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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.

Ep1053: Target Audience: Moana 2 (2024)

Ep1053: Target Audience: Moana 2 (2024)

Moana 2 continues to ride high at the box office, which means it's time for Luke to weigh in!

In the latest installment of "Target Audience", our resident Gen Alpha correspondent gives his thoughts on Disney's blockbuster sequel--which finds Moana on a quest to unite various sea communities who are threatened by an ancient evil!

How does the new movie stack up to its 2015 predecessor? Will Luke ever get tired of trying to slip spoilers into every episode? And when will Ian (aka Dad) invest in some good lavalier microphones?

The answers are just a click away

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Ep1054: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Ep1054: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Ep1052: The AVENGERS of Rom-Coms! Talking LOVE ACTUALLY w/ ROM-COM ULTIMATE TRIVIA BOOK Author Neal Fischer!

Ep1052: The AVENGERS of Rom-Coms! Talking LOVE ACTUALLY w/ ROM-COM ULTIMATE TRIVIA BOOK Author Neal Fischer!