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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...

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...

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...

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 tangi...

*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, ...

"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 c...

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 s...

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. 

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 S...

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 ...

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...

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 P...

Score Lore

Quick links to episode sections:

0:17 PreShow Chat
25:48 Interview with Composer Chris Thornborrow
1:24:59 Film Club and Hot Takes

Would 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...

Episode 19 - We the Northman

Jordan 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’ fanta...

Episode 18 - Harry Potter and the Elephant in the Room

This 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...

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...

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-292328471327

All the winners:
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/oscars-winners-list-2022

Fashion of the night:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/...

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’...

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 ...