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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.

Ep838: Son of Hammerland: CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER / VAMPIRE CIRCUS

Ep838: Son of Hammerland: CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER / VAMPIRE CIRCUS

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Ian and AC close out 2022 with a devilishly diabolical double feature!

Vampire Circus and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter conclude the guys' year-long exploration of "off-brand" Hammer films. One centers on a remote, plague-afflicted village whose residents must fend off disease, armed border sentries, and a mysterious troupe of bloodsucking circus freaks who show up to enact a years-old revenge oath! The other is a wildly inventive horror-adventure featuring a sword-wielding slayer and his hunchback sidekick, whose exploits bring them to a...wait for it...remote village beset by vampires!

Despite some striking similarities, as well as surprising connections to previous "Hammerland" discussions, these films are wildly different. In this spoilerific season finale, Ian and AC break down the pluses, the minuses, and the odd head-scratchers in between!

Plus: They lay the groundwork for 2023 and marvel at just how much nudity and graphic violence were permitted in early-70s PG movies!

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Ep839: Page2Screen: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS

Ep839: Page2Screen: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
Ep837: THE CLASS (2022) - Movie Review

Ep837: THE CLASS (2022) - Movie Review