Episodes

Henry becomes an iconic movie star with Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly then ties up loose ends in Apple TV's Wolfs plus he also discusses The Accountant 2, Magazine Dreams, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Dead Man's Wire, and 127 Hours.0:00 - Intro1:27 - Review: Jay Kelly7:40 - Review: Wolfs11:58 - Pi...

Henry learns the dangers of A.I. with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die then gets cloned by Mickey 17 plus he also discusses War Machine (2026), The Rip, Primate, Creed II, and Chernobyl.0:00 - Intro1:20 - Review: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die8:09 - Review: Mickey 1713:11 - Picks of the Week: War Mach...

Henry and Elle swim the English Channel with Young Woman and the Sea then climb without ropes in Free Solo -- plus plenty of Letterboxd Review Readings!0:00 - Intro: Life Updates & Recent Podcasting Troubles3:07 - Review: Young Woman and the Sea13:15 - Review: Free Solo26:30 - OutroFollow Film Buds:...

Henry takes heavy fire with A24's Warfare then grabs a camera for Civil War and finally counts down his Top 10 Modern War movies! Warning: spoilers!0:00 - Intro1:20 - Review: Warfare6:09 - Review: Civil War11:50 - Discussion: Top 10 Modern War Movies18:08 - OutroFollow Film Buds:Linktree (https://li...

Happy New Year, buds! We apologize for the lack of December content, but if you tune into this latest episode you'll find out why! Henry and Elle also play table tennis with Marty Supreme (spoiler warning!), discuss our favorite movies of 2025 and reveal our Letterboxd Wrapped!NOTE: We're trying out...

Henry tackles the Jurassic World trilogy! This episode covers Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World Dominion.0:00 - Review: Jurassic World6:34 - Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom11:25 - Review: Jurassic World DominionNOTE: You can also purchase / stream these episodes a...

With 1000+ Film & TV credits to his name, legendary Additional Dialogue Replacement mixer Greg Crawford joins Henry to chat about his career beginnings and all things sound! Thanks again to Greg for taking the time!0:00 - Intro0:31 - Career Beginnings / Current State of Film Industry9:29 - The Proce...

Henry tackles western films! This episode covers The Lone Ranger, Slow West, The Ridiculous 6, The Harder They Fall, and Horizon: American Saga - Chapter 1.0:00 - Western Genre Intro0:20 - Review: The Lone Ranger3:33 - Review: Slow West7:35 - Review: The Ridiculous 610:46 - Review: The Harder They F...

Henry tackles the films of director George Clooney! This episode covers The Monuments Men, Suburbicon, The Midnight Sky, The Tender Bar, and The Boys in the Boat.0:00 - George Clooney Directing Style / Analysis2:12 - Review: The Monuments Men5:16 - Review: Suburbicon8:28 - The Midnight Sky11:43 - Th...

Henry tackles the films of director David Leitch. This episode covers Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Bullet Train, and The Fall Guy.0:00 - David Leitch Style Analysis1:54 - Review: Atomic Blonde4:31 - Review: Deadpool 28:41 - Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs ...

Henry tackles the Meg franchise! This episode covers The Meg and Meg 2: The Trench, plus bonus reviews of The Shallows and Under Paris.0:00 - Review: The Meg5:03 - Review: Meg 2: The Trench8:48 - Review: The Shallows13:10 - Review: Under ParisNOTE: You can also purchase / stream these episodes at Fi...

Henry tackles the films of director Wes Anderson! This episode covers Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch, Asteroid City, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, and The Phoenician Scheme.0:00 - Wes Anderson Style Analysis2:05 - Isle of Dogs5:01 - The French Dispatch8:02 - Asteroid City10:5...

Henry tackles the Quiet Place franchise! This episode covers A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place Part II, and A Quiet Place: Day One, plus a bonus review of Bird Box.0:00 - Review: A Quiet Place5:51 - Review: A Quiet Place Part II10:32 - Review: A Quiet Place: Day One15:06 - Review: Bird BoxNOTE: You can a...

Doing things a little barebones for a while, here is the 1st of a series of "collection" episodes -- coming every TWO WEEKS. This time Henry tackles the films of directors Joe and Anthony Russo including Cherry, The Gray Man, and The Electric State.NOTE: You can also purchase / stream these episodes...

Elle and Henry get princess problems with Snow White then befriend a quirky alien in Lilo & Stitch.0:00 - Intro1:44 - Snow White8:11 - Lilo & Stitch16:35 - OutroFollow Film Buds:Linktree (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/filmbuds)Twitter / X (https://x.com/filmbuds)Insta...

Here is a teaser for the upcoming episode covering the films of the Russo Brothers (Cherry, The Gray Man, and The Electric State)!Follow Film Buds:Linktree (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/filmbuds)Twitter / X (https://x.com/filmbuds)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com...

Henry tackles artificial intelligence movies including I, Robot (2004), Her, Transcendence, Ex Machina, Ghost in the Shell (2017), Alita: Battle Angel, and Finch. Warning: Major Spoilers!0:00 - Intro1:25 - I, Robot9:41 - Her22:47 - Transcendence30:32 - Ex Machina40:38 - Ghost in the Shell48:58 - Ali...

Henry tackles the films of director Tom Hooper including The King's Speech, Les Misérables (2012), The Danish Girl, and Cats (2019), plus BONUS reviews of Eddie Redmayne's The Theory of Everything, Hugh Jackman's The Greatest Showman, and Disney's Hamilton (2020).0:00 - Intro1:32 - The King's Speech...

As a review double feature, Henry tackles 2019's Joker and the polarizing follow-up, Joker: Folie à Deux! Warning: Major Spoilers!0:00 - Intro1:03 - Joker10:07 - Joker: Folie à Deux24:52 - OutroOriginal Record/Release Date: November 1, 2024Follow Film Buds:Linktree (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)FaceBo...

Henry chats with art director Peter Bodnarus, who discusses his career beginnings, his in-depth process on projects like Hulu's Shōgun, The Adam Project, Seventh Son, and Fifty Shades Freed, and much more! NOTE: Make sure to check out the uncut video version of this episode on our YouTube page at th...

Enjoy this re-mastered / re-edited Film Buds premium episode covering the Transformers franchise! Henry discusses Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: The Last Knight, Bumblebee, and Transformers: Ris...

Editor Maurissa Horwitz joins Henry to chat about her career beginnings, the long and challenging road of assembling Inside Out 2, developing the character of Anxiety, the specific process of editing animated movies, how film editing is the "invisible art," and much more! Thanks again to Maurissa fo...

As an epic review special, here is a re-mastered / re-edited Film Buds premium episode covering the films of director Rob Zombie (spoiler warning!). This episode covers House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009), The Lords of Salem, 31, 3 From Hell, and The Mun...

Steven A. Morrow joins Henry to chat about his career beginnings, the ins-and-outs of being a production sound mixer, his experiences on projects like Maestro, A Star Is Born, Fast X, Ford v Ferrari, Saturday Night, and Joker: Folie à Deux, the specific challenges of sound mixing musicals, and much ...

Prosthetic makeup artist Richard Redlefsen joins Henry to chat about getting started in the film makeup world, his experiences on projects like Queer, Maestro, The Alto Knights, Bombshell, Gaslit, and Killers of the Flower Moon, the daily challenges of applying and maintaining prosthetics during sho...

D. Chris Smith joins Henry to chat about getting started in the film industry, the different roles within film sound (i.e. sound effects editing, sound mixing, etc.), his experiences on projects like Anora, The Revenant, John Wick: Chapter 2, and Scream (2022), love of horror sound design, working w...

Composer Timothy Williams joins Henry to chat about his career beginnings as a musician, his work on projects like A24’s Pearl, Netflix’s Agent Elvis, Mary (2024), Get Out, Brightburn, his new film Locked, as well as his collaborations with Tyler Bates on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 & 2, Watchmen...

Henry chats with David Meyer about his unexpected career beginnings, the ins-and-outs of being an art director and a production designer, his incredible work on projects like Joker: Folie à Deux, Flight Risk, Top Gun: Maverick, Birdman, and The Wolf of Wall Street, the first films that impacted him,...

Elle and Henry defy gravity with Wicked (digital purchase / rental) then read your Letterboxd reviews of the film and finally count down their Top 10 musical movies.0:00 - Intro1:45 - Review: Wicked10:57 - Wicked Letterboxd Reviews13:42 - Discussion: Top 10 Musical Movies26:57 - OutroWant YOUR revie...

Henry gets voted out by Conclave (Peacock) then reads your Letterboxd reviews of the film and finally counts down his Top 10 movies about religion. NOTE: Our Top 10 list concerns films of all kinds dealing with religion, not necessarily just "faith-friendly" ones.0:00 - Intro1:07 - Review: Conclave6...

For our 1st interview of 2025, Henry chats with actor April Billingsley about her appearances on shows like The Walking Dead and The Vampire Diaries, meeting Regina King, important lessons learned from her career so far, favorite Apple TV+ shows, exciting upcoming projects, and much more!0:00 - Intr...

Elle is back to help Henry say Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (HBO Max) then countdown their Top 10 Tim Burton movies.0:00 - Intro1:39 - Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice10:37 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Letterboxd Reviews13:30 - Discussion: Top 10 Tim Burton Movies26:36 - Outro: We Have Awesome Interviews Com...

Henry gets desaturated by Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice Is Gray (Max Original), then reads your Letterboxd reviews of the film and finally counts down his Top 10 DC Comics movies.0:00 - Intro1:48 - Review: Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice Is Gray10:21 - Zack Snyder's Justice League Lett...

Henry blasts off with with Christopher Nolan's Interstellar IMAX 70mm 10th Anniversary Re-Release (original version currently on Netflix) then counts down his Top 10 astronaut movies.0:00 - Intro1:09 - Review: Interstellar IMAX 70mm Re-Release12:55 - Interstellar Letterboxd Reviews14:25 - Discussion...

Henry puts on bunny ears for Eli Roth's Borderlands (digital rental / purchase) then counts down his Top 10 video game movies.0:00 - Intro: Please Rate & Subscribe1:33 - Review: Borderlands11:58 - Borderlands Letterboxd Reviews14:20 - Discussion: Top 10 Video Game Movies28:07 - Outro: Check Out Our ...

Henry gets sleepy from Pixar's Dream Productions (Disney+ Original) then counts down his Top 10 Pixar movies.0:00 - Intro1:40 - Review: Dream Productions9:41 - Dream Productions Letterboxd Reviews11:27 - Discussion: Top 10 Pixar Movies25:07 - OutroSubscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linkt...

Henry takes to the skies with Austin Butler's Masters of the Air (Apple TV+ Original) then counts down his Top 10 World War II movies.0:00 - Intro2:21 - Review: Masters of the Air13:45 - Masters of the Air Letterboxd Reviews15:44 - Discussion: Top 10 World War II Movies32:13 - OutroSubscribe / Buy B...

New year, new style! The podcast is back in a (sort of) whole new way! From here on out, we are getting back to releasing weekly episodes, now on Tuesday mornings. There will be reviews as normal, PLUS listener / Letterboxd review readings, discussion pieces and top 10 lists, and more!Make sure to f...

NOTE: We are taking the holidays off and will return January 21st in a whole new way! Also, to make things clearer on the podcast feed, we are combining the Daily & Weekly Episodes totals, so the episode number given in the recording (prior to the upcoming Episode #562) may not be correct.As a bonus...

Halloween Films: Part 5 (7 of 7). Henry becomes an orphan for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (currently available via Paramount+). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)

Halloween Films: Part 5 (6 of 7). Henry sees dark visions in James Wan's Malignant (currently available via Max). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)

Halloween Films: Part 5 (5 of 7). Henry gets scared of the dark with Stephen King's The Boogeyman (currently available via Amazon Prime). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)

Halloween Films: Part 5 (4 of 7). Henry wakes the dead with Tom Cruise's The Mummy (currently available for digital / purchase). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)

Halloween Films: Part 5 (3 of 7). Henry heads into a hurricane with Crawl (currently available via Amazon Prime). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)

Halloween Films: Part 5 (2 of 7). Henry gets super quiet for Mike Flanagan's Hush (currently available via Tubi). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)

Halloween Films: Part 5 (1 of 7). Henry gets unlucky with Tate Taylor's Ma (currently available via Hulu). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)

As the 2nd bonus review for the Halloween Films: Part 4 premium podcast. Henry gets overtaken by an evil spirit with Mike Flanagan's Ouija: Origin of Evil (currently available via Netflix). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbud...

As the 1st bonus review for the Halloween Films: Part 4 premium podcast. Henry contacts a strange spirit in 2014's Ouija (currently available via Netflix). Get the full show now @ FilmBuds.Bandcamp.com!Subscribe / Buy Bonus Shows / Contact (https://linktr.ee/filmbuds)