Films & Fika

Welcome to the fourth episode in the Larry Lindsay guest spot session! A Canadian and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. For this weeks episode we talk about our experiences working together making short films and for the movie Fika, we drive straight into David Cronenberg's 1996 Crash.   ————————————  This episode is also available on YouTube: Coming Sept 24th  ————————————   0:00 Cold Open 00:55 Intro 03:50 On Making Short Films 40:23 Recommendations 45:25 SPOILER FREE THOUGHTS 49:25 SPOILER FIKA  ————————————  Recommendations:  Just Friends  https://letterboxd.com/film/just-friends/  Almost Famous  https://letterboxd.com/film/almost-famous/  ————————————  Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod  ————————————  Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/

Welcome to the third episode in the Larry Lindsay guest spot session! A Canadian and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. For this weeks episode we talk about how Mau ended up in film school, our favorite TV shows and for the main Fika we delve into Jim Cumming's (not Winnie Pooh) second feature, The Wolf of Snow Hollow. Join us every other Thursday to hear all of our in depth thoughts! ———————————— This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jqbnvnENpd0 ———————————— Recommendations: The Kid Detective https://letterboxd.com/film/the-kid-detective/ Teen Lust https://letterboxd.com/film/teen-lust-2014/ Sleeping with Other People https://letterboxd.com/film/sleeping-with-other-people/ ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/

Welcome to the second episode in the Larry Lindsay guest spot session! A Canadian and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. For this weeks episode we talk about how Larry got into acting, Mau and Larry's experiences with self-taught music instruments and 2003's Identity, directed by James Mangold. Join us every other Thursday to hear all of our in depth thoughts!  ————————————  This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vS_hx-b8CZ0 ————————————  Recommendations: Kate & Leopold  https://letterboxd.com/film/kate-leopold/ Super 8 https://letterboxd.com/film/super-8/ ————————————  Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ————————————  Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/

Go to 39:32 to jump straight into the MOVIE FIKA! ———————————— A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. For this week's episode (and a couple of more in the future) Mau is joined for Fika by, long time friend of the podcast, Larry Lindsay! Algot, is currently working the summer away and was unavailable but the Fika must continue!!! This week we'll blast off the episode catching up with Larry and also, talking about Stephen King and 4DX cinemas. For the main Fika, we jump into Danny Boyle's 2007 sci-fi flick, Sunshine! ———————————— This episode is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vS_hx-b8CZ0 ———————————— Recommendations: The Beauty and the Beast (1991) https://letterboxd.com/film/beauty-and-the-beast-1991/ Life https://letterboxd.com/film/life-2017/ The Dark Half by Stephen King https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11597.The_Dark_Half ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/

A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. This week we look at when it’s okay for an artist to be pretentious and what wild animal we’d go toe to toe with for a pot of gold. For the movie Fika we jump into Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 mind-bending drama Persona. Join us every other Thursday for a Fika! ———————————— This episode is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JgE6QkERTX0 ———————————— Recommendations: Memories of Murder - Bong Joon-ho https://letterboxd.com/film/memories-of-murder/ Kopps - Josef Fares https://letterboxd.com/film/kops-2003/ ———————————— Mndiaye_97 on Tiktok for Crazy Animal Facts https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdvfNLwN/ Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/

A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. For this week's chat, we talk about Best Picture Winners and whether or not we're glad to be allowed back in theaters. For the main movie Fika we dive deep into Alfonso Cuaron's Netflix Release ROMA.   ————————————  0:00 Cold Open  00:55 Intro  03:25 Best Picture Winners  08:03 Amazon buys MGM 11:41 Going back to Theaters and Cruella  18:34 Recommendations  27:34 ROMA Spoiler Free Thoughts  32:23 ROMA Spoiler Fika   ————————————  This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DbaFvarNy6Q  ———————————— Letterboxd Best Picture Winner List:  https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/l... ————————————  Recommendations: Bo Burnham's Inside  https://www.netflix.com/us/title/8128... Kung Fury (Full short) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5P_... ————————————  Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod   ————————————  Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ ————————————

GO TO 25:59 TO JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE MOVIE TALK ———————————— A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. For this week's chat, we tackle Army of The Dead (No spoilers) and how 2019 was an amazing year for movies. For the main Spoiler Fika we talk about James Gray's 2019 Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones! ———————————— Video version of this episode up on YOUTUBE! https://youtu.be/6R8E9tp1ra0 ———————————— Recommendations: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence https://letterboxd.com/film/the-little-prince-2015/ Portrait of a lady on fire https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1AXWu-gGX6IcOGt0yaA9Cd_hkt_TwQlC ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ ————————————

GO TO 17:08 TO JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE MOVIE TALK! ———————————— A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH to all guys, gals and non-binary pals! This week we dive into Céline Sciamma’s latest film, 2019 release, Portrait of a Lady on Fire. But before we delve into the strikingly beautiful portrait (get it?) of love that is the film we talk about the first thing we’d like to do once COVID officially dies down. ———————————— This episode is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h3ZKwgifwsc ———————————— Recommendations: The Favourite - Yorgos Lanthimos https://letterboxd.com/film/the-favourite/ Hélène Delmaire https://www.instagram.com/helenedelmaire/?hl=en ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/

GO TO 30:24 TO JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE MOVIE TALK ———————————— A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. This week we talk all about animation, starting with our Spoiler Free thoughts on Volume II of Love, Death + Robots and ending with our deep dive into the 1997 directorial debut of Satoshi Kon, Perfect BLue. Join us every other Thursday! ———————————— This episode is also available on YouTube: TBA  ———————————— Check out BREADSWORD's video on Perfect Blue and Japanese Icon Culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XGYr9_BiEU  ———————————— Recommendations: The Little Prince https://letterboxd.com/film/the-little-prince-2015/ CineFix Movie Lists https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1AXWu-gGX6IcOGt0yaA9Cd_hkt_TwQlC ————————————  Follow our TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod  ————————————  Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/  ———————————— 

GO TO 25:10 TO JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE MOVIE TALK ———————————— A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. This week it is all about space and sci-fi! We talk about how we spent May The 4th, our top Star Wars movies, Mass Effect and for the main Fika we tackle the latest from Sony Animation and Netflix, The Mithchells vs. the Machines. Produced by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord and directed by Michael Rianda (of Gravity Falls fame), the film follows a family of misfits as their rouadtrip gets put on hold by the ROBOT APOCALYPSE, yea, it's THAT cool. Join us every other Thursday!  ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ ———————————— This episode is also available everywhere you listen to your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/filmsandfika  ———————————— Our Recommendations: Rogue One https://letterboxd.com/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/ Hail Mar - Andy Weir https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary Mass Effect Legendary Edition https://www.ea.com/games/mass-effect/mass-effect-legendary-edition ————————————

GO TO 37:06 TO JUMP STRAGHT INTO THE MOVIE TALK A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. This week we talk about the 93rd Academy Awards and dive into the nitty gritty intricate world of butt wiping (yes, you read that correctly). Also, in this episode’s Spoiler Fika we embark on a two-year space mission alongside Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim and Shamier Anderson. Stowaway is, Youtuber turned film director's sophomore feature and is currently streaming on Netflix or Prime. Will the journey be worth the time or will it leave us wanting to volunteer as tribute for an untethered space walk? ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ ———————————— This episode is also available on YouTube: TBA ———————————— Our Recommendations:  The Legend of Korra https://www.netflix.com/mx/title/80027563 Star Wars The Clone Wars https://www.disneyplus.com/series/star-wars-the-clone-wars/ Austin Weber Austin Weber - I'm Not Here [Official Video] Late to the Party - Album by Austin Weber | Spotify

Go to 30:22 directly for the movie talk ———————————— A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. This week we talk about iconic directorial debuts and Algot’s love for tepache and fermentation. For this week’s Spoiler Fika we tackle the bloody, grimey, highspeed directing debut of Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amores Perros. Will this pass the test of time and hold its place in Mexican cinema canon 20 years later? ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ ———————————— This episode is also available as video on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdO7VKMGZX3NK42N6eT3LRQ ———————————— Our Recommendations: BoyWithUke  https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Cd373x8qzC7SNUg5IToqp?si=BXA4kSXXRT2iB9kPJgOeuw  The Commentary Cast https://www.thecommentarycast.com  ———————————— Corridor Cast podcast: interview with Joe penna: https://youtu.be/_rxDlou4fJk  ————————————

Jump to 33:16 to go straight into the movie discussion! -———————————— A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. Join us this week as we dive into tv show endings, the confusing but exciting world of Digital Art and NFTs, and last but not least, the superhero 4 hour epic that is The Snyder Cut of The Justice League. -———————————— Corridor Crew NFTs Video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13U573keZ3A&t=653s -———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en -———————————— Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ -———————————— This episode is also available as a video: https://youtu.be/kdHHnPRXJTo -———————————— Our Recommendations:  Joel Haver's YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIFCOJwv3emlVmBbPCZrvw   DO NOT WATCH Jurassic World 2  https://letterboxd.com/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom/ ————————————

Go to 39:04 to jump right into the movie fika!  A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. This week we tackle the Swedish film, Force Majeure directed by Ruben Östlund.  Before diving into the gender roles and heavy contemplation, we also talk about the 2021 Oscar nominations, our dislike for soy milk and Östlund’s directing style. ———————————— Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en ———————————— Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/ letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ ———————————— This episode is also available as a Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/2eXSR3LA__I ———————————— Our Recommendations: They Are Billions (Game) https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/They_Are_Billions/ Columbus (Movie) https://letterboxd.com/film/columbus-2017/ ———————————— Karsten's take on Downhill: https://youtu.be/yh2lZ1EaAww

Go to 24:40 to jump right into the movie discussion!  A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. Join us this week as we talk about book to movie adaptations and how studio interference and production woes doomed the fate of this week's film Dune. Written and directed by David Lynch, Dune stars Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Patrick Stewart, Kenneth McMillan and Sting (in an electric blue speedo that is forever seared into our brains.) The film is a 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic epic Sci-fi DUNE. ————————————  Follow our TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en   ————————————  Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/  ————————————  This episode also has a video version: https://youtu.be/-jov7K1vSBk  ————————————  Our Recommendations:  Love, Death + Robots  https://www.netflix.com/title/80174608?s=i&trkid=13747225 Palm Springs  https://letterboxd.com/film/palm-springs-2020/

Go to 51:26 to jump right into the movie discussion! A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. This week we welcome back to the show the walking and talking human box of film information that is Mr. Larry Lindsay! Join us this week as we talk about the 2000 Sci-Fi Frequency, starring Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, and Elizabeth Mitchel, directed by Gregory Hoblit. Over the Fika we also touch on the Snyder Cut, theater pet peeves and could we date ourselves? ————————————  Follow our TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en   ————————————  Follow our Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/ letterboxd.com/Filmeye/  ———————————— Recs: November Man https://letterboxd.com/film/the-november-man/ Blue Valentine https://letterboxd.com/film/blue-valentine/ Big Fish https://boxd.it/2a3M Sleeping with other people https://boxd.it/8WPm Knackningar (Knocking) 2020 https://letterboxd.com/film/knocking-2021/ Malcolm & Marie - Sam Levine https://www.netflix.com/title/81344370?s=i&trkid=13747225 Follow Larry here: http://www.twitch.tv/larbear2058 http://instagram.com/larbear2058

Go to 40:13 to jump straight into the Spoiler Free Movie Talk. A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. Join us on this episode as we talk film festivals, digital vs. film and can your mood influence your thoughts on a movie? Also, this week we talk about Black Bear, the 2020 film written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Black Bear stars Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbot and Sarah Gadon. Listen along to find out if this Sundance movie has enough indie to dazzle us or if it left us longing a black bear attack ala The Revenant. Watch Tarantino  vs. Deakins   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a34Ttf_FtE8&t=444s Follow our TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/ This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lSiZ--OMw_I Our Recommendations:  A Conversation With Daniel Sloss  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9eZhdzLwyQ&t=40s  Corridor Crew DeepFake  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=861gfPVmgdc&t=49s

Go to 39:30 to jump right into the movie discussion!  A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. Join us this episode as we talk about the merit of E-sports, our thoughts on The Mandalorian season 2, the challenges of making short films and the main course of the episode, Come and See. The 1985 Soviet film was directed by Elem Klimov and stars Aleksei Kravchenko (the best child actor in history?) and Olga Mironova. This Anti-war film has been hailed as the best of its kind and many have claimed it’s one of the greatest films ever, will it be able to hold up to those expectations? Come and see (sorry, it was right there!)  Join us every other Thursday! This episode is also available as a video:  https://youtu.be/tAWyqzgMVOA   Watch Come and See (full film), courtesy of MOSFILM, here: https://youtu.be/UkkJZweYaLI Our Recommendations:  Short Circuit - Disney +  https://disneyplus.com/series/walt-disney-animation-studios-short-circuit-experimental-films/3S2DLVtMPA7V?sharesource=iOSI  Cold War - 2018 film by Paweł Pawlikowski  https://boxd.it/fEoc  Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en   Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/   letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/

Go to 28:21 to jump right into the movie discussion! Happy 2021!! Welcome to the first episode of the second season of Films & Fika the podcast where Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. For this week's episode, join us, as we discuss the movies that give us nostalgia, Algot's first watch of the Hobbit franchise, and the newest offering from Pixar, Soul. The movie is directed by Pete Docter and stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey as the main characters.  Join us every other Thursday!! ————————————  Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en   ————————————  This episode is also available as a video: https://youtu.be/60w49-bRZ4s ————————————  Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/  ————————————  Our Recommendations: I am Greta https://letterboxd.com/film/i-am-greta/  The Sound of Metal https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0U8IBE45LTNO63PAZ9B9ZA81RN/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

Go to 49:26 to jump right into the movie discussion! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! A Swede and a Mexican get together over a cup of coffee (or a fika, if you’re Swedish) to talk about films. Join us in our last episode of 2020 as we talk about our must-see Christmas movies and holiday traditions. We also delve into the new Disney + release announcements and Warner Bros. decision to do a streaming and theater simultaneous release. For this episode's movie we throw it back to the early 2000's with Richard Curtis' Love Actually. Join us every other Thursday!! Follow our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@filmsandfikapod?lang=en  This episode is also available as a video: https://youtu.be/YdKG2CoOoTs Follow our Letterboxd:  letterboxd.com/filmsandfikapod/  letterboxd.com/potatomoustache/  letterboxd.com/Filmeye/  Denis Villeneuve's Take on Warner Bros. HBO Max Deal:  https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dune-denis-villeneuve-blasts-warner-bros-1234851270/ Our Recommendations:  Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie  https://letterboxd.com/film/the-peanuts-movie/  Happiest Season  https://letterboxd.com/film/happiest-season/