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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.

Ep606: Friday the 40th: Place Your Bets!

Ep606: Friday the 40th: Place Your Bets!

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Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Lee Shoquist of ChicagoFilm.com welcome back Crystal Lake Memories author Peter M. Bracke for the penultimate installment of our year-long “Friday the 40th” series. Is Freddy Vs. Jason a dream match-up, or a campy nightmare? The guys plumb the depths of Ronny Yu’s 2003 blockbuster and bring back some surprising evidence to support both Team Jason and Team Freddy!

Join us back here next month as the guys offer up a bloody entertaining “final chapter”, with a review of the 2009 Friday the 13th remake!

Also, Ian invites you to join him and the “What If He Doesn’t Survive?” crew LIVE tonight at 9pm CST for a lively look at the latest chapter in Disney’s Mandalorian saga. Who will be the first to use the “F” word? And just which “F” word are we talking about? Join us live and hang out in the chat to find out!

Episode 606 drinks warm milk with its Hypnocil!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 2:43

Freddy Vs. Jason Trailer: 2:43 - 3:42

Freddy Vs. Jason Review: 3:42 - 51:15

Outro Music: 51:15 - 51:31

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Ep607: The Slowdown: After ROMANCE, BEFORE SUNRISE

Ep607: The Slowdown: After ROMANCE, BEFORE SUNRISE

Ep605: Don't F#&% with the FATMAN

Ep605: Don't F#&% with the FATMAN