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Welcome to Kicking the Seat!

Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).

The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.

Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at Studio Movie Grill Wheaton!

Ian Simmons

On Wednesday, July 23rd at 7:30pm, Collin Souter of eFilmCritic and WGN will host a screening of Saturday Night Fever at Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton, IL! Afterwards, stick around for a groovy discussion of the John Travolta smash!

You can order your $2 tickets here,* or purchase them at the SMG box office. Special thanks to Studio Movie Grill and the Chicago Film Critics Association for sponsoring the monthly "Film with a View" series!

*Scroll down the page and click the mini Saturday Night Fever poster.

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