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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.

Ep716: NO TIME TO DIE (2021) - Movie Review

Ep716: NO TIME TO DIE (2021) - Movie Review

Ian Simmons

Ian and David take a long, hard look at Daniel Craig's final mission as James Bond!

No Time To Die, the series' oft-delayed 25th entry, is finally in theatres, and has garnered mixed reactions from legions of fans--including your hosts, who found a lot to admire and to critique.

In their spoiler-filled review, the guys talk about the controversies surrounding the movie; how it fits (or, more precisely, does not) within the decades-spanning franchise; and what they hope to see moving forward.

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