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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.

Ep970: If You Like ARGYLLE (2024), You'll Love ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ep970: If You Like ARGYLLE (2024), You'll Love ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) - LIVE Round Table Review

The moviegoing public may have forgotten about Argylle, but Earth's Mightiest Critics have not!

This week, we'll take a look at a film that may have indirectly inspired Matthew Vaughn's short-sighted spy sendup, 1984's Romancing the Stone!

Robert Zemecki's action comedy stars Kathleen Turner as a mousy romance novelist who sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue (Michael Douglas). (At least, that's how IMDb tells it!)

Join us as we compare and contrast similar premises separated by four decades--AND take your questions, comments, and Super Chats!

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Ep971: Noir on Rye: Filmmakers Ian and Eshom Nelms Talk RED RIGHT HAND!

Ep971: Noir on Rye: Filmmakers Ian and Eshom Nelms Talk RED RIGHT HAND!

Ep969: Gettin' Our Phil: BLADE RUNNER (1982)

Ep969: Gettin' Our Phil: BLADE RUNNER (1982)