Cade and Kit - Movie Reviewers

Welcome to our special edition episode recapping the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) — the hometown festival where Cade & Kit first became… well, Cade & Kit. From April 17–27, we saw a whirlwind of premieres, shorts, genre surprises, and more bodily fluids than we were prepared for. We interviewed filmmakers, brought a crowd, and left with our minds full and stomachs slightly unsettled. H...

🎬 The Coffee Table: The Most Devastating Film We’ve Reviewed Yet Technically horror. Emotionally wrecking. You’ve been warned. We usually come into these reviews ready to debate plot holes, argue about genre tropes, and recommend snacks. This one’s different. The Coffee Table isn’t just dark. It’s devastating . It’s the kind of film that leaves you physically sick, not because of what it shows —...

🎥 Milk and Serial — DIY Horror, Deadpan Psychopaths & Brick-Wielding Chaos Coming in at #7 on our “Top 13 Horror Films of 2024” list is Milk and Cereal — a wild little microbudget feature made for just $800 and currently streaming for free on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbzGQ1lszv4 Yes. $800. Written, directed, and shot by a pair of YouTubers, the film uses lo-fi aesthetics, found-fo...

🎥 Oddity — Isolation, Ghosts & a Wooden Man at the Table Coming in at #8 on our “Top 13 Genre Films of 2024” list is Oddity — a horror-thriller that surprised us with smart pacing, grounded characters, and more than a few jump scares. Distributed by Shudder and IFC Films, it’s streaming now on Amazon Prime and AMC+. We watched this one in a hotel room (perfect vibes), and it gave us ghosts, grief...

🎥 I Saw the TV Glow — Weird, Emotional, and Possibly Brilliant (??) Let’s just say it: We’re not sure what we just watched. This week, we’re reviewing I Saw the TV Glow — one of the most abstract, indie-core, polarizing films we’ve covered in a while. It’s emotional. It’s eerie. It’s confusing. And somehow… it landed in our Top 13 Genre Films of 2024. Was it horror? Sci-fi? A metaphor? A breakdow...

🎥 We just got back from Cineplex VIP in Calgary , comfy heated seats, food delivered to your chair (chef’s kiss), and we sat down to check out Black Bag , the latest so-called thriller that's been getting high reviews online. So naturally, we had to see what the hype was about. Turns out… we weren’t completely sold . The film opens on a married couple working in what appears to be a covert govern...

🎥 Humane — Climate Collapse, Cronenberg Vibes & Family Betrayal We’re three deep into our “Top 13 Genre Films of 2024” and this week we’re talking about Humane — a slick, unsettling, and surprisingly emotional sci-fi horror flick now streaming on Amazon Prime. Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg (yes, that Cronenberg family), this one has major festival polish and a premise that feels... way too close...

🎥 Strange Darling — Chapters, Chaos & a Serial Killer Twist We’re back with Week 2 of our “Top 13 Genre Films of 2024” — and this time, we’re watching Strange Darling . Streaming now on Amazon Prime, this slick little indie surprised us with both its form and its story. It’s nonlinear. It’s stylish. It’s artsy. And yes — it tricked us. Which, as reviewers, doesn’t happen often. 🔪 The Premise Bas...

🎥 Immaculate — Church, Science, and One Hell of a Twist We’re kicking off our “Top 13 Horror Films of 2024” series with Immaculate — a high-gloss, high-stakes religious horror thriller that’s currently streaming on Amazon Prime. We watched it at home. Popcorn in hand. Eyes wide open. This one? Surprised us. ✝️ The Premise A young American nun (played by Sydney Sweeney) joins a secluded convent in...

🎥 CUFF Love: Calgary Underground Film Festival Shoutout This week’s episode isn’t a movie review — it’s a love letter. To CUFF. The Calgary Underground Film Festival (April 17–27, 2025) is where it all started for us. Cade & Kit didn’t exist as a podcast, a brand, or a duo until CUFF welcomed us in, showed us how a genre festival should run, and gave us our first real seat at the indie horror tab...

🎙️ Season 2: We’re Back, Baby (And Headed to Europe) We’re Cade & Kit — and we’re back for Season 2 of Real People Doing Real Reviews. This year? We’re going deeper, darker, and more genre than ever. In this kickoff episode, we’re laying out what’s ahead: our genre pivot, our travel plans (hello, Europe!), and a rapid-fire breakdown of our 2024 Top 13 — what landed, what flopped, and what we think...

🎥 Wicked — Big Sets, Big Songs, Big Runtime We just walked out of Wicked at Landmark Cinemas in Calgary — like, literally walked out, hit record, and started talking. So if we sound winded… we kind of are. This one was a lot. Nearly 3 hours long (plus popcorn breaks), and packed with color, lore, and a whole lot of Elphaba. This isn’t an indie. It’s not a doc. But it is a cultural moment — so we’...

🎥 Párvulos — Post-Apocalyptic Stillness, Survival, and Soup This week, we’re reviewing Párvulos — a film that’s quiet, emotional, and weirdly nourishing. We first saw it at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, and then caught it again at the Calgary Independent Film Festival — and it hit just as hard the second time. Also… we made soup during this review. Because in one of the film’s early moments, soup...

🎥 Double Feature: Little Bites & Riff Raff It’s a split-screen kind of episode! This week we’re tag-teaming two wildly different festival films: Little Bites , a female-led horror short with serious teeth (and Cher as an executive producer!), and Riff Raff , a full-on character study wrapped in grime, wit, and questionable life choices. We divided. We conquered. We snacked. Now we review. This on...

🎥 The Substance — A Body-Horror Commentary on Beauty, Aging, and Obsession This week we watched The Substance — and honestly, we’re still mentally recovering. Starring Demi Moore (who gives a career-best performance while looking unreal ), this one blends body horror, surreal satire, and feminist commentary into something that’s as unsettling as it is mesmerizing. We showed up to the review in cu...

Best Films, Hot Takes & Superhero Fatigue We’re back for Part 4 of our Q&A with Producer Michael — and this round is all about what we’re loving (and side-eyeing) in the film world right now. What was the best film we’ve seen this year? What upcoming movies are giving us goosebumps? Are superhero flicks dead yet? Let’s talk about it. ​ In a Violent Nature – Slow, eerie, genre gold. ​ The Last of t...

Film History & Culture (aka Cade & Kit Get Nerdy) Welcome to Part 3 of our Q&A series with Producer Michael — and this time we’re going full cinema studies... but make it unhinged. From Italian murder mysteries to ‘90s slashers and the rise of AI in film — this episode’s for the genre geeks, the film nerds, and anyone who’s ever debated whether practical effects still reign supreme. 🔪 Slashers to...

We’re back with Part 2 of our sit-down Q&A with Producer Michael — and this time, we’re breaking down how we approach film as “real people.” Not critics. Not insiders. Just two folks with popcorn and opinions. It’s: Did the story make sense? Did it feel good? Did we care? 🛠️ Yes, We Know the Craft – We’ve worked with cinematographers and editors. We know why certain things are done. But we also kn...

This week, we’re flipping the script. Instead of reviewing a film, we’re reviewing… ourselves. Producer Michael sat down with us to ask 10 questions all about our personal film histories, what we look for in a great movie, and how this whole “real people doing real reviews” thing even started. (And yes — it gets chaotic. And charming. And maybe a little weird.) 🍿 What Makes a Good Film? – Pacing,...

🎥 We just watched The Last of the Sea Women — and we did it while carving pumpkins. Because what pairs better with sharp knives than a deeply emotional documentary about aging Korean free divers? This is part two of our fall mini-series, and this one hit us square in the chest. Quietly powerful. Unexpectedly moving. And yes… Cade cried. 🎬 Malala’s Production House – Produced by Extracurricular P...

🎥 We just watched In a Violent Nature — a slow-burn, ultra-minimalist slasher that flips the script on traditional horror by showing everything from the killer’s POV. Set deep in the woods of Canada and filmed with eerie stillness, this one had us asking: “Is this horror… or a nature documentary with body parts?” There’s very little dialogue. No real backstory. Just long, quiet shots of trees, cr...

You may be wondering the same thing, why are we doing this? Or maiden voyage is a sneak peak and explanation as to why we are here and what to expect from this podcast. We joke too, sometimes we can be funny. Real People Reel Reviews Before we were real people doing real reviews , we were just two friends sitting on a couch… wondering if we belonged. This week, we’re rewinding to the beginning — t...

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