Cafe du Cinema: Recent Episodes
Lagniappe Flicks
A group of New Orleans transplants (and guests) talk about film while exploring the diverse food scene in NOLA.
In this episode, we talk about The Lovebirds starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae, directed by Michael Showalter, coming to Netflix on Friday, May 22!
(00:00) - Discussing the Movie
(13:35) - The Milkshake Scene
(14:18) - We Go to Creole Creamery! (@creolecreamery)
(17:40) - Milkshake Trivia and Milkshakes in NOLA
(23:45) - Strongest Part of the Movie
(25:40) - Interview with Betsy Borrego, New Orleans actress with a supporting role in The Lovebirds (@itsbetsy on IG)
(44:06) - Our Favorite “Over the Course of a Day” Movies
(49:37) - See It Again, Eat It Again?
The group dives deep into what makes Forrest Gump a great film and the all but forgotten sequel that has a connection to New Orleans. In the spirit of Bubba, we explore some shrimp-based dishes in NOLA (Bevi Seafood Co., Melba's, and Pascal's Manale Restaurant).
We interview the pitmasters of Blue Oak BBQ and review The Mule directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
The group reviews the newly released "The Way Back" starring Ben Affleck from director Gavin O'Connor.
The group cooks from home and reviews the newly released "The Invisible Man" starring Elisabeth Moss from writer and director Leigh Whannell.
Beginning to Minute 23 - What we each cooked at home and spoiler-free discussion of the movie
Minute 23 to Minute 28:30 - SPOILER discussion of the movie
Minute 28:30 to End - Our ratings of the film, our thoughts on how the coronavirus pandemic could change cinema, and what things we have been checking out in pop culture lately
Nathan, Brian and Thomas head to Parran's Po-Boys in Uptown after attending a screening of Young Ahmed at the 23rd Annual French Film Festival at the Prytania Theatre in New Orleans.
In our second episode, we discuss king cakes in New Orleans, carry out a "blind" taste test of three New Orleans king cakes with our friend David, and predict winners for several 2020 Oscar categories.
Our first episode! Special guests include a dog and a baby. Cameo by fried chicken discussion.