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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 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.

Ep258: Lexicon of Grunge

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This week, HollywoodChicago.com's Pat “The Über Critic” McDonald returns to the Kicking the Seat Podcast to talk about Doug Pray's essential Seattle grunge documentary, Hype! There's also a healthy dose of nonsense thrown in, including superhero rankings; the efficacy of film criticism; and the birth of a new identity--sort of.

Episode 258 can't find a better man!

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Ep259: Rob Zombie's Last Day of October

Ep257: Something Completely TIFFerent!