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The infrequent audio companion to Kicking the Seat (www.kickseat.com)!

  1. HACE 4 DÍAS

    Ep1174: Bugonia (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

    Earth's Mightiest Critics survived Spooky Season and are charging headlong into one of Awards Season's buzziest films! Bugonia is writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos' third feature in three years, all of which have been collaborations with actress Emma Stone. In this bizarre dark comedy, a no-nonsense CEO (Stone) is kidnapped by two conspiracy-obsessed brothers (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis), who believe she is the harbinger of an extraterrestrial invasion. Also, bees are involved...somehow. Join us for a spoilerific, "hive-and-mighty" roundtable review--where we break through the hype and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats! Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, subscribe to us on YouTube, and follow us at: X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the Bugonia (2025) trailer. Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot and Pipeline Artists. Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast. 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. Keep up with Annie Banks at The Mary Sue. ...and We Got This Covered. Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree. And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield’s Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".

  2. 5 NOV

    Ep1173: IndieSeen: Casey Makes a Mixtape (2025) - Movie Review

    Ian and Sujewa embrace the time change with a look at Blake Calhoun's love letter to early-80s cassette culture, Casey Makes a Mixtape! Presley Richardson stars as Casey, a 13-year-old girl navigating her parents' messy divorce while staying with her grandparents for the summer in East Texas. Her sole fixation is creating the perfect mixtape, which is one painfully elusive song away from completion. When she's not fourth-wall monologuing about the sanctity of headphones and strategies for recording songs off the radio, Casey bobs and weaves through a series of misadventures with new friends in the neighborhood. In this spoilerific review, the IndieSeen team looks at this visually impressive time capsule whose pinballing narrative makes for quite the bumpy flashback. But does that necessarily make it skippable? See what the guys think--and get an update on Sujewa's latest film, 53 Spaceships! Casey Makes a Mixtape is now available for rent or purchase on all major streaming platforms. Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, watch us on YouTube, and follow us at: X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the Casey Makes a Mixtape trailer. Watch Sujewa's recent interview with writer/director Blake Calhoun! Keep up with all things Casey at the film's official website. Learn more about Blake at his website: https://www.blakecalhoun.com/ As mentioned in the show, Casey reminded Ian of the excellent comic book miniseries, Grommets, by Rick Remender and Brian Posehn. You can buy the collected edition wherever you get comics--and read the first issue for free online at the Image Comics website. Support Sujewa's new film project, 53 Spaceships, the latest adventure of Cosmic Disco Detective Rene! 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). Follow Sujewa on X. Check out all the episodes in our “IndieSeen” Playlist!

  3. 30 OCT

    Ep1172: Scream 7 (2026) - Trailer Reaction

    Believe it or not, Kicking the Seat has never done a trailer reaction video! That changes today, as Ian reviews the newly released Scream 7 preview! Original series writer Kevin Williamson steps into the director's chair for one last (?) showdown between Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and the latest incarnation of the Ghostface killer! Can Williamson reinvigorate a franchise that has more soft reboots than a computer made out of pillows? Or will this prove to be another in a long line of increasingly comical, "How many are there?" slasher movie memes? Time will tell, but in the meantime you can join Ian as he straddles the line of fair-use, taste, and credulity! Scream 7 will premiere only in theatres on February 27, 2026, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. And because it's Scary Season, Kicking the Seat has teamed once again with Horror 101 with Dr. AC to help out a worthy cause! Please consider donating to the International Rescue Committee here! Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, watch us on YouTube, and follow us at: X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the Scream 7 (2026) trailer.

  4. 30 OCT

    Ep1171: Scare-a-Thon 2025: Shelby Oaks (2025) - Live Roundtable Review

    Earth's Mightiest Critics get "Stuckmannized" with a roundtable review of Shelby Oaks! OG YouTube film critic Chris Stuckmann makes his feature debut with a horror movie about a woman's desperate search for her long-lost sister. The quest becomes an obsession upon realizing that the imaginary demon from their childhood may have been real. The film debuted at 2024's Fantasia International Film Fest and, after some retooling under the guidance of horror producer extraordinaire, Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, The Life of Chuck), Shelby Oaks recently opened in wide release under the Neon banner. How does this found footage-inspired throwback play in the modern horror marketplace? Is there more merit to Shelby Oaks than the novelty of its creator's journey from online critic to studio-backed artiste? Most important of all: is it scary? Join us as we determine if Shelby Oaks is the hottest piece of undiscovered cinema real estate around--or if genre fans should gun it past the exit. We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats! As part of Scare-a-Thon 2025, this episode will benefit the International Rescue Committee, so please share with your fiends and family--and get involved with IRC here! Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, subscribe to us on YouTube, and follow us at: X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the Shelby Oaks (2025) trailer. Speaking of Horror 101 w/ Dr. AC, this week's profile of horror podcasters features...Ian! Catch it here! Ian also joined Mike Crowley on the YPA Reviews podcast to discuss "Movies That Make us Grateful"! Cati recently stopped by the CinemaJaw Podcast to talk about the "Best Horror Movies of the 2000's". Check it out! And as mentioned in the show, Cati just got back from some INCREDIBLE horror conventions. Learn more about them and mark your calendars for 2026! Nightmares Film Festival Telluride Horror Show And if you're in Chicago on Wednesday, November 12, swing by the Davis Theatre to see Cati's performance in the short film "Script Tease"--as part of the Windy City Film Fest! Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot and Pipeline Artists. Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast. 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. Keep up with Annie Banks at The Mary Sue. ...and We Got This Covered. Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree. And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield’s Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".

  5. 26 OCT

    Ep1170: Scare-a-Thon 2025: Accademia Giallo: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - Live Roundtable Review

    How will the Accademia Giallo crew spend Spooky Season? By digging into The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, of course! (Or should we say, "of corpse"?) Emilio Miraglia's 1971 thriller stars Anthony Steffen as Lord Alan Cunningham, a rich, mentally unstable aristocrat obsessed with his beautiful, dead wife. After terrorizing exotic dancers and prostitutes, he settles down with Gladys (Marina Malfatti), whose wedded bliss is undone by apparitions and mysterious deaths around Alan's palatial estate. Has the late Evelyn returned from beyond to haunt her husband? Or is there something more sinister at play? In this spoilerific appreciation of a truly unique gialli, the roundtable dives into Miraglia's twisted and twisty tale--appreciating the kills and killer performances, and hotly debating an ending that knocked Evelyn down several notches in Ian's estimation! As part of Scare-a-Thon 2025, this episode will benefit the International Rescue Committee, so please share with your fiends and family--and get involved with IRC here! Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, watch us on YouTube, and follow us at: X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) trailer. Support all of our terrifying teachers' axe-tracurricular activities! Stay studious with Aaron Christensen at Horror101 with Dr. AC! And subscribe to his YouTube channel! If you dare, venture down into Kitley's Krypt with Jon Kitley! And listen to Jon's scary-good podcast, Discover the Horror! Stalk Bryan Martinez in The Giallo Room! Buy J. Blake Fichera's "Scored to Death" Volume I and II on Amazon (mentioned in the show). Catch up with classic episodes of his Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast! Continue your education with our "Accademia Giallo" Playlist!

  6. 23 OCT

    Ep1169: Scare-a-Thon 20205: Dream Warriors Trilogy (A Nightmare on Elm Street Parts 3-5) - Live Roundtable Review

    Bust out the coffee and No-Doz, and get ready to stay up late with Earth's Mightiest Critics! The entire Nightmare on Elm Street series recently made its 4K debut, and we're gearing up for a triple-feature roundtable review of the "Dream Warriors Trilogy". Parts 3, 4, and 5 of the fiendish Freddy franchise centers on the few remaining sleep-deprived Springwood teens whose nocturnal hours are haunted by an undead killer with a wit as sharp as his single metal glove. From the hospital to the high school, from a nunnery to ninety-miles-an-hour nightmares, this intricately connected saga captures the horror juggernaut at its peak popularity--and chronicles its rapid decline. Join us for a sweater-sportin', spoilerific celebration of the unkillable Krueger--and the fierce final girls who loved to beat him! We'll also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats! And because it's Scary Season, Kicking the Seat has teamed once again with Horror 101 with Dr. AC to help out a worthy cause! We'll donate all SuperChat proceeds from our Dream Warriors Trilogy livestream to this year's Scare-a-Thon partner, the International Rescue Committee! You can learn more, get involved, here! Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, subscribe to us on YouTube, and follow us at: X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K Collection trailer. You can pick up the Nightmare on Elm Street 4K Collection now, courtesy of Warner Bros. The Scare-a-Thon continues on Kicking the Seat, with these chilling upcoming livestreams: Accademia Giallo: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (10/26 at 2pm CST) Shelby Oaks (10/29 at 8pm CST) As mentioned in the show, Ian recently appeared on Mark's Spoiler Room Podcast to discuss A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors! Also, Bryan found this crazy Instagram Reel of rapping Horror icons, called "Straight Outta Springwood"! Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot and Pipeline Artists. Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast. 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. Keep up with Annie Banks at The Mary Sue. ...and We Got This Covered. Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree. Enter The Giallo Room with Bryan Martinez…if you dare! And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield’s Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".

  7. 21 OCT

    Ep1168: Scare-a-Thon 2025: Scary Movie (2020) and Monster A Go-Go (1965) - Anniversary Reviews

    Scare-a-Thon is back...and sillier than ever! This very special Spooky Season episode was supposed to be a livestream, but a last-minute technical issue led to Ian and AC scuttling the show last minute. But you can't keep a great podcast down, and the guys are determined to look back at two films celebrating anniversaries this year: Keenean Ivory Wayans' 2000 blockbuster horror-movie satire, Scary Movie, and Monster A Go-Go from 1965, co-directed by Bill Rebane and Herschell Gordon Lewis! One film was a renaissance of old-school parody movies like Airplane!. The other has been labeled one of the worst films ever made. What do they have in common? Lots of squirming and covered eyes--just like an actual genre film! Join us for an irreverent recollection of films that couldn't (and probably shouldn't) be made today! 2025 marks 15 years (!) of Horror 101 with Dr. AC's Scare-a-Thon, and this year we're teaming up to support the International Rescue Committee! Click here for more information, and to learn how you can get involved with IRC! Subscribe, like, and comment on Kicking the Seat here on YouTube, and check us out at: kickseat.com X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the Scary Movie (2000) trailer. Watch the Monster A Go-Go (1965) trailer.

  8. 21 OCT

    Ep1167: Spooky Action Up Close: An Interview with Crispin Hellion Glover

    You may know Crispin Hellion Glover as an eccentric character actor from classics films like Back to the Future, River’s Edge, and, of course, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. But he's also a committed independent filmmaker. Earlier this month, he attended the press screening for his latest movie, No! You’re Wrong. Or: Spooky Action at a Distance at Chicago's Music Box Theatre--where he also performed a half-hour historical slideshow about the art and science of rat-catching for a handful of assembled press. After the show, Ian sat down with the writer/director/star for a wide-ranging interview about his refusal to make his films available digitally; his relationship with David Lynch; the history of Surrealism; artificial intelligence in the Arts, and much more. As for the movie at hand, it would require several hours and a couple of re-watches to accurately describe (and probably not even then). The best Ian can muster is, "It's like There Will Be Blood meets Cloud Atlas, set in the Land of Make-Believe". Chicagoans! See below to learn how you can experience this one-of-a-kind evening with the man himself this very week! Subscribe, like, and comment on Kicking the Seat here on YouTube, and check us out at: kickseat.com X Letterboxd Instagram Facebook Show Links Watch the No! You’re Wrong. Or: Spooky Action at a Distance trailer. Crispin Hellion Glover returns to the Music Box this week for two unbelievable nights of movies! On Wednesday, October 22, he'll be on hand for a screening of a film he recently starred in, Mr. K. On Thursday the 23rd, he'll present his latest slideshow, followed by a screening of No! You’re Wrong. Or: Spooky Action at a Distance. He'll stick around for an hour-long Q&A and book signing--with a promise that he won't leave until the last book is signed! For tickets and more info, check out the Music Box Theatre's website: Mr. K No! You’re Wrong. Or: Spooky Action at a Distance To learn when Crispin will present his slideshow and screening in a city near you, visit his website.

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    Ian Simmons
  • Años de actividad
    2012 - 2025
  • Episodios
    20
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