profile pic ian.jpg

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 Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy 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.

Ep559: OLD Habits

Ep559: OLD Habits

Ian Simmons
Podcast_Image_Ep559.png

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast reunites with Earth’s Mightiest Critics to review Netflix’s new comic-book movie, The Old Guard! Charlize Theron stars as the head of a tight-knit band of immortal mercenaries who find themselves targeted by a nefarious millionaire.

Joining Ian to break down the good, the bad, and the tiresome are Keeping it Reel's David Fowlie, Emmanuel Noisette of EMan’s Movie Reviews, and Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson. The opinions fly fast and furious in this spoiler-filled discussion, so definitely watch The Old Guard first—or regret it forever!

Also, Ian reviews the new supernatural thriller, Relic, which is now available On Demand and on the big screen at the Music Box Theatre this weekend!

Episode 559 is a brooding, ass-kicking, alcoholic lone wolf!

Show Guide:

  • Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

  • Intro: 0:14 - 1:49

  • Relic Review: 1:49 - 4:01

  • Intro (Ct’d): 4:01 - 5:07

  • The Old Guard Trailer: 5:07 - 7:47

  • The Old Guard Discussion: 7:47 - 1:13:48

  • Outro Music: 1:13:48 - 1:14:04

Keep up with the latest seat-kicking goodness by following, liking, rating, and subscribing to us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, iTunes, Stitcher!

Ep560: Late Screening: Fixing Good

Ep560: Late Screening: Fixing Good
Ep558: AMOR The Merrier

Ep558: AMOR The Merrier