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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.

What If He Doesn't Survive? THE MANDALORIAN Season 3 / Episode 4 - Round Table Review

What If He Doesn't Survive? THE MANDALORIAN Season 3 / Episode 4 - Round Table Review

Earth's Mightiest Critics have no idea what to expect with The Mandalorian Season 3 / Episode 4!

Will we continue with Bo's struggle to fit in with her former Mandalorians? Or will we be back on Coruscant, watching former Imperial officer Kane fine-tune the New Republic's "totally not torture machines"?

Watch and find out!

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  • Watch the Mandalorian Season 3 trailer.

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Ep861: Featured Extras: THE LEGACY OF THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (2023)

Ep861: Featured Extras: THE LEGACY OF THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (2023)