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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.

Ep1036: MEGALOPOLIS (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ep1036: MEGALOPOLIS (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

2024's most divisive film is finally here, and you can join Earth's Mightiest Critics on a wild & wacky journey to Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis!

The city of New Rome is the main conflict between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist in favor of a utopian future, and the greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Between them is Julia Cicero, her loyalty divided between her father and her beloved.

We'd like to say that this synopsis only makes sense if you've seen the movie--but that's probably not even true!

Join us as we investigate the inscrutable and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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

Show Links

  • Watch the Megalopolis (2024) trailer.

Ep1037: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: CRUMB (1994)

Ep1037: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: CRUMB (1994)

Ep1035: IndieSeen: IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021) / THE NOVELIST'S FILM (2022) - Movie Reviews

Ep1035: IndieSeen: IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021) / THE NOVELIST'S FILM (2022) - Movie Reviews