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. Our selections are Spook Sport(1939) by Mary Ellen Bute[as found on Youtube], A Loaf of Bread(1960) by Jan Ne…

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, all now available in theaters or on streaming. We also offer a small DOG ON TRIAL update and go long on Special …

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 talk about the set up of the show, the performances of Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, the mix of tone and techniq…

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 state of the world. It's just J Catherine and Andy! Hope all our listeners are doing well and enjoy! Our twitter i…

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 Venice this year. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the sho…

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 bucks our way on Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalo…

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 restaurant it was his birthday, and should we be a podcast about butter? Weigh in on our socials with #ButterYes or …

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 big Orizzonti Extra news that's been out there. Long Live Norbert Leo Butz! Jesse's Movies- New/Next: The Human …

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 favorite directors and talk about Entourage again for some reason? Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIK…

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 lineup. You can find more info on New/Next at their website or on Instagram or Twitter. Our twitter is @CannesIKic…

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!!! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? We'd be …

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: Miguel Gomes' GRAND TOUR, Luca Guadagnino's QUEER, Joshua Oppenheimer's THE END, and Steven Soderbergh's PRES…

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 Golden Lion winning THE ROOM NEXT DOOR. Then Andy, back home, catches up with Emilio and Cullen about some of t…

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 Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @imlaughalone

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 about a trailer and other people liking or not liking it? These questions, and also like a 10-15 minute digressio…

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 theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcathtraverse…

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 letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related f…

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, Wavelengths, and Docs. We try to figure out what's missing from these announcements, what we are excited to check out i…

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 PR statements from local governments and our associations with what local foodstuffs we know about. Our apologi…

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 crumbs of their main slate. Andy has no idea what Pavement sounds like. I think we've got some stuff to talk a…

A few weeks ago a trailer came out for an upcoming movie that caught our attention. Robert Zemeckis is back and we've had our eye on his next project HERE for quite some time due to some familiarity with the source material. After the release of the trailer we asked our friend and comic enthusiast C HOWSON-JAN to join us to discuss that book, by Ri…

There's a Locarno Lineup, there's some more TIFF Titles, and Horizon's Horizons are looking a little different, and we get into all of it was we rebrand into a new more confrontational show. Look out Slate Culture Gabfest! Also, we check in on our Unlikely Predictions... turns out many of them were not very likely! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our…

This time, the gang really is all here. We promise. And we have an important question for our audience. In the midst of us talking about some Venice, TIFF and Berlin news, we come to a query: who is the Dave you would most want to meet? We hope to hear from you soon on this important matter. Also, we talk about THE BIKERIDERS and KINDS OF KINDNESS …

JJ Bersch returns to discuss the first year of the 21st Century, liking every movie, and Fortnite. 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 theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickw…

Can you believe it's time to Consider the Fall already? That's right, we've heard the first bit of news out of TIFF 2024, 6 world premiere titles and a couple of tribute awards! And the gang's all here to break it down. Will Elton John perform in the streets of Toronto like Nickleback? Who has the authority to decide whether a film is an act of cre…

We talk about Hit Man, we are all excited. 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 theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickwebber (edited)…

As is tradition, we've recorded a commentary on our Palme d'Ollie winner. We mostly discuss how good Asteroid City is, but also get into Indian Paintbrush's recent exploits, the possibility of Andy running for president, and not knowing most of the cast of The Phoenician Scheme. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd…

We break down the award winners from this years Cannes Film Festival, Emilio saw some movies from there, and we all saw Furiosa. 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 theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clat…

Cannes 2024 is winding down, all but a few titles have premiered and many critics are already on their way out. Andy and Emilio check in on what's getting distributed, what the general reactions have been, and why Andy has an association with liking Diane Kruger. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjo…

As crowds gather in France and it seems like there have been blessedly few notable headlines (as of recording this episode, anyways) we discuss the opening press conference of Cannes and Meryl Streep's honorary Palme presentation. We also catch up on a good bit of news from Venice and others, and have a nice chat about Kevin Costner's Deadline inte…

Another mixed pouch this week. The gang looks at news out of San Sebastian and a potential looming strike that could affect Cannes, before we dig into festival favorite Park Chan-wook's new HBO series THE SYMPATHIZER starring Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr. going full Klumps, and recent indie sensation HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, a silly slapstick cult-h…

First things first. This episode is NOT a gr*bag. However, we do have a wide range of topics to discuss. What's happening with Sundance and Slamdance? Who is on the Cannes Jury? What do we think of recent new releases CHALLENGERS and THE BEAST? What's happening with the organization of TIFF? For that last question, Emilio is joined by Soraya Robert…

Food glorious food! 2023 Cannes Charmer THE TASTE OF THINGS has made its way to digital release and so we put our napkins in collars and dig into the sumptuous feast from Tran Anh Hung. We also look back to an earlier food movie, 1987 Un Certain Regard title BABETTE'S FEAST from Gabriel Axel. Our relationship to food on film, what we can learn abou…

We talk about Alice Rohrwacher's latest film La Chimera! 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 theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickwebber…

It's a classic Emilio and Andy mess around as we discuss the recently announced Cannes Lineup. We then discuss Louis Malle's Vanya on 42nd Street for its 30th Anniversary. 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 ou…

April isn't too late to look back right? Of course it isn't! It's time for us to finally come to consensus on the best of 2023 in film, to find out who will take home the coveted Palme D'Ollie! We get into the performances, the writing, and our philosophy on what we want out of film! Goodbye to 2023, we hope you enjoy! Eligibility list is here Our …

We had a conversation about The Conversation. 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 theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickwebber…

This week on the podcast we cover Hometown Prison, directed by Richard Linklater. This is episode 1 of God Save Texas, a documentary TV series that premiered at this year's Sundance. We discuss how this documentary shapes our understanding of Linklater's work in terms of biographical background and his conversational/curious style. We discuss our f…

The time has come around again for us to take an early look at what this year's Cannes competition might look like. It may not feel quite so early anymore as the trades scramble to catch up with us, but nonetheless Jesse has put together another barely informed set of potential entrants from which her co-hosts will crown an early Palme d'Or favorit…

Every year, Cannes I Kick It? does a commentary episode, reserved for the winner of our annual and prestigious Palme D'Ollie. This year, we threw out that precedent and decided to do a live commentary investigation into the question "What's Cat Person?" That's right we check out the 2023 Sundance flop, now streaming on Hulu. None of us have read th…

Sometimes you have to look ahead. And this is one of those times. Please enjoy a live commentary of a trailers playlist, in addition to some brief discussion of what is happening at Berlin. Attempt to follow along with the trailers here! Referenced links Here, Here, and Here. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is…

For TOO LONG, Valentine's Day has been focused on a narrow, and dare we say, Hallmark Approved, definition of Romantic Love. Well, we here at Cannes I Kick It have some questions about that. What about the steady love of friendship? Or the love that forms from the artistic collaboration between director and actor? Or the most unique love of all, th…

We wrap up our coverage of Slamdance 2024 with an exclusive interview with some of the team behind I'M GEORGE LUCAS: A CONNOR RATLIFF STORY, specifically Director and Producer RYAN JACOBI and Co-Producer and Co-Star (and returning guest) PATRICK COTNOIR! We get the inside scoop on the making of the film and the Slamdance premiere experience. We als…

It's official: 2024 will not be a year without festivals! Slamdance and Sundance are in the books, and we've seen a handful of the films available on digital platforms throughout these festivals, so we check in on some titles like THE ACCIDENT, A REAL PAIN, SUNCOAST, BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, GOOD ONE, and IN THE SUMMERS. We also discuss the winners and…

Winter Festival season is in full swing and we bring you talk of some of the earliest Sundance buzz and the announced lineups of the Competition and Encounters section of the 2024 Berlinale! A classic "we talk about a press conference only Jesse has seen" episode. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enj…

New year new yearly preview format! That's right, we're back for 2024 and it's time for us to look ahead, this time by borrowing from the podcast Effectively Wild and making UNLIKELY PREDICTIONS! That's right, we are predicting things with a very low possibility of happening and we're depending on YOU the listener to help us be accountable to each …

A Tacular comes but once a year, and what a year it has been. We've Taculared non festival films (Mank once or twice) and Cannes premieres (France and The French Dispatch), but never before has a trailer so solidified the need for a Tacular. And this Tacular comes to us all the way from the opening night of Berlin. Rebecca Miller's She Came to Me i…

Palme D'Ollie Recipient Todd Haynes is back! MAY DECEMBER is taking the world by storm, and we are here to get into this tonally complicated, big performance Cannes premiere! Also, we have some BIG news from Berlin and Cannes, and Jesse has seen a lot of things at the AFI EU SHOWCASE including ZONE OF INTEREST, FALLEN LEAVES, LA CHIMERA, and more! …

A new festival year approaches, and so with the first lineup of Festival Director Eugene Hernandez announced we look at the highlights of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. We touch on all sections, discuss the accessibility of the festival, and take a small peak at Slamdance as well. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letter…

If we had unlimited resources, we could truly put on a hell of a film festival. It's time for us to prove it once again, all four hosts sit down and put together a weekend lineup for a 2023 festival. Thrill as we debate settings, sponsors, and just how many live podcast recordings we can bank at this year's edition. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Ou…