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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.

Ep765: Verhoeven a Good Time (ROBOCOP and BASIC INSTINCT Reviews)

Ep765: Verhoeven a Good Time (ROBOCOP and BASIC INSTINCT Reviews)

Ian Simmons

Ian welcomes back Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree for a look at two Paul Verhoeven films celebrating anniversaries this year: Robocop turns 35, and Basic Instinct crosses the 3-decade mark.

One is a bizarre cop drama in which a reanimated corpse gets in way over his head; the other is Robocop. The guys talk about the weird, child-friendly legacy of Robocop's hard-R dystopian satire; and marvel at the pre-internet-porn sensation of Sharon Stone's star turn in Basic Instinct.

Also, does Michael Douglas play the dumbest cop in cinema history?

Like Peter Weller's cyber-enhanced agent of the law, this episode is part genuine analysis, part gentle ribbing--all in good fun!

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Ep764: Mind Over Mullet: An Interview w/ BEING PATRICK SWAYZE Author NEAL E. FISCHER

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