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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.

Ep1045: HERETIC (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ep1045: HERETIC (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Earth's Mightiest Critics pray for a solid horror movie with their round table review of Heretic!

The co-creators of A Quiet Place bring us the story of two struggling young missionaries who knock on the door of a seemingly open-minded elderly man--only to find themselves lured into a deadly puzzle-like test of faith.

Join us for a spoilerific round table revelation, as we talk religious horror, Hugh Grant's heel turn, 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!

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Ep1046: A REAL PAIN (2024) - Movie Review

Ep1046: A REAL PAIN (2024) - Movie Review

Ep1044: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Return to Hammerland: HANDS OF THE RIPPER (1971)

Ep1044: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Return to Hammerland: HANDS OF THE RIPPER (1971)