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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.

Kicking the Seat
Ep1104: Friendship (2025) - Live Roundtable Review
May 21

May 21 Ep1104: Friendship (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1103: IndieSeen: Stardust Memories (1980) - Movie Review and Cannes Talk
May 20

May 20 Ep1103: IndieSeen: Stardust Memories (1980) - Movie Review and Cannes Talk

Ian Simmons
Ep1102: Re-Animator (1985) - Live 40th Anniversary Roundtable Review
May 14

May 14 Ep1102: Re-Animator (1985) - Live 40th Anniversary Roundtable Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1101: Thunderbolts* (2025) - Live Roundtable Movie Review
May 7

May 7 Ep1101: Thunderbolts* (2025) - Live Roundtable Movie Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1100: Until Dawn (2025) - Live Roundtable Review
Apr 30

Apr 30 Ep1100: Until Dawn (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1099: IndieSeen: Indecent Proposal (1993) - Movie Review
Apr 28

Apr 28 Ep1099: IndieSeen: Indecent Proposal (1993) - Movie Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1098: Don't Read the Comments! 5K Subscriber Special
Apr 27

Apr 27 Ep1098: Don't Read the Comments! 5K Subscriber Special

Ian Simmons
Ep1097: Sinners (2025) - Live Roundtable Review
Apr 23

Apr 23 Ep1097: Sinners (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1096: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Apr 18

Apr 18 Ep1096: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Ian Simmons
Ep1095: The Amateur (2025) - Live Roundtable Review
Apr 16

Apr 16 Ep1095: The Amateur (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1094: The Sugarland Express (1974) - Movie Review w/ Armond White
Apr 14

Apr 14 Ep1094: The Sugarland Express (1974) - Movie Review w/ Armond White

Ian Simmons
Ep1093: Warfare (2025) - Movie Review
Apr 12

Apr 12 Ep1093: Warfare (2025) - Movie Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1092: A Minecraft Movie (2025) - Live Round Table Review
Apr 9

Apr 9 Ep1092: A Minecraft Movie (2025) - Live Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1091: Target Audience: A Minecraft Movie (2025)
Apr 7

Apr 7 Ep1091: Target Audience: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Ian Simmons
Ep1090: Accademia Giallo: The Editor (2014) - Live Roundtable Review
Apr 6

Apr 6 Ep1090: Accademia Giallo: The Editor (2014) - Live Roundtable Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1089: Companion (2025) - Live Roundtable Review
Apr 2

Apr 2 Ep1089: Companion (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1088: IndieSeen: Your Sister's Sister (2011) - Movie Review
Mar 31

Mar 31 Ep1088: IndieSeen: Your Sister's Sister (2011) - Movie Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1087: Here We Go Again: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) / Snow White (2025)
Mar 26

Mar 26 Ep1087: Here We Go Again: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) / Snow White (2025)

Ian Simmons
Ep1086: Magazine Dreams (2025) - Movie Review
Mar 24

Mar 24 Ep1086: Magazine Dreams (2025) - Movie Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1085: Escape from Hammerland: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962)
Mar 22

Mar 22 Ep1085: Escape from Hammerland: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962)

Ian Simmons
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