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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 NoéRachel BrosnahanAmy 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.

Ep35: GRAVITY: Hey, At Least It's Still in Theatres!

The battle to recover our lost episodes continues with a long-overdue roundtable discussion of Alfonso Cuaron's blockbuster masterpiece, Gravity!

Also, even if Ian weren't hamstrung by review embargoes, he wouldn't be able to tell you about it. And Spike Lee's Oldboy remake can't get here fast enough.

These and many more egregious attacks on conventional wisdom await in this week's poorly written love-letter to the movies!

Note: The tech gremlins strike again! Due to an entirely new issue, this episode is listen-able through iTunes only. Clicking the link below will begin the download, rather than starting the episode in a new window. Whenever this mess is resolved, I'll re-post the show so everyone can enjoy. Thanks for your patience!

Ep36: 12 YEARS A SLAVE

Ep34: We're Back! What a RUSH!