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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

Jun 21
Jun 21 Evil Bong: High 5 (2016)

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Jun 20
Jun 20 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

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Jun 18
Jun 18 Finding Dory (2016)

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Jun 17
Jun 17 Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

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Jun 15
Jun 15 Jeepers Creepers (2001)

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Jun 10
Jun 10 The Idol (2015)

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Jun 8
Jun 8 Journey to Space (2015)

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Jun 4
Jun 4 Network (1976)

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Jun 1
Jun 1 X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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May 14
May 14 Money Monster (2016)

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May 10
May 10 Captain America: Civil War (2016)

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May 7
May 7 The Blues Brothers (1980)

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Apr 25
Apr 25 Sex Ed (2014)

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Apr 15
Apr 15 The Jungle Book (2016)

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Apr 13
Apr 13 The Invitation (2016)

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Apr 10
Apr 10 Aeon Flux (2005)

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Apr 4
Apr 4 I Saw the Light (2016)

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Mar 23
Mar 23 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

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Mar 18
Mar 18 Allegiant, Part 1 (2016)

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Feb 29
Feb 29 The Last Man on the Moon (2016)

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