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.
From the ashes of our most agreeable episode rises a lively debate over the merits of Paul Feig's blockbuster comedies The Heat and Bridesmaids! Can movies made for and about women actually be misogynist? Is humor truly in the eye of the beholder? Will Ian and Matt still be friends by the end of the episode?
The answers to these burning questions, as well as Graham's almost-analysis of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, await in Episode 22!
