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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.

Ep915: Target Audience: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (2023)

Ep915: Target Audience: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (2023)

Ian and Luke close out the summer with a brief look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem!

This was Luke's first experience with the Heroes in a Half-shell AND his first 3D movie! Is Mutant Mayhem a worthwhile adventure? Or does it deserve to be shredded?

Watch and find out!

Plus: Get a sneak peak of our next "Target Audience" segment!

Show Links

  • Watch the TMNT: Mutant Mayhem trailer.

  • Watch Ian and Mark's Mutant Mayhem review! https://youtube.com/live/Lc2tii5G12U

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Ep916: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep916: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep914: EAST OF EDEN (1955) - Movie Review

Ep914: EAST OF EDEN (1955) - Movie Review