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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.

MALCOM X [Spoiler] Round Table Review

MALCOM X [Spoiler] Round Table Review

Ian Simmons

Continuing our look at the films of Spike Lee, Ian is joined once again by EMan and David for a look at 1992's Malcom X. Denzel Washington stars as the civil rights leader who underwent several transformations during one of America's most turbulent eras.

In this spoiler-filled round table, the guys discuss Lee's and Washington's criminal Oscars snubs; how the film ties into the other Spike Lee Joints they've discussed; and how Malcom X's fiery discourse echoes into the present--as does the importance of his twilight revelation.

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And check out our reviews of Lee's Do the Right Thing and Da 5 Bloods in the "Reviews" playlist!

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