

Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein | QCODE
We are born. We die. In between we watch a lot of films. And some of these films shape the people we are. This is a podcast about those films. (And a bit about death).
Join comedian, actor, writer and swimmer Brett Goldstein and an extra special weekly guest as they go all the way into life and death by way of movies, to ultimately pick their Films To Be Buried With!
Join comedian, actor, writer and swimmer Brett Goldstein and an extra special weekly guest as they go all the way into life and death by way of movies, to ultimately pick their Films To Be Buried With!
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Oct 8, 2025 • 52min
Mark Kermode • The Resurrection • Rewind Classic ('Take' podcast / 'Screenshot' podcast / 'Surround Sound' book) • #371
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Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe (again) with movie critic, writer, journalist and presenter MARK KERMODE! The RESURRECTION!
Mark is always welcome on the podcast, and this Resurrection was a lovely return visit back in the days of 2022. So much life has happened in the interviening years, and also in listening back and giving it a little brush and polish, it became clear that some items may need a little explaining for newer listeners. So here's a quick list of things that might benefit some addressing:
• Mark's current podcast is a movie (and film-adjacent TV) review show he co-hosts with Simon Mayo called 'Take', available in free with ads (1 weekly ep) / subscribe for a fee with no ads (2 weekly eps) models.
• Referring to someone "Getting off their bike" about something, basically means ranting.
• This was recorded before the White Lotus with Jason Isaacs in, and he gets a mention, but Mark went to school with him and he's a friend of all things Kermode podcast related.
• The 'Linda' he makes reference to is his wife, Professor Linda Ruth Williams.
• Up top he references 'Benjamin' and Simon Amstell. Mark had a brief cameo in the film Benjamin, directed by comic, host and writer Simon Amstell.
Otherwise, we hear about Mark's ever-growing love for his family, the mechanics of rewatching films, the idea of writing being like a 'journal of record', the niceness of horror film folks (even Leatherface) and making films with love, and so much more awesome behind the scenes movie goodies. Very, very much worthy of your time even if you listened first time round, there's so much to catch that may have been missed first time. Oh and Jeremy is a really sweet film, which you'll have to acquaints yourself with if you want to be his friend (to quote the Spice Girls classic). Zig a zig ahh. Enjoy!
Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon!
INSTAGRAM
TAKE PODCAST • YOUTUBE
TAKE PODCAST • MAIN SITE
SURROUND SOUND • BOOK
SCREENSHOT PODCAST
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BRETT • INSTAGRAM
THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE
TED LASSO
SHRINKING
ALL OF YOU
SOULMATES
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Oct 1, 2025 • 55min
Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black / Doctor Who / The Perfect Knight) • #370
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Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the absolutely wonderful actor and writer ADJANI SALMON!
A thoroughly lovely one right here, as Brett catches up with the creator of the glorious series Dreaming Whilst Black, which at time of publishing is coming back imminently for a second season. So, so much to get into as Adjani brings us up to speed on such matters as the genesis of the series and creating a student film, shattered illusions of how to get ahead in the business, film festival hookups, running storylines by the family (or not), reverse nepotism, Will Smith vs pre-teens, old films riddled with all the "-ists" and "-ics", therapy time for young Adjani via Brett, and the utterly beautiful two syllable term that describes itself - "dry sad". Right? How perfect is that. A true delight, and Adjani is total sunshine so you're guaranteed to enjoy.
Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon!
IMDB
DREAMING WHILST BLACK
INSTAGRAM
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BRETT • INSTAGRAM
THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE
TED LASSO
SHRINKING
ALL OF YOU
SOULMATES
SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 7min
Will Bridges (All Of You / Stranger Things / Black Mirror) • #369
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Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the glorious writer, producer and director WILL BRIDGES!
As the pre-victory lap continues in celebration of the release of All Of You continues, Brett is joined by colleague and friend Will who directed it and worked on the writing side. Naturally you can expect some fabulous behind the scenes gossip from the set (sometimes a studio, sometimes the great wild outdoors), as well as loads to do with the process from all angles, but alongside that we get to hear about ADR grunts, misjudged horrors from Dad, Isle Of Wight repping, what got him into the whole wide world of media, and being a highly tuned beepboop emotion robot. It's a joy from start to end, and for those excited to see / to have seen All Of You, consider this another episode in your podcast companion series!
Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon!
IMDB
ALL OF YOU
STRANGER THINGS (The Case Of The Missing Lifeguard)
BLACK MIRROR wiki
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BRETT • X
BRETT • INSTAGRAM
THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE
TED LASSO
SHRINKING
ALL OF YOU
SOULMATES
SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 2025 • 58min
Imogen Poots (All Of You / Green Room / Knight Of Cups) • #368
Acclaimed actress Imogen Poots, known for her roles in Green Room and Knight of Cups, joins for a delightful chat as she promotes her latest film, All of You. She shares her behind-the-scenes journey of casting and preparing for the film, reflects on the unique challenges of being a child actor, and discusses films that have impacted her personally, from tear-jerkers to guilty pleasures. Imogen also reveals her go-to comedy pick and her whimsical choice for a heavenly movie screening, making for a genuinely captivating conversation.

Sep 10, 2025 • 50min
Taylor Kitsch (American Primeval / Friday Night Lights / Dark Wolf) • #367
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with actor, producer and director TAYLOR KITSCH! A lovely meetup with Brett and Taylor, as the two get acquainted via life, death and movies in fine fashion. As always it's a real treasure as we hear about so many angles and trajectories including (but not limited to) being a nature boy, his own origin story and how we find him where he is now (in this case, hanging with Brett), native sweats and the benefits of, art imitating life, death and Dads, a horse with the name Banana Bread, and three words that mean so much - 'simple done well'. Glorious - have fun. Oh yes - when he mentions 'FNL' it's 'Friday Night Lights' not SNL like 'Saturday Night Live' - those f's and s's can sound sneakily similar. Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB DARK WOLF AMERICAN PRIMEVAL FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 3, 2025 • 50min
Chris Columbus (The Thursday Murder Club / Home Alone / Gremlins) • #366
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the esteemed and ultra prolific filmmaker CHRIS COLUMBUS! An absolute joy of an episode featuring someone who is a true mainstay and firm fixture of the modern cinematic universe. You wll have almost certainly seen at least - let's say - two of his films, highly likely more, but a quick gaze through IMDB will give you an idea of the magnitude. A really great catchup and check-in with these two, covering ground including but not limited to the trickiness of imagining the future on film, his heavy back catalogue, the British Invasion (musically), wannabe tough-guy scares, and the fear of losing your family. Lovely stuff, start to end. Enjoy! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB INSTAGRAM MAIDEN VOYAGE PICTURES –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 27, 2025 • 56min
Steven Cree • The Resurrection (All Of You / Outlander / Heads Of State) • #365
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe (again) with the brilliant actor and very lovely man STEVEN CREE! The RESURRECTION! Back once again (with the ill behaviour), here's a perfect catch up in resurrected form with the excellent friend of the show and friend of Brett's, Steven Cree. The tone is set from the start, which some loyal listeners will remember from around episode 6, is a tone circling around the fun and silly but tethered to good hearts and a lot of soul. There's a ton about past and upcoming roles including being cast in Brett's film 'All Of You' (forthcoming, at time of publishing) and just so many more layers to their initial meeting all those years ago. 7 years ago in fact. Imagine that. Dive in with confidence, it's a delightful one with so much fun and goodness in it. Enjoy! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB ALL OF YOU INSTAGRAM OUTLANDER –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 20, 2025 • 53min
Charlie Day (Always Sunny... / Honey Don't / Mythic Quest) • #364
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the fabulous actor and writer CHARLIE DAY! If you're even feintly versed in the world of 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia', you'll be very well acquainted with the work of Charlie. But in the event that you are not, you must trust that this episode will delight you and fill you with joy, as Charlie is a wonderful time indeed. He and Brett connect straight off, and among other things you'll get to hear about the hearty recommendation that comes directly from Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso himself), being an SNL host, working with his heroes by way of the Coens, and the occasional situation where he finds himself forgetting to act. We've all been there. ENJOY - it's a lovely one! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB HONEY DON'T ALWAYS SUNNY –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 13, 2025 • 60min
Zach Braff • Rewind Classic (A Good Person / Garden State / Scrubs) • #363
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! A REWIND CLASSIC! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with wonderful actor and improviser ZACH BRAFF! Dearest Films To Be Buried With crew! Last week was the Tony Hale Rewind Classic. This week we have the Zach Braff Rewind Classic. The season is indeed transmitting in a slightly different frequency to usual, but we truly appreciate your continued support and listening ears. Regular service will resume shortly, but for now we are on a bit of a Summer Holiday schedule! The podcast has thrown a tantrum and screamed and screamed and all of us involved in its making have had to sit it in the car with a lil' sippy cup, a lollypop, its favourite teddybear (a fluffy Simba of course), and throw on a ton of easy to sing-a-long playtime jams on the stereo, while we drive it to the seaside where heaven help us we may all get some peace. So thank you for being here, and for being cool and patient while we all resume our composure. Everyone exhausted after that extended metaphor? I can only assume so. X Each Rewind gets a mini brush-up and comb through too, so hopefully you'll be experiencing a "remastered" feel too - no quad-surround Dolby action unfortunately but just a slightly nicer iteration for 2025. Below is the original writeup: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– Actor, director, screenwriter, fake doctor. But REAL friend. You may of course know Zach from his full term shift as J.D. in Scrubs, or maybe you saw Garden State, or perhaps some more recent work altogether - well here's your perfect chance to catch up on everything Zach, which includes those fun packed back in the days nuggets, the Scrubs podcast, what the term 'execution dependent' could possibly mean, directing a Ted Lasso and becoming an inventor in the process, younger day sob-fests, and being an HSP! You'll find out. A lovely chirpy episode which you'll love! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB A GOOD PERSON FAKE DOCTORS REAL FRIENDS INSTAGRAM –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 3min
Tony Hale • Rewind Classic (Arrested Development / Inside Out 2 / Veep) • #362
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! A REWIND CLASSIC! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with wonderful actor and improviser TONY HALE! Dearest Films To Be Buried With crew! You've just seen the recent season of Rewind episodes come your way, with freshly polished and thoroughly rinsed iterations of past classics to revisit or catch up on if you missed them first time around. We are currently in the season of new episodes as you will have also seen, however this week there was a very sudden schedule conflict. We've been able to navigate them relatively easily in the past but this one was one of those unavoidable types. We would never leave you with nothing of course, and this is a good week to revisit the delightful episode with Tony Hale. It was a really joyful and at times laugh out loud episode, and certainly one worth picking back up if you heard it once already. Tony's hilarious and very good for a story or two, and the ongoing fun about Brett's supernatural gift keeps getting funnier. A really lovely one right here. Below is the original writeup: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– It is likely that you know Tony from his stellar turn in Arrested Development as Buster Bluth, but if not, a cursory glance at his IMDB will reveal a TON of works that you will certainly be familiar with. Tony's a joy here as he and Brett check in and catch up on so much, including Veep, shakey hands in Sopranos, bad acting teachers, unity via Taylor Swift, being in Inside Out and the second one, spirituality and altogether so much more. It's such a good one. You WILL enjoy. Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB INSTAGRAM INSIDE OUT 2 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices