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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.

RENTAL Properties: Jeremy Allen White Interview

RENTAL Properties: Jeremy Allen White Interview

Ian talks with Shameless star Jeremy Allen White about his new thriller, The Rental! Director James Franco and co-writer Joe Swanberg deliver a new twist on the "Weekend Getaway Horror" sub-genre, with their film about two couples who discover that their rented home is not as private as they'd thought--a situation made even more complicated by disastrous secrets that are revealed over two very tense days.

White talks about creating his character, Josh; what it was like working with first-time feature director Franco; and how he's stayed creative in an era of halted studio production. There's also a bit of Shameless news, and a brief detour into Ian's shameless love of White's role in Movie 43!

Learn more about The Rental, including where to stream and/or see it live:

https://www.therental.movie/

Plus: Chicagoans can enjoy a limited big-screen engagement of The Rental at the historic Music Box Theatre. Tickets and showtimes here:

https://musicboxtheatre.com/films/the-rental

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Page2Screen: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

Page2Screen: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

FRIDAY THE 40TH Part 7: Psych!

FRIDAY THE 40TH Part 7: Psych!