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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.

Toxic Femininity: BIRDS OF PREY Spoiler Round Table!

Earth's Mightiest Critics take on the Birds of Prey! The latest film in the DCEU departs from the classic heroism of recent films like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Shazam! by mashing up Suicide Squad and Deadpool. The results are as uneven as that premise sounds, and Ian breaks down all the spoilerific specifics with David, Don, and EMan.

From fight scenes to feminism, costumes to cockeyed narrative structure, the guys leave no stones un-pulverized!

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The Slowdown: MAN in the Mirror

The Slowdown: MAN in the Mirror

FRIDAY THE 40TH Part 1: You're All Doomed!

FRIDAY THE 40TH Part 1: You're All Doomed!