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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.

Ep1222: Target Audience: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

Ep1222: Target Audience: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

Blockbuster season is already under way, and Ian and Luke have returned to discuss the year's biggest film: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie!

In this quick, spoiler-free "Target Audience" review, your intrepid youth culture reporters look at Mario, Luigi, and Peach's space-hopping escapades as they seek to rescue a Princess, tame a dinosaur, and keep up with a roguish starfox named...Star Fox!

How does Galaxy stack up to 2023's Super Mario Bros Movie Movie? Is it worth leaving the house to see on the big screen, or can you wait for streaming?

Let's a-go find out!

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  • Watch the Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) trailer.

  • Catch up with all of Ian and Luke's reviews in our "Target Audience" Playlist!

Ep1222: Ep1222: Target Audience: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
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