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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 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.

Ep573: World of Human Wreckage

Ep573: World of Human Wreckage

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Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Keeping it Reel's David Fowlie take Unhinged for a joyride! Derrick Borte’s thriller stars Caren Pistorius as a single mother who becomes the target of a maniac (Russell Crowe), following a road rage incident.

The guys explore every possible avenue with this discussion, so turn back if you don’t want to be spoiled! The film is not only tense and unsettling, but also eerily topical in the way it depicts technology, middle-class frustration, and society’s tenuous grasp on decency.

Also, Ian recommends his YouTube-exclusive interview with Unhinged director Derrick Borte; David Fowlie shares some thoughts on the Train to Busan sorta-sequel, Peninsula; and talks about his new virtual hosting gig with the After Hours Film Society!

Episode 573 will never honk its horn again!

Show Guide:

  • Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

  • Intro: 0:14 - 2:52

  • Unhinged Trailer: 2:52- 4:49

  • Unhinged Discussion: 4:49 - 1:38:23

  • Outro Music: 1:38:23 - 1:38:39

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Ep574: Reelpolitik: PARALLAXogram

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Ep572: Skate-Bit Revolution

Ep572: Skate-Bit Revolution