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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.

Ep668: Hammerland: FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN

Ep668: Hammerland: FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN

Ian Simmons

Ian and Aaron's journey through Hammerland continues with a look at Terence Fisher's magnificent Frankenstein Created Woman!

Don't let the title fool you: This film leaps off the screen, blending wild elements of sci-fi, intrigue, and an ahead-of-its-time revenge plot that's like a tasteful distillation of A Clockwork Orange and I Spit On Your Grave!

In this spoilerific love-fest, the guys talk about where this fits in Hammer Films' loosely constructed Frankenstein continuity; dig into the big scientific and spiritual questions posed by the good doctor's latest bizarre invention, and marvel at the success of a Frankenstein movie that barely features Frankenstein or a traditional monster!

"Hammerland" is our monthly look at the 1950s-1970s Hammer Studios horror films featuring Dracula and Frankenstein.

Show Links:

  • Watch the Frankenstein Created Woman trailer.

  • Read Aaron's review of Frankenstein Created Woman at Horror 101 with Dr. AC.

  • Buy Scream Factory's Frankenstein Created Woman Blu-ray.

  • And join the "Accademia Giallo" crew LIVE this Sunday (5/30/21) for a look at Andrea Bianchi's Strip Nude For Your Killer!

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Ep669: EXPLORERS (1985) - Movie and Blu-ray Review

Ep669: EXPLORERS (1985) - Movie and Blu-ray Review
Ep667: Late Screening: ALIENS

Ep667: Late Screening: ALIENS