Cannes I Kick It

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 many of the buzziest festival titles. We say "Mubi" "Neon" or "Neon and Mubi" several times each on this episode! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 handful of things at the Chicago Critics Festival, including SORRY, BABY, FANTASY LIFE, OBEX, and FAMILIAR TOUCH. And a lengthy Special Presentations digression on The Four Seasons, The Rehearsal, and experimental film in Chicago. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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, how it functions as a horror or action movie, how the thematic material is sitting with us, and the fascinating structural choices made in it. Please note that there were some Cannes additions made after we recorded, we will be sure to discuss those next time around! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 out there that might still get added and what's not done yet. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 know where we go wrong! View the bracket HERE Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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? 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

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 TOO close attention to the scores, but we have some fun puzzling over how big a festival imprint some of this year's nominees have, and where those imprints fall! Our bluesky 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

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 festival imprint some of this year's nominees have, and where those imprints fall! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 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 @jcath

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 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

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 PROJECT with Cullen. The two also discuss many of the award winners. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 cinematographers and composers are attached to what projects! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 AppleButtertacular! We've cooked it, we've cooked with it, we've spread it on bread and other things, Andy's gonna spoon some into some instant oatmeal, it's a cornucopia of discussion of all things Apple Butter! We also mention some Sundance update news. HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 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

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 more addressed in this rollicking event planning episode. If you would like to access the UNCENSORED VERSION please donate on Ko-Fi. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 Nemec[as found on the Internet Archive], Junkopia(1981) by Chris Marker, John Chapman and Frank Simeone[As found on Criterion Channel or Youtube], and finally F for Fibonacci(2015) by Beatrice Gibson[as found on Vimeo]. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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 @jcathtraverse

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 Presentations. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 technique, and its use of challenging thematic material. Also some more Lonely Island & Seth Meyers Podcast talk. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our bluesky 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

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 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

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 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

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 @imlaughalone @jcathtraverse

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 #YouButterNot. 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

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 Surge 3 (Eduardo Williams) Eephus (Carson Lund) Rap World (Conner O'Malley, Danny Scharar) Jetty (Sam Fleischner) Master of the House (Eleanore Pienta) So Natural (Danielle Criqui) Christmas Eve in Miller's Point (Tyler Taormina) Familiar Touch (Sarah Friedland) AFI LAFF: Pepe (Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias) 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

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 @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 @jcathtraverse

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 @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

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 awfully appreciative if you'd send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcathtraverse

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 PRESENCE. 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

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 the movies (and one TV show) only he caught at the fest. 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

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 digression on Chinese Buffets, all in this episode! Follow along with the trailers HERE 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

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 for our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcathtraverse

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 in person and if the Saturday Night trailer blew its whole Don Pardo wad. Excelsior! 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 You can find Jackson at @RobertKennedySr

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 apologies to Louisville! 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

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 about. Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Strongly consider sending us money via Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcathtraverse

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 Richard McGuire, and our speculation about how it might adapt to film. Be sure to write in to demand stories or impressions! Follow Nina's show HIGH FLOOR / LOW CEILING on twitter @hflcpodcast 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

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 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 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 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

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 @jcpglickwebber

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 creativity? What's up with AppleTV's sizzle reel? Richard Linklater is making a movie about WHAT with WHO? All these relevant topics and more, discussed! 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

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 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

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 @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickwebber

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 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

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 interview. And to top it all off, Bertrand Bonello's COMA is getting something of a theatrical rollout in America on the heels of THE BEAST, and we've been able to take a look at his pandemic era look at teenage girlhood. We hope Patricia Coma recommends this episode, seems like it would be good for traffic. 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

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-hit in the making. 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

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 Roberts to discuss her recent article How Did TIFF's Lightbox Become Its Money Pit? . All other questions are handled by the panel. Follow Soraya on twitter @sorayaroberts 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

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 about a character from how they eat and how they cook, and the nature of art and pleasure, we get into all of it. Plus, up top we have a look at the recent addition to the Cannes Lineup, as well as Director's Fortnight. 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

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 our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickwebber

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 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