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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.

Ep881: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep881: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (2023) - Round Table Review

As the MCU says goodbye to one of its most beloved series, Ian returns from his year-long hiatus from superhero movies and TV shows!

Following 2022's round table review of Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Ian vowed to stop watching the bulk of new comic-book-related releases. Now, he's back with Earth's Mightiest Critics to review James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3!

So how’d it go? Watch and find out!

Show Links

  • Watch the Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 trailer.

  • Watch the EMC's Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Round Table.

  • Watch Ian's declaration of a superhero-movie hiatus!

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Ep882: Spotlight India: FAN (2016)

Ep882: Spotlight India: FAN (2016)

Ep880: COOL HAND LUKE (1967) - Round Table Review

Ep880: COOL HAND LUKE (1967) - Round Table Review