This week, the Kicking the Seat Podcast gets metaphysical with a raucous roundtable review of Doctor Strange! Joining Ian on this jam-packed installment are David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Emmanuel Noisette of Eman's Movie Reviews, and Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson.
Is the latest comic-book movie more than just an Inception-y feast for the eyes? Has Disney/Marvel finally broken its losing streak of ill-conceived antagonists? And where do all the Avengers, Spider-Men, and Black Panthers go from here, now that Benedict Cumberbatch has dilated the pupil of the MCU's collective third eye?
All these questions will be answered (or at least considered), in an episode that's as strange as its namesake. Leading off the conversation is a memorial for legendary comic-book artist Steve Dillon, who passed away a couple weeks ago. Also, Ian has a stack of updates more tantalizing and intimidating than Eman's side of pancakes, including:
Eman's latest movie-related partnership, and a Doctor Strangeticket giveaway
The Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle's debut film showcase
The latest White City Cinema Radio Hour Podcast, featuring Ian and David's thoughts on the Chicago International Film Festival
Filmmaker Nick Alonzo's amazing feature debut, Shitcago, which you can stream right now for free
And the 50th anniversary celebration of Manos: The Hands of Fate, which invades the Music Box Theatre one week from tonight!
Episode 165 is sure to live your head spinning and your mouth grinning. Let's get strange!
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