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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.

Ep141: The Choice is Made!

This week, the Kicking the Seat Podcast answers the call with a lively Ghostbusters 2016 roundtable! Following an advance screening of Paul Feig's franchise reboot, Ian sat down with returning opinion pros David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel and Emmanuel Noisette and Harold Egbo from Eman's Movie Reviews. This spoilerific conversation captures our immediate reactions to the film, our thoughts on the controversy leading up to its release, and whether or not we'd like to see more supernatural adventures with these characters.

Also, Ian talks about Shout! Factory's latest 4K Ultra HD release, Flight of the Butterflies, and the "Ultimate Edition" of Warner Bros' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice! And be sure to check out Eman's latest exciting venture as part of Movietickets.com's Movie Mob! His debut video, which we discuss at the end of the podcast, centers on the controversy surrounding Leslie Jones' Ghostbusters character. It's essential viewing, preferrably before you check out the film.

Whether you wanna slime the haters, or you think these chicks are toast, Episode 141 is sure to make you feel good!

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Ep142: Kneel Before Zyder!

Ep140: MATT ROSS is Fantastic!