For our 24th episode and the third of our epic in-person series, 25YL film critics, finger-pointing dads, and dutiful school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan continue their shared mic time for a new and different segment offering. Trimming some length yet widening the scope, our hosts will begin targeting some deep cut discussions on the resumes and legacies of actors and actresses. With Will visiting Chicago, they start this new feature with the Chicago-born Harrison Ford. They look past the obvious Indy and Han highlights and peer further down the resume.
Read MoreA new Marvel movie, and a very special one at that, summons “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” on Ian Simmons’s Kicking the Seat roundtable. The runaway success that is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has inspired audiences instantly. It sure hit strong with us film critics too, but, just not all of us. Enjoy Ian, myself, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions to hear praises and one big strong dissenting opinion. Come to the show, but don’t listen to that guy. Enjoy the movie!
Read MoreWhat kind of thing can swerve superheroes? Zombies! 2009 called and they want their gimmick back. That said, superpowered zombies is a plenty interesting idea. Leave it to the animated What If…? to try it on for size with its fifth episode. The roundtable of assembled critics on the the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel came away split on our takes of approval or disapproval. Watch and listen to Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat, myself, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions show you who’s who with that division.
Read MoreFor our 23rd episode and the second of our epic in-person series, 25YL film critics, Griswoldian dads, and surly school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan continue with conversations collected from sharing a microphone together. In honor of Will's traveling to Chicago, the two new buds select some favorites and dismissals in the subgenre of road movies. Honk your horn and come over for this Windy City-set episode. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
Read MoreFor the first time on this inaugural season of What If…? the entire roundtable of assembled critics on the he Kicking the Seat YouTube channel came away gloriously impressed. The fourth episode of What If…? this week presents a very Doctor Strange-centered episode that evokes drama and act with equal concentrations. Watch and listen to Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions put our thoughts together on this intriguing episode as this show starts to settle into its zone.
Read MoreFor our 22nd episode, the hosts kick off the start of a special series: "CHF on the Road." 25YL film critics, dad-bod dads, and OnlyFans-hiding school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan have bridged their virtual distance from Phoenix to Chicago to share a room and microphone for the very time! If you thought they tussled a bunch from afar, imagine them sharing the same space. For the occasion, the format loosens for Will and Don to openly talk about their love/hate picks of Chicago-set movies. From Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Backdraft to High Fidelity and Love Jones, our guys paint the "Second City" in popcorn and profanity.
Read MoreThe swerves are on! On this week’s What If…? the narrative was dominated by an unseen assassing knocking off Avengers candidates before they could become a team. You know who isn’t knocking off people? Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast! His YouTube channel gathers “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” for his weekly roundtable of “What If… We Talked about What If…?” The group of Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions put our thoughts together on this intriguing episode as this show starts to settle into its zone.
Read MoreFor our 21st episode, 25YL film critics, mutually exclusive dads, and sweaty school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome in Mitch Proctor, the captain of the Ruminations Radio Network flagship podcast "Ruminations from the Red Room" to the tiebreaker guest chair. Mitch was very impassioned to share his deep devotion of 1994's The Crow in our format. Catching Don with love is easy, but what did Marvel Shill will have to say about all this dingy darkness? Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
Read MoreIan Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel continues to “collect” “Earth’s Mightiest Critics,” only with less of a Benicio del Toro accent for this second week of What If…? for his weekly roundtable of “What If… We Talked about What If…?” The group of Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, and Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics take this opportunity to raise questions and offer praise to this special tribute episode for the late Chadwick Boseman. Before his passing, he lent his voice to explore T’Challa being abducted to become Star Lord instead of Peter Quill.
Read MoreFor our 20th episode, 25YL film critics, lunkhead dads, and restarted school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan bring in film programmer and Stallone enthusiast Lauren Knight as a new guest to the Cinephile Hissy Fit. Her and Don press Marvel Shill Will into talking about James Gunn's DC bonkers bonanza The Suicide Squad. Follow Lauren @ThatMovieIsFine on Twitter. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
Read MoreIt’s far from all Marvel on Ian Simmons’s Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel. For the first time since Zack Synder’s Justice League, “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” had a DC Comics property to critique. James Gunn’s venture from Marvel to Warner Bros. to show the folks how it’s done weird and violent definitely split reactions on the panel. Get a kick out of Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, and Mike Crowley of 25YL and You’ll Probably Agree getting messy for this down-and-dirty movie.
Read MoreIan Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel has once again collected “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” for another weekly roundtable of live reactions. This time, for the fourth series this year, we’re coming together for What If…? in a cleverly named series “What If… We Talked about What If…?” Enjoy Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, and Mike Crowley of 25YL and You’ll Probably Agree go back and forth about the imagined MCU transformation of Peggy Carter into Captain Carter.
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