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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.

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Ep1048: Seasonal Trivia, THE SANTA CLAUSE, and hitting THE FLOOR w/ NEAL E. FISCHER!
Nov 26

Nov 26 Ep1048: Seasonal Trivia, THE SANTA CLAUSE, and hitting THE FLOOR w/ NEAL E. FISCHER!

Ian Simmons
Ep1047: NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) - LIVE Round Table Review
Nov 20

Nov 20 Ep1047: NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1046: A REAL PAIN (2024) - Movie Review
Nov 18

Nov 18 Ep1046: A REAL PAIN (2024) - Movie Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1045: HERETIC (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Nov 13

Nov 13 Ep1045: HERETIC (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1044: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Return to Hammerland: HANDS OF THE RIPPER (1971)
Oct 31

Oct 31 Ep1044: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Return to Hammerland: HANDS OF THE RIPPER (1971)

Ian Simmons
Ep1043: HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Oct 30

Oct 30 Ep1043: HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1042: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Accademia Giallo: ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1971)
Oct 27

Oct 27 Ep1042: Scare-a-Thon 2024: Accademia Giallo: ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1971)

Ian Simmons
Ep1041: Scare-a-Thon 2024: IT'S ALIVE (1974)
Oct 25

Oct 25 Ep1041: Scare-a-Thon 2024: IT'S ALIVE (1974)

Ian Simmons
Ep1040: Here We Go Again: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984 / 2010) - LIVE Round Table Review
Oct 23

Oct 23 Ep1040: Here We Go Again: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984 / 2010) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1039: SATURDAY NIGHT (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Oct 16

Oct 16 Ep1039: SATURDAY NIGHT (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1038: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Oct 9

Oct 9 Ep1038: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1037: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: CRUMB (1994)
Oct 7

Oct 7 Ep1037: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: CRUMB (1994)

Ian Simmons
Ep1036: MEGALOPOLIS (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Oct 2

Oct 2 Ep1036: MEGALOPOLIS (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1035: IndieSeen: IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021) / THE NOVELIST'S FILM (2022) - Movie Reviews
Sep 30

Sep 30 Ep1035: IndieSeen: IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021) / THE NOVELIST'S FILM (2022) - Movie Reviews

Ian Simmons
Ep1034: REBEL RIDGE (2024) - Movie Review
Sep 23

Sep 23 Ep1034: REBEL RIDGE (2024) - Movie Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1033: REBEL MOON: The Director's Cuts (2024) - Movie Review with Armond White
Sep 20

Sep 20 Ep1033: REBEL MOON: The Director's Cuts (2024) - Movie Review with Armond White

Ian Simmons
Ep1032: Here We Go Again: SPEAK NO EVIL (2022/2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Sep 18

Sep 18 Ep1032: Here We Go Again: SPEAK NO EVIL (2022/2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1031: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Sep 11

Sep 11 Ep1031: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1030: AFRAID (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Sep 4

Sep 4 Ep1030: AFRAID (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review

Ian Simmons
Ep1029: Return to Hammerland: THE LOST CONTINENT (1968)
Sep 2

Sep 2 Ep1029: Return to Hammerland: THE LOST CONTINENT (1968)

Ian Simmons
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