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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We’re back up on Spotify and iHeart! We’re still working on Apple Podcasts, but for now you can grab us on Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, and iHeart!

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨 New Ep Alert! .🎥 Big Trouble in Little China We make our way to California to explore the inversion of the white saviour trope, the complicated legacy of Asian culture in Hollywood, and the love letter to Hong Kong cinema that is Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Farrah has migrated us to Patreon so if your feed doesn’t appear to have episode 53 tomorrow we are very sorry and she’ll fix it asap. If it does… good job, Farrah!

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Monty Python: This Is Supposed To Be A Happy Occasion

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In Leave the Podcast, Take the Cannoli, we explore colour, masculinity, and the immigrant struggle in 🎥 The Godfather (1972), and we question the place of the auteur in the making of a film. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🚨New Episode Alert! 🎥 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988): Every Podcast Loves Toontown We get animated talking about Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), from tropes and animation, to a philosophical discussion about what makes a movie a movie for grownups. #film #podcast #ACME

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Did you know! You can find us on Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and a bunch of other platforms ✨ 🔗 coffeekurosawa.carrd.co

A film fan and a film nerd talk story beats, scene composition, and so much more.

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Right, that’s what gave it away. Not the accents or the regional references or the love of #NirvanaTheBandTheShowTheMovie 🤔

Farrah Sarpkaya🎙️Voice Actor @farrahkaya.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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You know it’s a Canadian podcast because Ben spells “gaze” with a zed.

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎥 The Silence of the Lambs (1991): I'm Having an Old Podcast for Dinner We head upstate to discuss the power of perspective, figurtive and literal – we talk height difference, the male gaze, and gender roles – and close on a higher class of killer. #film #podcast

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

If James Bond is the dry martini of spies, 🎥 Tinker Tailor Solder Spy is stale beer (affectionate). We talk emotional weight, performative masculinity, and visual framing as we investigate why Farrah brought this movie to the Circus 🎪 Listen where you get your podcasts 🔗https://buff.ly/FxAIgIg

A film fan and a film nerd talk story beats, scene composition, and so much more.

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

According to Ben, the Matrix is the most influential movie of the last thirty years. It's cool, it's gorgeous, and it might go overboard on the philosophy but, like, we can think of worse things. Listen where you get your podcasts 🎧️

Ben, Drinker of Coffee @thebengeemon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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It’s easy to forget how good this movie is with the vast marketing apparatus behind it and the overall flood of comic book movies, but damn, this one really holds up. Also it’s wild this came out close to a decade ago.

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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🚨New Ep Alert! 🎥 Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse (2018): With Great Podcast Comes Great Accountability From comic adaptation and the shape of words, to visual identity and the tradition of retelling stories, we dive deep into the Spider Verse. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧️

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Y’all, we’re so jealous you get to experience this for the first time ✨

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Happy (day after) birthday to @thebengeemon.bsky.social ✨🙌🏼 To quote Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie: “If you’ve got a best friend, you won’t even notice getting older.”

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Farrah Sarpkaya🎙️Voice Actor @farrahkaya.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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OK I finally looked it up. The sketch I quoted in this week’s episode was about 22 minutes into episode 8 of @makesomenoise.dropout.tv with Geoff Ross and Jessica McKenna. Go check it out it’s very funny. I feel seen.

Movie buffs discuss the symbolism of an accidentally left on water bottle a prompt on make some noise by dropout TV

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Farrah Sarpkaya🎙️Voice Actor @farrahkaya.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The one where Ben says the name of the thing in the thing without realizing. Listen now: coffeekurosawa.carrd.co

A film fan and a film nerd talk story beats, scene composition, and so much more.

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎥 The Matrix (1999): Podcast This 🎙️ According to Ben, the Matrix is the most influential movie of the last thirty years. It's cool, it's gorgeous, and it might go overboard on the philosophy but, like, we can think of worse things. Listen where you get your podcasts 🎧️

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If you haven’t yet you totally should. Watch the movie, we mean. And play the Rivoli, if you’re into that.

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In Leave the Podcast, Take the Cannoli, we talked 🎥 The Godfather, the classic 1972 definitely-not-a-mafia-movie. If you liked The Godfather, we think you'll also like: 💀 The Departed (2006) 🐦 The Goodfellas (1990) 🕵🏻‍♂️ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🚨New Pod Day! And we're watching The Godfather (1972). In Leave the Podcast, Take the Cannoli, we explore colour, masculinity, and the immigrant struggle in The Godfather, and we question the place of the auteur in the making of a film. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🚨New pod alert! 🎥 Nirvanna: The Band - The Show - The Movie (2026) This movie is a love letter to Toronto, to Canada, and to Back to the Future – amongst other things – and in this episode we talk how parody, editing, and the fourth wall create a truly fantastic piece of Canadian cinema. #madein🇨🇦

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎥 The Big Sleep: Somebody's Always Giving Me Podcasts This week, we're investigating the art of film noir: investigative storytelling, ladies with gumption, and sneaking around the Hayes Code, circa 1946. Listen where you get your podcasts 🔗 buff.ly/ZKacqIw

Farrah Sarpkaya🎙️Voice Actor @farrahkaya.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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We’re talking one of my favourites this week on Coffee & Kurosawa 🎙️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🔗 coffeekurosawa.carrd.co

A film fan and a film nerd talk story beats, scene composition, and so much more.

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

New co-host lore drop: Farrah is a musical nerd.

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

According to Ben, the OG Godzilla is not a monster movie. Find out why in this week's Coffee & Kurosawa episode, wherever you get your podcasts 🔗 buff.ly/VyddvJN

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🚨New Episode Alert! 🦖 This week, we're talking metaphor, miniatures, and monster movies as we delve into 🎥 Gojira (Godzilla) (1954). Find Someday, Somewhere In The World, Another Podcast May Appear wherever you get your podcasts 🔗 buff.ly/VyddvJN

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Every time @farrahkaya.bsky.social looks at our listen stats she wonders what activity you paired the podcast episode with 🎧

Farrah Sarpkaya🎙️Voice Actor @farrahkaya.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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I just love that 007 is enjoying his second career. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 🔗 coffeekurosawa.carrd.co

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎥 Knives Out: Close the Podcast With a Flourish 🔪 This week, we're examining the use of lighting and smash cuts, and the power of tropes in the 2019 murder mystery directed by Rian Johnson, and starring a truly delightful cast. Listen where you get your podcasts!

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We apologize in advance for the mostly okay audio resulting from our backup audio the next two episodes 🥲

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Ok technically we’re a movie podcast but in case you ever wanted to know co-host Ben’s vibe:

Farrah Sarpkaya🎙️Voice Actor @farrahkaya.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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1. Totally not politically relevant film pick for the week. 2. I’m leaving the typo so you know I write our socials the old fashioned way.

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We return to New York City, give or take a few years, to watch a totally not politically relevant film about the march of time, the immigrant experience, loyalty, and how the film externalizes internal conflict. Listen where you get your podcasts 🔗 buff.ly/hUUyg0Z

Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🚨New Episode Alert🚨 Ben and Farrah return to New York City to watch 🎥 Gangs of New York, a totally not politically relevant film about the march of time, the immigrant experience, loyalty, and how the film externalizes internal conflict. Listen where you get your podcasts 🔗https://buff.ly/64wkQaM

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Coffee and Kurosawa @coffeekurosawapod.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🚨New Episode Alert🚨 Ben and Farrah return to New York City to watch 🎥 Gangs of New, York a totally not politically relevant film about the march of time, the immigrant experience, loyalty, and how the film externalizes internal conflict. Listen where you get your podcasts 🔗https://buff.ly/64wkQaM