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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.

Ep751: Son of Hammerland: THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955)

Ep751: Son of Hammerland: THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955)

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Ian and Dr. AC's lurid look at Hammer's lineage of lunacy continues with 1955's The Quatermass Xperiment!

When a rocket crash lands in the English countryside, a mysterious American scientist named Quatermass teams up with local investigators to solve the mystery of what happened on its doomed space mission. The answers are as weird as they are chilling, and the guys dive head-first into this highly influential sci-fi horror movie.

From its roots as an insanely popular British TV miniseries; to pop touchstones like 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Thing, Alien, and Frankenstein, and the sheer artistry with which director Val Guest make fantastic scenarios feel (mostly) believable--this is one robust discussion about a criminally overlooked film!

Also, Ian struggles to pronounce "Quatermass"!

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Ep752: THE BATMAN (2022) Round Table Review

Ep752: THE BATMAN (2022) Round Table Review
Accademia Giallo: EYEBALL (1975)

Accademia Giallo: EYEBALL (1975)