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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.

Kicking the Seat

Feb 18
Feb 18 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

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Feb 17
Feb 17 A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

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Feb 13
Feb 13 Phantasm: The Sequels (1988-1998)

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Feb 8
Feb 8 The Beastmaster (1982)

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Feb 2
Feb 2 Phantasm (1979)

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Jan 31
Jan 31 John Dies at the End (2012)

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Jan 28
Jan 28 Movie 43 (2013)

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Jan 27
Jan 27 IDS Rising (2012)

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Jan 22
Jan 22 The Last Stand (2013)

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Jan 17
Jan 17 Mama (2013)

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Jan 15
Jan 15 Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

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Jan 9
Jan 9 Broken City (2013)

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Jan 6
Jan 6 Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)

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Jan 6
Jan 6 Jack Reacher (2012)

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Jan 1
Jan 1 Django Unchained (2012)

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Dec 31
Dec 31 Pitch Perfect (2012)

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Dec 28
Dec 28 This is 40 (2012)

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Dec 27
Dec 27 Wild Girl Waltz (2012)

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Dec 21
Dec 21 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

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Dec 17
Dec 17 Ed (1996)

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