Cannes I Kick It

Sure Berlin is just getting started, but we haven't heard anything notable enough to report by press time so that means we're doing our annual TOO EARLY CANNES PREDICTIONS. Who will be competing for the Palme D'Or this year? It's too soon to say, but not too soon to guess. All this, plus news and a theologically rigorous cold open! 2023 Festival Predictions Spreadsheet Our twitter is @CannesIKickI...

Once again finding it time to put our film year to bed, we convene for a jury to determine the consensus Best of the Best. There will be laughs, there will be curses, there will be boos, there will be thoughtful discussion, and someone new will take home the coveted PALME d'OLLIE... WHO WILL IT BE????? Our list of eligible films is HERE! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our...

Park City was buzzing once again this year, as artists, journalists, and movie lovers once again returned to an in-person SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. Taking a hybrid approach this year, many films were still available for streaming online. We report on the major winners, films we've seen like THEATRE CAMP, FANCY DANCE, LAST THINGS, ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT, FAIR PLAY, and more! We also talk about...

Winter Festival Season is in full gear. Sundance acquisitions are happening! Slamdance is available to all for a low fee! And Berlin has filled in their line up for the year! We take a peek at the films competing for the Golden Bear and beyond, and then dig into a few of the Slamdance titles we have checked out. And, with the long awaited return of "Predictions," what else do you need to keep your...

We're back! And we're ready to look ahead! Always ready to switch up our annual preview format we look ahead at the year in movies and see how well we know each other! Spoiler Alert, no points are scored! From Wes Anderson to Martin Scorsese to Annie Baker, there's plenty of exciting stuff to look forward to! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoyin...

You've all been begging for it, and so finally here it is The Second Manktacular. Two years ago, the Twelve Guests of Mankmas helped us to explore every nook and cranny of David Fincher's brand new film Mank. But now, in 2022, Mank has acquired enough age as to be transformed. What will we find? Will Mank's rind have gotten funky? Will it have the good type of mold or the bad type of mold? How man...

Cullen, Emilio, and Jesse, joined this time by Andy, once again come together to plan out a theoretical film festival for the end of the year. Where will we host it? How many days will it take place? Who will be the guest for our live episode record? The sky's the limit when you don't have to follow through on any of your plans! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterbox...

We've got our first festival lineup for 2023! Next year's Sundance lineup gives us high profile premieres, a look at the avant-garde, and our most exciting cast rundown yet! Then, our last donor's choice of the year brings us My Winnipeg! I don't remember what we talk about in that one and forgot to ask Andy to write a description -- too late now! Great movie though! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt...

Andrew Bujalski has a new movie out. Were you aware? Having premiered quietly at Tribeca and then coming out even move quietly on VOD, THERE THERE is ambitious both structurally and in its production, and we are here to talk about it since it seems no one else will! We pair it with it's structural sibling, Max Ophüls' LA RONDE. Jesse talks Improv! Andy talks about acting duets! It's a goofy deligh...

Tradition keeps us centered. We need things to return to year after year, cycle after cycle. It is our light in the darkness. But sometimes, the light in the darkness is a little too bright. Hence, it is our second annual SHADESGIVING/SHORTSGIVING episode! Once again we all brought a short to the table: James Benning and Bette Gordon's THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, Nick Park's WALLACE & GROMIT IN T...

In the past, when reading a book has been suggested as something the hosts of the show could do to provide fodder for an episode's destruction, there was yelling and gnashing of teeth. But now, with James Gray's Cannes premiere finally having its theatrical run and making its way to the VOD market, we are finally to break through the long resistance to the written word, and pair it some required r...

It's been months since we checked the papers and read the news, so we spend a lot of time catching up on what's been happening. Distributors are distributing! Michael Chernus is maybe getting work? Films are eyeing winter debuts! All this plus some more Currents odds and ends! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a f...

We may not have made it to the New York Film Festival, but we still saw a number of the films from the Currents section, so Jesse and Emilio are joined by Jordan Cronk to talk about some of them including new features from Heinz Emigholz and Jonás Trueba and shorts from Nico Pereda and Ben Russell. Then we talk to Jordan about the screening series he runs in Los Angeles, Acropolis Cinema. And in S...

What's scarier than staying up past your bedtime for no good reason? Perhaps only a serial killer! The gang braves the elements to record at midnight eastern and take a look at Midnight Madness for The Final Spooktacular and the films of Dario Argento, classic and contemporary. From 1987's OPERA to 2022's DARK GLASSES, we get into his eye for gore, the gore of eyes, and all things slasher. Listen,...

Denis Month? Denis Year? Denis LIFE. Claire's back with 2 festival movies this year which have now been released to the general public. We take a look at Berlin Directing Winner BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE and Cannes' Grand Prix anointed STARS AT NOON. We chat about the turnaround in critical reaction for each, Denis' collaboration with Binoche and Lindon, and the career of Margaret Qualley. Our twitt...

Lena is back! Fresh off the Amazon release of her TIFF Debut CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY we look to none other than fan favorite FRAN HOEPFNER to join us to talk about the Year of Lena. Sundance's SHARP STICK, HBO GIRLS, CAMPING, and the pilot of INDUSTRY, all are at least mentioned. We get into her quality with actors, her sense of humor, the hologram of it all and so much more! Follow Fran on twitter...

We all went to TIFF and had a great time and then Emilio returned and his home was hit by a hurricane. Power finally restored, he catches our listeners up with his thoughts on all the movies he saw. 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...

We talk about the award winners from the 2022 Venice Film Festival.   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 been a week since we've returned from TIFF and we still have so much more to unpack! We look at a lot more titles including CAUSEWAY, WOMEN TALKING, WALK UP, FALCON LAKE, HORSE OPERA, UNREST, DOCUMENTARY NOW! and so much more! And of course some mandatory BVLGARI Sorrentino talk, and a great round of Special Presentations including thing like Blu Ray Packaging and Pizza. Then Jesse talks to t...

More TIFF! Cullen, Jesse, Anna Swanson, and Meg Shields discuss The Fabelmans, Glass Onion, The Banshees of Inisherin, One Fine Morning, highlights from Midnight Madness, and more! More to come on the regular Friday episode! Follow Meg on twitter @TheWorstNun Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Consider sending a few bucks our way on...

Here we are again! On today's TIFF Dispatch, Jesse, Andy, and guest C.J. Prince discuss a panoply of titles including EO, One Fine Morning, The Maiden, Until Branches Bend, Baby Ruby, and Manticore. Find C.J.'s written coverage of the festival at Edge Media Network and The Film Stage and come back tomorrow for another episode on TIFF! Follow C.J. on twitter @cj_prin Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt O...

We are back from TIFF, and ready to tell you all about it! Today we are joined by our friend and yours, Variety's Jackson Kim Murphy! We discuss Pacifiction, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, The Fabelmans, the general tenor of the festival, how to stay awake through your screenings, what makes a good filmgoing partner, and more! Check back all this week from more dispatches from the jewel of Canada! De...

As TIFF wraps up and we travel home, we once again turn to our reliable recurring donors to solicit a movie for us to examine. And here we are assigned John Michael McDonagh's 2014 Sundance and Berlin title, CALVARY. What's the difference between Cavalry and Calvary? How do we feel about Catholicism in movies? What's the deal with the McDonagh Brothers? How cool are the original PLANET OF THE APES...

Venice and Telluride are happening and TIFF is imminent, so what better time to pause and take stock of our film festival knowledge with a game? After taking a look at some last minute switches at TIFF, the competition premieres at Venice, early reports from the pundits at Telluride, a distribution deal or two, and getting deep into the Taylor Swift and the Supernatural of it all, Gamemaster Culle...

It was a huge hit when we did it a year ago and we kind of need to bank up quick episodes so once again we turn to TRAILERS. Festival movies are happening and many have begun their marketing push for when they arrive in theaters at festivals and beyond. The crew once again is reacting to a playlist which you can choose to follow along with HERE! Movies discussed include BROS, PEARL, THE GREATEST B...