Coffee and Kurosawa

What makes a movie timeless? 🎥 The Mummy (1999) balances humor, horror, and heart with unshakable charm, while its genre-blending, chemistry and tactile filmmaking created something that still holds up after 25 years.

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🎥 New Episode Alert: The Mummy (1999)

In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben, Farrah, and special guest Rachel talk tropes, charisma, chemistry, and the mix of practical effects with turn of the century CGI.

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We hunker down and talk untrustworthy narrators, literary foils, and spoiler culture alongside the 1996 legal thriller, 🎥 Primal Fear, starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, and Edward Norton.

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How much collaboration is too much? We talk Rogue One (2016), a film whose creation sparked almost as many analyses than it has references to the Star Wars IP.

The tradition of exploring theme through character continues, but can you tell a cohesive story with so many lead changes?

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🚨 New Episode: Primal Fear (1996) 🎥

Once upon a time, legal thrillers came with a smooth jazz soundtrack, and just a hint of moral ambiguity. This one will even leave you wondering which masked man the poster was really talking about.

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Our recent chat focused around Rogue One (2016), and how production challenges and inconsistent vision can impact story.

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Our resident voice actor and film fan talks the movies she had on repeat as a kid, her years working at Rogers Video, and her passion for voice acting and animation.

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There are worse things to pitch on air 😂

I could TL/DL this for you as, “we loved it despite its flaws,” but where’s the fun in that?

Join us as we chat Rogue One, the movie that gave us Andor.

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It’s heeeeeere ✨

🚨 New Ep Alert: 🎥 Rogue One (2016): Podcasts Are Built on Hope

In this episode, we ask how much collaboration is too much collaboration as they return to the Star Wars IP with a film that explores theme through character, but might go just a little too far with fan service.

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We know part of our special sauce is our hosts, so take a pause and meet Ben—our resident film fanatic and certified Star Wars fanboy.

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It's that time again to dive into another classic Akira Kurosawa film. This time? We're looking at Yojimbo (1961), and even if you haven't seen this film, you might recognize some of the movies or shows it inspired.

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"The Thin Man" (1934) came out just before the Hayes Code came into effect, so it toes the line of pre and post Code censorship, from sassy jokes, to emerging tropes.

Join us as we chat about this mystery classic almost a century after its release, wherever you get your podcasts.

This week, we talk Hayes Code, pre-trope tropes, and ladies with gumption in "The Thin Man" (1934).

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📢 We've reached a remarkable milestone–1,000 listens, can you believe it?! ✨

We can't thank you enough for tuning in and being part of our journey. Your support and enthusiasm mean the world to us, and we can't wait to share what's coming.

Grab your favourite movie snack, and stay tuned 🍿

🚨New Episode Alert 🎥 The Thin Man (1934)

We dive into this Pre-Code classic to discuss the impact the Hays code had on film, delight in the cast of caricatures, and celebrate the ladies with gumption who surround Nick Charles, our most reluctant detective.

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🚨New Episode Alert 🎥 The Thin Man (1934)

We dive into this Pre-Code classic to discuss the impact the Hays code had on film, delight in the cast of caricatures, and celebrate the ladies with gumption who surround Nick Charles, our most reluctant detective.

#filmsky #movie #podcast

Summer may be the waning, but it’s never the wrong time to watch your favourite summer road trip Y Tu Mamá Tambien (2001) is one of Ben’s favs, so as you’re looking for something to (re)watch, he’ll recommend it any time of the year.

In our latest episode, we’re looking at 🎥Yojimbo (1961), and talking about how an action movie goes from pop culture to cultural touchstone.

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🚨 New episode alert! And this time, we're looking at culture and shared references in Akira Kurosawa's 🎥 Yojimbo (1961).

You may not have seen it, but we're pretty sure you've seen it referenced (in Star Wars, for example).

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Who says a road trip movie needs to be lighthearted? Certainly not Alfonso Cuarón. Or at least, not wholly so. Join us as we examine colonialism, coming of aged, and sex in Y tu mamá tambien (2001)

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In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, we find ourselves past the second star to the right where we revisit childhood, rediscover magic, and remember the joy of wonder in 🎥 Hook (1991), directed by Steven Spielberg.

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Shoot past that second start to the right and go straight on til morning. You’ll find us there talking Steven Spielberg’s Hook (1991) 🪝🕰️

Well, technically you’ll find us wherever you get your podcasts, but you get it.

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Spielberg made some choices in 🎥 Hook (1991) we might not see today in kids’ media, so we talked about it.

We look at little closer at this 90s classic, and how being unapologetic underscored a theme that speaks to kids—young and old.

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🚨 New Episode Alert: Hook (1991): Is There a Podcast In Here? 🎥 🧚

In yet another kids' movie for adults, we go straight on to morning as we revisit childhood, rediscover magic, and remember the joy of wonder.

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Want to know our hosts before diving into our backlog? Well, lucky for you, we have episodes for that ✨

Discover where our taste in movies came from, how we honed our keen vibe sense, and some cool movie facts 🎙️

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Sometimes you need a good laugh and Hundreds of Beavers delivers.
We try to not laugh too hard into our mics as we talk world building and comedic timing in this not quite silent fever dream 🎙️

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Akira Kurosawa's 🎥 Seven Samurai is a classic upon which dozens of movies has been based—including a Star War. But more importantly, it’s just a really fun movie.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts as we talk community, performance, and class mobility in Seven Samurai.

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