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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.

Ep1172: Scream 7 (2026) - Trailer Reaction

Ep1172: Scream 7 (2026) - Trailer Reaction

Believe it or not, Kicking the Seat has never done a trailer reaction video! That changes today, as Ian reviews the newly released Scream 7 preview!

Original series writer Kevin Williamson steps into the director's chair for one last (?) showdown between Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and the latest incarnation of the Ghostface killer! Can Williamson reinvigorate a franchise that has more soft reboots than a computer made out of pillows? Or will this prove to be another in a long line of increasingly comical, "How many are there?" slasher movie memes?

Time will tell, but in the meantime you can join Ian as he straddles the line of fair-use, taste, and credulity!

Scream 7 will premiere only in theatres on February 27, 2026, courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

And because it's Scary Season, Kicking the Seat has teamed once again with Horror 101 with Dr. AC to help out a worthy cause! Please consider donating to the International Rescue Committee here!

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Ep1170: Scare-a-Thon 2025: Accademia Giallo: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - Live Roundtable Review

Ep1170: Scare-a-Thon 2025: Accademia Giallo: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - Live Roundtable Review