Cannes I Kick It
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A podcast about film festivals
Episodes
- Chicago Critics FIlm Festival 2026
J. Catherine has been to a film festival! The Chicago Critics Film Festival to be specific! Returning guest Greta Taylor joins us to talk BLUE HERON, THE INVITE, I WANT YOUR SEX, MADDIE'S SECRET and more! We also touch on the beginning of…
- Four Powerful Juries
There are a few Cannes additions we give a brief rundown on and then it is time to use what YOU, our LISTENERS provided us to once again draft potential Cannes Juries. Using the list of POWERFUL NAMES we each select a 9 person jury and the…
- The 2026 Cannes Lineup
Back on schedule, there's a Cannes Lineup to analyze, and all four of us are here to offer the kind of insight only we can provide. What wikipedia rabbit holes will be fall down? How many French directors can J Catherine work her way into…
- On Time Cannes Predictions
We decided, decisively and with a great amount of thought, to sit out Sundance and Berlin and South by Southwest this year. But Cannes's a callin', and we cannot resist the idea of at least one more festival season to chat about. So J Cath…
- Jackson's 50 Least Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century
Rewatchability has been a key topic of conversation in the movie world lately. And we know we have to put our special Cannes I Kick It? spin on the conversation. So we turned to friend of the pod Jackson Kim Murphy to help us identify the…
- Room Next Door Commentary
There's no greater honor a movie can aspire to than to be talked over by the gang at Cannes I Kick It. So Pedro Almodóvar? You're WELCOME! This is our commentary on THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, which is currently available on Netflix and other fine…
- SHORTSGIVING V
It's a good year to hold fast to traditions that bring us joy and what is more joyful than the giving of shorts? Nothing! Shortgiving Five is here and we have another wide ranging conversation of various short films to share with each othe…
- Fall Release Catch-Up (Not a Grab bag!)
There are so many movies this fall! We talk a few Chicago Film Festival titles like DRY LEAF and more on IS THIS THING ON? and get into discussions of all sorts of other movies like MIROIRS NO. 3, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT…
- A 2025 Chicago International Film Festival Report from Emilio
The fall regional festivals have been doing their thing and that includes the city of Chicago. Emilio has been on the ground and offers up his report on seeing FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, THE MASTERMIND, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, THE SECRET AGE…
- Wrapping Up TIFF
As a new People's Choice Winner has been crowned and all the stars have left Toronto, so too has Andy returned from his pilgrimage to the festival. He and Emilio got on the line to break down everything he saw, from new films from Park Cha…
- 2024 Cannes I Kick It Awards
Fall Festival Season is in FULL SWING. Andy is ACTIVELY AT TIFF. So you KNOW what that means. IT IS TIME FOR THE 2024 CIKI AWARDS JURY. That's right, the shared list of movies we all have seen from 2024 is on the table, and we are giving a…
- Mr. Germuga Is Going to Go to Toronto
With a full TIFF Schedule announced and most of the NYFF lineup in place, we take a look at the full picture. J Catherine and Andy talk about Andy's upcoming visit to TIFF, using the wonderful resource of tiffr to see what should be on And…
- MORE TIFF and NYFF News plus Actor's Directing Game
As we move ever closer to a full fall festival lineup, the gang comes together to discuss a bunch more TIFF titles and the NYFF Main Slate, before moving into a game designed to test their knowledge of TIFF movies from Actors Turned Direct…
- WE'RE BACK (Venice, TIFF and Locarno Line-ups with a Touch of Eddington)
Announcement after announcement after announcement is upon us. There were like 3 or 4 major festival announcements between when we recorded this episode and when it's coming out so we will get to those NEXT TIME. Please enjoy our brief loo…
- THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Wes Anderson is punctual! Always happy to have a festival premiere and then be in wide release within mere weeks, his latest THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME is now in theaters and ALL FOUR HOSTS had an opportunity to see, so we naturally come togeth…
- 2025 Cannes Reactions, Winners, and Wrap Up!
The 2025 Cannes Festival has ended! Who got buzz? Who's been bought? Who won the Palme? Emilio, Cullen and Andy look at all the competition films, how the critics reacted and what won the big prizes, and talk about distribution plans for m…
- Chicago Critics Film Festival and pre-Cannes Odds and Ends
The Cannes Lineup is complete and the schedule is out, and we have a jury, so J. Catherine and Andy cover all the things of note there before the stars start arriving on the croisette next week. And then J. Catherine has been seeing a hand…
- SINNERS and the Director's Fortnight Lineup
Cannes continues to take shape with a Director's Fortnight line up with a few titles to note. And there's an exciting new movie that's a big hit in theaters from a filmmaker with a festival background. We talk about Ryan Coogler's SINNERS,…
- 2025 Cannes Lineup Announcement
The 2025 Cannes Lineup is here! Who's in? Who's out? Who will win the Palme? Emilio and Andy look into all the competition films, take a peak at the other lineups including the coveted Cannes Premieres slate, and talk about what's still ou…
- March Madness 2025: Cannes I Kick It Greatest Hits Bracket
It is the time of year where we all go a little mad, what with it being the month of March. We are celebrating by going far up our own butts and determining the greatest of the CIKI in-jokes and obsessions. Play along won't you? And let us…
- CIKI17
We gather to discuss the new Bong Joon-Ho film Mickey 17 as well as Holes, Lost, and Adam McKay. Do it up! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? F…
- The Festival Oscars Points-A-Palooza! (Part 2)
It's post-OSCARS WEEKEND. To celebrate, we play the second half of the game Andy put together last week, a little Festival Oscars Guessing Game for Emilio and Cullen to duke it out over and decide the ultimate champion. Please don't pay TO…
- The Festival Oscars Points-A-Palooza!
It's OSCARS WEEKEND and to celebrate, Andy has put together a little Festival Oscars Guessing Game for Emilio and Cullen to duke it out over. Please don't pay TOO close attention to the scores, but we have some fun puzzling over how big a…
- The Richard Linklater Game
J. Kim Murphy from Variety joins us, to pitch Richard Linklater movies based on names and ideas pulled from hats. Plus our first taste of Cannes 2025 news! Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod E…
- #SNL50
In honor of the SNL 50th anniversary we decide to pair Cannes Best Director Winners with SNL cast members to make the movies of our dreams. Happy Valentines Day lovebirds! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt Our ins…
- Sundance 2025
Sundance has put another chapter in the books, and we're here to talk about it! Andy saw five things at the Virtual fest this year, so he shares his thoughts on TWINLESS, LOVE BROOKLYN, SORRY BABY, BUBBLE & SQUEAK, and ZODIAC KILLER PROJEC…
- Cannes I Kick It 2025 Preview Spectacular
We're back! And once again looking forward in a new way! We've prepped a little quiz for each other for us to share and discuss movies we expect in the next 12 months or so, so join in and guess along and see how well you know what cinemat…
- The AppleButtertacular
A WARNING TO ANY LISTENERS WHO DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF EATING ON MIC: THIS MAY NOT BE THE EPISODE FOR YOU. As the year ends and we look back and ahead, a persistent question comes to mind: what's up with Apple Butter? Enter the AppleButter…
- Sundance 2025 Lineup and Catchupcember
We've got a Sundance lineup, a long conversation about movie theater food, and a few Catchupcember chek-in's. Sorry it was late! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPo…
- The Cannes I Kick It Festival 2024
As the end of the year approaches, we take another crack at this film festival programming thing. Where will we go? Who will we book? How many live events will we hold? How early does Cullen expect us to get up? All these questions and mor…
- Shortsgiving 2024
Once a year we gather around as friends, even including you fair listener and we feast on the wonderful world of short films, its Shortsgiving everyone! Only around for one day a year. This year our selection spans 70 years of film history…
- New Releases: Anora, Blitz, and A Real Pain
We are in the thick of prestige release season, so we have the opportunity to look at some very prominent festival players that are not available for general audiences. Jesse and Andy have discussions about A REAL PAIN, ANORA, and BLITZ, a…
- Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER: Any person represented on this podcast is TRUE TO THEMSELVES! After waking up extra early to the first bit of news about the winter festivals, Andy and Cullen dig into Alfonso Cuarón's newest work, AppleTV+'s DISCLAIMER. We tal…
- HERE's Back! In Film Form!
This episode is a cold open that is about 8 minutes of VENOM: THE LAST DANCE spoilers, then about 45 minutes of earnest discussion of Robert Zemeckis's HERE, and then 4 minutes of special presentations that only obliquely reference the sta…
- Pavements and Rumors
This week on the podcast we start off by talking about Cannes title Rumors directed by Guy Maddin, Evan, and Galen Johnson. Then we talk about Alex Ross Perry's Pavements, a documentary about the legendary 90's band that premiered at Venic…
- CIFF Check In
Emilio and Cullen chat about some films that they've seen at the Chicago International Film Festival! Do it up! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bu…
- A Dispatch from CIFF and a Backdoor Pilot
The Chicago International Film Festival is picking up and this week we hear from Cullen about Hard Truths and Nickel Boys. We also dig into two big questions: if we were having a birthday dinner with Andy would he want us to tell the resta…
- Joker Folie A Deux, A Different Man, The Wild Robot, and New/Next and AFI
Jesse spent a weekend in Baltimore to see a whole mess of films at New/Next and caught up with one movie at the AFI Latin American Festival as well. Andy has seen a few festival wide releases. Emilio's hanging out. We finally address the b…
- Final TIFF Wrap Up + News
This week we wrap up the last of what J. Catherine saw at TIFF talking about two of her favorite movies of the festival, The Brutalist and Measures for a Funeral. We also discuss recent casting and production news about some of our favorit…
- BONUS: New/Next Film Fest 2024 Preview with Eric Allen Hatch
We're coming at you on a Wednesday to preview this year's New/Next Film Fest with programmer Eric Allen Hatch. We go into the genesis of the festival, now in its second year, as well as what attendees can expect and highlights from the lin…
- The Substance
By and large, we discuss the hit film of early fall, The Substance. Cullen likes it and Jesse and Andy do not. There's some discussion of other films, film festivals, etc. Look out for a BONUS episode next week. Happy Megalopolis weekend!!…
- More TIFF 2024 and Venice Awards
TIFF has ended, the awards have been handed out, and we're still decompressing, with even more to come. This week we discuss the Venice Awards, the TIFF Prizes, and Andy and Jesse go in-depth on the remaining films they both have a take on…
- TIFF 2024
Live and On The Ground at the Lightbox from the Toronto International Film Festival, Jesse and and Andy discuss a few TIFF titles they have both seen, including Marielle Heller's NIGHTBITCH, Mike Leigh's HARD TRUTHS, and Pedro Almodóvar's…
- Between the Temples and Venice Reactions
This week on the podcast we discuss the new film Between the Temples and early Venice reactions. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on…
- Fall Trailers 2024
On the eve of Venice kickoff and Toronto travel, we take a look at what the general public can see from this fall's slate. That's right, it's a return to TRAILERS! What's exciting? What seems annoying? Will anyone get passive aggressive ab…
- TIFFR Talk
Andy and Jesse talk through their TIFFRs! We love to laugh! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related for our…
- More stuFF from tiFF and nyFF
Max Minghella's new film Shell stars: Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Kaia Gerber, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Peter MacNicol, Amy Landecker, Peri Gilpin, Arian Moayed, Ziwe, and Este Haim Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our le…
- Saturday Night on the New York and Toronto Film Festival
LIVE FROM NEW YORK (and Toronto) IT'S ... A BUNCH OF MOVIES. This week on the podcast J.Catherine Traverse and Emilio are joined by J. Kim Murphy to talk about all the movies announced for the NYFF Main Slate and TIFF Centerpiece, Waveleng…
- Where in the World Will the Sundance Film Festival Be?
A couple of small TIFF and Venice updates, and then it's off to the slopes! Or is it? Sundance has announced its finalist host cities for 2026 and beyond and we talk our way through all the possibilites, including a full evaluation of the…
- And So the Fall Festival Season Takes Shape
The Venice Film Festival has announced their entire lineup. TIFF has subjected us to a series of "TIFF Takeovers" through which we learned what will be playing in Special Presentations, Midnight Madness, and more. NYFF has begun to release…