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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.

Ep940: Late Screening: KILL BILL VOLUME 1 (2003)

Ep940: Late Screening: KILL BILL VOLUME 1 (2003)

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It's hard to believe Kill Bill Volume 1 turns 20 this year! It's even harder to believe that Cole hasn't seen it yet!

In this special anniversary edition of "Late Screening", the guys look back on the first part of Quentin Tarantino's revenge masterpiece--in which Uma Thurman plays a former assassin hellbent on taking out her former squad and its mysterious, titular boss.

Ian and Cole get into heavy spoilers while talking about Kill Bill's attention-demanding techniques; its prototypical "Badass Female Lead"; and decades-old fanboy fantasies about what a once-rumored third installment might have held in store.

Also, Cole plays a futile game of "Which One is Bill?", and Ian makes a case for Tarantino as a master of homage (instead of a rip-off artist)! (Don't worry: We'll be back next year with a look at Volume 2!)

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