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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to know which contemporary filmmakers should guide us through film history a la Martin Scorsese, correct everything they know about Antarctica, educate them about the sci-fi doctor series MERCY POINT, ask them to pitch new Muppet movies, and get even more recommendations for classic cartoon shorts! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  s...

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Michael Bay action-thriller AMBULANCE, the Thandiwe Newton/Chris Pine spy thriller ALL THE OLD KNIVES, Mayim Bialik's directorial debut AS THEY MADE US, and the Netflix coming of age film METAL LORDS. Ambulance - 3:05  All the Old Knives - 24:25  As They Made Us - 42:10  Metal Lords - 53:01  Review Round-Up -...

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about what the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar REALLY means, when modern piracy is an act of heroism, our favorite horny movies and which TV shows our hosts have been watching lately! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure...

Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode! This month it's THE BEST LOONEY TUNES EVER, a nearly 2-hour podcast dedicated to William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold's favorite cartoon shorts from Warner Bros.'s infamous "Termite Terrace." Classic shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and ma...

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Marvel superhero movie MORBIUS, Richard Linklater's animated nostalgia piece APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD, Judd Apatow's Netflix quarantine comedy THE BUBBLE, and Justin Kurzel's tragic drama NITRAM. Morbius - 1:04  Apollo 10 1/2 - 41:23  The Bubble - 58:41  Nitram - 1:09:10  Review Round-Up -...

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want their take own the current state of film criticism, which great movies are completely unavailable on any streaming service, and much, much more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy sto...

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the absolute travesty that was the 94th Annual Academy Awards, and the new Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum/Brad Pitt adventure comedy THE LOST CITY, the Irish psychological horror/thriller YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER, and the ambitious and imaginative new sci-fi film EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE starring Michelle Yeoh! The...

It's one of our most requested episodes EVER! In a very special episode of CANCELED TOO SOON, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the beloved 2010 private detective series TERRIERS, starring Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James as blue collar private detectives on the trail of a vast multimillion dollar conspiracy! TERRIERS has a legion of adoring fans, but was it really... CANCELED TO...

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about how to discuss films critically without hurting the conversation, nostalgia for MovieFone and the days before online movie ticketing, droid sentience in the STAR WARS movies and what the heck it means when people call a movie "horny!" Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  so we can read your correspondence and answe...

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold walk you through all of this year's Oscar categories, comparing and critiquing the nominees, and picking which films they'd vote for... and which films are gonna win! Subscribe on Patreon  at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Adrian Lyne erotic thriller DEEP WATER, Ti West's A24 slasher X, the supernatural thriller UMMA starring Sandra Oh, the horror drama MASTER starring Regina Hall, Krystin Ver Linden's challenging ALICE, Katt Shea's family film RESCUED BY RUBY starring Grant Gustin, and the new Korean BDSM...

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about the theatrical experiences they regret missing, the alternate cuts they've seen of movies that never got released, how to fix their podcast THE IRON LIST and more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check...

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED , where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners! This week on  CRITICALLY RECLAIMED , Bibbs and Witney get a little rocky with Renny Harlin's CLIFFHANGER , starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rooker as mountaineers forced to help a villainous John Li...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Pixar film TURNING RED, the Ryan Reynolds sci-fi thriller THE ADAM PROJECT, the Shudder Original horror movie THE SEED, and the overlooked Netflix musical DIANA: THE MUSICAL! Diana: The Musical - 4:49  The Seed - 16:48  The Adam Project - 25:35  Turning Red - 47:48  Review Round-Up - 1:10:09   Subscr...

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about whether STAR WARS is moving away from its central ideas, Data's memory vs. Data's processing power on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, the whole can of worms that got opened by that awful TURNING RED review, why Batman's character arc in THE BATMAN arguably doesn't work, and the cultural and historical nuances Bibbs...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dive into the dark underbelly of Gotham City with an in-depth review of THE BATMAN, and review indie new releases like the sci-fi drama AFTER YANG, the vigilante thriller ASKING FOR IT, and the gross-out Hulu horror-comedy FRESH! The Batman - 3:26  After Yang - 44:47  Asking For It - 57:43  Fresh - 1:08:53  Review...

Every year on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold make a point to review all 15 of the Oscar-nominated short films, and this year - since even the Academy Awards think they're disposable - it's more important than ever! So buckle up, because it's a deep dive into this year's Oscar nominees for BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT, BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT...

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED , where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners! This week on  CRITICALLY RECLAIMED , Bibbs and Witney get roped into Pedro Almodovar's TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! , a film that stars Antonio Banderas as a man trying to get the woman he kidnapped to fall in...

Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode! This month it's THE BEST MURDER MYSTERY MOVIES, a 2-hour podcast dedicated to William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold's favorite films about solving a deadly crime! From classic detective movies to wacky comedies and beyond, get ready for a deluge of dastardly whodunnits...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold have a little catching up to do, and review the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, the Hulu thriller NO EXIT, the Channing Tatum drama DOG, the werewolf thriller THE CURSED, the Foo Fighters horror comedy STUDIO 666, the witch drama HELLBENDER, the Zoom drama FAMILY SQUARES, and the religious drama A BANQUET! Texas Chain...

Bibbs and Witney explain where they've been all week and read emails from listeners who want to talk about how Pon farr works in STAR TREK, why OKLAHOMA! wasn't the game-changing musical it gets credit for, the pros and cons and unexpectedly complexities of selling out, and how long we'd set the Enterprise's self-destruct timer for! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  so...

Because you demanded it, CANCELED TOO SOON is back! This is the podcast where William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review TV shows that lasted only one season or less, and we're kicking off a new wave of episodes with a forgotten EPIX series starring Ben Kingsley, Jacki Weaver, Jimmi Simpson, Luis Guzman, and Terry O'Quinn, which plays like a Coen Brothers crime story that just won't st...

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about why cult movies probably wouldn't be better with bigger budgets, why the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director don't necessarily go hand-in-hand, great movies about quarter-life crises, how to interview famous people and why film criticism has some similarities with preaching! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Kenneth Branagh's all-star murder mystery DEATH ON THE NILE, the award-winning international drama COMPARTMENT NUMBER 6, the Jennifer Lopez/Owen Wilson rom-com MARRY ME, Steven Soderbergh's techno-thriller KIMI, and Josephine Decker's YA drama THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE! Plus, Bibbs and Witney look ov...

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about what's wrong with using CGI to resurrect dead actors and de-age older actors, bad movies saved by great moments, when a viewer's personal expertise ruins a film, and whether Bibbs and Witney think about character vs. story! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR ques...