They wrap Season 3 by looking back at Cade’s picks and how those films shaped the overall Stories That Stick experiment. Cade’s list clocked in at just under 20 hours of runtime, noticeably shorter than Kit’s, which already hinted at the difference in how they choose movies. Cade gravitates toward clearer narratives and emotional resolution, while Kit tends to favor films that linger, challenge, or leave meaning open-ended.

Rewatching these films sparked a lot of reflection, especially around how stories age and how personal context changes reception. Some movies, like The Pursuit of Happyness, landed even harder this time around, feeling more relevant now than on first watch. Others, like Forrest Gump, still held up as emotionally sincere, even as they sparked conversations about how modern audiences might receive that kind of sweeping, improbable storytelling today.

The biggest surprises came from where they aligned and where they didn’t. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar emerged as a standout for both of them—joyful, absurd, and unexpectedly layered—while Patch Adams remained the most divisive, highlighting how tone, casting, and intent can completely shift a viewer’s experience. In the end, Cade edged out the season battle 4–2, with several ties, proving that consistency and emotional clarity can beat big swings.

They close the season by teasing what’s next: Season 4 will shift into ranking the best films of the year using box office performance, critic scores, and audience reactions, all while moving to a five-star rating system. Different structure, same debates.

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As Season 3 of Stories That Stick nears its end, Cade and Kit take time to reflect on Kit’s movie picks and how those films shaped the season, their ongoing debates, and their evolving perspectives as movie critics. This episode looks back on the movies that mattered most to Kit, how they landed with Cade, and what the process revealed about taste, storytelling, and why certain films stay with us long after the credits roll.

The recap opens with a lighter moment as Kit explains the custom couture piece worn throughout the season, designed by Ayo of Faya Athleticwear specifically for the Stories That Stick shoot. Along with multiple photo sessions featuring tape, post-its, gum, and other “sticky” elements, the visuals became a clear extension of the season’s theme—stories that cling to memory and shape perspective.

From there, the conversation moves into the numbers behind Kit’s picks. Across the season, her films totaled 1,404 minutes, or just over 23 hours of runtime. Cade walks through how the rankings shook out from both sides, highlighting where their opinions aligned and where they diverged sharply. Kit’s top films included Life of Pi, Moulin Rouge, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, Colombiana, and Boyhood, while Cade’s personal rankings reordered the list significantly, putting Erin Brockovich at the top.

The episode reinforces a recurring theme from the season: while Cade and Kit often align on genre films, their tastes split when it comes to stylized, introspective, or experimental cinema. Kit reflects on her love of arthouse films, musicals, and stories rooted in isolation, visual immersion, and open-ended interpretation. Cade, on the other hand, gravitates toward grounded narratives, true stories, and films that offer clearer emotional resolution.

They revisit standout rewatches like Boyhood and Into the Wild, with Cade expressing renewed respect for Boyhood’s long-term commitment to storytelling, and Kit sharing how rewatching it reaffirmed her appreciation for cinema as an art form built on patience and risk. These moments highlight how revisiting impactful films later in life can shift perspective.

As the recap winds down, Cade and Kit reflect on what Stories That Stick revealed about them as critics and collaborators. Rather than framing their differences as conflict, they recognize them as the foundation of the show’s dynamic—proof that meaningful film conversations don’t require agreement, just honesty and curiosity.

The episode closes by teasing the next recap—Cade’s picks—and the final outcome of their season-long battle, reinforcing the idea that the films that matter most aren’t always the ones everyone loves, but the ones that continue to spark conversation long after the screen goes dark.

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Kit and Cade close out their “favorite movie” picks before the Season 3 recap, with Cade bringing his all-time comfort pick: Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams. Cade frames it as the ultimate “chicken noodle soup for the soul” movie—funny, emotional, a little scary in places, and anchored by a big-hearted message about caring for people. Kit goes in excited (Robin Williams + feel-good premise), but ends up having a very different reaction to how the film executes its themes.

The film starts with Patch checking himself into a mental hospital, which both of them agree is a strong opening—especially for a movie that touches men’s mental health. While inside, Patch connects with other patients in unconventional ways: he plays into a roommate’s fear of “imaginary squirrels” to help him function, and he has a key exchange with a brilliant professor who repeatedly asks, “How many fingers do you see?” Patch learns the point isn’t to stare at the obvious problem, but to look beyond it—setting up the movie’s central philosophy: treat the patient, not the disease.

After leaving the hospital, Patch enters medical school and immediately clashes with the rigid, prestige-driven culture. Cade loves how Patch challenges “this is how it’s always been done” thinking, pushing curiosity, humanity, and bedside manner as essential parts of medicine—not optional extras. Kit agrees with the idea of fixing cold medical culture, but starts to disconnect from the way Patch’s behavior is portrayed, especially in the early medical school sections and his pursuit of the main love interest.

Their biggest split comes from Patch’s approach to the love story and his “unorthodox” hospital interactions. Cade reads Patch’s persistence as sweet, romantic, and sincere—balloons, studying together, slowly winning her over. Kit reads it as a problem: the love interest clearly establishes boundaries early, and Patch continues anyway, which makes her recoil from the romance rather than root for it. That discomfort carries into the hospital scenes too—Patch clowning with sick children and pushing humor as “medicine” works as a feel-good concept for Cade, but for Kit it feels unaccounted for, forced, and not grounded in real-world safeguards. The same goes for Patch trying to connect with a terminal, angry patient by rubbing his feet and singing—Cade sees it as a swing-and-miss moment on the way to deeper connection, while Kit finds it invasive and unrealistic.

Midway through, Patch creates the Gesundheit Institute, a free clinic-style community space where patients and caregivers support each other, and the film leans hard into the “medicine can be human” thesis. Cade loves this section, and Kit notes that if the movie had leaned more into holistic care and wellness (instead of sillier beats), the message would’ve landed better for her. They also mention that the real Patch Adams later criticized the film for being too silly and wished it had focused more on holistic medicine—something Kit immediately agrees would have improved it.

The finale centers on consequences: Patch is dragged into court for treating patients without a license, and he gives a big closing statement about calling, curiosity, and refusing to let institutions burn out your light. In the courtroom, patients he impacted arrive wearing red clown noses, and the moment becomes a public proof point that his approach mattered—even if it wasn’t traditional. Cade sees it as a huge emotional payoff and one of the reasons the movie stays with people.

They close by teeing up the Season 3 recap episode(s), where they’ll run through their favorites across the full “Stories That Stick” journey.

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