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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.

Ep505: Late Screening: BULL Meets World

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Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Cole Rush of The Quill to Live go several rounds with Raging Bull in the latest edition of "Late Screening"! Though Martin Scorsese's boxing epic turns forty this year, neither of the guys had seen it until earlier this week.

Yes, this is the rare instance where both Ian and Cole become fresh-faced students of film history, and their resulting analysis is likely to get them expelled!

Episode 505 is taking our kids to my sister's!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:02 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 3:17

Raging Bull Trailer: 3:17 - 5:16

Raging Bull Discussion: 5:16 - 52:41

Outro Music: 52:41 - 52:57

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