In which Ben interrupts a me talking about a female screenwriter to talk about a male director 😂
But seriously, I love this move, and I hope you love it—and our episode—too, wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
In which I mansplain an iconic proto-feminist film.
This week we’re talking gold diggers, gumption, and the business acumen of Lorelei Lee in 🎥 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
Is it satire? Is it proto-feminist? Is it just a really fun musical? (Yes.)
A new episode of Coffee & Kurosawa is live ☕🎬
#ClassicFilm #MarilynMonroe #FilmPodcast
One of the things I’m most proud of with this podcast is how it’s helped me find my voice and learn to articulate my thoughts, not to mention the joy of engaging critically with art I love.
On this episode, though, I mostly say “movie good.” Please give it a listen!
A poll asking which is the best Richard Gere lawyer with the only vote going to Billy Flynn (Chicago). The other two options are Martin Vale (Primal Fear) and Edward Lewis (Pretty Woman).
We have polls on our episodes on #spotify and we don't often get responses but whoever answered Billy Flynn deserves a razzle AND a dazzle.
We might have to add Chicago to the list so we can get the hat trick.
We talk about how CGI, practical sets, and performance capture come together to create a gritty, lived-in city that still makes room for softness, humour, and care.
🎥 Alita: Battle Angel has big anime energy, uncanny CGI, and a case study of why teen girls are peak action heroes.
Link in bio 🔗🎧
Class, agency, and a surprisingly gentle love story? Gotta be Pretty Woman (1990).
We’re on Hollywood Blvd talking Pretty Woman—a rom-com that’s way richer (and kinder) than its reputation.
🎥☕ #CoffeeAndKurosawa #movie #podcast
Love tightly constructed storytelling, British humor, or watching a miniature village get absolutely demolished? This one’s for you. 🎬☕
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
We try not to make a simple plot too complicated as we laugh our way through our admiration of the world building and comedic timing in 🎥 Hundreds of Beavers.
#filmsky #movie #podcast #MadeInCanada
Sometimes you just need to laugh.
Hot Fuzz surely fits that bill 🦢
🚨New Episode Alert! 🎥 Hot Fuzz (2007): Everyone & Their Mum's Podcastin' Round Here
A masterclass in setup and payoff, hero shots, and tiny village destruction, we dive into one of the best action movie homages ever made.
Listen to Coffee & Kurosawa where you get your podcasts 🎧
How much collaboration is too much collaboration?
We return to the Star Wars IP with 🎥 Rogue One (2016): a film that continues the tradition of exploring theme through character, and might go just a little too far with fan service.
Listen where you get your podcasts 🎙️
#starwars #movie #pod
A sequel that’s more than, “Yojimbo, but bigger, badder baddies”, Sanjuro (1962) forces us to ask why use violence when cleverness will do.
Listen to Coffee & Kurosawa wherever you get your podcasts.
#movie #film #podcast #MadeInCanada #CanCon
Oscar noms are out and Ben has thoughts™️.
Are the Oscars a popularity contest, a cultural weather vane, or both? We dig into the 2026 nominees on Coffee & Kurosawa ☕️
🔗 listen: buff.ly/b5U0WFA
#Oscars #Movie #podcast #AwardsSeason
The amount of hype we possess is a lot.
I love #Deadpool and #Wolverine as much as the next girl but utterly heartbroken they broke Pretty Woman’s R-Rated Disney revenue streak.
For more fun movie facts, check out our podcast 👇🏽
🚨 New episode alert! And this week, we're watching 🎥 Pretty Woman (1990): a rom-com that’s way richer (and more wholesome) than you might assume. Class tension, female agency, and a surprisingly gentle love story abound in this 90s classic.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
It’s NEW POD DAY over at @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social and if you miss it?
“Fear and bravery are not mutually exclusive. They can happen at the same time.” — Farrah
Listen to Coffee & Kurosawa wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
#film #movie #podcast #MadeInCanada #CanCon 🇨🇦
David Lynch never tells you what anything “means,” and that’s exactly why 🎥 Mulholland Drive endures.
From Naomi Watts’ devastating dual performance, to why sometimes art is most powerful when it refuses to explain itself, listen wherever you get your podcasts.
🚨 New Episode Alert!
🎬 Oscar noms are out and Ben has thoughts™️. Are the Oscars a popularity contest, a cultural weather vane, or both? We dig into the 🎥 2026 nominees on Coffee & Kurosawa ☕️🎞️
Listen now 🎧 buff.ly/z3o4EcV 🎙️
#Oscars #FilmPodcast #AwardsSeason #Oscars2026
Just in case you thought the coffee was just for fun and branding.
We ask how much collaboration is too much collaboration as we return to the Star Wars IP with 🎥 Rogue One (2016): a film that continues the tradition of exploring theme through character, and might go just a little too far with fan service.
Listen 🎧 buff.ly/aEYmofL 🔗
#fulm #podcast
In “We Look Like a Podcast!” we explore Akira Kurosawa's 🎥 Sanjuro (1962). A sequel that is more than, “Yojimbo, but bigger, badder baddies”, Sanjuro forces us to ask why use violence when cleverness will do? Listen to Coffee & Kurosawa wherever you get your podcasts. #movie #podcast
Our 🎥 Alita: Battle Angel episode digs into deep world building, the skillful balance of CGI and practical effects, and why Farrah thinks we need more female-lead action movies.
Get it wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
🚨 New episode ☕🎥 We’re talking Alita: Battle Angel, featuring big anime energy, uncanny CGI, cyberpunk-roller-derby, and why teen girls are peak action heroes.
#FilmPodcast #podcasterofinstagram #spotify #applepodcast #youtubepodcast #RobertRodriguez #jamescameron #anime #moviepodcast #podcast
Beauty and messy stories are the foundations of Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001). From colonization and privilage, to sex jokes and stoner humor, we make the best of Ben's Diego Luna obsession to look closer at this "teen road trip movie" directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Listen🎙️https://buff.ly/UB3aVYe 🎥
Intimacy isn’t always sexy. Sometimes it's just matching each others' weird.
🎥 Phantom Thread gives us the romance of learning to live with someone, from caretaking, boundaries, and even discomfort.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
#PhantomThread #FilmPodcast
Latest @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social episode is out now, covering everything amazing about The Muppet Christmas Carol - give it a listen! www.patreon.com/posts/muppet...
I love this movie with a passion, it was so fun to get to pick it apart (affectionate) 🎥🎙️🍁
Get it wherever you get your podcasts!
