Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

Several short films around a person or persons drinking coffee (or, in one of them, tea) and smoking cigarettes.

1. "Strange to Meet You": This one I had already seen, and hated, a response which hasn't changed upon this new viewing. (Originally released as a standalone short in 1986.)
2. "Twins": A waiter talks to two siblings about Elvis's lost twin brother and other strange topics.
It's kind of agreeable, but I honestly didn't quite see the point. (Rating: 45) (Originally released as a standalone short in 1989.)
3. "Somewhere in California": Two pop singers meet in a bar and do not quite get along.
The performances are interesting, but I wasn't exactly impressed by the whole idea. (Rating: 40)(Originally released as a standalone short in 1993.)
4. "Those things'll Kill Ya": Two elderly italo-Americans discuss smoking and diet in a bar.
Again, I find the whole thing a little too frivolous and bland. (Rating: 40)
5. "Renée": A beautiful woman is sitting alone in a bar, drinking coffee and smoking while browsing a magazine about guns. A waiter keeps pestering her with his unwanted solicitude.
Now, this one is quite intriguing and enigmatic. (Rating: 50)
6. "No Problem": Two friends meet in a bar and one of them repeatedly suggests that there's some problem in the other one's life that he isn't telling him.
Slightly annoying. (Rating: 35)
7. "Cousins": A movie star, in between takes, receives the visit of her punkish cousin.
Bittersweet humor, acute psychological observation, and two respectable performances by the same actress. (Rating: 65)
8. "Cousins?": Two English actors meet, on the insistent request of one of them, who has done some genealogical research about the two of them.
A masterpiece of devilish humor about Hollywood and hurt feelings. And a chance to see its two leading players at their best. (Rating: 86)
9. "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil": A guy and a girl (siblings?) talk about the device of the title, assembled by the former. He demonstrates it in action.
Back to the slightly agreeable/slightly annoying generic weirdness. (Rating: 40)
10. "Delirium": Two rappers meet in a bar and are joined by a celebrity slightly affected by his excessive caffeine ingestion.
Badly flawed and unfunny. (Rating: 15)
11. "Champagne": Two nostalgic senior citizens sit and evoke old times.
The actors are brilliant, but the text is not so good. (Rating: 45)

(Final observation: "Cousins?" joins my list of favorites; it is in the 2nd position in 2003)