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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: Shock and awe

Mar 15, 2026Mar 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.

Origin stories are all over cinema – but what about the origin stories of nations? That is the topic that Alan wrote about in this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees. Which does make it a challenge to find a trailer to post, especially if we want to avoid the overly obvious D.W. Griffith reference for, oh, lots of reasons. So here’s a trailer about the origin story of modern Italy instead – and it has Alain Delon, Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale too.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: Murder Death Kill

Mar 8, 2026MattLeave a comment

What does our reading, and especially the way what we read changes over time, say about us? In this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees, that’s exactly what Melanie writes about. And (thankfully (ed.)) she brings up Murderbot in the process, so here’s a nice little trailer for the Apple TV adaptation.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: Every time a bell rings…

Feb 22, 2026Feb 22, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

There are cities that were practically created to be on film: think London, think Paris, think New York. And definitely think Berlin, as Sam convincingly argues in this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees.

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

Feb 15, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

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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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: The smaller they come

Feb 8, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

In this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees, Matt revisited some of the time loop stories he’s enjoyed most.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: V for Vigilante

Feb 1, 2026Feb 1, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

This week, we launched our new monthly feature: Shortcuts. Once a month, we will post quick write-ups about what the gang at A Damn Fine Cup has been watching, reading, listening to or playing. Our first Shortcuts took us from the poetic Silent Friend to the “chemistry and crass jokes up the wazoo” of goofball superhero game Dispatch.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: By the power of nostalgia!

Jan 25, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

Even a couple of years after its release, not everyone has seen Oppenheimer – and some who are now remedying this aren’t necessarily enjoying it as much as most have. Check out Mege’s Six Damn Fine Degrees for an instance of this.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: All singing, all dancing

Jan 18, 2026Jan 18, 2026MattLeave a comment

In this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees, Sam wrote about Netflix’ adaptation of Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper books – and the importance of normalising LGBTQI+ romance that doesn’t need to adhere to limiting tropes and clichés. You’d think that we’d be further in 2026, but, sadly…

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: I’ve been through the desert

Jan 11, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

In this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees, Alan writes about 2024’s witchy Agatha All Along – and what it may say about the different roads the Marvel Cinematic Universe could go down in the future.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: It’s time to play the music

Jan 4, 2026Jan 4, 2026The Barista CollectiveLeave a comment

Is it 2026 already? Where did the time go? One of our last posts in the year that was had Matt remembering the films, series and games he enjoyed best over the last 12 months – starting with a very memorable scene in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. You’ll find that scene in the post itself, but here’s a trailer for the film, for those who are more spoiler-averse.