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Ep990: ABIGAIL (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
April 25, 2024 03:30 - 46.6 MBJust when Earth's Mightiest Critics thought they'd seen it all, here comes the we-kidnapped-a-ballerina-vampire movie, Abigail! Six mercenaries are contracted to kidnap the daughter of a crime kingpin. But when these strangers have to spend 24 hours in a safehouse with their new charge, they quickly discover that sweet little Abigail is not what she seems. Yes, it's "Reservoir Dogs with vampires". But is the latest film from co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or No...
Ep989: PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981) - Movie Review w/ Armond White
April 23, 2024 03:00Ian welcomes back Armond White for an educational (and occasionally contentious) review of Pennies from Heaven! Herbert Ross's 1981 musical drama stars Steve Martin as Arthur Parker, a Depression-era sheet music salesman who dreams of opening his own record store. He's also a sex maniac who puts the move on naive school teacher, Eileen (Bernadette Peters), when his wife, Joan, (Jessica Harper) refuses to get kinky. Packed with inventive fantasy musical numbers, complex characters, and a cra...
Ep988: HARD MILES (2024) - Movie Review
April 19, 2024 11:24 - 33.9 MBIan and Pat are looking at a new movie, for a change, but there's no reason that Hard Miles couldn't become a classic! R.J. Daniel Hanna's latest film stars Matthew Modine as Greg Townsend, a real-life Colorado teacher and cycling enthusiast who created a program in which he takes troubled youth on character-building bike rides to the Grand Canyon. In this spoiler-free review, the guys talk about how this surprising, gorgeously shot, and genuinely uplifting film demands to be seen on the b...
HARD MILES (2024) - Movie Review
April 19, 2024 11:24 - 33.9 MBIan and Pat are looking at a new movie, for a change, but there's no reason that Hard Miles couldn't become a classic! R.J. Daniel Hanna's latest film stars Matthew Modine as Greg Townsend, a real-life Colorado teacher and cycling enthusiast who created a program in which he takes troubled youth on character-building bike rides to the Grand Canyon. In this spoiler-free review, the guys talk about how this surprising, gorgeously shot, and genuinely uplifting film demands to be seen on the b...
Ep987: Gettin' Our Phil: BATMAN (1989)
April 19, 2024 01:15Ian and David are on a cape-free crusade to celebrate Batman's 35th anniversary! The guys recently attended the Chicago Philharmonic's one-night-only movie/concert event, which saw Tim Burton's 1989 comic adaptation projected on the big screen, as a full orchestra performed Danny Elfman's unforgettable score underneath. In this installment of "Gettin' Our Phil", Ian and David reminisce about late-80's Batmania; dig into the reasons Burton's vision of the Dark Knight may be the purest ever ...
Ep986: CIVIL WAR (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
April 18, 2024 03:00 - 62.3 MBEarth's Mightiest Critics hop off the fence to engage with Civil War! Alex Garland's latest look into mankind's cracked crystal ball features Kyrstin Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, and Stephen McKinley Henderson as four journalists trekking across a combat-ravaged America on a quest to interview a dictatorial 3rd-term President (played by Nick Offerman). Writer/director Garland has said his film doesn't take sides, and leaves it up to the viewer to interpret Civil War's true political...
Ep985: Power in Itself: An Interview with A FORGOTTEN MAN Writer/Director Laurent Nègre
April 16, 2024 01:33 - 20.6 MBIan welcomes writer/director Laurent Nègre for an eye-opening look into his latest feature film, A Forgotten Man! Michael Neuenschwander stars as Heinrich Zwygart, a Swiss ambassador returning home from Berlin at the end of World War II. Haunted by visions of a doomed young man he'd failed to help at the start of the conflict, Zwygart begins to buckle under the lie of neutrality (both his and his country's). The film unravels at the pace of the mind, hurtling the viewer down a dark path of ...
Ep984: IndieSeen: MANBABY (2022) w/ Writer/Director Tim Lightell
April 11, 2024 01:00 - 37.7 MBIan and Sujewa welcome writer/director Tim Lightell to discuss his outrageous indie film, Manbaby! Sal (Asa Fager) is a stand-up comedian whose stage gimmick is dressing like an overgrown baby. His wife, Dana (Sidney Jayne Hunt), is a research scientist who specializes in hormones. The two can't agree on whether or not to have kids--so Sal hatches a plot to bring out Deanna's maternal instincts by making her believe he's regressed to infancy. From here, Manbaby gets weird... In today's epi...
Ep983: HOUSE OF WAX (1953) and MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933) - LIVE Movie Reviews
April 09, 2024 03:00 - 31.6 MBIan and AC recently attended the opening of The Music Box Theatre's "Triple Threat" 3-D festival,* and returned eager to discuss Andre de Toth's 1953 thriller, House of Wax! Vincent Price stars as the curator of a newly opened exhibit, featuring eerily lifelike recreations of tragic historical figures. But is there more to his creations than mere wax, wardrobe, and Plaster of Paris? Of course--it's a horror movie! In addition to talking about the film and their experience with the Music Bo...
Ep982: GOJIRA X GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS! - LIVE Round Table Review
April 04, 2024 03:00 - 53.5 MBThough there's a "new" dueling-giant-monsters movie now in theaters, Earth's Mightiest Critics are doing something a bit different this week: We're traveling back 70 years to the King of All Monster Movies: Godzilla! But this show isn't just about Ishiro Honda's 1954 Japanese film, Gojira--it's also a compare-and-contrast discussion of the "Americanized" 1956 version, Godzilla: King of the Monsters! Who will win? And what will be left of the panel when the dust clears? Join us as we take ...
Ep981: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
March 29, 2024 19:00 - 37.1 MBIt's a doubly good Good Friday as Ian and Pat look at two spiritual films: In one corner, Mel Gibson's controversial 2004 drama, The Passion of The Christ--squaring off against Cameron and Colin Cairnes' recently released horror spectacular, Late Night with The Devil! The guys dig deep to talk about Gibson's widely misunderstood masterpiece (some of the contention persists into this very podcast!), in which Jim Caviezel plays the Son of God during his tumultuous final hours on Earth. Next ...
Ep980: The Devil's in the Details
March 29, 2024 03:00 - 58.1 MBThere's a lot of buzz surrounding Cameron and Colin Cairnes' bold new horror film, Late Night with The Devil--but not all of it is positive. Artists-turned-film critics Ian Simmons and Jeff York dig into the recent controversy surrounding the film's use of AI-generated artwork. Does this signal the death of creativity in The Arts? Or is it a lot of hand-wringing from the same type of people who once feared the Internet, television, and the printing press? Join us for a human-generated loo...
Ep979: GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
March 28, 2024 03:00 - 52.3 MBChill with Earth's Mightiest Critics as we review Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire! When the new people from the last one team up with the old people from the first two (and the last one) to fight ghosts in New York City, the whole world hangs in the balance (just like in the first two and the last one)! Join us as the EMC bust open the latest entry in this 40-year-old franchise--and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats! We ain't afraid of no nostalgia bait! Subscribe, like, and comm...
Ep978: Featured Extras: AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM and DARKMAN
March 22, 2024 13:50 - 10.8 MBWhat do Sam Raimi's Darkman and James Wan's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom have in common? Beyond the obvious comic-book-movie aesthetic, the answers may surprise you! Ian makes some fun connections while exploring the special features on both films' recent 4K UHD Blu-ray releases! Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week! Show Links Watch our full Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom round table review...
Ep977: Accademia Giallo: OPERA (1987)
March 18, 2024 13:35 - 45.9 MBSpring is in the air, and the "Accademia Giallo" crew feel like singing (or is that screaming?) along with Dario Argento's Opera! In this gruesome 1987 thriller, A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her--so he can have her all to himself! This is actually a re-review of sorts, as Ian and AC discussed the film waaaay back in the audio podcast days of 2017's "Scuola Argento" series. How have things changed in the ensuing 7 years--especi...
Ep976: DARKMAN (1990) - LIVE Round Table Review
March 15, 2024 15:00 - 50.6 MBEarth's Mightiest Critics are switching things up this week with a retro round table review of Sam Raimi's off-brand action-hero adventure, Darkman! Liam Neeson stars as Peyton Westlake, a scientist whose lab is blown up by ruthless gangsters. He finds new life as a shadowy, disfigured (and, frankly, crazed) vigilante who exacts revenge and fights to save his one, true love (Frances McDormand) from the forces of evil! This may sound like the big-city version of Swamp Thing (another famous ...
Ep975: Target Audience: KUNG FU PANDA 4 (2024)
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 7.32 MBIn the latest "Target Audience", Ian and Luke look at Dreamworks' latest high-flying cartoon comedy, Kung Fu Panda 4! Po (Jack Black) must find a successor to his title as "Dragon Warrior"--while also teaming up with sly street thief, Zhen (Awkwafina), to take down a power-hungry sorceress called The Chameleon (Viola Davis)! But can this dynamic duo succeed against dark forces that can bring back Po's most formidable villains from the spirit realm? Find out what Luke liked best about Po's ...
Ep974: DUNE PART 2 (2024) - LIVE Round Table Review
March 07, 2024 04:00 - 64.3 MBBust out your stillsuits and windtraps, 'cause Earth's Mightiest Critics are about to review Dune Part 2! The first half of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's ground-breaking sci-fi novel didn't exactly set the box office on fire. From pandemic woes to glacial pacing, audiences didn't show up in numbers that would suggest a follow-up movie was even on the table. But here we are, a few years later, about to analyze one of 2024's biggest hits! Picking up directly where we left ...
Ep973: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: DANTE'S INFERNO (1924)
March 02, 2024 02:00 - 37.1 MBThis year, "There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia" is looking back on decade milestones from the last hundred years of cinema--and we're kicking things off with a hot-button review of Dante’s Inferno from 1924! Henry Otto's contemporary update of Dante's famous tour through Hell stars Ralph Lewis as Mortimer Judd, a wealthy and very, very cruel businessman who may be the template for every greedy bad guy you've ever seen in a movie. Judd becomes so wrapped up in reading Inferno that he begins t...
Ep972: Return to Hammerland: THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1963)
February 29, 2024 01:00 - 31 MBAfter a year exploring movies that were inspired by Hammer Films, Ian and AC find their way home with "Return to Hammerland"! In this inaugural episode, the guys look at Don Sharp's 1963 greatest-hits-with-a-twist creature feature, The Kiss of the Vampire. Edward de Souza and Jennifer Daniel star as newlyweds Gerald and Marianne Harcourt, whose honeymoon trip through the woods is interrupted by a broken-down car and a visit to the castle of Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman). What follows is a classi...
Ep971: Noir on Rye: Filmmakers Ian and Eshom Nelms Talk RED RIGHT HAND!
February 25, 2024 03:35 - 37.5 MBIan and David welcome back filmmakers Ian and Eshom Nelms for an in-depth look at their latest film, Red Right Hand! This blood-soaked Southern crime drama stars Orlando Bloom as Cash, an ex-enforcer for drug queenpin Big Cat (Andie MacDowell). When he's forced back into a life of violence in order to save his brother-in-law's farm, he realizes that the underworld has become much darker than the one he'd left behind. In this spoiler-free discussion, they guys catch up with The Nelms Brothe...
Ep970: If You Like ARGYLLE (2024), You'll Love ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) - LIVE Round Table Review
February 22, 2024 12:00 - 68.2 MBThe moviegoing public may have forgotten about Argylle, but Earth's Mightiest Critics have not! This week, we'll take a look at a film that may have indirectly inspired Matthew Vaughn's short-sighted spy sendup, 1984's Romancing the Stone! Robert Zemecki's action comedy stars Kathleen Turner as a mousy romance novelist who sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue (Michael ...
Ep969: Gettin' Our Phil: BLADE RUNNER (1982)
February 21, 2024 16:30 - 50.5 MBIan and David are back with a different take on a classic film! There may be five versions of Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner, but recently the guys experienced the movie with a mind-blowing orchestral accompaniment, courtesy of the Chicago Philharmonic! Harrison Ford stars as Deckard, a cop living in the far-flung world of 2019 Los Angeles, who specializes in tracking down and decommissioning "replicants"--rogue androids created by the nefarious Tyrell Corporation, wh...
Ep968: IndieSeen: EMERALD CITIES (1983) w/ Director RICK SCHMIDT!
February 19, 2024 16:00 - 51.6 MBIndieSeen returns with a special kick-off to 2024, as Ian and Sujewa welcome famed indie filmmaker Rick Schmidt to the show! A couple years ago, the guys reviewed Rick's Dogma 95 movie, Chetzemoka’s Curse--an utterly unique experience that turned Ian into an instant fan. Today, we're rewinding all the way back to 1983, with the equally enthralling road picture/punk concert/cultural indictment, Emerald Cities. Ed Nylund stars as Ed, the alcoholic manager of a gas station/diner in the Califo...
Ep967: ADAM THE FIRST Interview w/ Writer/Director IRVING FRANCO and Star OAKES FEGLEY
February 16, 2024 14:17 - 28 MBIan welcomes two of the creative forces behind the new movie Adam the First : writer/director Irving Franco and star Oakes Fegley! The film centers on Adam (Fegley), a 14-year-old boy who embarks on a journey to find his birth father, after tragedy forces him from the home he grew up in. In this modern spin on the classic hero's journey, Adam encounters various father figures who contribute to his understanding of the world and himself--culminating in one of the most moving endings you'll s...
Ep966: MADAME WEB (2024) - Round Table Review
February 16, 2024 03:00 - 64.5 MBFrom the ashes of Argylle, Earth's Mightiest Critics emerge to read more last rites to the comics-movie genre! Behold, our Madame Web round table! Dakota Johnson stars as the not-blind, not elderly, not disabled version of the beloved (?) Marvel anti-hero--who can see moments into the future and kick all manner of butt. She also has a gang of Spider-girls, apparently, and they've teamed up to take down a guy pretending to be Spider-man. Or something. Join us as we untangle this web with a...
Ep965: Spotlight India: ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI (2023)
February 14, 2024 16:00 - 54 MBSpotlight India shines a little brighter this Valentine's Day by teaming up with IndieRise for this review of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani! Filmmaker and friend of the show, Shashwat Mookherjee, returns to discuss Karan Johar's blockbuster 2023 romantic comedy, which centers on two people from opposite cultural, political, and economic backgrounds who must try and resolve a decades-old affair involving their grandparents. Rocky (Ranveer Singh) is the vapid heir to a sweets empire (think ...
Ep964: Accademia Giallo CREDITO EXTRA: Snips, Sips, and Instights from the SERGIO MARTINO Interview
February 12, 2024 23:33 - 21.3 MBRecently, Accademia Giallo presented a rare interview with genre director extraordinaire, Sergio Martino--filmed during a visit to Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre, where he showed two of his most iconic thrillers, Torso and The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh. While recording the intro to that piece, Ian and Bryan spoke at length about meeting Martino, what his films mean to them, and their surprised reaction to the Maestro's own estimation of his reputation as a filmmaker. I think we can a...
Ep963: ARGYLLE (2024) - Round Table Review
February 08, 2024 04:00 - 58 MBEarth's Mightiest Critics whistled right past the January graveyard, and was set to return with a look at February's critically acclaimed, record-breaking new blockbuster from Matthew Vaughn. But because Argylle has proven to be a spectacular critical and box office failure, this is sure to be a very different kind of discussion! Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell star in a spy film so bait-and-switch-y you may actually be able to sue Universal Pictures and Apple Original Films for fraud...
Ep962: Accademia Giallo: Torsos, Twists, and True Crime w/ SERGIO MARTINO!
February 01, 2024 03:19 - 44.5 MBWelcome back, students of suspense! The Accademia Giallo faculty is thrilled to share this opportunity to learn from a genre legend: special guest speaker Sergio Martino! Recently, Ian and Bryan sat down with the Maestro (and interpreter Alice Pistono) for an hour-long look at his half-century filmmaking career, which includes influential movies like Torso, The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, and All the Colors of the Dark! Martino was in town for a 2-night engagement at Chicago's historic Mus...
Ep961: Accademia Giallo: THE CASE OF THE SCORPION'S TAIL (1971)
January 22, 2024 11:15 - 58.4 MBAccademia Giallo kicks off 2024 with a film by one of our most beloved and discussed directors: Sergio Martino's The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail! The 1971 thriller stars George Hilton as an insurance investigator who tries to determine any irregularities in the policy of a heiress' dead husband--but soon finds himself suspected of her murder! Join your fearsome faculty as we dissect this brutal and bizarre slice of 80s giallo--and take your questions and comments in the chat! Subscribe, l...
Ep960: DON'T LOOK NOW (1973) - Movie Review
January 19, 2024 23:00 - 65.7 MBIan and Jeff board the grief gondola for a look at Nicolas Roeg's 1973 thriller, Don’t Look Now! Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie star as a couple who move to Venice, following the accidental drowning of their young daughter. The bereaved couple is soon visited by a pair of sisters, one of whom claims to have psychic visions of the child--and shares a warning of impending doom. Oh, did we mention there's also a killer on the loose? Through haunting imagery, innovative editing, and a t...
Ep959: THE CALL SHEET Volume 2 w/ Rebecca Martin Fagerholm and Erica Duffy
January 13, 2024 00:00 - 31.3 MBChicago has a vibrant indie film community, and in their annual magazine, The Call Sheet, Co-Publishers Rebecca Martin Fagerholm and Erica Duffy feature stories of unique and under-represented talents--both in front of and behind the camera! The recently released second volume focuses on "Unconventional Superheroes", looking at real-life heroes in the film industry, and spotlighting creatives whose indie film work helped propel them to the blockbuster leagues--such as cover subject Samantha...
Ep958: REBEL MOON PART 1: A CHILD OF FIRE (2023) - Movie Review w/ Armond White
January 11, 2024 00:00 - 15.4 MBAs teased at the end of their Color Purple remake review, Ian and Armond White also talked about Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part 1 - A Child of Fire! In this brief review (more to come later this year, once Part 2 comes out), Armond explains why the Watchmen director's take on the Star Wars mythos is one of his favorite films of 2023--and why he's never held George Lucas' pop-defining franchise in high esteem! The guys also touch on DC, Marvel, and the lack of true "cinema" in the blockbuste...
Ep957: THE COLOR PURPLE (2023) w/ Armond White
January 08, 2024 12:04Of the Color Purple remake, Ian and Armond White declare, "Out with the new, and in with the old!" Blitz Bazawule's big-screen version of the Broadway adaptation of Steven Spielberg's Oscar-nominated telling of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is...less than stellar. In this spoilerific autopsy, Ian and Armond talk about the perils of misguided attitudes on race and gender; remakes as cultural vandalism; and why no one can (or should) touch the 1985 film--not even the esteemed O...
Ep956: Spotlight India: DUNKI (2023)
December 31, 2023 14:00 - 59.2 MBWe're closing out 2023 in style with a LIVE "Spotlight India" review of Rajkumar Hirani's latest blockbuster dramedy, Dunki! In his third film of 2023, Shah Rukh Khan stars as Hardy, a former soldier who tracks down the family of the man who saved his life--and winds up helping smuggle his sister and her friends from India to London. This decades-spanning love story is also a harrowing look at the many faces and attitudes of global immigration. Join Ian and Shashwat as they break it all do...
Ep955: AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM (2023) - Round Table Review
December 29, 2023 04:00 - 50.2 MB2023 has been an abysmal year for comic book movies, but there's one last glimmer of hope on the horizon: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom! Okay, maybe "hope" is a strong word, but Earth's Mightiest Critics will take anything they can get at this point! Can this too-late sequel with a storied production give the DCEU a dignified sendoff--or will it be a Viking funeral? Grab your flippers and join us for a spoilerific deep dive! Note: At the end of the show, Ian announced the last livestream o...
Ep954: Beyond Hammerland: WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968)
December 27, 2023 23:14 - 45.5 MBOur journey Beyond Hammerland concludes with one of the series' most harrowing films! Michael Reeves' 1968 drama, Witchfinder General stars Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins, the titular judge, jury, and executioner wandering the English countryside in a quest to snuff out evil--at least that's what he tells any townsfolk willing to pay him to exorcise local "witches"! When he and his blood-hungry sidekick, Stearne (Robert Russell), accuse and dispatch a beloved priest, they find themselves ...
Ep953: AMERICAN FICTION (2023) - Movie Review
December 22, 2023 18:00 - 31.2 MBAfter more than a year, Armond White returns to Kicking the Seat for a look at Cord Jefferson's American Fiction! Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, a teacher and frustrated author who writes a fake biography of a career criminal and becomes an overnight sensation. The book, meant to be a parody of the kind of Black pathology reveled in by White culture, is adopted by readers everywhere who see it as a gripping and authentic read. This horrifies the author and adds to a heap...
Ep952: WONKA (2023) - Round Table Review
December 22, 2023 04:00 - 55.6 MBEarth's Mightiest Critics celebrate the season by unwrapping their presents early! But is Will Paul King's Wonka a fanciful fizzy lifting drink of a prequel--or a soggy, repackaged carton of snozzberries? Find out in this spoilerific and oh-so- scrumdiddlyumptious look at 2023's major holiday blockbuster! Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week! Show Links Watch the Wonka trailer. Check out M...
Ep951: Late Screening: SCROOGED (1988)
December 18, 2023 17:00 - 38.1 MBJoin Ian and Cole as they put a little love in your heart with a 35th anniversary "Late Screening" of Richard Donner's Scrooged! Bill Murray stars as Frank Cross, a mean and miserable TV executive whose upcoming live Christmas Eve production of A Christmas Carol has him acting surlier than usual. Like the Charles Dickens novella he's adapting, Cross is visited by four ghosts hell-bent on helping him rediscover his humanity (and, just maybe, some holiday cheer). In this spoilerific and like...
Ep950: Accademia Giallo: PIECES (1982)
December 17, 2023 23:00 - 49.3 MBAccademia Giallo has one last class before the holiday break: an anatomy lesson on Pieces! Juan Piquer Simón's 1982 cult classic centers on the co-eds of a Boston college campus who are targeted by a mysterious killer with a bizarre hobby: creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts! Join your fearsome faculty as we dissect this brutal and bizarre slice of 80s giallo--and take your questions and comments in the chat! Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube ch...
Ep949: BAD BOYS of THE BAD CLASS - An Interview with Author Ben Beard
December 14, 2023 16:00 - 59.7 MBListen up, delinquents! Ian welcomes back author Ben Beard to discuss his new book: The Bad Class--as well as the 1983 Sean Penn vehicle, Bad Boys! When most people think of 1980s movies, John Hughes and Steven Spielberg often spring to mind. In his latest work, Beard explores the seedy flip-side of flashy, Reagan-era youth culture in cinema, focusing on Bad Boys, Class of 1984, Repo Man, and The Outsiders--interspersed with bizarre tales of growing up in a politically connected family; nav...
Ep948: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
December 11, 2023 23:26 - 49.4 MBIt's the most Judy-ful time of the year! Last December, Ian and Pat explored 1963's bizarre TV special, The Judy Garland Christmas Show. Now they travel further back in time for a look at the classic 1944 "holiday" musical, Meet Me in St. Louis! Garland stars as Esther, a teen girl living with her sisters and brother in 1903 Missouri. All the kids are boy-crazy, girl-crazy, or unsettling-neighborhood-mischief-crazy--and their world is upended when Dad's law firm promotes him right into a hi...
Ep947: Beyond Hammerland: FRIGHTMARE (1974)
December 01, 2023 18:00 - 36.2 MBThis was almost another one of "those" episodes. Ian was frustrated and bored to tears by the first half of Pete Walker's 1974 thriller, Frightmare, but just after the mid-point...something amazing happened. The 1974 thriller stars Sheila Keith and Rupert Davies as Dorothy and Edmund Yates--a loving couple in a relationship so committed, they wound up in a mental institution for brutally killing six people! Fifteen years later, their daughters, Jackie (Deborah Fairfax) and Debbie (Kim Butch...
Ep946: IndieSeen: Indie Discovery L.A. Comes to Chicago!
November 27, 2023 13:15 - 49.4 MBWhy should Los Angeles have all the fun? This Wednesday night, friend and filmmaker Sujewa Ekanayake brings his Indie Discovery L.A. film series to Chicago, with a special one night only event at Facets! In this special edition of IndieSeen, Ian welcomes back Sujewa and actor/director Raphael Sbarge, whose respective films, Cosmic Disco Detective Rene and Only in Theaters, will screen on November 29th--along with Pierre Guillet's Bristol Fashion. Watch as the guys look at what it takes to ...
Ep945: THANKSGIVING (2023) - Round Table Review
November 23, 2023 21:57 - 68.4 MBSixteen years after Grindhouse rocked pop culture with an assortment of faux Z-grade movie trailers, the feature-length version of Eli Roth's slasher spoof, Thanksgiving, is finally here! But is it as grand a feast as fans were promised--or a dried-out bird with stale rolls and cold sides? Join Earth's Mightiest Critics at the Big Kids’ table as we talk spoilers, sequel potential, and how Thanksgiving stacks up to more traditional cineplex fare! Subscribe, like, and comment onthe Kicking ...
Ep944: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: EXECUTIVE ACTION (1973)
November 22, 2023 17:16 - 39.2 MBTo commemorate the 6oth anniversary of JFK's assassination, Ian and Pat look at a film that leans heavily into the myriad conspiracy theories surrounding the event--and it wasn't directed by Oliver Stone! David Miller's Executive Action came out ten years after that fateful day in Dallas, and centers on a small, shadowy group of well-connected men whose interests are jeopardized by the 35th U.S. President's ideas. Burt Lancaster and Robert Ryan star as the weavers of the web, which gets sti...
Ep943: TROLLS BAND TOGETHER (2023) - Movie Review
November 17, 2023 18:53 - 44.7 MBIt turns out the third time really is the charm! Today, Ian and Don review Trolls Band Together, the latest installment in Dreamworks' wildly successful kids' fantasy about the misadventures of colorful, song-obsessed magical creatures with famously wild hair. The film centers on the secret origin of Branch (Justin Timberlake), who used to be part of a popular boy band comprised of his heart-throb older brothers. They broke up during the first performance of a major tour, and were subsequen...
Ep942: THE MARVELS (2023) - Round Table Review
November 16, 2023 19:03 - 75.2 MBAfter numerous delays and several terabytes of bad press, The Marvels is finally upon us! But does Nia DaCosta's follow-up to 2018's Captain Marvel deserve its historically low box office and savage reviews? Looks like Earth's Mightiest critics are divided on this one (shocker!). Butter up the popcorn as we go further, faster, and stronger than any other comics-movie round table! Subscribe, like, and comment onthe Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple m...