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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.

Ep1077: Accademia Giallo: Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

Ep1077: Accademia Giallo: Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

This month, the Accademia Giallo faculty gets hitched (and stitched) with the matrimonial mayhem of Mario Bava's Hatchet for the Honeymoon!

The 1970 thriller centers on a cleaver-wielding bridal designer who murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.

Join us for a stalk down the aisle and a spoilerific trip down memory lane! We'll also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats! Valentine's Day may be over, but the Honeymoon has just begun!

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Ep1076: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: I Like Movies (2022)