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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.

Ep430: The Royale Treatment: Rejecting Hypotheses

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast gathers the coolest critics this side of Jack Rabbit Slim's to discuss Quentin Tarantino's 9th film, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood! Joining Ian are David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Emmanuel Noisette of Eman's Movie Reviews, and Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson--and since the group is evenly divided on the film's greatness, you can bet there'll be a Mexican stand-off at the end!

The guys delve into the big controversies surrounding Tarantino's alternate history of the notorious Manson Family murders, including Margot Robbie's screen time and the tastefulness of turning a real-life tragedy into pop-reference-heavy entertainment. Questions about fan service come up, as do concerns with how this film compares to the writer/director's earlier, more momentum-heavy narratives.

And, of course, Ian has to crap all over 70mm film...again.

Episode 430 is Rick Fuckin' Dalton--and don't you forget it!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 2:56

Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood Trailer: 2:56 - 5:21

Once Upon a Time...in HollywoodDiscussion: 5:21 - 1:39:44

Outro Music: 1:39:44 - 1:39:59

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