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Coffee and Deathsticks
by Kevin Romani
A podcast for anyone who has wasted time discussing the smallest details from the biggest movies. We talk film, tv, trends, "the industry"... and inevitably tie everything back to our first love, Star Wars. In case you haven't had your fill of podcasts where straight white men talk about movies, come join us.
Episodes
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What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
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…
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One For Me, One For Them, One for Us
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...
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Obnoxious and Disliked: The John Adams Story
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...
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Star Wars Catch-Up Part 2: This is the Way?
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…
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Star Wars Catch-Up Part 1: The Maul of It All
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…
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2025 Catch-Up Part 2: Streaming Fascism
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...
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May the Fourth Be Forever in Our Hearts
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…
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2025 Catch-Up Part 1: High-Brow Oscar Movies
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...
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A Knight's Tale
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...
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Avatar Again
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…
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The 4th, 5th, and 10th & Final Film by Quentin Tarantino
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...
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The Force Awakens Awakens
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…
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A Frankenstein's Monster
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…
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Predator vs Replicant vs Mouse
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...
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Peacekeeper
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...
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A Lost Art
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...
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Alien: Never Grow Up
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…
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The Shark Will Always Work
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...
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A Spooky Goober Catch-Up
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…
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The Naked Gun: Generations
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...
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The Fantastic Four 5
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...
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#IGNORETHESNYDERVERSE
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…
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Jurassic World: Afterbirth
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…
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Batman Begin
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...
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Mission: Impossible 8 - Dead Reckoning Part 2: The Final Reckoning
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...
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What a Piece of Tshi
Revenge of the Sith turns 20, forcing Danny and Kevin to conclude their out of sequence prequel trilogy recaps. This is the beloved entry in the ever polarizing prequel trilogy, but do Danny and Kevin feel the same way? Listen to your favorite podcasters as they draw lines in the sand, admit to...
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Cassian Andor
That's right, out of respect to Tony Gilroy and Co. for sticking the landing, the subtitle of this episode discussing the finale of Andor is the main character's actual name. Was Cassian ever the most compelling character on his own show? No, not even once. But he proved a perfect AXIS around…
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Captain Calzone
"Look how they massacred my boy" but in a good way. Danny and Kevin discuss the latest (and greatest?) arc of the Andor show. What does fate have in store for Space Javert, Calrissian Andorian, Fascist Girlboss, Mon Mothma's Back!, Basil Oregano: Princess Leia's Non-Biological Father, and Stellan...
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Casanova Endor
Danny and Kevin recap the next arc of Andor Season 2. They discuss the good (Varian Skye!), the bad (recasting Basil Oregano!), and the ugly (Forest Whitaker talking!) of these middle episodes while speculating what may come next. Will General Madine make his Disney+ debut? Stay tuned! Follow us…
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Caspian Andzor
Danny and Kevin return to a galaxy far, far away to discuss the first three episodes of Andor Season 2. All our favorites are back: Cassian, Bix, Brasso, Goober, Skulltutis, Therngo, Mon Mothma, Zorpaz, Dedra, Qyburn, Luthen, Copbot, Forest Whitaker, and of course, Syril Karn. Can a Star War ever...
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Whatever Happened to the MCU?
Danny and Kevin return to the realm of Earth's most profitable heroes for a discussion of shows that came out like five years ago. Up first is an analysis of Loki: Season 2 and its place in the larger, increasingly pointless, cinematic universe it broke away from. And then it's a review of X-Men...
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The People's Oscars
Danny and Kevin are catching up on the recent Best Picture nominations at the Academy Awards and wanted to talk about two standouts: Conclave and Anora. The Pope almost died leading up to Hollywood's Biggest Night and would've given the people something to root for in the evening's most coveted...
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The Oliphaunt in the Room
Danny and Kevin embark on a long-expected discussion: What's the deal with The Hobbit Trilogy? Nestled among the dark knights and avengers of the 2010s, Peter Jackson's follow-up to The Lord of the Rings is a misfire. A dud. A missed opportunity..A delightful children's tale awkwardly translated...
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A Boy and His Elephant
Danny and Kevin watched the latest Star War and found it entertaining and enjoyable. That's it. No "but" or smart-aleck, back-handed compliment. The new Disney+ program Skeleton Crew is a fun addition to the vast Star Wars universe and kids of all ages will have a good time watching it. Unless…
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He Ate That Poor Woman
Coffee and Deathsticks returns from a brief holiday hiatus to the nightmare that is Nosferatu, the latest picture from gothic horror master Robert Eggers. Now that they have cleaned all the poop from their pants, Danny and Kevin finally aren't afraid anymore and can break down the latest piece of...
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Kraven: The Hunter Kills the Sony Spider-Villain Cinematic Universe
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'Member Helm's Deep?
Danny and Kevin do! They also remember Edoras, and the Watcher in the Water, and oliphaunts, and eagles, and Saruman, and Isengard, and the song Eowyn sings in the expanded edition of The Two Towers when Theodred is buried. They remember all of these things from much better movies than the newest...
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Minimus Decimus Meh-ridius
We came, we saw, we enjoyed? The latest installment in the Ridley Scott Fucks Around with a Camera in His Retirement Home cinematic universe, Gladiator II, continues the story of Gladiator. All your favorite guys are back except the main favorite guy who is, of course, dead and starring in Kraven...
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The Juice Awakens
As Glicked and Moana 2 dominate cineplexes, Danny and Kevin check in on earlier fall releases - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Venom: The Last Dance. The boys discuss their love for Time Burton, his legacy, and the refreshingly old fashioned sequel before dovetailing into a recap of the Venom…
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Oedipus Rex Calabrese
Danny and Kevin complete their journey down the TV slop stream with the excellent second half of The Penguin. How did the showrunners stick the landing? Are things really so dire that such a solid, unpretentious show can receive such rapturous accolades? What movie did the Waynes see before they...
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Gabagooltham
Danny and Kevin discuss the first four episodes of The Penguin, a refreshingly solid program that don't reinvent the wheel or nothin' but it sure does drive smooth, know what I mean kid? Fun performances, move-it-along plotting, and classy connections to the wider Batman universe make for a...
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Celebrim-bore
The Battle of Eregion is over; the battle for streaming algorithms is about to begin. Season 2 of The Rings of Power has ended, and the fanbase is torn. Half seem overjoyed at the depiction of the tragedy of Celebrimbore and continue to ship "Haladriel." The other half are mad that orcs have...
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The Rings Of Boredom
Danny and Kevin return to the forge to discuss the first four episodes of the second season of The Rings of Power. Expectations were low and they were met in that this show is still not good. The fellas discuss its strengths (music, Harfoots, wizards, Tom Bombadil, the Dwarves) and its weaknesses...
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Won't Get Rooked Again
Danny and Kevin return to their favorite* franchise: Alien. Or is it officially called the Aliens Franchise? More like the Alien$ franchise, am I right folks? In the latest installment, our intrepid heroes journey through a massive wreck to see if there is anything of value that can get them to...
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Doldrums and Dragons
Danny and Kevin continue their summer of watching boring TV with a discussion of Season 2 of House of the Dragon. It's just not doing it for them, folks. Something is missing and the fellas aren't exactly sure what it is but maybe they'll figure it out in two years when they tune in for Season 3…
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Deadpool x Wolverine: The Collab
Election season is in the air, and contentious feelings have even seeped their way into Coffee and Deathsticks. For what feels like the first time in show history, Danny and Kevin could not disagree more on a movie more than they do with Deadpool and Wolverine. Listen to the love and hate…
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Jedi Didn't Start the Fire
Danny and Kevin close the book on another Star War. Why do they subject themselves to storytelling that is clearly not meant for them? Why does anyone? Why can't we all just grow up and get along? The fellas discuss The Acolyte in particular and, as per usual, the wider Star Wars universe in...
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House of the Draggin'
Danny and Kevin continue their discussion around Season 2 of Hot D. And it is...good, it's good. It's a good program. But, like, guys...Game of Thrones was so great. Even when it was stupid. Hot D is never stupid. At it's worst, it's just kind of dull and over-reliant on shenanigans and...
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Helaena's Choice
House of the Dragon returns after two years, and Danny and Kevin aren't quite sure what to make of this program. The look, sound, and sense of dread will remind viewers of Game of Thrones, but is this show as good? Danny and Kevin recap the Season 2 premiere, discussing the show's reliance on...
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Star Wars: The Mask Mandate
Danny and Kevin return to the trough for some more Star Wars slop. This time, it's set 100 years before The Phantom Menace and has already created a number of continuity errors certain to enrage both the Wookieepedia weirdos and Kevin. How does The Acolyte measure up to other Disney+ Star Wars...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast for anyone who has wasted time discussing the smallest details from the biggest movies. We talk film, tv, trends, "the industry"... and inevitably tie everything back to our first love, Star Wars. In case you haven't had your fill of podcasts where straight white men talk about movies, come join us.
HOSTED BY
Kevin Romani
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A podcast for anyone who has wasted time discussing the smallest details from the biggest movies. We talk film, tv, trends, "the industry"... and inevitably tie everything back to our first love, Star Wars. In case you haven't had your fill of podcasts where straight white men talk about movies,...
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