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Film Buds

Interviews with Hollywood Figures. In-Depth Movie Reviews. Letterboxd Review Readings & Top 10 Lists. Every Other Tuesday. Hosted by Henry Faherty & Elle DeWeese Faherty. Est. June 2017 SUBSCRIBE NOW to get new episodes every Tuesday! Website: FilmBudsPodcast.com Sponsors / Inquiries: FilmBudsPodcast@gmail.com Buds Nation Podcasts: Film Buds Music Buds FrankenFilms Artists We Admire

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October 28, 2025 16 mins

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 Intro

0:20 - Review: The Lone Ranger

3:33 - Review: Slow West

7:35 - Review: The Ridiculous 6

10:46 - Review: The Harder They Fall

13:51 - Review: Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

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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 / Analysis

2:12 - Review: The Monuments Men

5:16 - Review: Suburbicon

8:28 - The Midnight Sky

11:43 - The Tender Bar

14:48 - The Boys in the Boat

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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 Analysis

1:54 - Review: Atomic Blonde

4:31 - Review: Deadpool 2

8:41 - Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

11:20 - Review: Bullet Train

14:01 - Review: The Fall Guy

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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 Meg

5:03 - Review: Meg 2: The Trench

8:48 - Review: The Shallows

13:10 - Review: Under Paris

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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 Analysis

2:05 - Isle of Dogs

5:01 - The French Dispatch

8:02 - Asteroid City

10:57 - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

16:07 - The Phoenician Scheme

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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 Place

5:51 - Review: A Quiet Place Part II

10:32 - Review: A Quiet Place: Day One

15:06 - Review: Bird Box

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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.

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0:00 - Intro: Russo Brothers Analysis

2:20 - Review: Cherry

6:28 - Review: The Gray Man

11:47 - Review: The Elec...

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July 8, 2025 17 mins

Elle and Henry get princess problems with Snow White then befriend a quirky alien in Lilo & Stitch.

0:00 - Intro

1:44 - Snow White

8:11 - Lilo & Stitch

16:35 - Outro

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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 - Intro

1:25 - I, Robot

9:41 - Her

22:47 - Transcendence

30:32 - Ex Machina

40:38 - Ghost in the Shell

48:58 - Alita: Battle Angel

57:59 - Finch

1:05:18 - Outro

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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 - Intro

1:32 - The King's Speech

12:31 - Les Misérables

22:43 - The Danish Girl

32:07 - Cats

40:45 - The Theory of Everything

51:19 - The Greatest Showman

56:39 - Hamilton

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June 10, 2025 25 mins

As a review double feature, Henry tackles 2019's Joker and the polarizing follow-up, Joker: Folie à Deux! Warning: Major Spoilers!

0:00 - Intro

1:03 - Joker

10:07 - Joker: Folie à Deux

24:52 - Outro

Original Record/Release Date: November 1, 2024

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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 the links below!

0:00 - Intro

1:09 - Career Beginnings & Model-Building

9:10 - Shōgun

22:54 - Fifty Shades Freed

32:23 - Outro

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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: Rise of the Beasts.

0:00 - Intro

1:32 - Transformers (2007)

13:41 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

21:37 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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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 for taking the time!

0:00 - Intro

2:28 - Career Beginnings

7:15 - Editing Inside Out 2 / Animation Editing

12:34 - The Editing Team / Inside ...

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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 Munsters.

0:00 - Intro

1:22 - House of a 1000 Corpses

12:34 - The Devil's Rejects

22:59 - Halloween

31:42 - Halloween II

37:44 - The Lords of Sa...

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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 more. Make sure to also watch the uncut video version of this interview on our YouTube page!

0:00 - Intro

1:50 - Career Beginnings

4:47 - ...

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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 shooting, the differences between extensive and minimalist makeup, and much more. NOTE: Due to connection issues, there is no video versio...

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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 with all different kinds of directors, collaborating on Sabrina Carpenter music videos, the specific challenges of horse and vehicle sou...

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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, 300, and much more! Thanks again to Timothy for taking the time!

0:00 - Intro

1:32 - Starting Out in Music (Guardians of the Galaxy...

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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, important lessons learned over the years, and much more! Thanks again to David for taking the time!

0:00 - Intro

1:37 - Unexpected Caree...

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