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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Hokum (2026): You're Not a Writer, You're a Podcast
🎥 Hokum (2026): You're Not a Writer, You're a Podcast
Farrah and Ben take a journey across the ocean tothe Emerald Isle to discuss what it means when the protagonist is unlikable, the power of a wide shot in establishing tension, the dark side of folklore, and the impact of leveraging traditional tales in modern media, and how it brings us together in our humanity.
TW: Mentions of suicide, gun violence.
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6 Oct 2026
Scanners (1981): No One's Ever Switched Off a Podcast Before!
🎥 Scanners (1981): No One's Ever Switched Off a Podcast Before!
Ben and Farrah take on CanCon in the classic 1981 horror thriller, Scanners, and discuss how sci fi and horror gives us the tools to examine real-world fears, how Vale is a subversion of the hero's joruney (?), and how the true evil is always somehow capitalism.
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22 Sept 2026
The Stepford Wives (2004): You're Even Better at Podcasting
🎥 The Stepford Wives (2004): You're Even Better at Podcasting
Farrah and Ben tackle the pitfalls of post-production pivots, satire's role as a temperature check on the world, the horror of gender roles, and when a bad move is actually a good movie.
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5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100
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Quality
80
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
32
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