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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.

Ep1033: REBEL MOON: The Director's Cuts (2024) - Movie Review with Armond White

Ep1033: REBEL MOON: The Director's Cuts (2024) - Movie Review with Armond White

Ian and Armond close out their months-long coverage of Zack Snyder's Netflix saga, Rebel Moon!

The guys covered the "theatrical" versions of Parts One and Two earlier this year, and now they're back with a look at the recently released "Director's Cuts" of both--which, according to the director, offer a completely new experience of his off-brand space fantasy.

At nearly double the run-time, the question is, does "more" equal "better"? Or has Snyder torpedoed his would-be epic by over-stuffing it?

In this spoilerific review, Ian and Armond get downright scrappy, as one critic's opinion takes a drastic turn from only a few months ago--while the other's appreciation of Rebel Moon increased unexpectedly!

Plus: The guys talk about possible strategies for reviewing Part Three (should it ever materialize), and find themselves in fundamental disagreement about the nature of art and criticism!

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Show Links

Ep1034: REBEL RIDGE (2024) - Movie Review

Ep1034: REBEL RIDGE (2024) - Movie Review

Ep1032: Here We Go Again: SPEAK NO EVIL (2022/2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ep1032: Here We Go Again: SPEAK NO EVIL (2022/2024) - LIVE Round Table Review