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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.

Ep860: Accademia Giallo: THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES (1972)

Ep860: Accademia Giallo: THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES (1972)

The Accademia Giallo staff puts all its cards on the table with a look at The Red Queen Kills Seven Times!

In Emilio Miraglia's 1972 thriller, two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their ancestor--a dark-haired, red-robed woman who takes seven lives every hundred years.

Join us as we talk spoilers and take your questions and comments in the chat!

"Accademia Giallo" is Kicking the Seat's monthly deep dive into Italian Horror's "giallo" sub-genre.

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Ep861: Featured Extras: THE LEGACY OF THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (2023)

Ep861: Featured Extras: THE LEGACY OF THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (2023)

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