Coffee and Deathsticks

Talk about an odyssey! Danny and Kevin saw Christopher Nolan's latest epic in July, recorded a conversation about it in August, and spent September editing it. Now we know how all those poor sailors felt traveling with Homeric Greece's wiliest, unluckiest king. The Odyssey is both a classic example of both the bygone and the modern blockbuster. Perhaps it's not as good as all the other...

Steven Spielberg directed a new alien movie this summer, and Danny and Kevin finally talked about it. Kevin mentioned that Michael Kahn (95) didn't edit Disclosure Day. Coincidentally, little did Kevin realize he would edit this episode at the pace you would expect from a 95 year-old. As always with Spielberg, there is much to discuss. Does he still have the summer blockbuster juice in him, or...

In honor of America's 250th Birthday/Funeral, Danny and Kevin discussed one of their favorite texts, the 2008 miniseries John Adams. Featuring a cavalcade of guys and gals playing both famous and infamous figures from the first fifty years of America's history, the series is an entertaining exploration of a misunderstood era. We discuss the look and feel of the series, the performances, th...

Danny and Kevin continue their conversation on the new Star Wars products by discussing the movie that came and went, The Mandalorian and Grogu, also known as Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. This strangely timed phone-in job from Jon Favreau and crew vexes Danny and Kevin as they wonder what is going in those offices at Lucasfilm or Disney or whatever. No spoiler alert warning was given beca...

Danny and Kevin briefly discussed Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord during their May the Fourth episode, but now give a full review after seeing the whole season. Danny feared Kevin would make him watch it so got ahead of it. The two talk about things that worked and didn't work in the show. You know, like most Star War things now. 'Member when Star Wars was special? Or when Darth Maul clearly...

Danny and Kevin finally resume and conclude their catch-up talk on some 2025 projects they wanted to discuss, this time on a few movies and streaming projects. Kevin first fills Danny in about a little show called Stranger Things and how everybody watches it but hates it. Both were able to watch the latest Benoit Blanc joint and weigh in on how it compares to the first two entries in the series. D...

May the Fourth be with us, we are back on our bullshit. There is Star Wars to be seen, Star Wars to be anticipated, Star Wars to be criticized, Star Wars to be excited for. Folks, there's a Star Wars for every lifestyle. Danny and Kevin briefly discuss the new Darth Maul program before moving on to the soon-to-be-released Mandalorian movie and then finally take stock of the Star Wars galaxy as...

Danny and Kevin close the book on 2025 with some late, like after-the-ceremony late, talk of Oscar contenders not previously discussed. Lumberjacks, revolutionaries, fascists, handsome men in fast cars, and aliens (?) round out a year of vampires and Frankensteins. Danny drops the C-bomb and Kevin's lil' puppy farts up a storm. We remain the classiest and, in fact, ONLY podcast about movie...

Danny and Kevin return to the Seven (or is it Nine?) Kingdoms for a light-hearted adventure with a guy that's really tall and a kid that's really small. Light-hearted, at least, by GRRM's world-weary and cynical standards. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which this podcast will hereafter refer to as "Dunk and Egg", is a wonderful departure from both the original show's gr...

Like James Cameron resurfacing after an aquatic adventure, Danny and Kevin return from a brief hiatus to review the new Avatar picture, Fire and Ash. Or should it be called Fire and Blood, because it features Talisa Stark and reminds our podcasters of a long-running television series more than the third installment of a movie saga. Listen as Danny and Kevin discuss the new film, how it compares to...

Kill Bill was originally intended to be one movie and after many years of speculation, the film was finally given a wide release with the title Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. This is one of Kevin's all-time favorites, and he was able to catch the nearly five-hour presentation during its limited release last month. Danny gave Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 rewatches, so Kevin filled him in on the chang...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the movie that has probably been alluded to most on this podcast, is ten years old already. Danny and Kevin provide a commentary track for the smash hit that reinvigorated the Star Wars franchise while also setting the tone for soft reboots that would dominate the next several years. The duo talk about how fun this movie is, its place in and the other films in the seq...

Danny and Kevin take a break from supeyheroes and other IP schlock to discuss Literary IP. Guillermo del Toro's latest film is a Frankenstein's monster of Frankenstein influences and, perhaps, a modicum of Catholicism. The fellas discuss its faults, its strengths and its place in del Toro's career. And whether it marks an exciting, if slightly sad, chapter in that career. But most impo...

Danny and Kevin discuss another entry in another one of the franchises they feel perpetually compelled to discuss. Predator: Badlands is the tale of a less-than-impressive Yautja (from the Predator movies!) teaming up with a less-than-sinister Synthetic (from the Alien movies!) to defeat a Big Freakin' Thing (from this movie!) in a carefully crafted effort to kickstart a new chapter in the Dis...

Kevin took his sweet time, but finally watched Peacemaker: Season 2 as Danny patiently waited. The two stay surprisingly on task by mostly discussing this season and only sprinkling in talk of the new DCU. Is Danny done with anything superhero related? Is Tim Meadows the funniest actor ever? Did you know that Vigilante is English? Or is he? Listen to find out! Follow us on Instagram at coffeeandde...

Danny and Kevin gather to eulogize the late, great Drew Struzan and sing the praises of the Movie Poster. This lost art has been replaced by cheap physical media packaging or reduced to thumbnail imagery on a streaming service. But there was a time when a good movie poster promised cinematic greatness whether or not the movie was actually good or not. So listen as the fellas discuss things they li...

The alien from Alien returns, but to a medium that's alien from what it's used to: television. Danny and Kevin make their way through the first season of FX's Alien: Earth and its endless dissolve transitions, Peter Pan references, and xenomorphs attacking people in labs to an inconclusive verdict. Is this the best Alien project since Aliens, or is it just another run-of-the-mill Alien...

Fifty years ago, a picture about a shark inaugurated a new era in cinema. And like the Chinese alchemists who accidentally invented gunpowder while trying to create the elixir of life, Jaws has led to immense suffering and exploitation. But who cares? Steven Spielberg's debut on the world stage remains an untouchable masterpiece of Big Movie Magic. It is a perfect film. To dislike it is to be...

Danny and Kevin have now seen both Sinners and Weapons, two R rated original movies from directors on the rise and released by Warner Brothers. The similarities in the production, critical praise, and box office success of these pictures begged for a combined episode. Listen as your hosts praise a studio for having the gall to trust their directors, even letting them have characters talk about and...

Danny and Kevin discuss that rarest of birds, the big-budget studio comedy. Last seen awkwardly shuffling its feet between the Amazon offices and a movie theater, this once ubiquitous creature was all but extinct. And it almost certainly still is but damn if the new Naked Gun reboot legacy sequel wasn't a hoot. Folks, comedy is legal again. OJ did it. The Naked Gun '25 won't change the...

Marvel's first family comes home as The Fantastic Four make their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. This is the fifth iteration of a Fantastic Four movie and the 37th film released by Marvel Studios. That number is not a reference to Clerks, though Dante would probably feel the same disgust towards Marvel as he did his girlfriend when he learned about her and...

Danny and Kevin continue their summer sojourn at the cinema with Superman '25. The film is the first entry in the new DC Universe franchise, the fifth superhero film directed by James Gunn and (depending how you count) like the tenth or twentieth theatrically released Superman film. Does the world still need Superman? Does the world want Superman? And what exactly makes Superman such a super m...

The hotly anticipated Jurassic World: Rebirth has finally hit theaters after the excruciatingly long, three-year wait to see what happened after Jurassic World: Dominion. Dominion was beloved by critics and fans alike for its brave choice in making a dinosaur movie without dinosaurs. Rebirth bucks this trend by including dinosaurs, real and mutated alike! Get ready for the seventh iteration of peo...

This title may look like a typo, but those of you who follow Michael Caine on Twitter X know it's quite deliberate. Danny and Kevin celebrate 20 years (to the day) of Batman Begins by providing a commentary track for this beloved Christopher Nolan film. The duo discuss the impact of this picture and The Dark Knight trilogy on both the superhero genre as well as general blockbuster popcorn film...

Danny and Kevin accept the final (?) mission and discuss the epic (?) finale to the saga (?) of beloved character (?) Ethan Hunt and his team of devoted friends and OTs in their battle against SPs and Xenu. It's been eight films and thirty years but it has never, ever been boring or even predictable. Listen as the fellas discuss this and much else, including the possibility that Jeremy Renner...