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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/

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Latest posts by caitdoescontent.bsky.social on Bluesky

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Where to Watch Catherine O’Hara’s Best Work The late actor’s unique comic sensibility has shown up in some of the most beloved movies and TV shows of the past five decades.

I’m here to help. www.vulture.com/article/cath...

31.01.2026 22:24 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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The critical consensus around #IronLung affirms my "shooting from the hip" response to the film, in the moments after I screened it: As a half hour or shorter short film, would have rocked.

#filmsky

31.01.2026 22:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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the january diaries [2026] 31 days of a fresh, crisp new year.

31 days of a fresh, crisp new year.

awildmuse.substack.com/p/the-januar...

#january #writingcommunity #substack

31.01.2026 20:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'Iron Lung' Review: A Formidable Debut, If Not a Little Shaky Under Immense Pressure Fischbach's behind-the-camera instincts are far from amateur.

80,000 gallons of blood, sweat, and tears; all palpable to the audience.

My review of Markiplier's feature debut, IRON LUNG:
simplycinema.substack.com/p/iron-lung-...

#filmsky #ironlung #markiplier #horror

30.01.2026 16:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'Bridgerton' Season 4 Review: A Romance Cover Band, Playing the Greatest Hits The classics are classic for a reason.

BRIDGERTON is, if nothing else, a master in the craft of tropes. Their Season 4 storyline is straight out of a fairytale, but predictable is only boring when served without substance or finesse. They've got it in hand.

simplycinema.substack.com/p/bridgerton...

#bridgerton #streaming #romance

29.01.2026 14:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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MIRANDA, John William Waterhouse (1916)

#art #oilpainting #romanticism

27.01.2026 16:50 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Agreed. Words matter. Language conveys. It IS productive for people to hear things spoken of in frank, unflinching terms.

It's the difference between communication and *content*

27.01.2026 16:44 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Review coming soon...

#Bridgerton

27.01.2026 16:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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27.01.2026 16:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When the project I spent three hours on yesterday is broken today.

27.01.2026 16:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Introducing 'A Wild Muse' The woman behind the wild.

I've been wanting to create a spot like this for awhile! A WILD MUSE will be for all the little moments in between. Cozy content. Reflection and commentary. Current events. Creative spitballing. Lifestyle and travel. The works.

awildmuse.substack.com/p/introducin...

#writingcommunity #essays

26.01.2026 14:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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TRISTRAM AND ISOLDE, John William Waterhouse [1916]

#art #oilpainting #romanticism

19.01.2026 17:26 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE MYSTIC WOOD, John William Waterhouse [1917]

#art #oilpainting #mythology

16.01.2026 16:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘St. Joan’, John William Waterhouse

#oilpainting #art #romanticism

15.01.2026 23:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Review: A High Octane Sequel That (Literally) Rocks Blood, Gore, and Rock n' Roll!

@28yearslater.bsky.social is very blood, gore, and rock n' roll. Which is exactly the film I needed, as it turns out.

Full review on Simply Cinema:
substack.com/home/post/p-...

#filmsky #horror #review

14.01.2026 19:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A comfort movie that feels like comfort food to watch. Coq au vin for the soul.

#filmsky

13.12.2025 22:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My therapist and I have logged MANY hours on how I don't have to deliver maximum output of any given thing for it to still be part of my identity and story. (Ex. I'm still a writer, even if I don't pitch as often as I used to.)

09.12.2025 17:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The funny thing is, Tarantino is always the worst actor in every one of Tarantino’s movies

05.12.2025 04:12 — 👍 767    🔁 34    💬 12    📌 10
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THIS is not weak sauce, man.

05.12.2025 03:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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10 Essential Holiday Watches It just isn't Christmas, without these holiday traditions.

Christmas movies are just as sacred as any heirloom ornament, a tradition that is passed down in families or made for yourself.

Here are just ten of my favorites:
simplycinema.substack.com/p/10-essenti...

#filmsky #christmasmovies

02.12.2025 17:23 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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More Classic Than Bing Crosby: Essential Holiday Watches It's not Christmas until I've curled up with a cocoa, a blanket, and these movies!

Movies to deck the halls to...

letterboxd.com/caitdoescont...

#letterboxd #filmsky #holidaymovies

01.12.2025 18:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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5 Games to Play for Friendsgiving — The Secret Lantern Books & Games For the fun, the memories, and the gratitude we have for the people that mean so much — here are The Secret Lantern’s picks for our favorite games to play with friends!

@thesecretlantern.bsky.social has the perfect picks for a #friendsgiving game night! (Which I recommend pairing with a shared bottle of wine...)

www.thesecretlantern.com/blog/5-frien...

#gaming #boardgames #blog

20.11.2025 19:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exactly

11.11.2025 19:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm sure this has to be some result of conditions, compensation, and just the sheer volume of packages (trying real hard to keep my Empathy Hat firmly in place). But the AMOUNT of boxes that have been thrown (actually thrown) against my door over the past couple of weeks has been a bummer.

10.11.2025 20:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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

08.11.2025 17:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Never unhearing THAT

08.11.2025 17:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I DO consider #Frankenstein "girly horror".

I'll be taking no questions, at this time.

#filmsky

08.11.2025 17:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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As a frequent paranormal/monster romance reader, you can imagine how conflicted I am with the ending of #ShelbyOaks...

#filmsky

25.10.2025 21:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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24.10.2025 15:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gotta be:
Trick r Treat 🍭
The OG Halloween 🎃
and Sleepy Hollow 😱

#filmsky #halloween

21.10.2025 15:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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