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Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best opening credits sequences in movie history! Lots of movies just kinda begin, but some movies use the title cards so many filmmakers take for granted to start telling the story in a unique and interesting way! Beautiful animations, elaborate musical numbers, daredevil camera moves, these are THE BEST MOVIE TITLE SEQU...

Bibbs and Witney are back with an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL , the podcast where YOU control the conversation! This time we're talking about a ton of random stuff, including H.P. Lovecraft movies, another exciting new idea for a movie-centric card game, reader-submitted Bleak Week all-nighters, Faith No More and Olivia Rodrigo and the CARRY ON movies, our favorite movie coincidences and how th...

Bibbs and Witney review the superhero spin-off SUPERGIRL , the Pixar sequel TOY STORY 5 , Avalon Fast's queer lesbian summer camp horror movie CAMP , the conversion camp horror movie LEVITICUS , the summer lesbian coming of age story GIRLS LIKE GIRLS , Hugh Jackman doing his aging superhero thing agin with THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD , the World War II thriller LUCKY STRIKE , the ensemble fashion...

LOUISE WEARD , the writer/director/co-star of CASTRATION MOVIE is here to talk about what makes her series of anthology films so god damned cool. William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold pick her brain about long-form filmmaking in the internet era, the state of modern independent cinema, her renegade filmmaking style, why she films with a Hi-8 camera and more, more, MORE! If you want to watch the CAST...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Steven Spielberg's sci-fi chase thriller DISCLOSURE DAY , the wall-to-wall fight movie THE FURIOUS , and Adam Shankman's DRAG RACE -apalooza disaster comedy STOP! THAT! TRAIN! Disclosure Day - 2:40 The Furious - 41:50 Stop! That! Train! - 57:34 Review Round-Up - 1:12:35  Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exc...

We've got the best of both worlds on an all-new THIS AIN'T NO GAME , the podcast where Wiliiam Bibbiani and Witney Seibold play card and tabletop games for your audio amusement! It's called MOVIE NIGHT , and it's a collaborative card game where you get a set of random, very specific criteria, come up with a movie that matches that criteria, and then you watch the film. SNACKFAM! An...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the horror sensation BACKROOMS , the crass parody SCARY MOVIE , the nostalgic sci-fi/fantasy MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE , the animated phenomenon THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: THE LAST ACT , the regressive dad comedy THE BREADWINNER , the World War II dad drama PRESSURE , and the Bleak Week premiere of Louise Weard's CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY III: JUNIOR...

Bibbs and Witney are back with an all-new episode of THE ALL-NIGHTER , the podcast where they program all-night movie marathons for every occasion! One of our listeners suggested we record an ALL-NIGHTER for BLEAK WEEK , the annual celebration of the most miserable movies ever made, and we thought that was a pretty neat idea. If you want to hear about some great, and truly messed up movies, this i...

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST "EAT THE RICH" MOVIES EVER on an all-new IRON LIST podcast! Lots of movies are about wealthy villains, but the "Eat the Rich" genre is nastier than that, and focuses on rich monsters who get what's coming to them, or are presented as such slimy monsters that the audience knows exactly who they&#3...

Bibbs and Witney review the new STAR WARS spinoff THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU , the Boots Riley sci-fi comedy I LOVE BOOSTERS , Aleshea Harris's directorial debut IS GOD IS , the supernatural horror movie OBSESSION , the bleak Spanish animated movie DECORADO , Olivier Assayas' modern Russian history drama THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN , the hitchhiking ghost horror movie PASSENGER , the Martin S...

We've got questions about very different movies that take place at exactly the same time, the history of the first time travel stories, the best movies we've ever seen for the first time on an airplane, more rants about the STAR TREK holodeck, forgotten blockbusters of yore, and a fan's brilliant idea for CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: THE HOME GAME ... and you can play too! It's an all-new...

Bibbs and Witney review the legacy sequel THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 , the video game movie sequel MORTAL KOMBAT II , the cozy talking animal mystery THE SHEEP DETECTIVES , Andy Serkis's bizarre adaptation of ANIMAL FARM , Damian Mc Carthy's new supernatural horror movie HOKUM , The RZA's revenge thriller ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE , Renny Harlin's latest shark thriller DEEP WATER , the n...

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are doing THE BEST SPOOF MOVIES EVER ! Yes, the best and silliest motion pictures that ever spoofed a specific movie, genre or topic! A lot of people think these films are insipid but it takes a lot of intelligence to make an inane movie good! Oh, and if you liked what you heard in the first two episodes of SNACKFAM! , make sure you head on over to...

Bibbs and Witney dive into the many, many problems with the new Michael Jackson biopic MICHAEL (content warning: we don't go into many specifics but we will be talking about some rough stuff), followed by the Charlize Theron/Taron Egerton serial killer survival thriller APEX , and the new British biopic I SWEAR!  Michael - 1:40 Apex - 37:40 I Swear - 56:17 Review Round-Up - 1:06:07 Subscribe...

Bibbs and Witney review the new, legally distinct horror movie LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY , David Lowery's pretentious art house costume design pop music ghost thriller drama MOTHER MARY , the new Happy Madison comedy ROOMMATES , the Charlie XCX hangout volcano movie ERUPCJA , and Morgan Neville's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE documentary LORNE! Lee Cronin's The Mummy - 5:56 Mother Mary - 30:45...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: Death, more death, MERMAIDS IN MECHAS?!, Keanu Reeves, death... Yes, Bibbs and Witney are reviewing Daniel Goldhaber's new interpretation of the cult horror classic FACES OF DEATH , Riz Ahmed in an all-new HAMLET , the Japanese horror video game adaptation EXIT 8 , the mermaid-centric sci-fi anime romance CHAO , and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's short horror film CH...

The SNACKFAM is back, and they're eating more snacks, fam! Our very special bonus podcast returns! Angie and Henry Seibold continue their journey to review the latest and strangest limited edition snacks with CHILE LIME MANGO PEEPS ! Yes, that's a real thing! NOTE: This episode was supposed to go live before Easter. Bibbs screwed up and he apologizes.  "Android Sock Hop" Kevin Mac...

Bibbs and Witney review the new releases THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (and probably lose friends in the process), the supernatural indies THE SERPENT'S SKIN and FORBIDDEN FRUITS , and the mysterious dark comedy THE DRAMA , starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya! But be warned, we're saving THE DRAMA for last because it's impossible to review this film properly without revealing the most...

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are trying something new this month!  Usually our hosts each present their own top ten "best of" list, but for our 75th episode we thought we'd mix it up a bit. This time they're each presenting a ranked list of every movie from a filmmaker chosen by our very own patrons! Bibbs and Witney each present all 23 films directed or co-dir...

Bibbs and Witney review the new sci-fi epic PROJECT HAIL MARY , the podcasting horror story UNDERTONE , the horror-comedy sequel READY OR NOT: HERE I COME , the Colleen Hoover romance REMINDERS OF HIM , and the social thriller THE GATES , which features James Van Der Beek's final movie performance! Project Hail Mary - 3:51 Undertone - 30:54 Ready or Not: Here I Come - 46:58 Reminders of Him -...

Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOU'RE letters in an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL , and this one is a doozy! We've got awesome zines from Portland, we've got a massive box of cool stuff (someone out there knows what they did), and we're casting the A STAR TREK CHRISTMAS CAROL , pondering the ethical conundrum that is Data's mom, tossing out screenwriting advice...

Awards season is over! NOW LET US NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN. Well, okay, one last time. Bibbs and Witney couldn't record their usual Oscars prediction episode but they are going to dissect every choice the Academy made, whether it made history and brought us all to our feet as we wept our geeky tears, or whether it was kinda meh, or worse. Who won this year's prediction contest? Which awards...

Bibbs and Witney review Pixar's sci-fi comedy HOPPERS on this week's podcast, followed by Maggie Gyllenhaal's zombie gangster film THE BRIDE! , the scuzzy horror nightmare DOLLY , the new thriller HEEL , the Netflix "what if PREDATOR was a giant robot" movie WAR MACHINE , and the strange indie GUNFIGHTER PARADISE! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednet...

Do you like scary movies? Have we got a podcast for you! If you like GOOD scary movies, however, this ain't your week. William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review SCREAM 7 , the pirate action thriller THE BLUFF , the Andrew Kevin Walker-scripted murder thing PSYCHO KILLER , and the latest take on the classic ONIBABA , called THE DREADFUL! Scream 7 - 5:26 The Bluff - 49:20 Psycho Killer - 1:06:2...

Because YOU asked for it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES OF 1999! Yes, it's been declared one of the best years in motion picture history, with a stunningly large number of classic, cult and just plain influential movies released in a short span of time. But will Bibbs and Witney pick the films everyone knows and loves in this episode of THE IRON LI...