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 Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy 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.
: Realizing they are both "broken" in the same way, they decide to burn bridges together.
: The central part of the story involves escaping "the shadows" and the people trying to pull them back. : Realizing they are both "broken" in the
: The title's wedding vow is repurposed as a survival oath. : Realizing they are both "broken" in the
: They find each other in a cold, unforgiving environment. : Realizing they are both "broken" in the
: They are constantly in motion, fleeing from the past or the law.
📍 : Love as a sanctuary in a chaotic, dangerous world.