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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.

Ep469: Netflix is My Name!

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Keeping it Reel's David Fowlie talk about the shifting cinematic landscape with a look at two brand-new Netflix films, Dolemite is My Name and The Irishman!

Craig Brewer's biopic of blaxploitation icon Rudy Ray Moore debuted on the streaming service last week, and it's a powerful dramedy showcase for the likes of Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes.

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman will see a limited theatrical release this weekend before landing on Netflix at the end of the month. Robert DeNiro stars as a hitman who faces mortality, loneliness, and Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) in a sprawling, three-and-a-half-hour crime epic.

Ian and David get deep into both films (i.e spoilers ahead), and discuss Netflix's evoluion from discs-in-the-mail service to Oscar-worthy studio.

Episode 469 belongs on the big screen!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 3:24

The Irishman Trailer: 3:24 - 5:44

The Irishman Discussion: 5:44 - 57:11

Dolemite is My Name Trailer: 57:11 - 1:00:03

Dolemite Is My Name Discussion:1:00:03 - 1:40:12

Outro Music:1:40:12 - 1:40:27

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