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.
: While the rest of the cast and crew had a script and knew the plot, McAvoy was kept in the dark to ensure his reactions were as authentic as possible. Review Summary
The 2021 thriller , starring James McAvoy and Claire Foy, is an experimental remake of the 2017 French film Mon Garçon . The most distinctive feature of the production is that James McAvoy was not given a script or dialogue ; he had to improvise his entire performance in real-time, reacting to the mystery as it unfolded around him. Movie Overview subtitle My.Son.2021.1080p.PCOK.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x...
Critical reception was , with a 38% score on Rotten Tomatoes . My Son Movie Review - Common Sense Media : While the rest of the cast and
: Edmond Murray (McAvoy) is an absentee father who travels to the Scottish Highlands after his 7-year-old son, Ethan, disappears from a campsite. He reunites with his ex-wife, Joan (Foy), and eventually takes the investigation into his own hands when the official police efforts stall. Movie Overview Critical reception was , with a