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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.

Ep883: Target Audience: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (2023)

Ep883: Target Audience: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (2023)

Ian and Luke look at James Gunn's MCU swan song, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3!

In this spoiler-free review, two lifelong comic-book fans discuss the highs, lows, and in-betweens of this stars-spanning space saga--which finds Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and his gang of misfits looking for the key to saving a mortally wounded Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper). Along the way, they encounter a living space station, a golden Warlock, and an alternate Earth comprised of 1970s-era mutants!

Is this movie too much...movie? And how does it stack up to previous installments?

Find out what one comics nerd and one newly minted 6-year-old have to say!

What did you think of Guardians 3? Let us know in the comments!

Show Links

  • Watch the Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 trailer.

  • Watch Earth's Mightiest Critics’ reality-smashing round table review of Guardians 3!

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Ep884: An Interview with Janine Pipe: Fan to Filmmaker

Ep884: An Interview with Janine Pipe: Fan to Filmmaker

Ep882: Spotlight India: FAN (2016)

Ep882: Spotlight India: FAN (2016)