the film and then listen to our spoiler-filled discussion to find out!Before we get to that review we chat about celebrity scandals (and how gross tabloid news can be), the decline of Netflix in the news and the Russian media boycott pushing Russians to embrace soviet-era tactics to keep up with modern movies.PreShow:Sudeikis Serve Caught on Videohttps://www.tmz.com/2022/05/02/olivia-wilde-getting-served-by-jason-sudeikis-caught-on-video/Netflix all set to take new route for upcoming Indian web series and movies after losing customers?https://www.bollywoodlife.com/web-series/netflix-to-drop-90-of-upcoming-indian-web-series-and-movies-after-huge-dip-in-subscriptions-keen-to-take-new-route-exclusive-ott-news-entertainment-news-2058857/Russians Reportedly Turn to Old Soviet-Era Tactics to Watch Western Movieshttps://gizmodo.com/russians-turn-to-old-soviet-era-tactics-to-watch-wester-1848861282Film ClubAndrews Pick: Apocalypto  (2006)Links:THE WICKED WITCH OF THE EAST, BRO!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uznUlgpKBzE

Episode 18 - Harry Potter and the Elephant in the RoomThis week Rod and Jordan are joined by Victoria for a deep dive into the wizarding world of Harry Potter, both the books and most importantly - the movies. In our sprawling conversation on all things Potter, we unravel the good, the bad, and the memorable impacts that the franchise made on us, from the magical highs to the fantastic lows.Before we get to that magical chat in our preshow news section we talk about Viola Davis recent clash with social media critics and the announcement that the Wicked movie is being split into two parts.PreShow:Viola Davis and the Value of Criticismhttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61213761Something Wicked This Way Comeshttps://variety.com/2022/film/news/wicked-movie-two-films-1235241189/Film ClubRodrigo’s Pick: Ladyhawke (1985)Other LinksHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, a fanfictionhttp://www.hpmor.com/

Pack it up, folks. A24 has peaked. Daniels have peaked. Cinema has peaked. In this week's special episode of the Layered Butter Podcast - Rod, Raf and Jordan tackle Daniels' new multiverse drama, Everything Everywhere All At Once. Grandiose in its sprawling creative ambition and vision to its beating heartbeat of emotion and catharsis; the Layered Butter boys attempt to unpack whatever, whenever and everything (about this film) all at once. In its absolute insanity of a narrative - from ****** fingers to martial arts d***** to rata- (actually I'll just skip this entire spoiler section) to the return of Ke Huy Quan into the spotlight. Is there a method to this madness? Does insanity and chaos prove to be the perfect launching pad into creative nirvana? Is too much...ever too much? The Layered Butter trio wonder if the film has legs to net some Oscar gold - whether its Daniels, Michelle Yeoh (!!!!!!!!!) or A24, will this film earn a legacy deserving of its fortitude? Also - we dive into the shakeup of the headhonchos at Pixar and Disney, Miyazaki's most hated films of the West and the loss of another legacy comic. All this, everywhere, everything, all at once (in this episode of Layered Butter).Preshow: Pixar promotes Domee Shi & Lindsay Collinshttps://variety.com/2022/film/news/pixar-turning-red-lindsey-collins-domee-shi-promotions-1235225493/Hayao Miyazaki names his most hated Hollywood filmshttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hayao-miyazaki-hates-hollywood-films/Gilbert Gottfried passes away.https://variety.com/2022/film/news/gilbert-gottfried-dead-dies-comedian-aladdin-1235231387/

The biggest (CHAOTIC) night in Oscars history. New episode. Get ready.Join Layered Butter in Toronto for a special screening of Inherent Vice!https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/neons-dreams-x-layered-butter-inherent-vice-presented-on-35mm-tickets-292328471327All the winners:https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/oscars-winners-list-2022Fashion of the night:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/style/oscars-fashion-red-carpet.htmlFor more Layered Butter:https://layeredbutter.com/

Aaaaaaaaaaaand we’re back – back to basics, back to the three amigos. Just three friends talking all things movies. In this week’s episode, Raf, Rod and Jordan clear the air to catch up on all things television, movies and whatever else is on their minds – and trust me, if Rod’s part of that group, it’s a doozy. The trio dive into some of their recent letterboxd watches, from Raf’s venture into Ti West’s slasher X to Rod’s Peruvian getaway Without Saying Goodbye (I’ll leave it to Rod to pronounce it correctly in Spanish) to Jordan’s Oscar jump into Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. Maybe there isn’t enough interesting films to go around anymore – we’re in that slump in the release schedule where duds roam the cinemas and we turn to TV. From Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to Midnight Mass and The Gilded Age, maybe it’s time to realize that television takes the cake over the cinema. Also – pop culture isn’t left hanging – from Rachel Zegler’s Oscar drama to NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabaar weighing in on cinema…there isn’t a shortage of the going-ons of the world. Heck, we stumble onto how trailers just ruin everything (we’re looking at you Taylor Swift and Where the Crawdads Sing) how maybe all future films will end up being 90% CGI and if HBO guilted themselves in renewing whatever was that Sex in the City reboot. I guess the conversation rules over quality – right? Also, for those Rod stans, this episode has 2-3 patented Rod Rants so, don’t forget your popcorn for this episode of Layered Butter.Preshow:Kareem Abdul Jabaar’s disappointing films of 2021https://kareem.substack.com/p/the-3-most-disappointing-movies-of?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo1MDIxOTc1MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NTA3MDUyNDMsIl8iOiJBSms2WCIsImlhdCI6MTY0NzkxMjczMCwiZXhwIjoxNjQ3OTE2MzMwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNDgyODU2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.K53fgebVnTaUbdyloNfXx0WkTu2PSSLwjxS97Mdb9KM&s=rRachel Zegler is attending the Oscars after all.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rachel-zegler-oscars-presenter-ticket-exclusive-1235116461/YouTuber Chris Stuckmann breaks records for his crowdsourced first full-length picturehttps://deadline.com/2022/03/chris-stuckmann-horror-movie-kickstarter-record-shelby-oaks-1234983058/Media We’ve Watched (Our Film Club)RodWithout Saying Goodbyehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt14404596/The Gilded Agehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4406178/JordanThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/Turning Redhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt8097030/Belfasthttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt12789558/RafMidnight Masshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt10574558/Freshhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13403046/Xhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13560574/Winning Timehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt10244600/

It’s one thing to put a pen to the paper and write a script, it’s another to scrap up a rag-tag crew to shoot a short, but it’s whole different ballgame when it comes to getting that film out there. The festival circuit isn’t all glitz and glamour, it’s a rough road just to get eyes on the prize. In this week’s episode of the Layered Butter Podcast; Raf and Rod are joined by Layered Butter’s very own, Mark Delotinville to chat all things from inception to shooting and the road to exhibition in the festival circuit. Owner of Big Pig Co., Mark takes us through his journey in bringing his newest short film CRUISE to film festivals around the world. It isn’t as easy as just promoting a link or a USB drive to an intern at a festival; did we take into account of deadlines (early bird vs. last call submissions) to budgeting and costs for each submission to holistic strategic planning to find the best way for the most callbacks, the most exposure, networking and finally, the most eyes on a project that can bring your vision to an audience outside your friends and family. It begins early – no, not at Post, but producers, directors and creatives have to take into account of all the pros and cons that contribute to the potential success of a film. From films at 8 minutes to 25 minutes, every second counts! Returning from a recent showing of CRUISE at the Tampere Film Festival in Finland, Mark gives us his experience from submission to being a part of the festival circuit as a creative and not just an audience member. He brings us the do’s and don’t’s that he’s learned about building a successful strategy of getting exposure in the circuit. Also, Layered Butter’s own Andrew Perucho joins the preshow to chat about an update of all things’ coming up in the Layered Butter world – and shares his take on Kevin Costner’s Waterworld, John Woo’s return to action cinema and his muted response to the new Batman. All this and more in this week’s Layered Butter!Preshow:Kevin Costner turning down The Shawshank Redemptionhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-kevin-costner-turned-down-the-shawshank-redemption/John Woo returns in Silent Night, a silent action film.https://collider.com/john-woo-silent-night-movie-filming-start/Film ClubLast Minutes with Oden (2009)https://vimeo.com/8191217The Strange Thing About The Johnsons (2011)https://youtu.be/57emULelcpY