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- 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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1 hr 2 min - 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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1 hr 2 min - 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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1 hr 4 min - 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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1 hr 3 min - 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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1 hr 1 min - Ocean’s 11 (2001): The Podcast Always Wins
🎥 Ocean's 11
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah take a closer look at the power of editing in Ocean’s 11 (2001), directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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56 min - Persepolis (2007): Then Stop Staring At My Podcast
🎥 Persepolis (2007)
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah explore the art of adaptation in Persepolis (2007), an animated film based off the autobiographical graphic novels of the same name by Marjane Satrapi.
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56 min - [Special] The Holiday (2006): Something Slightly Resembling Podcasts
🎥 The Holiday (2006)
In this holiday bonus episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah bring in their second halves to talk about the good, the bad, and aught romcom tropes in the romantic comedy, The Holiday (2006).
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1 hr 8 min - Citizen Kane (1941): You Provide the Prose Poems, I'll Provide the Podcast
🎥 Citizen Kane (1941)
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah dive into perspective and breaking directorial ground in the movie at the top of almost every Top 100 movie list in the West, Citizen Kane (1941).
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1 hr 3 min - Coraline (2006): Everybody Likes... Podcasts
🎥 Coraline (2009)
In this episode of Coffee & Kurosawa, Ben and Farrah visit the Pink Palace and crawl through a tiny door to discuss perspective and colour in the 2009 stop motion film, Coraline.
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About Coffee & Kurosawa
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From cult classics and film noir, to modern masterpieces and childhood favourites, two friends talk about the magic of their favourite films: how they're made, what makes them great, and the power of stories.
The friendliest film crit podcast updates every other Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts.
Hosted by Ben Filipkowski and Farrah Sarpkaya
Made in Canada, for the love of movies.
☕ Find Coffee & Kurosawa on Patreon, Letterboxed, Bluesky, and Instagram as CofffeeKurosawaPod.
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