This latest YouTube roundtable for the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel counts as a special one. After a bold (and wise) self-imposed year-long moratorium, this is the return of host Ian Simmons to comic book movie discussions with “Earth’s Mightiest Critics.” See him tell his story and receive enthusiastic welcomes to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Joining this special comeback with Ian and myself is a full half-dozen big talkers.
Read MoreFor their 110th episode, two maximum security film critics, two warrior dads, and two penalized teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan continue to highlight the works of director Martin Campbell. They go back a shade farther to 1994’s No Escape, a semi-sci-fi prison vehicle for Ray Liotta. Just like the podcast, it knows how to blow stuff up.
Read MoreWarner Bros. Home Entertainment has been spoiling myself and Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel with lovely advance copies of some of their classic titles for the studio’s 100th anniversary. Many of them are arriving on 4K UHD Blu-ray for the first time. Recently, Ian had me on his show to talk Rebel Without a Cause.
Read MoreFor their 110th episode, two maximum security film critics, two warrior dads, and two penalized teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan continue to highlight the works of director Martin Campbell. They go back a shade farther to 1994’s No Escape, a semi-sci-fi prison vehicle for Ray Liotta. Just like the podcast, it knows how to blow stuff up.
Read MoreWarner Bros. Home Entertainment as spoiling myself and Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel with lovely advance copies of some of their classic titles for the studio’s 100th anniversary. Many of them are arriving on 4K UHD Blu-ray for the first time. Recently, Ian had me on his show to talk Rebel Without a Cause with Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions. We squeeze all the angst out of this one and then some.
Read MoreFor their 109th episode, two husky-voiced film critics, two gun-totting dads, and two non-Hispanic teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan pull their opinion pistols out of their holsters to take about the non-classic shoot 'em-up Desperado from 1995. Don had this very high on his 100th episode "Top 100" favorites list and Will wanted to talk more about what all the bullets and buzz was about.
Read MoreFor their 108th episode, two graybeard film critics, two upright dads, and two non-Magnum packing teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, present the second of two "Deep Cut" episodes focused on the career of Clint Eastwood. Previously, the hosts examined Clint's career as a director behind the camera. This time around, they look at his contributions as an actor on the silver screen, Will and Don present their Top 5 performances from the ancient movie star.
Read MoreThis 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. Tonight was the season finale! Enjoy The roundtables on Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel are the place to be. For the runaway hit, The Super Mario Bros. movie any and all of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” (and their children) could be occupy one or more sections of audience demographics for the video game-inspired flick. As it turns out, we all fell in different places. Enjoy Ian, myself, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, and Jeff York of The Establishing Shot talking all things The Mandalorian.
Read MoreIn climbing this ladder of film criticism and joining national groups, I’ve been so lucky to meet and collaborate with wonderful people beyond my home area of Chicago. Patrick Beatty is one of those outstanding peers. Patrick is a member of the Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Critics Association, and the Utah Film Critics Association, and has been reviewing films for over seven years, both for his own platform, PatrickBeattyReviews.com, and as a broadcast film and TV critic for ABC4 Good Things Utah. I was recently invited by Patrick to come on his YouTube video channel to discuss the recent Star Wars Celebration and the film news overflowing from it.
Read MoreIan Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel and I are in the lucky positions to be on the press list to receive new disc releases from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The famous studio is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and rolling out several old classics to 4K-UHD discs for the first time. One of those recent releases with John Huston’s watershed noir The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart. Ian asked me to join him as the Casablanca Bogart guy to help see the nuances, importance, and impact of this pioneering noir movie.
Read MoreThe roundtables on Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel are the place to be. For the runaway hit, The Super Mario Bros. movie any and all of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” (and their children) could be occupy one or more sections of audience demographics for the video game-inspired flick. As it turns out, we all fell in different places. Enjoy Ian, myself, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, and Jeff York of The Establishing Shot talking out our mixed feelings.
Read MoreThis 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 The roundtables on Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel are the place to be. For the runaway hit, The Super Mario Bros. movie any and all of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” (and their children) could be occupy one or more sections of audience demographics for the video game-inspired flick. As it turns out, we all fell in different places. Enjoy Ian, myself, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, and Jeff York of The Establishing Shot talking all things The Mandalorian.
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