Cait Kennedy
@caitdoescontent.bsky.social
Occasional film critic and culture writer. Book reviewer. Full time media lover. Bylines at ButWhyTho?, Paste, The Mary Sue, Polygon, Daily Dead, and more.
Substack: https://simplycinema.substack.com/ and https://turningpageswithcait.substack.com/
Substack: https://simplycinema.substack.com/ and https://turningpageswithcait.substack.com/
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Starting my #Substack newsletters has been some of the most fun that I've had writing, in a good while. I'm writing about all things film and books (for free btw).
Simply Cinema: tinyurl.com/9dxp8385
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Simply Cinema: tinyurl.com/9dxp8385
Turning Pages with Cait: tinyurl.com/yttncbtx
#filmsky #booksky #newsletter
Another of the Four Horsemen of the Death of Media Literacy:
It's possible to enjoy a movie/show, while also acknowledging said media is flawed or even *not good*. People struggle to hold those two truths together and that's a real problem.
#filmsky
It's possible to enjoy a movie/show, while also acknowledging said media is flawed or even *not good*. People struggle to hold those two truths together and that's a real problem.
#filmsky
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Another of the Four Horsemen of the Death of Media Literacy:
It's possible to enjoy a movie/show, while also acknowledging said media is flawed or even *not good*. People struggle to hold those two truths together and that's a real problem.
#filmsky
It's possible to enjoy a movie/show, while also acknowledging said media is flawed or even *not good*. People struggle to hold those two truths together and that's a real problem.
#filmsky
As a frequent paranormal/monster romance reader, you can imagine how conflicted I am with the ending of #ShelbyOaks...
#filmsky
#filmsky
a sign that says shelby oaks in red
ALT: a sign that says shelby oaks in red
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
As a frequent paranormal/monster romance reader, you can imagine how conflicted I am with the ending of #ShelbyOaks...
#filmsky
#filmsky
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Cait Kennedy
Everybody arguing zombies, but I’m a vampire girl at heart.
My perfect vampire lover would have Eric Northman’s height, Bill Compton’s accent, Blade’s skin tone, Alucard’s beauty, Akasha & Lestat’s sex appeal, Louis de Pointe du Lac’s poetic sadness, and Count Chocula’s snack stash!
My perfect vampire lover would have Eric Northman’s height, Bill Compton’s accent, Blade’s skin tone, Alucard’s beauty, Akasha & Lestat’s sex appeal, Louis de Pointe du Lac’s poetic sadness, and Count Chocula’s snack stash!
October 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Everybody arguing zombies, but I’m a vampire girl at heart.
My perfect vampire lover would have Eric Northman’s height, Bill Compton’s accent, Blade’s skin tone, Alucard’s beauty, Akasha & Lestat’s sex appeal, Louis de Pointe du Lac’s poetic sadness, and Count Chocula’s snack stash!
My perfect vampire lover would have Eric Northman’s height, Bill Compton’s accent, Blade’s skin tone, Alucard’s beauty, Akasha & Lestat’s sex appeal, Louis de Pointe du Lac’s poetic sadness, and Count Chocula’s snack stash!
THE SUBSTANCE (2024)
Hagsploitation body horror meets the very real terror of aging, as a woman, in our youth-obsessed society. Absolutely incredible.
#filmsky #horror #thesubstance
Hagsploitation body horror meets the very real terror of aging, as a woman, in our youth-obsessed society. Absolutely incredible.
#filmsky #horror #thesubstance
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
THE SUBSTANCE (2024)
Hagsploitation body horror meets the very real terror of aging, as a woman, in our youth-obsessed society. Absolutely incredible.
#filmsky #horror #thesubstance
Hagsploitation body horror meets the very real terror of aging, as a woman, in our youth-obsessed society. Absolutely incredible.
#filmsky #horror #thesubstance
Reposted by Cait Kennedy
Ouch. This one cuts to the bone.
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ouch. This one cuts to the bone.
Bite-sized reads for the spooky season!
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#booksky #bookblog #halloween
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#booksky #bookblog #halloween
Short n' Spooky: Novella Recommendations for Halloween!
Bite-sized reads that are more treat than trick!
turningpageswithcait.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Bite-sized reads for the spooky season!
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/short-stor...
#booksky #bookblog #halloween
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/short-stor...
#booksky #bookblog #halloween
Poor taste, but make it spooky. At least, that's what this list is looking like lately.
Any suggestions to watch for October?
letterboxd.com/caitdoescont...
#filmsky @letterboxd.social #halloween
Any suggestions to watch for October?
letterboxd.com/caitdoescont...
#filmsky @letterboxd.social #halloween
All in Poor Taste: From the Camp to the Filth
To quote the wisdom of John Waters: "Have faith in your own bad taste."
letterboxd.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Poor taste, but make it spooky. At least, that's what this list is looking like lately.
Any suggestions to watch for October?
letterboxd.com/caitdoescont...
#filmsky @letterboxd.social #halloween
Any suggestions to watch for October?
letterboxd.com/caitdoescont...
#filmsky @letterboxd.social #halloween
Always exciting to chat with filmmakers. Passion, vision, and a good dash of the ridiculous are basically a guarantee.
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#filmsky #interview #badhaircut
simplycinema.substack.com/p/bad-haircu...
#filmsky #interview #badhaircut
In Conversation With the Team Behind 'Bad Haircut'
On their Fantastic Fest premiere and the truth being stranger than fiction!
simplycinema.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Always exciting to chat with filmmakers. Passion, vision, and a good dash of the ridiculous are basically a guarantee.
simplycinema.substack.com/p/bad-haircu...
#filmsky #interview #badhaircut
simplycinema.substack.com/p/bad-haircu...
#filmsky #interview #badhaircut
Highly effective horror with the added bonus of making me weep and squeeze my own doglet until she pried herself free of my arms and gave me a look.
#GoodBoy is phenomenal.
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#filmsky #horror #review
#GoodBoy is phenomenal.
simplycinema.substack.com/p/good-boy-r...
#filmsky #horror #review
'Good Boy' Review: A Novel Premise Bears Hauntingly Heartbreaking Fruit
In life and in compelling horror storytelling, dog truly is man's best friend.
simplycinema.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Highly effective horror with the added bonus of making me weep and squeeze my own doglet until she pried herself free of my arms and gave me a look.
#GoodBoy is phenomenal.
simplycinema.substack.com/p/good-boy-r...
#filmsky #horror #review
#GoodBoy is phenomenal.
simplycinema.substack.com/p/good-boy-r...
#filmsky #horror #review
Fascinating year for women on film at Fantastic Fest!
Female rage, agency, bodies, and gendered horror rose to the top, as my most memorable and enjoyed watches.
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#filmsky #simplycinema #fantasticfest
Female rage, agency, bodies, and gendered horror rose to the top, as my most memorable and enjoyed watches.
simplycinema.substack.com/p/top-5-watc...
#filmsky #simplycinema #fantasticfest
Cait's Top 5 Watches from Fantastic Fest 2025
Highlights from my favorite film festival of all!
simplycinema.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Fascinating year for women on film at Fantastic Fest!
Female rage, agency, bodies, and gendered horror rose to the top, as my most memorable and enjoyed watches.
simplycinema.substack.com/p/top-5-watc...
#filmsky #simplycinema #fantasticfest
Female rage, agency, bodies, and gendered horror rose to the top, as my most memorable and enjoyed watches.
simplycinema.substack.com/p/top-5-watc...
#filmsky #simplycinema #fantasticfest
Boosting for awareness! If you attended Fantastic Fest, test and do your best to isolate!
The people that don’t disclose they got Covid at an event are the same people who’d hide a zombie bite from their friends. The people who’d laugh about that… eesh.
Anyway I have Covid! Me and about 20 other people I know of. If you were at Fantastic Fest this week, think about testing/isolating.
Anyway I have Covid! Me and about 20 other people I know of. If you were at Fantastic Fest this week, think about testing/isolating.
September 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Boosting for awareness! If you attended Fantastic Fest, test and do your best to isolate!
I need more cool cinephiles to follow on @letterboxd.social!
Drop 'em here! And witness my own, carefully documented, bad taste: letterboxd.com/CaitDoesCont...
#filmsky #movies #letterboxd
Drop 'em here! And witness my own, carefully documented, bad taste: letterboxd.com/CaitDoesCont...
#filmsky #movies #letterboxd
September 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I need more cool cinephiles to follow on @letterboxd.social!
Drop 'em here! And witness my own, carefully documented, bad taste: letterboxd.com/CaitDoesCont...
#filmsky #movies #letterboxd
Drop 'em here! And witness my own, carefully documented, bad taste: letterboxd.com/CaitDoesCont...
#filmsky #movies #letterboxd
#OneBattleAfterAnother balances the hilarious and absurd with the kind of political commentary that sucker punches you in the gut. To call it timely is a massive understatement.
7/10
#filmsky #review
7/10
#filmsky #review
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
#OneBattleAfterAnother balances the hilarious and absurd with the kind of political commentary that sucker punches you in the gut. To call it timely is a massive understatement.
7/10
#filmsky #review
7/10
#filmsky #review
Reposted by Cait Kennedy
From #FantasticFest - Chris Stuckmann's Shelby Oaks works because it feels every bit like a “by horror fans, for horror fans” experience.
Read our review:
Read our review:
REVIEW: ‘Shelby Oaks’ Is Every Ounce a Labor of Love
From #FantasticFest - Chris Stuckmann's Shelby Oaks works because it feels every bit like a “by horror fans, for horror fans” experience.
Read our review:
butwhytho.net
September 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
From #FantasticFest - Chris Stuckmann's Shelby Oaks works because it feels every bit like a “by horror fans, for horror fans” experience.
Read our review:
Read our review:
Reposted by Cait Kennedy
it's important to have role models!!!
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
it's important to have role models!!!
Me waiting for a very specific #ShelbyOaks discourse to arrive...
(I won't dare spoil it)
#filmsky #fantasticfest
(I won't dare spoil it)
#filmsky #fantasticfest
a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in a chair with his head on his hands .
ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in a chair with his head on his hands .
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Me waiting for a very specific #ShelbyOaks discourse to arrive...
(I won't dare spoil it)
#filmsky #fantasticfest
(I won't dare spoil it)
#filmsky #fantasticfest
This series is 1000% responsible for creating little horror nut Cait.
September 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This series is 1000% responsible for creating little horror nut Cait.
Reposted by Cait Kennedy
SCREAM was lighting in a bottle, in every conceivable way. @ashleycullins.bsky.social does a phenomenal job telling that story AND connecting to the very unique psyche of horror lovers. Essential for genre devotees.
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#filmsky #booksky #scream
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#filmsky #booksky #scream
[Book Review] 'Your Favorite Scary Movie: How The SCREAM Films Rewrote The Rules of Horror' by Ashely Cullins
A love letter to a horror icon, the labor of love that made it, and the genre that embraces the misfits.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
SCREAM was lighting in a bottle, in every conceivable way. @ashleycullins.bsky.social does a phenomenal job telling that story AND connecting to the very unique psyche of horror lovers. Essential for genre devotees.
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/book-revie...
#filmsky #booksky #scream
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/book-revie...
#filmsky #booksky #scream
It's #LatinxHeritageMonth, so now's the perfect time to acquaint yourself with the many amazing Latine/x authors and stories out there.
In my list for @thesecretlantern.bsky.social, I made sure to grab a little something for everyone!
www.thesecretlantern.com/blog/celebra...
#booksky #bookrecs
In my list for @thesecretlantern.bsky.social, I made sure to grab a little something for everyone!
www.thesecretlantern.com/blog/celebra...
#booksky #bookrecs
Celebrating Latine/x Heritage Month at The Secret Lantern — The Secret Lantern Books & Games
At The Secret Lantern, we celebrate communities and their stories. The most vibrant, beautiful human experiences that can be shared and connected to. Of course we are excited for Latine/x Heritage Mon...
www.thesecretlantern.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's #LatinxHeritageMonth, so now's the perfect time to acquaint yourself with the many amazing Latine/x authors and stories out there.
In my list for @thesecretlantern.bsky.social, I made sure to grab a little something for everyone!
www.thesecretlantern.com/blog/celebra...
#booksky #bookrecs
In my list for @thesecretlantern.bsky.social, I made sure to grab a little something for everyone!
www.thesecretlantern.com/blog/celebra...
#booksky #bookrecs
I read a lot of horror and thrillers. I don't "spook" easy. But these books had twists that were ACTUALLY gasp-worthy!
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/8-books-wi...
#turningpageswithcait #booksky #bookrecs
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/8-books-wi...
#turningpageswithcait #booksky #bookrecs
8 Books With Twists I NEVER Saw Coming
Warning: Your jaw will drop. You might even gasp.
turningpageswithcait.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I read a lot of horror and thrillers. I don't "spook" easy. But these books had twists that were ACTUALLY gasp-worthy!
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/8-books-wi...
#turningpageswithcait #booksky #bookrecs
turningpageswithcait.substack.com/p/8-books-wi...
#turningpageswithcait #booksky #bookrecs