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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.

Ep897: THE FLASH (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep897: THE FLASH (2023) - Round Table Review

Forget easing into summer: Earth's Mightiest Critics are zooming right through blockbuster season with a round table review of The Flash!

When titular speedster Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) accidentally creates an alternate reality without superheroes, he must team up with Batman (Michael Keaton) and a formerly imprisoned Supergirl (Sasha Calle) to defeat General Zod (Michael Shannon).

At least, that's what we've gathered from the trailers!

Is The Flash a long-overdue shot in the arm for the DCEU? Will the behind-the-scenes controversies overshadow the film's adrenaline-fueled nostalgia bait? And what of all this talk about Flash 2?

Catch up with our sensational spoiler-talk and find out!

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Ep898: MAD HEIDI: The Kicking the Seat Interview w/ ALICE LUCY and CASPER VAN DIEN

Ep898: MAD HEIDI: The Kicking the Seat Interview w/ ALICE LUCY and CASPER VAN DIEN

Ep896: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep896: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS (2023) - Round Table Review