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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.

Ep841: THE BAD GUYS (2022) - Mini-review and Blu-ray GIVEAWAY!

Ep841: THE BAD GUYS (2022) - Mini-review and Blu-ray GIVEAWAY!

Ian Simmons

Ian finally caught up with one of 2022's best animated films, The Bad Guys!

But he's the first to admit that he's not the target audience for Pierre Perifel's adaptation of the long-running kids' books series by Aaron Blabey.

So he's enlisted an expert to help him describe the mind-bending zaniness of this heist movie/redemption tale, which centers on a gang of villains' quest to turn good (then bad, then...maybe good again?).

Plus! Stay tuned to the very end (a whopping seven minutes into the video) to learn how YOU can win a brand new Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo Pack of The Bad Guys! The contest ends at 5pm CST on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Winner will be notified via Twitter DM, with a request to provide their mailing address. Incidentally, this giveaway is not sponsored by (or in any way affiliated with) Dreamworks Animation Studios or Universal Pictures.

Show Links:

  • Watch The Bad Guys trailer.

  • Attention gamers! This episode's special guest is related to another up-and-coming YouTuber named Lunatic Bagel, who is currently making a series of Stardew Valley play-throughs and tutorials. Check it out, and feel free to like, subscribe, and comment!

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Ep842: M3GAN (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep842: M3GAN (2023) - Round Table Review
Ep840: BROKER (2022) - Movie Review

Ep840: BROKER (2022) - Movie Review