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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.

Ep423: The Ian Tingle

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Earth's Mightiest Critics renew their MCU passports and book a flight to Spider-Man: Far From Home! Returning special guest Grace Fowlie joins Ian, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Emmanuel Noisette of Eman's Movie Reviews, and Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson for a lengthy and extremely spoilerific discussion of Sony/Marvel's Endgame follow-up.

What happens when Peter Parker's big European class trip is sidelined by a mysterious new hero fighting elemental monsters? According to Ian, the answer is "not much", but there are several healthy refutations circling the table. From casting to creativity, sequelitis to [SPOILERS], this installment gets very sticky, very quickly.

Episode 423 is the post-credits scene you never knew you needed!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 2:21

Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer: 2:21 - 4:57

Spider-Man: Far From Home Discussion: 4:57 - 1:08:13

Outro Music: 1:08:13 - 1:08:28

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