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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 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.

Ep858: SCREAM 6 (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep858: SCREAM 6 (2023) - Round Table Review

Earth's Mightiest Critics take Manhattan in this ripping round table review of Scream VI!

The surviving Woodsboro teens travel to The Big Apple, but there's a (you're not gonna believe this) new Ghostface Killer on the loose! This fifth sequel promises to reunite cast members from across the series in one last--or at least one more--stab at self-aware slasher greatness!

Watch as our franchise-fatigued panel slashes through the latest installment to discover many more surprises than one might expect from this quarter-century-plus saga.

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Ep859: Indies from Outer Space! THE VAST OF NIGHT and ABIQUIU with Emily Lape

Ep859: Indies from Outer Space! THE VAST OF NIGHT and ABIQUIU with Emily Lape

What If He Doesn't Survive? THE MANDALORIAN Season 3 / Episode 3 - Round Table Review

What If He Doesn't Survive? THE MANDALORIAN Season 3 / Episode 3 - Round Table Review