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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.

Ep551: Accademia Giallo: Gripping VICE

Ep551: Accademia Giallo: Gripping VICE

Ian Simmons

Today, The Kicking the Seat Podcast rings the bell on another installment of "Accademia Giallo"! Today, Ian looks at Sergio Martino's 1971 thriller, The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh with Aaron Christensen of Horror 101 with Dr. A.C. and Bryan Martinez of the Facebook video series The Giallo Room!

When a black-clad killer (of course) stalks and slashes through the world of a diplomat's wife, suspicions mount as quickly as the bodies. Edwige Fenech stars as the titular Mrs. Wardh, whose shady past and penchant for indulging in dark fantasies draws the audience into one of the most tangled webs of deceit any genre has to offer. This spoilerific episode explores how Strange Vice factors into the wider world of giallo, and takes some fun detours into the film's seedier corners.

Also, Ian appeared on The Spoiler Room Podcast again last week to discuss 1996's The Crucible! Check out the latest episode of Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's year-long project, "52 Degrees K.B.", in which he reviews fifty-two films with various connections--all winding their way back to Kevin Bacon!

Episode 551 wears three socks!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 3:21

Transition Music (score by Nora Orlandi): 3:21 - 4:08

The Strange Vice of Mrs. WardhDiscussion: 4:08 - 1:04:09

Outro Music: 1:04:09 - 1:04:24

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