Welcome to Kicking the Seat!

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.

-se- - Woo Children Overhaul 1.2 -overhaul- -free- Apr 2026

The “-SE- - Woo Children Overhaul 1.2 -Overhaul- -FREE-” release reads like a focused community-driven mod update aimed at improving child NPCs’ behavior, visuals, and integration without paywalls. Such projects matter because they address a frequently overlooked facet of immersion: how minor characters (children, in this case) contribute to the world’s credibility and emotional texture.