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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.

Ep830: Son of Hammerland: DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (1971)

Ep830: Son of Hammerland: DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (1971)

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We're switching things up on "Son of Hammerland" with a look at Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde!

Roy Ward Baker's thoroughly engrossing yet unfortunately titled thriller mashes up Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel with the Jack the Ripper murders, a slash of Burke and Hare, and a gender-bent look at the classic "tragic villain"!

Ian and AC dig into what makes this film such a sinister joy, and how it fits in with some of the other Hammer horror they've reviewed over the years.!

And be sure to join us back here next month as we close out 2022 with a deadly double-feature: Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter and Vampire Circus!

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Ep831: THE FABELMANS (2022) - Movie Review

Ep831: THE FABELMANS (2022) - Movie Review
Ep829: Late Screening: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (1987)

Ep829: Late Screening: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (1987)