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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.

Ep631: Late Screening: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Ep631: Late Screening: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Ian Simmons

Ian and Cole break down the interstellar intricacies of The Day the Earth Stood Still! Robert Wise's sci-fi classic turns 70 this year, making this one of our latest "Late Screening" episodes yet. The easygoing yet stealthily profound 1951 film centers on an alien visitor who must grapple with politics, human frailty, and, ultimately, human kindness to help us save ourselves from extinction.

The guys talk the good and the less-than-good-but-still-fun (there's no "bad" or "ugly" to this film--which remains one of Ian's favorites).

Also, Cole shares some micro-reviews from his weekly "Movie Nights" with Erin!

Show Links:

EP632: FYC w/ Dr. AC Part 2

EP632: FYC w/ Dr. AC Part 2
Ep630: The BIRTH of INTOLERANCE

Ep630: The BIRTH of INTOLERANCE