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.

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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!