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.
A seemingly innocent or low-quality clip, often appearing to be a screen recording of a meme, a simple animation, or a static image.
While filenames can be repurposed, the version most users search for typically follows this pattern: g7165.mp4
This video belongs to the "bait-and-switch" genre of internet pranks. It is designed to be sent to unsuspecting people to startle them. A seemingly innocent or low-quality clip, often appearing
The filename is a generic name commonly associated with a specific viral screamer/jump-scare video that circulated widely on social media platforms like TikTok, Discord, and Twitter around 2021-2023. Content Overview The filename is a generic name commonly associated
It is a classic, albeit unoriginal, internet prank. If you see a file with this specific name being sent in a group chat, it is almost certainly a trap.
Because the audio is often "earrape" (intentionally distorted to be as loud as possible), it can be genuinely painful or damaging if you are wearing headphones at high volume.