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Cinebuds
Every week, Radio Milwaukee's Dori Zori and Milwaukee Film’s Kristopher Pollard talk about movies in theaters, streaming at home or wherever they might be, as well as Milwaukee's film scene.
Episodes
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'Spider Man: Brand New Day'
When your last installment pulled in three separate Spider-Men (Spider-Mans?) and five different villains from across seven previous movies — plus a Sorcerer…
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'The Odyssey' and its 70MM journey to the big screen
Music has vinyl. Literature has hardcover editions. Movies have the 70MM format.Used in decades past for sweeping epics like Lawrence of Arabia and 2001: A…
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UPDATED: 'Ueck' with director Steve Farr
We heard from a few Spotify users who didn't receive the correct audio for this episode, so we uploaded and republished it in an effort to correct the issues…
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'The Invite'
To make a good movie, you can take something expected (your standard romantic comedy, good vs. evil, etc.) and execute it at a high level, or you can take a…
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Celebrating the Cinematic Sisterhood
Last year, Milwaukee Film held its inaugural season of “Cinematic Sisterhood,” a series of films that brings well-deserved (and often overdue) attention to the…
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'Toy Story 5'
Our bold and adventurous podcast hosts will go to fairly reasonable lengths to see a good movie. To infinity? No. Beyond? Definitely not. Something they WILL…
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'Winter Hymns' with writer/director Nathan Deming
The last time Wisconsin-born writer/director Nathan Deming stopped by for a podcast visit, he was coming off a big win that went beyond any single project. Now…
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MKE Film presents 'Bleak Week'
Get ready to lean into the darkness! For this episode, we invited a special guest to help us celebrate the most wonderful (and miserable) time of the year…
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Pride Month movies with Milwaukee Film!
All throughout June, Milwaukee Film is serving up three separate helpings of hand-picked movies for the organization’s Pride Month program. There’s the…
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'I Love Boosters'
Fresh from the theater, we dive headfirst into Boots Riley’s latest, I Love Boosters.This colorful, high-fashion heist film follows a crew of shoplifters who…
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Celebrate Ani-May with Milwaukee Film (and Chainsaw Man)
A public service announcement from your friends at Cinebuds: “Animated movies” and “Anime” are NOT the same thing. It’s a good time to point this out because…
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Cinebuds LIVE: The 40th anniversary of 'Labyrinth'
Step inside the Goblin King's maze with this special live episode of Cinebuds! Recorded at the historic Oriental Theatre during the 2026 Milwaukee Film…
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Your guide for week two of the Milwaukee Film Fest!
The Milwaukee Film Festival goes to a lot of trouble filling two whole weeks with tons of movies for us to see. So the least we can do is dedicate two podcast…
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Cinema Hooligante!
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is coming up in just over two weeks and if you’ve never been, it’s kinda incredible! From April 16 - 30 hundreds of films will…
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MKE Film's 414 Day screening of the 'Song Sung Blue' doc
With Milwaukee Film getting ready to celebrate 414 Day by screening the Song Sung Blue documentary at the Oriental Theatre, we're taking a timely jump back to…
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Oscar Predictions!
The Oscars are the Super Bowl of movies. We’re not talking about the prestige of winning, although that certainly lines up. We’re talking about how the wider…
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MKE Film presents: 'Just Say Yeoh'
We use the phrase “action star” to describe the massive talent at the center of this episode, but Michelle Yeoh has demonstrated over the course of her…
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'Wuthering Heights'
When Emily Brontë shared Wuthering Heights with the world back in 1847, the response to the book was … let’s just say mixed. Critics used words like “sickened”…
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Remembering Catherine O'Hara
When Catherine O’Hara died late last month, it was a sizable blow to the entertainment world. Whether it was on television or in movies, she brought a quality…
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Winter-themed movies!
Brrr, it’s cold out there! ❄️ On this episode, Dori and Kpolly lean into the freezing Wisconsin temperatures by discussing their favorite harsh winter movies…
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MKE Film presents 'Afrofuturism: Fates Beyond Fiction'
Last February, having just inherited the title of Black Lens programmer at Milwaukee Film, Ty Williams absolutely nailed his selections for a series showing…
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Double Feature: 'Hamnet' & 'No Other Choice'
Grab your tissues and your popcorn (but maybe chew quietly) because the Cinebuds are back to talk about some of the season's biggest buzz films.Dori and Kpolly…
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Milwaukee Film's 'In Memoriam' Series
The death of a public figure can hit pretty hard because we feel like we know those people. For many of us, the feeling runs deeper with the passing of an…
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Remembering Will Bush of Immortal Girlfriend
In the final days of 2025, the Milwaukee music community --- and the wider world --- lost a truly wonderful human being. Will Bush was half of Immortal…
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'Song Sung Blue' documentary with Jimmy Sammarco
We ended 2025 on a high note (or a Hugh note?) with our review of Song Sung Blue, featuring a cameo from multitalented global superstar/song-and-dance man Hugh…
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Our 'Song Sung Blue' review, plus a quick chat with Hugh Jackman!
There are so many “firsts” on this episode, we’re honestly not sure what to do with ourselves.Let’s start by telling you (in case you skipped the headline)…
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'Scrooged!' (Cinebuds Live)
Special episodes happen on the regular around here, but this one is something extra special: our live recording right after a screening of the 1988 holiday…
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'Frankenstein'
This week, our cinematic buddies tackle Guillermo del Toro's latest masterpiece: the new Frankenstein film currently streaming on Netflix. It's a movie he…
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'Wicked: For Good'
The divide between people who review things for a living and regular folk has existed since before Robert Green called Shakespeare “an upstart crow” back in…
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Holiday films, from 'Scrooged' to ... 'The Godfather'?
Milwaukee Film’s annual “Season’s Screenings” holiday movie series just got underway this week, and if you're listening to this episode on its release date…
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Action Wisconsin: Reigniting the state's film industry
It’s always preferable to have our usual dynamic duo piloting the podcast. But when that’s not the case, it usually means we’re making room for some special…
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Depeche Mode: M
When is a concert film not a concert film?It's an existential question that's particularly fitting for this episode, as we focus on a movie that is literally…
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Spooky Movies!!!
The only thing more plentiful than Halloween candy is Halloween watchlists. Our favorite fall holiday (you heard us, Thanksgiving) was celebrated for the first…
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Tron: Ares
Have you ever played a two-player game where the other person keeps getting in your way, inadvertently knocking you into the nearest lava pit or spiky enemy?…
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Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival
It's another special guest episode!Getting the big welcome this time around is one of our wonderful return vistors: Julie Lookatch from the Harry & Rose Samson…
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'One Battle After Another'
Being the hosts of a big-time podcast like this one gets you access to some pretty cool stuff. It also turns out that being a fan of a big-time podcast like…
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Jeff Buckley's mom on the new documentary about her son
We've gotten more than a few chances to talk with special guests about a particular film they're involved in, but this episode takes things to a wonderful new…
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'The Roses'
This week, we’re talking all about The Roses, the new film starring the delightful Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. It's a modern remake of the '80s…
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A tribute to Milwaukee filmmaker Michael Schultz
The only way to describe this episode is "super special" considering the person in the spotlight: Milwaukee-born director Michael Schultz! Milwaukee Film…
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'The Donn of Tiki'
Dori is flying solo for this episode, but she made sure to keep the pod well-populated by inviting filmmakers Alex Lamb and Max Well to chat about their new…
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MKE Film Series: Cinematic Sisterhood
When Milwaukee Film rolls out one of their carefully curated series, it gives Dori and Kpolly a chance to do two things: Highlight a bunch of great movies…
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Revisiting award-winning documentary 'Cycle'
Earlier this year, we invited the filmmakers behind Cycle to the podcast for a deeper look at their document about police violence in America. In the months…
Cinebuds'The Phoenician Scheme'
Director Wes Anderson has done something just about every person in his trade dreams to do: establish an instantly recognizable and virtually inimitable visual…
Cinebuds'Superman'
With all the enthusiasm and boundless energy of a certain super-canine, we jump all over the new Superman movie that director James Gunn controversially…
CinebudsThe 50th anniversary of 'Jaws'
Are you ready for a deep dive into cinema history?That's certainly not the last acquatic pun you'll get from us as we hunt down one of cinema's most impactful…
CinebudsaCinema: The experimental film series at Woodland Pattern
Get ready for a local cinema deep dive as Dori chats with Michael Wendt from Woodland Pattern and Takahiro Suzuki from the aCinema series.Our guests demystify…
CinebudsFilms for the Fourth of July!
Get ready for fireworks and film!On this special Fourth of July episode of Cinebuds, Dori and Kpolly are talking movies that scream independence. From iconic…
CinebudsKenosha director Danny Villanueva Jr. on the state of film in Wisconsin
In the 40+ years of box-office tracking, the numbers for North America are pretty easy to summarize: up.Almost without exception, the total gross and the…
Cinebuds'Friendship'
For a podcast called Cinebuds, reviewing a film called Friendship sounds like a match made in celluloidic heaven. As you’ll hear, that depends on your vision…
CinebudsMKE Film presents 'Summer Camp' for Pride Month
Because everyone loves a double meaning, Milwaukee Film took one look at the month of June, contemplated it being the start of summer as well as Pride Month…
Cinebuds'Vanya' and National Theater Live
We’re switching things up for this episode of Cinebuds and talking about … the theater!OK, sure, Dori and Kpolly talk about theaters all the time in the…
Cinebuds'Thunderbolts*'
Reunited, and it feels so good ...After taking a breather during the Milwaukee Film Festival (more on that in a moment), Dori and Kpolly got back behind the…
CinebudsMKE Film Fest preview: Week 2
Cinebuds is sponsored by Joe Wilde Co.The Milwaukee Film Festival doesn’t stop after week one, so neither do we!We’re into the second phase of the annual…
CinebudsMKE Film Fest preview: Week 1
OMilwaukee Film programming director Kerstin Larson joins Dori and Kpolly to talk about the return of the Milwaukee Film Festival, including some of their…