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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat YouTube roundtable talking "Cocaine Bear"
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat YouTube roundtable talking "Cocaine Bear"

Let the record show that Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel is not a cocaine user… at least that we know of! However, we’ve got a hot new movie where a black bear in Georgia can’t get enough of the great Nose Candy. History had that bear ingest 75 pounds of coke. Audiences get to ingest far more pounds of Ian and “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” to talk about Cocaine Bear. Enjoy Ian, myself, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel, and Jeff York of The Establishing Shot snorting and chortling hard for Cocaine Bear.

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Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanAMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, Ian Simmons, Cocaine BearComment
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's "What If He Doesn't Survive?" The Mandalorian S3E1
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's "What If He Doesn't Survive?" The Mandalorian S3E1

This marks a triumphant return to Star Wars content coverage for Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel. The Book of Boba Fett didn’t go over so well. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor have come and gone. Season 3 of The Mandalorian bring back Ian and “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” to the exploits of our favorite babysitting gunslinger. Enjoy Ian, myself, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel, and Jeff York of The Establishing Shot talking all things The Mandalorian.

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Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanAMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, Ian Simmons, The MandalorianComment
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat YouTube roundtable talking "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat YouTube roundtable talking "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"

MY 100TH GUEST APPEARANCE ON KICKING THE SEAT PROGRAMMING!

As many of you loyal followers may know, friend-of-the-page Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel has been on a year-long moratorium from comic book movies and shows. It has spanned since last May with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. At many times since then, I can’t blame him and envy him. His one caveat was watching things his son wanted to watch. That’s what brings him to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Oh, the woes of being a good parent and a cool dad!

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Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanAMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, Ian Simmons, Avatar, Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaComment
PODCAST: Episode 99 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episode 99 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 99th episode, two 40-something film critics, Valentine-week dads, and second semester school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan take a show to review their respective lists of the best of 2022. If you know their show, you'll know not expect much overlap within their respective "10 Best" lists. Enjoy the wide range and hearty debate to celebrate 2022.

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media Appearance, 2023Don ShanahanCinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, 25YL, Film Obsessive, 10 Best Films of 2022Comment
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on "Manly Movies" Podcast talking the manliest movies of 2022
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on "Manly Movies" Podcast talking the manliest movies of 2022

J.B. Huffman is a voracious movie fan who has a temperament for examining and celebrating all forms of masculinity. As a fellow father, those stories and archetypes grab him the most to the point where he decided to make a podcast series dedicated to the movies that hit us dads. Welcome to Manly Movies! Like all good men, he doesn’t do anything half-ass. I was honored to participate as J.B.’s guest to share our Top 10 lists of the manliest movies of 2022.

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Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanAMC River East 21Podcast, Manly Movies, J.B. Huffman, Best of 2022Comment
PODCAST: Episode 98 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episode 98 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 98th episode, two mammalian film critics, better dads, and statistically overweight school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome back returning guests Lauren Knight of L.A. Knight Consulting and Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today to blow out all the brine, foam, and emotions that come with Darren Aronofsky's The Whale. Featuring Oscar nominees Brendan Fraser and Hong Chau, this movie splashed enormous reactions within this pod on a pod.

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media Appearance, 2023Don ShanahanCinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, 25YL, Film Obsessive, The Whale, Brendan Fraser, Darren Aronofsky, Lauren Knight, Barbara VanDenbourghComment
PODCAST: Episode 97 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episode 97 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 97th episode, two turquoise film critics, two teal dads, and two blue-ish school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan put their swim floaties and performance capture rigs on to debate the highest grossing film of 2022: Avatar: The Way of Water. Coming off of last week's episode on all-time box office kings, our hosts knew the scope of James Cameron's latest epic, but they debate the quality of the personal impact.

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media Appearance, 2023Don ShanahanCinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, 25YL, Film Obsessive, Caless Davis, The Banshees of Inisherin, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Koeghan, The Birth of a Nation, The Godfather, Jaws, Titanic, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of WaterComment
PODCAST: Episode 96 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episode 96 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 96th episode, two feckin' film critics, two feckin' dads, and two feckin' school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, please welcome to Seattle-based movie afficionado Caless Davis! He joins us during awards seasons to count the remaining fingers on our hands for Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin. This actor's showcase has been impressing critics and awards voters, but it did in impress these three gentlemen. Tune in to find out!

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media Appearance, 2023Don ShanahanCinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, 25YL, Film Obsessive, Caless Davis, The Banshees of Inisherin, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Koeghan, The Birth of a Nation, The Godfather, Jaws, Titanic, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of WaterComment
PODCAST: Episode 95 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episode 95 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 95th episode, two feckin' film critics, two feckin' dads, and two feckin' school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, please welcome to Seattle-based movie afficionado Caless Davis! He joins us during awards seasons to count the remaining fingers on our hands for Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin. This actor's showcase has been impressing critics and awards voters, but it did in impress these three gentlemen. Tune in to find out!

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media Appearance, 2023Don ShanahanCinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, 25YL, Film Obsessive, Caless Davis, The Banshees of Inisherin, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry KoeghanComment
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest for "Feelin' Film" FF+ podcast for Bold 2023 Predictions
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest for "Feelin' Film" FF+ podcast for Bold 2023 Predictions

Aaron White of the Feelin’ Film podcast and I relish competition and appreciate a challenge for any kind of bragging rights. He had the idea of laying down some bold predictions for the coming year as “bets” to win a prize between us. So, we each took turns to research and document six measurable claims for the upcoming year across industry trends and box office projections. The critic with the most predictions right this time next year wins. Enjoy the show!

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Podcast, Social Media, Media Appearance, SPECIAL, 2022, 2023Don ShanahanMedia Appearance, Podcast, Feelin' Film Podcast, Aaron White, 2023Comment
PODCAST: Episode 94 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episode 94 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 94th episode, two globe-trotting critics, two gadget-y dads, and two dapper school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan are joined by return guest Ben Cahlamer. The Phoenix-based film critic of The Cinema Files joins the gentleman to talk about the 25th anniversary of James Bond entry "Tomorrow Never Dies." Starring Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, and a then-fresh-faced (and, we can only hope, future Oscar winner) Michelle Yeoh, the 1997 actioner made our talkers long for the good old practical effects days of Ian Fleming's government agent.

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media Appearance, 2023Don ShanahanCinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, 25YL, Film Obsessive, Tomorrow Never Dies, Ben Cahlamer, 1997Comment