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.
Matt joins Ian and Graham for episode 49 of the KtS Podast, and shares his thoughts on The Grand Budapest Hotel. He also helps tidy up some loose ends from last week's unofficial, unplanned Wes Anderson career retrospective. Is this the last word on indie cinema's reigning auteur? Of course not, but it is certainly a word!
