Coffee and Deathsticks

It's time for a Marvel Movie Catch Up! Danny and Kevin discuss the Marvel Organization Designed Only for Profit and its latest output: the second Black Panther and the third Ant-Man. One was a pretty decent follow-up to a good movie and the other was an abysmal conclusion to a pair of fun movies. The fellas ponder the future of this most lucrative of cinematic universes and wonder if disastrou...

It's Star Wars season* and that means another conversation/therapy session about whether or not it's time for us to move on with our lives. Well, spoilers, it's not. Danny and Kevin watched the third season of The Mandalorian, read the news from Star Wars Celebration, and saw the Ahsoka trailer. Star Wars, it seems, is not finished with us. *It's always Star Wars season

Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in! Danny and Kevin were convinced cinema was going the way of the dodo thanks to the rise of streaming services and too many effects driven films with all style and no substance. Hollywood has struggled with originality for years. But some brave souls at Paramount Pictures had the wholly original idea of taking a well-known IP and slapping its n...

Danny and Kevin continue their 2022 Catch-Up with a discussion on the year's hottest trend: Subtle social satire about the demons who have all the goddamn money. They discuss Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery by Rian Johnson - director of The Last Jedi, The Menu, Triangle of Sadness, and some other random movies like The King's Man and The Batman, naturally.

Danny and Kevin have been catching up on films they missed in 2022 that they wanted to talk about. This first episode of a two part series was made possible thanks to the streaming services that allowed the duo to watch these pictures from the comfort of their own homes. The movies reviewed were Nope (Peacock), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel), The Banshees of Inisherin (HBO Max), a...

Situated right in the middle of the bullshit "days" in March, between Pi Day and Evacuation Day (for all you Bostonian dirtbags out there), sits the Ides of March. Danny and Kevin therefore thought it timely to discuss a show they have both watched but not really talked to each other about: Rome. Rome is an excellent historical drama that aired on HBO from 2005-2007, and unlike the Empire it drama...

It's been a minute, folks. Life is a series of ebbs and flows and, unfortunately, life was at an ebb for Danny and so we've been "off the air" since January. But we are making a triumphant return to podcasting with an hour-long episode on...Moonfall. Yeah, we talked about Moonfall. Roland Emmerich's latest (and hopefully, last) film about everything going to shit is, unsurprisingly, a big pile of...

The clouds have parted for cinema and what can we see? Whales. And no, we're not talking about the whales from that Star Trek movie that had the whales in it. Nor are we talking about Brendan Fraser's uncharacteristically heartbreaking performance in Darren Aronofsky's characteristically exhausting film school project. No, we're talking about a slightly larger whale in a much larger film. That's r...

Danny and Kevin close out Season 2 with a feature-length commentary on Tim Burton's Christmas classic, Batman Returns. The duo watched the film together on Christmas Eve while drinking hot cocoa. They absolutely did NOT record this on New Year's Day. So sit back and relax as your intrepid podcasters talk over the kinkiest Batman film ever made. If you are listening and watching along, start Batman...

Danny and Kevin travel back to Middle Earth. This time, The Two Towers is reviewed as it celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The duo avoid talking about how awesome The Battle of Helm's Deep sequence is for as long as possible and break down this middle chapter that balances a ton of walking with a ton of swords. You will hear orc and Uruk-hai quotes that are not drops, but are instead provided...

Danny and Kevin discuss Steven Spielberg's latest picture: The Fabelmans. It's a film about a young Jewish-American boy who discovers a love and talent for filmmaking at the same time his parents' marriage falls apart. Could this perhaps be drawn from Spielberg's own life? This and other questions, such as "Is Spielberg the GOAT?" are pondered. Plus, some updates on beloved character actor, Geoffr...

Danny and Kevin are reunited and it feels so good. Not only because they are back to recording pods, but because they are excited about two Lucasfilm properties for the first time since 1982. And they weren't even alive in 1982! Talk about time travel (we're looking at you, Indy 5). The episode begins with a brief discussion of the unexpected Indiana Jones 5 teaser trailer, poster, and title revea...

Kevin checks in for a solo episode with updates on the show. Danny and Kevin had recorded an episode on the season finale of House of the Dragon, but the audio, like Benioff and Weiss' contract with Lucasfilm, has been lost to history. New episodes will be out soon and may include discussions on Andor, Wakanda Forever, The Fabelmans, and Avatar (assuming they make it through the doldrums of the th...

It's another Halloween episode which means it's time for another chat about another disappointing Halloween sequel. Danny is joined by special guest Sam Dang to discuss the ups and downs of the mixed bag that is the Halloween franchise. Like the Shape itself, the franchise is unkillable. No amount of bad acting, bad writing, or bad directing can stop it from getting back up and going about its bus...

Danny and Kevin return to Middle-Earth to discuss the first season of The Rings of Power. The show is gorgeous. The actors are very talented. The music is fantastic. But is the show good? Is it bad? Is it neither? Is it both? Are mystery boxes really the best narrative device for an adaptation of Tolkien's world? Was the character who was Gandalf actually Gandalf? Where in the world did Carme...

For the first time in Coffee and Deathsticks history, Danny and Kevin watch a motion picture together in a movie theater. Not a new release, mind you, but rather a modest hit celebrating its 40th anniversary - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The duo look back at the genre classic while discussing the rest of the Star Trek film series and their journey as latecomers to Trek fandom. Naturally, both...

It's halftime in Westeros. Both factions are in their chambers discussing what they can do to win the Iron Throne in the second half. And they're all scared, because this isn't a game...of thrones. All that matters now is what's ahead. How do Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower come together? How does Daemon Targaryen win? The House of the Dragon can't be knocked out with one punch. Or even s...

After shit-talking it in their House of the Dragon episode, Danny and Kevin discuss the two-part premiere of Amazon's The Rings of Power. While both agree that the show is not cheap-looking at all (like, at all , it looks gorgeous) only one enjoyed it and is looking forward to more. The other is a Negative Nori whose heart is as cold as Forodwaith. Is this show a worthy successor to the Peter...

Danny and Kevin begin an informal/infrequent series of recaps of the latest inning in the game of thrones: House of the Dragon. Will this show bring the peoples of the world back to the water cooler? Does its existence confirm that GRRM is old and tired and never going to finish A Song of Ice and Fire? Is this whole universe just tits and dragons? We discuss these and other questions such as the s...

Danny and Kevin waded through the streams of Hulu and struck gold: The fifth entry in the Predator franchise! Or seventh, if you count the Alien vs Predator films. Which you absolutely should not. Dan Trachtenberg's Prey is a lean, mean movie machine and a worthy addition to a sturdily entertaining franchise. The film belongs on the big screen but seeing it there is not an option. Danny and Kevin...

Danny and Kevin watched a flick neither wanted to see called "The Gray Man." The movie is as boring as its title. The Netflix original "film" piqued their interest due to its star-studded cast and crew as well as its eyebrow-raising 200 million dollar budget. Many talking points were raised about the actual talent level of the Russo brothers, movies made for streaming services, and shared cinemati...

It's finally here! The highly-anticipated, long-awaited, much-debated return of Thor. And it's fine. It's fine. It's actually pretty good. It's ok. It's a Thor movie. They made another Thor movie. This is the fourth Thor movie. Danny and Kevin discuss Thor: Love and Thunder. They ponder its place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and talk about the future of said universe. And they ask an important...

With July 4th approaching, Danny and Kevin felt it appropriate to look back at one of the most American films ever made during its 50th anniversary year: The Godfather. The duo first review The Offer, a ten-part television limited series about the making of The Godfather that recently finished its run on Paramount +. You've probably never heard of it. During this discussion, Danny and Kevin make t...

Obi-Wan Kenobi (the show) is a show about Obi-Wan Kenobi (the character). It was made by committee for the purpose of generating branded content and driving consumer engagement. It is the most corporate piece of media in a franchise that has always skirted the boundaries between art and commerce. It is a wake-up call: You are being rooked. It is a bad show and watching it puts a man-child's soul a...

Jurassic World: Dominion is a box office smash but a critical dud. Even longtime fans are unable to muster much enthusiasm for the latest chapter in the Jurassic ERA franchise. Danny and Kevin discuss why this film is both very bad and completely unremarkable in its' badness. Does it follow through on the promise of Fallen Kingdom's bizarre ending set-up? Does it utilize the returning trio of Elli...