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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.

Ep71: NOAH Time Like the Present / Bus Stop Rules

Episode 71 wades through the dreary, late-summer sweat to look back at Darren Aronofsky's under-appreciated spring blockbuster, Noah. Join Ian and Graham as they talk about the controversies surrounding the film, as well as their mutual surprise at how unexpectedly entertaining it is. Yeah, they kick things off with Emmy death talk and comparisons between dogs and children--but everything leads back to the big damned boat (we promise!).

Ian also plugs the latest KtS Contest, teases his upcoming review of The November Man on WDCB radio, and shares a heartbreaking story of the Tommy Wiseau interview that didn't happen!

Ep72: Fifty Shades of Summer 2014

Ep70: Dames to Kill For!