Typical Hollywood: The Podcast!

Henry Gessner
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Reviews of newer and older movies and entertainment industry coverage by Henry Gessner. New episodes are uploaded every Sunday night.

  1. 02/01/2021

    Sundance Film Festival 2021, Part 1

    Henry kicks off 2021 by reviewing 5 of the 10 films he has scheduled at this year's virtual Sundance Film Festival. Things get weird. Part 2 coming soon! Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner) Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com Intro/Outro music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand Additional Music: "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street" by Joe Raposo, "Cayendo" by Frank Ocean Special thanks to the Sundance Institute for making these films available! Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    17 min

  2. 10/19/2020

    Chicago International Film Festival

    Henry returns to the podcast to cover some of the films he watched at the virtual edition of this year's Chicago International Film Festival, one of which has quickly become one of his favorites of 2020 so far. Written and Produced by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)  Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com  Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand  Special Thanks to Cinema/Chicago for making these films available  Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    19 min

  3. 07/20/2020

    Hamilton, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, and the Most Underrated Movie Musicals of All Time

    Henry finally takes a look at the long-awaited Disney+ release of the Broadway musical "Hamilton," along with another Lin-Manuel Miranda-related project and a few movie musicals he thinks deserve a bigger audience than they originally got. Skip to these parts for certain reviews:  1:51 - HAMILTON (Disney)  4:54 - WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME (Hulu)  7:56 - ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (Orion Pictures)  10:51 - POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING (Universal Pictures)  14:11 - TRUE STORIES (Warner Bros. Pictures) Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)  Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com  Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand  Additional Music: "Satisfied" from HAMILTON performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry, "Hollywood Ending" from ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE performed by Ella Hunt and the cast, "I'm So Humble" from POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING performed by The Lonely Island feat. Adam Levine, "People Like Us" from TRUE STORIES, performed by John Goodman  Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    19 min

  4. 07/13/2020

    Palm Springs, The Old Guard, First Cow, Greyhound

    Henry looks at the newest releases that dropped this weekend, and finally gets to talk about an A24 film! Skip to these parts for certain reviews:  1:47 - PALM SPRINGS (Hulu/Neon)  4:52 - THE OLD GUARD (Netflix/Skydance)  7:23 - FIRST COW (A24/IAC Films)  10:22 - GREYHOUND (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment)  Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner  Contact for requests and other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com  Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand  Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    14 min

  5. 06/29/2020

    Irresistible, My Spy, Beats, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

    After the bummer that was last week's films, Henry looks at four somewhat lighter new releases for his tenth episode, one of which sent him down an Internet rabbit hole while doing research. Skip to these parts for specific reviews:  1:47 - IRRESISTIBLE (Focus Features)  4:33 - MY SPY (Amazon Studios/STXfilms/MWM Studios)  7:34 - BEATS (Music Box Films/BFI/Creative Scotland)  10:41 - EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA (Netflix) Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)  Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com  Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand  Eurovision Song Contest Music: "Volcano Man" performed by Will Ferrell and My Marianne  Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    15 min

  6. 06/22/2020

    365 Days (Polish Fifty Shades), You Should Have Left, 7500, Babyteeth

    Henry looks at four new dramas that just became available. Some are great. Others are definitely not. Next week will be lighter.  The review for 365 DAYS mentions some extremely adult material. Listener discretion is advised.  Skip to these parts for certain reviews:  2:00 - 365 DAYS (Next Film)  5:06 - YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (Universal Pictures/Blumhouse)  7:13 - 7500 (Amazon Studios)  9:35 - BABYTEETH (IFC Films/Screen Australia)  Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)  Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com  Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand  Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    14 min

  7. 06/15/2020

    Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, Shirley, Artemis Fowl

    Henry looks at the four biggest releases of the week, one of which has been in the works for a very long time and left quite an impact on him.  Skip to these parts for certain reviews:  1:43 - DA 5 BLOODS (Netflix)  4:26 - THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (Universal Pictures)  6:50 - SHIRLEY (Neon)  9:23 - ARTEMIS FOWL (Disney)  Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)  Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com  Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand  Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    14 min

  8. 06/01/2020

    Valley Girl (2020), The Lovebirds, The High Note, The Vast of Night, Scoob! (with Andrew Heydt)

    After taking some time off, Henry returns to talk about some of the latest new releases, leading up to his first guest review.  Skip to these parts for certain reviews:  02:47 - VALLEY GIRL (MGM)  05:44 - THE LOVEBIRDS (Netflix/Paramount Pictures)  08:08 - THE HIGH NOTE (Focus Features)  10:45 - THE VAST OF NIGHT (Amazon Studios)  13:23 - SCOOB! (Warner Bros. Pictures)  Written by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner) and Andrew Heydt (@andrewheydt)  Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner  Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com  Intro/Outro Music: “Chanson des jumelles” by Michel Legrand  Additional Music: “Scooby-Doo Theme Song” performed by Best Coast  Podcast Logo by Mount Design

    29 min
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