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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.

Ep1003: IN A VIOLENT NATURE (2024) - Round Table Review

Ep1003: IN A VIOLENT NATURE (2024) - Round Table Review

Ian, Jeff, and Cati take a leisurely stroll through the mayhem and carnage of In a Violent Nature!

In this spoilerific (and highly contentious) review we analyze the good, the bad, the meandering, and the gross of writer/director Chris Nash's arthouse take on the teens-in-the-woods slasher. When a gaggle of drunk Canadian college kids swipes a locket from the burned-out remains of a wooded mining camp, they unleash a vengeful spirit who stalks and eviscerates them during one night of pure hell.

(But enough about the pacing!)

If you're thinking, "I've seen that movie a hundred times before!"--we assure you, Nash's take is quite different. The question is, will this grisly, pseudo-POV horror film will test your patience or breathe new life into a zombified genre?

Watch our inquisitive and cutting commentary, and find out!

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Show Links

Ep1004: The Future of Movies (2024 Edition)

Ep1004: The Future of Movies (2024 Edition)

Ep1002: FURIOSA (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ep1002: FURIOSA (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review