Kicking the Seat

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Ep1252: Buddy (2026) - Live Movie Review

September 10, 2026

This week's livestream is brought to you by the letter "D", for "Derivative"!Yes, there's another indie horror movie in theaters with audience buzz, killer marketing, and very little else to recommend it beyond some truly remarkable aesthetics.Casper Kelly's Buddy centers on a titular late-90s children's program modeled off of Barney the Dinosaur. In this case, our chuckling, anthropomorphic host is an orange unicorn who may also be a demon. In the real world, an overworked mom named Grace (C...

Ep1251: Coyote vs. Acme (2026) - Live Movie Review

September 03, 2026

It doesn't get more meta than Coyote vs. Acme!The live-action/animation hybrid was shelved by Warner Bros in 2023, before being picked up by Ketchup Entertainment and released in theaters.Fittingly, the film centers on a scrappy, small-time attorney (Will Forte) and his aggrieved client, Wile E. Coyote, taking on a mega corporation engaged in shady deeds. Now that it's out, several questions come to mind: Will the target audience show up for it in numbers significant enough to prove that the ...

Ep1250: Castle Freaks: Homicidal (1961) - Movie Review

September 01, 2026

Ian and Jeff go positively psycho for William Castle's 1961 fast-follow thriller, Homicidal!It's easy to write this movie off as a copy/paste cash-in of Alfred Hitchcock's horror classic, Psycho (troubled blonde with a bagful of cash; mysterious references to shocking family events; terrible things happening on a very prominent staircase, etc.). But Castle and screenwriter Robb White present a twisty, twisted thriller that makes up in plot what it lacks in aesthetic originality.In today's spo...

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Kicking the Seat typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Actors, directors, and other filmmakers connected to a current film release or festival screening. Common among recent guests: Credits in a current feature film; Participation in a film festival or release campaign. Recent guests include Cory Michael Smith and Joe Swanberg.

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Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

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Recent episodes cover Film, Film Criticism, Independent Film, Horror Films, and Classic Film. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.