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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: Running in circles

Feb 15, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

Join us every week for a trip into the weird and wonderful world of trailers. Whether it’s the first teaser for the latest instalment in your favourite franchise, an obscure preview for a strange indie darling, whether it’s good, bad, ugly or just plain weird – your favourite pop culture baristas are there to tell you what they think.

Remember the film that Tom Tykwer, who’d later go on to direct Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, co-direct Cloud Atlas and co-create the hit TV show Babylon Berlin, became famous with? Julie certainly does. Make sure to check out her Six Damn Fine Degrees on Lola Rennt.

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Six Damn Fine Degrees #273: Lola Rennt (1998)

Feb 13, 2026Feb 20, 2026JulieLeave a comment

Welcome to Six Damn Fine Degrees. These instalments will be inspired by the idea of six degrees of separation in the loosest sense. The only rule: it connects – in some way – to the previous instalment. So come join us on our weekly foray into interconnectedness!

Note: mild spoilers ahead. Though nothing of substance is spoiled in this post, you may want to see the movie first.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: Disney… Why’d it have to be Disney?

May 5, 2024The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

Does anyone still watch the Disney films of the ’60s and ’70s? Not the animated ones, many of which are considered classics, but the likes of Flubber, or That Darn Cat!, or The Moon-Spinners, which Julie wrote about in this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees.

Since it’s difficult to find trailers for this film, though, here’s something… better? At least it’s something interesting: the introduction that film critic Leonard Maltin did for Turner Classic Movies.