profile pic ian.jpg

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 NoéRachel BrosnahanAmy 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.

Ep835: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022) - Round Table Review

Ep835: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022) - Round Table Review

Thirteen years later...

Earth's Mightiest Critics load up the Scuba gear and plunge into James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water!

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.

Is The Way of Water worth the wait? And will audience interest be great enough to warrant the handful of sequels already in the pipeline? In this live and surprisingly contentious round table, the gang runs the full gamut of feelings on Avatar 2--from over-the-moon to underwhelmed!

Join us as we talk about the first film, expectations for the sequel, and how The Way of Water soared or sunk our hopes for the next three (!) movies!

Show Links:

Ep836: ANDHADHUN (2018) - Round Table Review

Ep836: ANDHADHUN (2018) - Round Table Review

Ep834: Accademia Giallo: A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983)

Ep834: Accademia Giallo: A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983)