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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.

Ep462: Number Two From Hell

Today, The Kicking the Seat Podcast and Aaron Christensen of Horror 101 with Dr. A.C. continue the 2019 Scare-a-Thon with a look at Rob Zombie's 3 From Hell! It's been fourteen years since we saw the murderous Firefly clan brought down by a trigger-happy police barricade in The Devil's Rejects, and the guys dissect all the meandering missteps in this surprisingly tired, too-late sequel.

On the plus side, Ian recommends Scream Factory's new Omen Blu-ray box set, and teases some of the grueling days ahead in bringing you the coolest coverage of the 55th Chicago International Film Festival.

Episode 462 is the devil, and it's here to do the devil's work.

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 3:13

3 From Hell Trailer: 3:13 - 6:00

3 From HellDiscussion: 6:00 - 45:01

Outro Music: 45:01 - 45:17

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