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The podcast where every other Thursday a Swede and a Mexican get together to discuss movies over coffee or, as they say in Sweden, a Fika!

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Films & Fika Algot Skog & Mau Contreras

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The podcast where every other Thursday a Swede and a Mexican get together to discuss movies over coffee or, as they say in Sweden, a Fika!

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    Scene 43: Crash (1996)

    Scene 43: Crash (1996)

    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.

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    This episode is also available on YouTube: Coming Sept 24th 

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    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

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    Recommendations: 

    Just Friends 

    https://letterboxd.com/film/just-friends/ 

    Almost Famous 

    https://letterboxd.com/film/almost-famous/ 

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    • 1 hr 19 min
    Scene 42: The Wolf of Snow Hollow (feat. Larry Lindsay)

    Scene 42: The Wolf of Snow Hollow (feat. Larry Lindsay)

    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!

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    https://youtu.be/jqbnvnENpd0

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    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/

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    • 1 hr 28 min
    Scene 41: Identity (feat. Larry Lindsay)

    Scene 41: Identity (feat. Larry Lindsay)

    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!  ————————————

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    https://youtu.be/vS_hx-b8CZ0

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    Recommendations:

    Kate & Leopold 

    https://letterboxd.com/film/kate-leopold/

    Super 8

    https://letterboxd.com/film/super-8/

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    • 1 hr 22 min
    Scene 40: Sunshine feat. Larry Lindsay

    Scene 40: Sunshine feat. Larry Lindsay

    Go to 39:32 to jump straight into the MOVIE FIKA!

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    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!

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    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

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    • 1 hr 42 min
    Scene 39: Persona

    Scene 39: Persona

    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!

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    Recommendations:

    Memories of Murder - Bong Joon-ho

    https://letterboxd.com/film/memories-of-murder/

    Kopps - Josef Fares

    https://letterboxd.com/film/kops-2003/

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    • 1 hr 28 min
    Scene 38: ROMA

    Scene 38: ROMA

    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.  

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    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  

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    https://youtu.be/DbaFvarNy6Q 

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    Letterboxd Best Picture Winner List: 

    https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/l...

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    Recommendations: Bo Burnham's Inside 

    https://www.netflix.com/us/title/8128...

    Kung Fury (Full short) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5P_...

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    • 1 hr 28 min

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