Coffee with Capra

In this episode of Coffee with Capra, father-and-son duo Paul and Cedar dive into DreamWorks’ 2024 animated feature The Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders. Moving past the film’s striking, watercolor-inspired visuals and soaring musical score, the conversation explores the heartwarming and turbulent journey of Roz (Lupita Nyong'o)—a shipwrecked service robot forced to adapt to the wildernes...

In this episode of Coffee with Capra , father-and-son hosts Paul and Cedar Swagerty unpack the comedic rhythm and emotional maturity of George Cukor’s The Philadelphia Story (1940), entering into the film's examination of love, pride, and human imperfection. Looking past its screwball exterior, they analyze socialite Tracy Lord’s (Katharine Hepburn) impossible demand for flawlessness in hersel...

In this episode of Coffee with Capra , Paul and Cedar Swagerty dig into the 1963 classic The Great Escape , starting with why Elmer Bernstein’s iconic, upbeat march works so well alongside the dark, coping humor of men behind wire. Rather than letting Hollywood star power take over, the film blends heavyweights like Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Charles Bronson into a genuine ensemble. Memorabl...

In this episode of Coffee with Capra, father-and-son hosts Paul and Cedar Swagerty explore the emotional and psychological depth of The King’s Speech (2010), opening with reflections on public speaking anxiety and the mindset shift from delivering a performance to offering a gift. They examine Prince Albert’s (Bertie’s) debilitating stammer as a universal emblem of vulnerability and fear of exposu...

In this episode of Coffee with Capra, father-and-son hosts Paul and Cedar examine the enduring cultural and philosophical impact of The Matrix (1999), contrasting its substantive staying power with the surface-level emotion of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Grounding their analysis in cinematic craft, they discuss how the film’s distinctive green color grading and practical sets subcon...

In this episode of Coffee with Capra, Paul and Cedar analyze John Ford’s 1952 classic The Quiet Man, looking past its romanticized mid-century nostalgia to unpack its deeper theological and relational dimensions. The discussion centers on Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an Irish-American ex-boxer fleeing the trauma of accidentally killing an opponent in the ring. The hosts examine Sean’s vow of pacifi...

In this episode of Coffee with Capra, father-and-son duo Paul and Cedar Swagerty pour a cup and dig into the 1976 film Rocky — the movie that started it all. What begins as a nostalgic revisit turns into a wide-ranging conversation about the film's surprising spiritual depth, from the opening shot of the Sacred Heart that Sylvester Stallone himself has pointed at, to composer Bill Conti basing...

In this episode we discuss the gift of vulnerability, brought about through courage and how through sharing ourselves we are able to connect with those around us. Even when we know it's going to hurt, we can still choose to love.

Part 2 of our reflections on Godzilla Minus One. We discuss the value of life, suffering, the wildness of the world while keeping the mystery, and the power of redemptive suffering.

In this episode, part one of two, we discuss the excellent Godzilla Minus One. We dive into it's themes of life, courage, fear and more.

Listen in as we discuss this weeks movie, A Fistful of Dollars. We discuss justice, Chesterton, cowboy angles, and much more in regards to this classic spaghetti western.

Grab your coffee and join us for a discussion of the classic Back to the Future. We discuss how hard it is to get to know your parents and forgiveness for their faults. And plenty of other stuff in between.

In this episode we discuss the Way of Nature and the Way of Grace, the false dichotomy they are often presented with and how embracing the cross and love is what unites these two ways and brings us to heaven.

In this episode we discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe, how we handle the darkness in our past and how we process it, embracing vs running from our wounds, and learning to let ourselves be loved.

In this episode we discus the play-turned-Capra-movie, You Can't Take it With You. We discuss trying to control vs trust, wealth and what really matters, and getting caught in our own traps of perceived success.

On this edition of Coffee with Capra, we discuss Breakfast at Tiffany's a movie that is challenging in its presentation of the human person. We discuss character driven movies, running from our wounds, and the longing for intimacy, for being seen as we truly are.

In this episode our conversation ranges from our surprise of the film in what it appears to be at first, to what it becomes. We discuss honor, it's value and the cost of pursuing it as well as the use of strength to serve ourselves vs protecting others.

In this episode we discuss courage, and various distortions of courage and growing into a man through the plot of Peter Jackson's 2005 production of King Kong.

In this episode of Coffee With Capra, we discuss a favorite Capra movie, some history with and about Frank Capra, and how the meekness of Mr Deeds brings hope to 'Babe' Bennett which is an answer to her cynicism.

Listen in on our inaugural episode as we discuss the timeless movie of Casablanca and how it reveals the subtle movements between the genius of the feminine and masculine.