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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.

Ep69: LET'S BE Five-year Olds

Not only is Let's Be Cops one of summer 2014's worst movies, it's also the topic of our hottest discussion yet! Join Ian, Matt, Graham, and Denitsa as they talk through their survivor's guilt, and become an accessory to ear-murder as Matt karate-chops our roundtable in half!

Also, Ian plugs some amazing upcoming events in Chicagoland, including Tommy Wiseau live at The Music Box (Wednesday and Thursday), The Girls of Sin City 2 at Naperville's Hollywood Palms Cinema (Friday through Sunday), and Dave Canfield hosting Deliverance at Studio Movie Grill Wheaton (next Tuesday)!

Ep70: Dames to Kill For!

Ep68: Round Robin