Kicking the Seat

By Ian Simmons

Go beyond the movies with reviews, interviews, and live critics roundtables you won't find anywhere else--from the last guy anyone asks!... more

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April 25, 2024Ep990: ABIGAIL (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Just when Earth's Mightiest Critics thought they'd seen it all, here comes the we-kidnapped-a-ballerina-vampire movie, Abigail!
Six mercenaries are contracted to kidnap the daughter of a crime kingpin. But when these strangers have to spend 24 hours in a safehouse with their new charge, they quickly discover that sweet little Abigail is not what she seems.
Yes, it's "Reservoir Dogs with vampires". But is the latest film from co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream VI) a much-needed transfusion of disparate genres, or an anemic waste of a bloody-good concept?
Join us as we drain every last bit of analysis from this splatterific twist on the heist-hideout flick--and and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!
Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!
Show Links
Watch the Abigail trailer.
Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:
Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.
Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.
Get seated with The Blonde in Front!
Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.
Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…
...And Film Obsessive
...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.
Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.
Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics.
...and Movieweb
And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.
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1h 7min
April 19, 2024Ep988: HARD MILES (2024) - Movie Review
Ian and Pat are looking at a new movie, for a change, but there's no reason that Hard Miles couldn't become a classic!
R.J. Daniel Hanna's latest film stars Matthew Modine as Greg Townsend, a real-life Colorado teacher and cycling enthusiast who created a program in which he takes troubled youth on character-building bike rides to the Grand Canyon.
In this spoiler-free review, the guys talk about how this surprising, gorgeously shot, and genuinely uplifting film demands to be seen on the big screen, and how it speaks to a forgotten voice in mainstream Hollywood movies. They also recommend other recent examples of uplifting "Based on a True Story" films that may have flown under your radar.
Hard Miles is now playing in theatres nationwide.
Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!
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Watch the Hard Miles trailer.
Bonus! Listen to Pat's interviews with Hard Miles co-writer/director R.J. Daniel Hanna and star Matthew Modine for HollywoodChicago.com!
Listen to Pat's movie reviews on the radio at STAR 96.7.
Can't get enough of Ian and Pat? Check out their regular retro repartee in our "There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia" Playlist!
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52min
April 18, 2024Ep986: CIVIL WAR (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Earth's Mightiest Critics hop off the fence to engage with Civil War!
Alex Garland's latest look into mankind's cracked crystal ball features Kyrstin Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, and Stephen McKinley Henderson as four journalists trekking across a combat-ravaged America on a quest to interview a dictatorial 3rd-term President (played by Nick Offerman).
Writer/director Garland has said his film doesn't take sides, and leaves it up to the viewer to interpret Civil War's true political implications. Is that true--or just more Hollywood spin? And does the combination of hard-hitting drama and pulse-pounding action make ideology (or the supposed lack thereof) irrelevant?
Join us as we dig into the firepower, politics, and prescience of Alex Garland's latest dystopian drama--and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!
Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!
Show Links
Watch the Civil War trailer.
Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:
Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.
Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.
Get seated with The Blonde in Front!
Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.
Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…
...And Film Obsessive
...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.
Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.
Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics.
...and Movieweb
And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.
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1h 29min
April 16, 2024Ep985: Power in Itself: An Interview with A FORGOTTEN MAN Writer/Director Laurent Nègre
Ian welcomes writer/director Laurent Nègre for an eye-opening look into his latest feature film, A Forgotten Man!
Michael Neuenschwander stars as Heinrich Zwygart, a Swiss ambassador returning home from Berlin at the end of World War II. Haunted by visions of a doomed young man he'd failed to help at the start of the conflict, Zwygart begins to buckle under the lie of neutrality (both his and his country's). The film unravels at the pace of the mind, hurtling the viewer down a dark path of secrets, guilt, and good intentions.
In this eye-opening conversation, Nègre talks about his ten-year journey to bring A Forgotten Man to cinemas; the social obstacles he faced in exploring this dark corner of world history; and reveals the meaning behind his film's bold aesthetic.
Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!
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Watch the A Forgotten Man trailer.
Learn more about Sovereign Films at their website.
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32min
April 11, 2024Ep984: IndieSeen: MANBABY (2022) w/ Writer/Director Tim Lightell
Ian and Sujewa welcome writer/director Tim Lightell to discuss his outrageous indie film, Manbaby!
Sal (Asa Fager) is a stand-up comedian whose stage gimmick is dressing like an overgrown baby. His wife, Dana (Sidney Jayne Hunt), is a research scientist who specializes in hormones. The two can't agree on whether or not to have kids--so Sal hatches a plot to bring out Deanna's maternal instincts by making her believe he's regressed to infancy. From here, Manbaby gets weird...
In today's episode, Tim talks about the surprising origins of the "Manbaby" character; his decade-long journey to complete the film; and the upcoming 4/20 screening at Brooklyn's Film Noir Cinema.
Plus: Sujewa talks about Cosmic Disco Detective Rene's newfound success on YouTube, and Ian (reluctantly) shares his thoughts on Manbaby!
Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!
Show Links
Watch the Manbaby trailer.
Get tickets for Film Noir Cinema's 4/20 Manbaby screening (with Tim and Sujewa in person!):
Follow Manbaby on X.
Can't make it to New York? Watch Manbaby at home on:
Tubi
Amazon
Check out Tim's Grampaw Universe YouTube series.
Watch Sujewa's latest film, Cosmic Disco Detective Rene for free on YouTube!
Rent The Secret Society for Slow Romance (the predecessor to Cosmic Disco Detective Rene).
Keep up with all of Sujewa's projects.
Follow Sujewa on X.
Rent Cosmic Disco Detective Rene on Vimeo!
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58min
April 09, 2024 Ep983: HOUSE OF WAX (1953) and MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933) - LIVE Movie Reviews
Ian and AC recently attended the opening of The Music Box Theatre's "Triple Threat" 3-D festival,* and returned eager to discuss Andre de Toth's 1953 thriller, House of Wax!Vincent Price stars as the curator of a newly opened exhibit, featuring eerily lifelike recreations of tragic historical figures. But is there more to his creations than mere wax, wardrobe, and Plaster of Paris? Of course--it's a horror movie!In addition to talking about the film and their experience with the Music Box's new state-of-the-art 3-D projection system, the guys compare House of Wax with the film that inspired it: Michael "Casablanca" Curtiz's 1933 movie, Mystery of the Wax Museum!Join us for hot commentary, dripping with insight---and responses to your questions, comments, and SuperChats!*Cati Glidewell, The Blonde in Front, was there, too!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksIf you enjoyed the show, jump on over to The Spoiler Room Podcast to hear Ian talk about 1933's King Kong (also starring Fay Wray)!Watch the House of Wax (1953) trailer: Learn about the Triple Threat 3-D movie series, taking over Chicago's Music Box Theatre this April (mentioned in the show and featuring state-of-the-art Digital 3-D technology!).Order AC's books on essential and obscure horror movies, Horror 101 and Hidden Horror!Subscribe to AC's YouTube channel, Horror 101 with Dr. AC.It’s not too late to catch up with our 2023 trip “Beyond Hammerland”!Check out 2022's year-long journey, "Son of Hammerland"!And watch the series that started it all: "Hammerland"!
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46min
April 04, 2024 Ep982: GOJIRA X GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS! - LIVE Round Table Review
Though there's a "new" dueling-giant-monsters movie now in theaters, Earth's Mightiest Critics are doing something a bit different this week: We're traveling back 70 years to the King of All Monster Movies: Godzilla!But this show isn't just about Ishiro Honda's 1954 Japanese film, Gojira--it's also a compare-and-contrast discussion of the "Americanized" 1956 version, Godzilla: King of the Monsters!Who will win? And what will be left of the panel when the dust clears?Join us as we take on these twin titans of towering terror--and answer your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Gojira (1954) trailer.Watch the Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956) trailer.Chicagoans! Get your tickets now for the Music Box Theatre's June event, “Godzilla Versus Music Box” (featuring Godzilla Minus One and the entire Showa Era-Godzilla filmography)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.
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1h 20min
March 29, 2024 Ep981: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
It's a doubly good Good Friday as Ian and Pat look at two spiritual films: In one corner, Mel Gibson's controversial 2004 drama, The Passion of The Christ--squaring off against Cameron and Colin Cairnes' recently released horror spectacular, Late Night with The Devil!The guys dig deep to talk about Gibson's widely misunderstood masterpiece (some of the contention persists into this very podcast!), in which Jim Caviezel plays the Son of God during his tumultuous final hours on Earth.Next up, David Dastmalchian's star turn as a late-70s, late-night TV talk show host made Ian and Pat's heads spin! Jack Delroy is a jocular but fiercely competitive Carson rival whose idea of a ratings grab is to interview Satan on a live Halloween broadcast. Dastmalchian makes audiences believe in the Cairnes' fully realized world of wide lapels, hypnosis, and occult hysteria.Join us for an odd pairing and a classic tale of Good Versus Evil at the Movies!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Passion of The Christ trailer.Watch the Late Night with The Devil trailer. Listen to Pat's interview with Late Night with The Devil star David Dastmalchian at HollywoodChicago.com!Watch Ian and Jeff York discuss the controversies surrounding the use of A.I. in movies (prompted by Late Night with The Devil)!Keep up with Pat at HollywoodChicago.com.Listen to Pat's movie reviews on the radio at STAR 96.7.
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59min
March 29, 2024 Ep980: The Devil's in the Details
There's a lot of buzz surrounding Cameron and Colin Cairnes' bold new horror film, Late Night with The Devil--but not all of it is positive.Artists-turned-film critics Ian Simmons and Jeff York dig into the recent controversy surrounding the film's use of AI-generated artwork. Does this signal the death of creativity in The Arts? Or is it a lot of hand-wringing from the same type of people who once feared the Internet, television, and the printing press? Join us for a human-generated look at this hot-button issue! We also answer your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Late Night with The Devil trailer.Read the Variety article that broke the AI controversy.Follow Barsee on X to see the sample AI videos discussed in this episode.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at:The Establishing Shot.Pipeline Artistsand his website
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1h 24min
March 28, 2024 Ep979: GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
Chill with Earth's Mightiest Critics as we review Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire!When the new people from the last one team up with the old people from the first two (and the last one) to fight ghosts in New York City, the whole world hangs in the balance (just like in the first two and the last one)!Join us as the EMC bust open the latest entry in this 40-year-old franchise--and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!We ain't afraid of no nostalgia bait!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer.Watch Ian and David Fowlie's 2021 review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.Listen to Ian and Cole Rush's "Late Screening" revisit of 1984's Ghostbusters.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.
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1h 17min

FAQs about Kicking the Seat:

How many episodes does Kicking the Seat have?

The podcast currently has 740 episodes available.