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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.

Ep1090: Accademia Giallo: The Editor (2014) - Live Roundtable Review

Ep1090: Accademia Giallo: The Editor (2014) - Live Roundtable Review

It's April. It's Accademia Giallo. It's your fearsome faculty getting downright foolish!

This month we're talking about The Editor, Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy's stalker send-up, in which a film editor gets wrapped up in a series of murders! Join us for a presentation on parodying the perilous!

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Ep1091: Target Audience: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Ep1091: Target Audience: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Ep1089: Companion (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Ep1089: Companion (2025) - Live Roundtable Review