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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 Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy 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.

Ep911: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: OCTOPUSSY (1983)

Ep911: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: OCTOPUSSY (1983)

Ian Simmons

Today, Ian and Pat look back on one of the most under-appreciated films in the James Bond franchise: 1983's Octopussy!

Roger Moore stars as the MI6 super-agent, whose latest adventure involves fake Fabergé eggs, a Russian plot to conquer the "divided and distracted" West, and a team of international female criminals who have about as many commitment issues as Bond himself!

In this fun flashback episode, Ian and Pat stand up for an entry that many Bond-ophiles ignore (or downright despise), and draw some really fun parallels between last episode's movie, Enter the Dragon, and several of this summer's biggest blockbusters!

Note: There was a bit of a connectivity issue on the video conference, so Pat's audio is a bit choppy at times. Apologies for that. We're working on a solution.

Show Links:

Ep912: RIO BRAVO (1959) - Movie Review

Ep912: RIO BRAVO (1959) - Movie Review
Ep910: BARBIE (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep910: BARBIE (2023) - Round Table Review