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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.

Ep1042: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Accademia Giallo: ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1971)

Ep1042: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Accademia Giallo: ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1971)

Halloween is right around the corner, and the Accademia Giallo team is eager to "treat" you to a revealing round table review of Alice, Sweet Alice!

A divorced Catholic couple's life is upended when their teenage daughter, Alice, is suspected of killing her younger sister during her First Communion. And wouldn't you know it? Mayhem ensues!

Join us for a "sweet" and spoilerific look at this bizarre thriller starring Brooke Shields! We'll also pull over for the age-old sidebar, "Is this really Giallo"--and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

Because it's October, the annual Scare-a-Thon is in full swing! For the third year in a row, AC is raising funds for the Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project. Support this year's Scare-a-Thon by donating directly to WRRAP!

And keep up with all of AC's "Scare-a-Thon" viewings!

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

Show Links

Ep1043: HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ep1043: HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ep1041: Scare-a-Thon 2024: IT'S ALIVE (1974)

Ep1041: Scare-a-Thon 2024: IT'S ALIVE (1974)