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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.

Scare-a-Thon 2021: Hammerland Special: THE GORGON

Scare-a-Thon 2021: Hammerland Special: THE GORGON

Shield your eyes and open your minds as Scare-a-Thon week 3 serves up a stone-cold "Hammerland" special: The Gorgon!

Yes, we're taking a detour from our year-long look at the Dracula and Frankenstein Hammer films to gaze longingly at the sumptuous, slithering strands of Terence Fisher's 1964 Medusa movie! Mark "The Movie" Man Krawczyk of The Spoiler Room Podcast joins us to discuss the film and catch up on all the flight flicks we've been watching--all benefiting Chicago's Albany Park Theater Project!

Join us live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter at 7:30pm every Friday in October. We'll take questions, address comments, and invite you to tell us about your go-to Spooky Season movies!

Show Links

Halloween Kills (2021) - Movie Review

Halloween Kills (2021) - Movie Review

Ep716: NO TIME TO DIE (2021) - Movie Review

Ep716: NO TIME TO DIE (2021) - Movie Review