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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.

Ep373: Don't Take the Bait!

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Keeping it Reel's David Fowlie bid adieu to 2018 with a look at two recent films, Karyn Kusama's Destroyer and Adam McKay's Vice! One is about a hard-boiled detective (Nicole Kidman) whose past catches up with her; the other is about former Vice President, Dick Cheney (Christian Bale). Both are about an hour too long, and filled with more issues than one episode can contain--but that's never stopped us before!

Also, the guys talk about their biggest surprises of 2018, and look forward to another 365 days of movies!

Episode 373 spends time in the shadows!

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Ep374: UPSIDE Downer

Ep372: Do You Feel Lucky, Skunk?