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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.

Ep1100: Until Dawn (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Ep1100: Until Dawn (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

Earth's Mightiest Critics left the house to see Until Dawn...so you don't have to.

Join us for a spoilerific roundtable review of a film best described as "Groundhog Day meets...every other direct-to-video horror movie you've ever turned off."

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Ep1101: Thunderbolts* (2025) - Live Roundtable Movie Review

Ep1101: Thunderbolts* (2025) - Live Roundtable Movie Review

Ep1099: IndieSeen: Indecent Proposal (1993) - Movie Review

Ep1099: IndieSeen: Indecent Proposal (1993) - Movie Review