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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.

Ep945: THANKSGIVING (2023) - Round Table Review

Ep945: THANKSGIVING (2023) - Round Table Review

Sixteen years after Grindhouse rocked pop culture with an assortment of faux Z-grade movie trailers, the feature-length version of Eli Roth's slasher spoof, Thanksgiving, is finally here!

But is it as grand a feast as fans were promised--or a dried-out bird with stale rolls and cold sides?

Join Earth's Mightiest Critics at the Big Kids’ table as we talk spoilers, sequel potential, and how Thanksgiving stacks up to more traditional cineplex fare!

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  • Watch the Thanksgiving trailer.

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Ep946: IndieSeen: Indie Discovery L.A. Comes to Chicago!

Ep946: IndieSeen: Indie Discovery L.A. Comes to Chicago!

Ep944: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: EXECUTIVE ACTION (1973)

Ep944: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: EXECUTIVE ACTION (1973)