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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.

Ep1227: Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) - Live Roundtable Review

Ep1227: Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) - Live Roundtable Review

Brendan Fraser is back! And he's bringing his whole globe-trotting, evil-fighting crew with him!

What? Oh... Sorry...

Join Earth's Mightiest Critics for a spoilers-packed unwrapping of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy--a film that's been savaged by critics and shrugged at by audiences.

But is there more to this than a warmed-over Evil Dead Rise, wrapped in dusty gauze? Find out what we have to say!

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Ep1227: Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) - Live Roundtable Review
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Ep1228: Castle Freaks: The Tingler (1959) - Movie Review

Ep1228: Castle Freaks: The Tingler (1959) - Movie Review

Ep1226: Guy Noon: An Interview with Normal Star Bob Odenkirk and Writer Derek Kolstad

Ep1226: Guy Noon: An Interview with Normal Star Bob Odenkirk and Writer Derek Kolstad