Coffee and Kurosawa

By Ben Filipkowski and Farrah Sarpkaya

The friendliest film podcast!

Join film nerds Ben Filipkowski and Farrah Sarpkaya as they travel through their favourite films to discuss everything from scene composition and story beats, to classi... more

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June 17, 2025 Strange Days (1995): Time to Get Real, Not Podcast
🎥 Strange Days (1995): "Time to Get Real, Not Podcast"

In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Farrah and Ben travel to the distant past of 1999 to talk about how the rich lore and dynamic use of perspective in Strange Days (1995) forces empathy upon us, and makes us question how so many things can change, and yet stay exactly the same.

TW: A segment of this film includes a graphic description of sexual assault. We limit our discussion of this scene to 00:30:56 to 00:41:28.

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June 03, 2025 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): A Podcast We Could Be Proud Of
🎥 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)

In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Farrah and Ben join the Circus to investigate Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: a different kind of spy movie, with a cast that just won't quit, and a masterclass in the power of perspective.

TW: Brief discussion of graphic violence.

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May 20, 2025 Mulholland Drive (2001): It's Not Your Podcast Anymore
🎥 Mulholland Drive (2001)

In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah question reality, the purpose of art, and how much we love David Lynch's refusal to explain anything about anything – especially Mulholland Drive (2001).

TW: Violence.

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May 06, 2025 Wall-E (2008): Computer? Define "Podcasting"
🎥 Wall-E (2008)

In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah wax poetic about Wall-E (2008) the power of tone, and the magic of a film without dialogue.

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April 22, 2025 Lore Drop: Ben Filipkowski
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, we take a pause to ask Ben what made him the film fanatic he is today, from the Empire Magazine that inspired it all and the importance of supporting local theatres and physical media, to his dream of being a Wookie in a Star Wars film.

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April 08, 2025 Lore Drop: Farrah Sarpkaya
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, we take a pause to ask Farrah what made her the film fan she is today, from the movies she had on repeat as a kid and her years working at Rogers Video, to her passion for voice acting and animation.

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March 25, 2025 What Dreams May Come (1998): I Found You In Hell. I'll Find You In Podcasts.
🎥 What Dreams May Come (1998)
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah attempt to parse paint from plot in the visually stunning, but potentially pretentious 1998 film starring Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, and Cuba Gooding Junior.

TW: Child Death, Suicide.

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March 11, 2025 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Never Tell Me the Pods
🎥 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah ask the question, how do you follow up the biggest blockbuster of all time? By pushing ahead at what you do best: building a world that spans galaxies, but maintains its focus on character-driven stories in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
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February 25, 2025 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022): I Am a Podcaster, A Raconteur
🎥 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah carve out some time to ask the question, of all mediums, why (not) use stop motion to remake a classic movie about a puppet come to life, and how the medium and time period of its release impacts how the viewer interacts with and interprets Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).

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February 11, 2025 High and Low (1964): I Just Want to Make Podcasts My Way
🎥 High & Low (1964)
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah stand above the rabble to examine how Akira Kurosawa uses blocking to show power, establish tension, and highlight the importance of community in High and Low (1964).

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