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.
We roll with the punches here on the KtS Podcast! What was supposed to be a Summer 2014 Box Office Bonanza ended up just being plain bananas--with wide-ranging discussions of everything from the new iPhone to Bulgaria's cynical film industry to the upcoming big-screen adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey.
So put down that beach-lit erotica and join us in the Red Room of movie chats! Episode 72 starts now!
