Coffee and Deathsticks

It's the 40th anniversary of one of our duo's favorite films: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. 1984 was a banner year for film, particular within nerd culture, and Indy's first sequel (or prequel?) was one of the headliners. Produced in the midst of George Lucas' divorce, Steven Spielberg had to direct the shit out of this movie, resulting in a tonal smorgasbord of juvenile co...

Danny and Kevin celebrate Star Wars month with the foundational text of being an exhausted (and exhausting) nerd simultaneously disappointed and hopeful about our favorite things: The Phantom Menace. The film is unfiltered George Lucas, straight from the pompadour and inflicted upon a public unwilling or, dare we suggest, unworthy of its earnest weirdness. Folks...it's really not that bad. Fol...

When your movie needs to appeal to weird nerds, who ya gonna call? Bill Murray! He ain't afraid of no paycheck. Yes, the time has come: Danny and Kevin dedicate an entire episode to the goddamn Ghostbusters. Why have two comedy films from the 1980s, one kind of perfect and one perfectly ok, transmogrified into an unwieldy mishmashed rehash of nostalgia and nonsense? Who are these latest Spielb...

Last week, Danny and Kevin talked about  Dune . This week they talk about  Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire . You see kids, a little spice can help you avenge your father's death at the hands of the Imperium but too much spice and you write a movie like  Godzilla v Kong: Empire State of Mind . Listen as the fellas discuss the latest, stupidest-est entry in the finest cinematic universe of our t...

Another winter, another brief hiatus for Danny and Kevin, but for a great reason, as Abby and Danny welcomed the birth of Graham "Muad'dib" Marchant, a Child of Dune prophesied to take over hosting duties of Coffee and Deathsticks. The boys are back to discuss the biggest movie of 2024 thus far, Dune: Part Two. It wows and...inspires? Listen to find out if the hype was deserved for t...

Danny and Kevin catch-up on a handful of movies from last year that they saw and wanted to talk about. This first 2023 recap episode focuses on alleged crowd pleasers, such as the highest grossing film from last year: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Time stamps for the reviewed movies are: 1. Cocaine Bear 00:01:28 2. Knock at the Cabin 00:10:12 3. Meg 2: The Trench 00:23:03 4. The Pope's Exorc...

Danny and Kevin kick off a new season with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The film is both the last entry in the endlessly fascinating DC Extended Universe and a belated sequel to the hit film Aquaman from 2018. The fellas discuss the film's simple, yet effective, pleasures and lament that DC hit its stride in the final years of its existence. We lay the blame squarely at you, Zack Snyder! That...

Danny and Kevin close out the season with a commentary for the Coen Brothers' classic: The Big Lebowski. Set in 1991 and released in 1998, the film is the story of who the hell knows or cares. On paper, it's a film noir where the Bogart character is a buffoon but in practice it's just a bunch of Los Angeles misfits vibing during the Gulf War. It's probably the funniest film ever bu...

Everything that has a beginning has an end...wait...that's from the wrong trilogy capper from 2003. Here at last, on the shores of the sea comes the end of our Fellowship. That's better! As is Coffee and Deathsticks holiday tradition, Danny and Kevin return to Middle-earth and revisit the final entry of the holy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Is this the most flawe...

Danny and Kevin discuss another Apple TV-produced historical epic from another great (ish) director: Napoleon, Ridley Scott's much anticipated biopic about history's most famous Corsican is. If you liked Rogue One, you'll enjoy Napoleon's unconventional narrative structure. And if you don't, check out Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, Barry Lyndon. In the meantime, listen as t...

Godzilla is back when and where he belongs: post-WWII Japan. Danny and Kevin were pleasantly surprised by Godzilla: Minus One, the first ever remake of the original 1954 Godzilla film. Deemed "the best movie about nuclear power in 2023" by Coffee and Deathsticks, listen as the duo boast about the latest Toho produced Godzilla picture. Follow us on Instagram at Coffee and Deathsticks or s...

November 2023. Kevin is on vacation. Only Danny is able to host. Podcasts are now battlefields. This week, special guest Ryan Marchant joins Danny to discuss Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, a Certified Marchant Brothers Classic. The pair talk about pistols, boats, cactus booze, and positive manliness. The episode goes off the rails immediately but you will learn the name of Maggie...

In honor of the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy getting the worst headache of his life, Danny and Kevin discuss Oliver Stone's 1991 cinematic masterpiece: JFK. The film is both a kaleidoscopic descent into madness powered by righteous paranoia  and  a cartoonishly libelous cavalcade of nonsense. The duo discuss the merits of the film (which are many) and the quagmire that is the Kennedy As...

Danny and Kevin discuss the latest Martin Scorsese picture: Killers of the Flower Moon. The film is a three-and-a-half hour journey into America's dark heart and probably one of Marty's best films. Quentin Tarantino's Directors-Get-Bad-When-They're-Old theory be damned...the Maestro still has it and only Death will take it away from him. Listen as Danny and Kevin tastelessly refere...

Danny and Kevin made a great call and decided to celebrate Halloween with a commentary on a horror-adjacent classic: James Cameron's 1986 masterpiece, Aliens. The duo discuss why this 37-year-old film holds up so well: The spot-on casting, the incredible production design, the perfectly-dated models and miniatures, the rousing James Horner score...all under the direction of a master of blockbu...

Danny and Kevin discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem since Danny saw that instead of Barbenheimer. The fellas weigh the merits of the latest Turtle adventure against its towering cinematic predecessors. How old is too old to be watching a Ninja Turtles movie? Are the Michael Bay entries really that bad? What does Danny's 20-month-old son think about all this? Listen and find out...

Well, here we are. Ahsoka is over and it was completely fine. It was, in fact, pretty ok. If you've come this far into the river of blood, definitely check out this particular ripple of sanguinary real estate. But be warned: Danny and Kevin are still exhausted by these wars among the stars. So, listen to your favorite cynical/hopeful co-hosts drive themselves mad with despair/hope. And, finall...

Danny and Kevin are back at the wheel of the HMS Sisyphus. What's life like on deck? Oh you know, just pushing their fandom for Star Wars up a hill and then getting crushed with varying degrees of disappointment as it rolls back down hill. Somewhere along the way, Kevin completely forgot that Rachel Bilson stared in the flash in the pan pop cultural phenomenon known as The O.C. Perhaps these t...

Danny and Kevin are back at the trough to discuss the new Star War. The latest Disney+ show has dropped, and it's called Ahsoka. Is Ahsoka the main character? Sort of. Is Ahsoka the most interesting character? Eh, not really. Is Ahsoka still cool? Most definitely. The fellas discuss the first two episodes and predict what might be in store for them on this latest journey to the most exploited...

Danny and Kevin continue their discussion of Tom Cruise's ongoing blood ritual to get Xenu to grant him immortality. Dead Reckoning (Part One) is the latest impossible mission and it's great. Most movies are terrible but some are a blast. Why can't movies get gooder?

Danny and Kevin discuss the fascinating saga that is the Mission Impossible franchise. They start with a stripped-down thriller directed by Brian DePalma and end with an action master class starring straight shooter Alec Baldwin. In between, they discuss doves, direction, and death-defying stunts.

Guess who got rooked? That's right, your favorite podcast hosts! Danny and Kevin saw Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and talked about it for almost two hours. Spoilers: Everyone owes Kingdom of the Crystal Skull a grudging apology. Follow us on Instagram at Coffee and Deathsticks Email us at  coffeeanddeathsticks@gmail.com

Danny and Kevin saw the latest DC cinematic offering: The Flash (featuring special appearances by Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, The Flash, Batman, General Zod, Supergirl, Superman, The Flash, Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Superman, The Flash, and Batman!) Oh, spoilers. Over the course of ninety minutes, the fellas discuss a film scientifically designed to make Kevin Smith cry. Is it any good? Eh,...

Kevin, host of a podcast focused on nerd culture, saw one of the three most anticipated nerd movies of the year over one month after its release. "He needs to sort out his priorities" said Danny, who has been waiting patiently to wax poetic about the conclusion to the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. Danny and Kevin review Volume 3 while discussing the series, its connection to the rest...

Danny and Kevin gather at the Watchtower to discuss the latest offerings from the soon-to-be late and unlamented DC Extended Universe. First, the fellas discuss Black Adam and Kevin helps Danny remember that he may have actually had a blast. Then they move on to Shazam! Fury of the Gods and ponder the place of magick and sorcery in a world of superheroes and demigods. All in all, it's far more...