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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.

Ep1149: Say No More, Xenomorph: Alien Earth Ep 06 - Live Roundtable Review

Ep1149: Say No More, Xenomorph: Alien Earth Ep 06 - Live Roundtable Review

Will Earth's Mightiest Critics make it to the end of Alien: Earth? As a wise android once said, "I can't lie to you about your chances, but you have my sympathies."

This week, we review Episode 6, "The Fly", in which the children in adult bodies make infantile decisions; the adults act like dimwitted children; and the synths and cyborgs wait patiently for deep space monsters to put everyone out of their misery.

Join us as we march slowly (oh, so s...l...o...w...l...y..) to what's sure to be a head-scratching, canon-shattering, subscription bundle-cancelling conclusion! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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Ep1150: IndieSeen: By the Stream (2024) - Movie Review

Ep1150: IndieSeen: By the Stream (2024) - Movie Review

Ep1148: Here We Go Again: The Toxic Avenger (1984/2025) w/ Lloyd Kaufman!

Ep1148: Here We Go Again: The Toxic Avenger (1984/2025) w/ Lloyd Kaufman!