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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.

Ep1023: TRAP (2024) - LIVE Movie Review

Ep1023: TRAP (2024) - LIVE Movie Review

25 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan shook the pop landscape with his spooky, emotional, and unforgettably rug-pulling ghost story, The Sixth Sense.

Now he's back with... ...um...Trap.

Yeah...

Join us for an evening of twists, turns, and enough teen-pop-concert-energy to melt the charm off a Hartnett (whatever the hell that means)!

Plus: We answer your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

Note: Pardon the first minute or so of wonky audio (it was a technical difficulty that, mercifully, didn't last long).

Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!

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Ep1024: ROCKY III and ROCKY IV (Director's Cut) - Movie Reviews

Ep1024: ROCKY III and ROCKY IV (Director's Cut) - Movie Reviews

Ep1022: ROCKY and ROCKY II - Movie Reviews

Ep1022: ROCKY and ROCKY II - Movie Reviews