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.
Episode 48 kicks off an unofficial two-part Wes Anderson retrospective, as Graham guides Ian through the stages of grief after watching Moonrise Kingdom. They guys also gnash teeth over rampant hipsterism, and wonder what the world would be like if Anderson and Quentin Tarantino switched places.
Note: Careful listeners will notice a blatant error in the intro--fear not! Stick around through the outro music for a ridiculous bit of clarification.
