Skip to content

Coffee for Two

  • Film
  • Music
  • Television
  • Comics
  • Books

Category: Film

FilmLeave a comment

Greatish Performances #50

May 26, 2020 Dan Seeger

#50 — Lee Grant as Joyce Enders in The Landlord (1970) Lee Grant was accustomed to fighting for what she wanted. Grant was placed on the infamous Hollywood blacklist after delivering a pointed eulogy for character actor J. Edward Bromberg, … Continue reading Greatish Performances #50

FilmLeave a comment

The Art of the Sell — Scarecrow Didn’t Start the Fire

May 21, 2020 Dan Seeger

These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art.  Truly, I have rarely more admired a promotional video. Other entries in this series can be found … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Scarecrow Didn’t Start the Fire

FilmLeave a comment

Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Thirty-Four

May 19, 2020 Dan Seeger

#34 — True Grit (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 2010) The primacy of language in the work of Joel and Ethan Coen makes invites speculation about the meaning of the outside authors they choose to associated themselves with through their … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Thirty-Four

FilmLeave a comment

The Last One — Sword of Trust

May 18, 2020May 24, 2020 Dan Seeger

Sometimes in pop culture there are clear end points, and they can provide insights to a whole series, oeuvre, or discography. Sword of Trust has a hooky comedic premise. A gruff Birmingham pawn shop proprietor named Mel (Marc Maron) is … Continue reading The Last One — Sword of Trust

FilmLeave a comment

Then Playing — American Made; Dark Phoenix; Hellboy

May 14, 2020May 17, 2020 Dan Seeger

American Made (Doug Liman, 2017). Now that Tom Cruise has moved entirely into the phase of his career that involves constantly putting his own well-being in peril to the delight of the audience, more serious fare — even something as … Continue reading Then Playing — American Made; Dark Phoenix; Hellboy

FilmLeave a comment

Top Fifty Films of 10s — Number Thirty-Five

May 12, 2020 Dan Seeger

#35 — Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012) It takes a peculiar skill to make a movie that’s utterly bonkers and yet marvelously lucid, simultaneously reckless and tightly controlled. French director Leos Carax went a long time between films before Holy … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of 10s — Number Thirty-Five

FilmLeave a comment

Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Thirty-Six

May 5, 2020 Dan Seeger

#36 — Short Term 12 (Destin Daniel Cretton, 2013) After Destin Daniel Cretton graduated from college, he worked in a group home for at-risk youth. Firsthand experience with depicted subject matter isn’t entirely necessary to make a compelling feature film, … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Thirty-Six

FilmLeave a comment

Then Playing — Alita: Battle Angel; A White, White Day; Harlan County, U.S.A.

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Dan Seeger

Alita: Battle Angel (Robert Rodriguez, 2019). Based on a nineteen-nineties manga series, Alita: Battle Angel is right in line with all the other sci-fi lite and reductive girl power product that bears the sticky fingerprints of James Cameron, who produces … Continue reading Then Playing — Alita: Battle Angel; A White, White Day; Harlan County, U.S.A.

FilmLeave a comment

Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Thirty-Seven

April 30, 2020 Dan Seeger

#37 — Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Edgar Wright, 2010) In adapting movies from other works, fidelity to source material can trip up even the most skilled directors. There’s a natural instinct to hew closely to whatever is being transferred … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Thirty-Seven

FilmLeave a comment

Then Playing — Toni Erdmann; Wildlife; The Seagull

April 29, 2020 Dan Seeger

Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016). German filmmaker Maren Ade puts pathos and comedy together in a way that’s borderline magical in Toni Erdmann. The title character, as it were, is a pseudonym commonly adopted by Winfried (Peter Simonischek) when he’s … Continue reading Then Playing — Toni Erdmann; Wildlife; The Seagull

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
Follow Coffee for Two on WordPress.com

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Coffee for Two
    • Join 70 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Coffee for Two
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...

    Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy