
Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein
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!
Latest episodes

Jul 9, 2025 • 51min
Justin Hartley (Smallville / This Is Us / Tracker) • #358
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 powerful actor, producer and director JUSTIN HARTLEY! Justin's been on the screen and stage for decades now and will hopefully be a face and voice you are well familiar with. But even if you're less aware of Justin, this is a fabulous ep for all as you get to hear so much about the process and indeed how he found roles and maintained them. From the old to the newer, it's an immense body of work but we also hear about such things as what it's actually like to join huge culturally important shows, being a part of long running classic series, the unique instinct that calls for 100+ takes, being cool like M J Fox, and how to dial in a body. All that and more on this week's awesome Films To Be Buried With! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB SMALLVILLE THIS IS US TRACKER –––––––––– 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.

Jul 2, 2025 • 1h 1min
David Dastmalchian (The Life Of Chuck / Late Night With The Devil / Oppenheimer) • #357
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 glorious and great DAVID DASTMALCHIAN! A really lovely, fun and extremely touching episode which contains multitudes. David's been putting in work for years and will very much be a face you'll recognise, if not a name you'll remember, and as always with these talks with Brett we hear so much of what makes the person who they are. In this case, not only do we hear about David's 23 years sober, 50 years of life, his religious upbringing, achieving tone of character via art and music, Z-movies, and past roles - we also hear about his personal life which in this case will require a trigger warning. As David clearly states after going into his experience, help is available and can be found should you or a loved/cared-for one be in similar circumstances. The warning should be observed after the second ad-break here - hard to give an 'out' time as ad-breaks are unpredictable but if you want a clean sweep, give it like 10 minutes. Help lines are below in the links. All that said, a lovely episode from someone with a lot of heart and soul. Enjoy! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL THE LIFE OF CHUCK GRAVE CONVERSATIONS INSTAGRAM LINKS IF YOU NEED HELP SAMHSA (appears to be US only) SAMARITANS –––––––––– 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.

Jun 25, 2025 • 52min
Adam Scott • Rewind Classic (Severance / Party Down / Parks & Recreation) • #356
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 ADAM SCOTT! This Rewind is from April 13th 2023, originally episode 243, which was a total delight and really cool glimpse at what makes Adam cinematically tick. Those who know Adam's work will not only know him from his more recent work in Severance, but his roles in Step Brothers, Parks & Recreation and Party Down – not to mention his extensive podcast history with Scott Aukerman including Comedy Bang Bang, U Talkin' U 2 2 Me, U Talkin' REM RE:ME, U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head - and so on - and yes the last three are all very real podcasts. Below is the original writeup: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– You may know Adam from his many many roles on so many of the shows you love, or from years of podcasting since the old days, or more immediately from the glorious Severance, but here's a perfect opportunity to get a listen to the person behind the roles. Hear about it all, from how he got into the whole thing, the points in the journey along the continuing path, and so much film goodness including some awesome bits that haven't been said before. You'll love it - enjoy! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! INSTAGRAM IMDB SEVERANCE PODCASTS –––––––––– 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.

Jun 18, 2025 • 47min
Harold Perrineau • Rewind Classic (Oz / Lost / Romeo + Juliet) • #355
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 amazing actor HAROLD PERRINEAU! This Rewind is from September 18th 2023, originally episode 264, a really enjoyable and very fun time with Harold. Below is the original writeup: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– This one's such a goodie, not only of course for the reason that Harold is a proper acting treasure who's presence you will have known in a bunch of his filmography (scope the IMDB for more on that - Lost, Oz, more!), but also because - well, we'll leave it to you to find out. No spoilers. But it makes for a really exciting and fizzy one this week, as Harold handles the task in hand with excellent and of course, you get to hear so much about his on screen work and off screen life. A pure pleasure - one for your immediate enjoyment so listen with confidence! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! INSTAGRAM IMDB VARIETY ARTICLE –––––––––– 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.

Jun 11, 2025 • 55min
Heléne Yorke • Rewind Classic (The Other Two / Masters Of Sex / The Good Fight) • #354
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 the excellent comic actor and performer HELÉNE YORKE! This Rewind is from July 4th 2023, originally episode 255, a bright and breezy fun ride with Heléne on top form! Below is the original writeup: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hopefully you may know Helene from her stellar work in The Other Two, which is doing big business out there in the streaming world. Or perhaps you've become familiar with her through Masters Of Sex even... The IMDB list is large, so you've got a ton of entry points - but if this is your first encounter with the name, what a great place to start. Heléne is brilliant fun from the very start, and it's an episode for the books right here with tons of fun and riffs, and a nice balance of film and non-film to really crack the code on Heléne... Loads to enjoy, and you shall! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB THE OTHER TWO MASTERS OF SEX 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.

Jun 4, 2025 • 49min
Danny & Michael Philippou (RackaRacka / Talk To Me / Bring Her Back) • #353
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 pure twin-force of directing energy DANNY & MICHAEL PHILIPPOU! In a rare one-off first for Films To Be Buried With, Brett is joined by two people at once (and on one computer mic!), who happen to be two of the most interesting horror film making prospects we've seen for a long time. Some may have become acquainted when Talk To Me came out, and some may go back to the Youtube RackaRacka days, but whatever the case, these two are just so lovable and energetic it is impossible to not become fast fans on that alone. Such a fun and funny episode, this one. Producer Buddy note: They were using a single computer for both of them, and occasionally Zoom can work its own particular brand of magic where it makes some folks quieter, or silences them completely. In this case, the video often makes more sense as you can see them really enjoying the situation and doing a act-out or two, so if you feel like you're missing out on the odd occasion, it's a mix of crazy tech and these two being very visual people! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! RACKARACKA TALK TO ME BRING HER BACK –––––––––– 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.

May 28, 2025 • 1h 11min
Sam Richardson • Rewind Classic (I Think You Should Leave / Veep / The Detroiters) • #352
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 the wonderful and hilarious SAM RICHARDSON! This Rewind is from June 21st 2023, originally episode 253, and a really great one as you'll very likely have been treated to more work from Sam in the time since he appeared on here. It was a delight, and below is the original writeup - please enjoy! ––––––––––––––––––––––––– A bright and breezy treat of an episode here as Brett and Sam catch up and get amongst it with ease. If you're somehow unfamiliar with Sam's work, you can get up to speed on shows like Veep, I Think You Should Leave, The After Party 2, Ted Lasso and Detroiters - but even if you're not all caught up on things you'll love this one. You'll hear all about run-ins with tech guys, the niceness of the improv community, the A-B-Cs of a smooth ride on set, growing up in Ghana and Detroit, and how in the hell cruise ship improv works. THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU. A lovely one, enjoy! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! TWITTER INSTAGRAM I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE DETROITERS CLIPS & BITS –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 21, 2025 • 1h 6min
Kyle MacLachlan • Rewind Classic (Twin Peaks / Blue Velvet / Dune / Showgirls) • #351
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 the absolute FTBBW show idol and long term love KYLE MacLACHLAN! This Rewind is from January 31st 2024, not so far back in time, originally episode 284, featuring someone very dear to not only all of our hearts, but especially Brett's - Kyle MacLachlan, or as some of you will know from one of his roles in particular, Special Agent Dale Cooper. But let's not limit Kyle to the world of Twin Peaks, for he has been on screens big and small and stage too fo decades, and there will be so many stops along the way where you will have come into contact with his unique work. Kyle is someone who we are so fortune to have with us and even hearing Brett give him his flowers on this episode is just such a joy. I'm sure we all vicariously do the same in listening. This episode was recorded about a year before the death of David Lynch, a celebrated and treasured film maker who truly left a legacy of classic, undeniable and groundbreaking films and television. You'll likely be aware of how much Kyle worked with David, and have seen the results yourself. You can hear how much love and respect there is for David in this podcast, from both Kyle and Brett, and this episode is dedicated to David's memory and legacy. Rest in peace, David Lynch. January 20, 1946 - January 16, 2025. Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB INSTAGRAM BLUE VELVET DUNE TWIN PEAKS intro FALLOUT VARNAMTOWN PURSUED BY BEAR wine –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 14, 2025 • 55min
Bill Hader • Rewind Classic (Barry / SNL / Trainwreck) • #350
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 the always awesome and funny writer, comic and actor BILL HADER! Below will be the original writeup for this episode which originally aired on 30th June 2022. It's me on the intro/outro (your producer Buddy Peace), so don't be alarmed. I mean you no shock or surprise. A great episode on all counts! Have fun. ––––––––––––––––––––––––– You may have been newly acquainted to Bill via his incredible show 'Barry' (link below), which will surely be drawing more and more people in as word spreads. But you may be very well acquainted with Bill already through his hugely varied and awesome career involving tons of films, shows, and Saturday Night Live among more bits and pieces. So it's a treat to hear he and Brett kick it on the subject of everything up to now, including career highlights, process, his 'life sizzle-reel', wisdom, films that you may not have heard of, and so much more besides. It's a great one, folks. Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! BARRY IMDB SETH & BILL on SNL –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 7, 2025 • 59min
Taylor Tomlinson • Rewind Classic (Quarter-Life Crisis / Have It All / Look At You) • #349
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 the really hilarious comic with a slew of specials in tow, TAYLOR TOMLINSON! Below will be the original writeup for this episode which originally aired on 2nd February 2023. It's me on the intro/outro (your producer Buddy Peace), so don't be alarmed. I mean you no shock or surprise. A great episode on all counts! Have fun. ––––––––––––––––––––––––– A fantastic episode with Brett catching up with Taylor about so much, including her brilliant and highly rated Netflix specials, social media and taking it seriously, beginning young, when is it time to coast, mental health and bipolar II, balancing weight and funny in a set, grief, audience safe spaces, growing up religious and ever so much more. Breezy and bright and delicious from start to end - get to know Taylor and enjoy everything she does! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! ONLINE INSTAGRAM TOUR –––––––––– BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM TED LASSO SHRINKING ALL OF YOU SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.