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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.

Ep1216: Accademia Giallo: The Fifth Cord (1971) - Live Roundtable Review

Ep1216: Accademia Giallo: The Fifth Cord (1971) - Live Roundtable Review

Spring is in the air, and so is bone-chilling terror! Accademia Giallo returns with a look at Luigi Bazzoni's 1971 thriller, The Fifth Cord!

Franco Nero stars as Andrea Bild, a tough, alcoholic journalist whose latest story puts him right in the middle of several murder investigations!

Join us for hard-boiled horror, giallo-style! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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Ep1216: Accademia Giallo: The Fifth Cord (1971) - Live Roundtable Review
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Ep1217: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) - Movie Review

Ep1217: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) - Movie Review

Ep1215: List For Life: Everything Fun You Could Possible Do in Aledo, Illinois - Director and Cast Interview

Ep1215: List For Life: Everything Fun You Could Possible Do in Aledo, Illinois - Director and Cast Interview