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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.

Ep579: Lleh Sa Gnisufnoc

Ep579: Lleh Sa Gnisufnoc

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Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast goes on a super-secret mission with Keeping it Reel's David Fowlie and Emmanuel Noisette of EMan’s Movie Reviews! Their objective: make some sense out of Christopher Nolan’s virus-be-damned big-screen spectacle, Tenet!

Spoiler Alert: They don’t succeed. But it’s a lot of fun talking about what they think is going on in this twisty, aurally-challenged loop-de-loop about a federal agent (John David Washington) who discovers a plot to destroy history by sending backwards-running objects into the past. This description may or may not be accurate; we’ll get back to you after the sixty-first viewing!

Also, Ian teases an epic critics battle over Disney’s live-action Mulan, which you can watch right now exclusively on YouTube!

Episode 579 needs a nap and some subtitles!

Show Guide:

  • In Summary: 0:00 - 0:10

  • Intro Music: 0:10 - 0:24

  • Intro: 0:24 - 3:50

  • Tenet Trailer: 3:50 - 6:57

  • Tenet Discussion: 6:57 - 52:52

  • Outro Music: 52:52 - 53:21

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Ep580: The Slowdown Season 2 Premiere

Ep580: The Slowdown Season 2 Premiere

Ep578: Page2Screen: 2010

Ep578: Page2Screen: 2010