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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.

Ep1029: Return to Hammerland: THE LOST CONTINENT (1968)

Ep1029: Return to Hammerland: THE LOST CONTINENT (1968)

Talk about a long, strange trip!

On this month's leg of their Return to Hammerland, Ian and AC take a waterlogged detour through The Lost Continent. Co-directors Michael Carreras and Leslie Norman's tale of a doomed vessel transporting disreputable passengers (and dangerous chemicals!) promises intrigue, monsters, and mayhem.But there's hardly any of the last two--and the intrigue isn't especially intriguing.

In this spoilerific review, the guys talk about unreliable memories; the bizarro monsters-and-cults material that they literally couldn't get enough of; and how subsequent viewings might actually sway their opinions!

Plus: Get ready for more Friday the 13th references than you can shake a machete at--and find out what film will mark our next stop on the Return to Hammerland!

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Show Links

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Ep1030: AFRAID (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

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Ep1028: ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review