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One week after THE DUCK FACTORY joked about all of Tim Conway's failed TV shows, we've got one of Tim Conway's failed TV shows! Conway stars as ACE CRAWFORD: PRIVATE EYE , a private detective who bumbles his way through various crimes, and only occasionally dresses up in offensive disguises! It's a spoof comedy in the tradition of POLICE SQUAD , but maybe a little too much in that...

It's about to get weird! And Transformer-y! And... weird! This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the award-winning gross out art house horror comedy drama satire THE SUBSTANCE , the animated franchise prequel TRANSFORMERS ONE , the George Clooney/Brad Pitt crime comedy WOLFS , the Alexandre Aja/Halle Berry horror movie NEVER LET GO , the bleak Canadian thriller RED...

10 Years before Jim Carrey became the biggest star in Hollywood, he was almost the biggest star in television! Jim Carrey starred in a sitcom called THE DUCK FACTORY  back in 1984, about a team of wacky animators working at a struggling studio. If THE DUCK FACTORY  had been a hit, Carrey's career might have gone in a very different direction. Could it be that Carrey's biggest early failure...

We've got reviews of new (and new-ish) films like Tim Burton's BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE , the horror remake SPEAK NO EVIL , the Netflix thriller REBEL RIDGE , the Netflix YA film UGLIES , Kevin Smith's nostalgic THE 4:30 MOVIE , the indie cat transformation movie BOOGER , the horror comedy THE FRONT ROOM , the grim western THE THICKET , and the buzzy indie horror hit STRANGE DARLING! Be...

You loved his Muppet Christmas special. You loved him when he met God. And you sure as heck loved his mellow country jams. But will you love John Denver when he's KICKING ASS IN ALASKA ? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold ascend to HIGHER GROUND , a failed TV pilot starring relaxing music legend John Denver as a tough FBI agent fighting bootleggers in Alaska! Can John Denver save Alaska from...

You knew this was coming, and if you didn't, well, now you do. The staggeringly expensive TV series STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE - which was about an acolyte, in Star Wars - was just canceled after one season. It was ambitious, and it pissed people off for mostly weird reasons, but some people loved it. Now the only question is... was it CANCELED TOO SOON ? Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/c...

What do you get when you cross a supernatural bird with the president of the united states? And also A.I.? You get this week's CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the remake of THE CROW , the John Woo's remake of John Woo's THE KILLER , Ray Liotta's final film 1992 , the HFS presidential biopic REAGAN , Lee Daniels' exorcism movie THE DELIVERANCE ,...

NBC made a knockoff of THE LOVE BOAT  that was so expensive - and such a huge failure - that it almost bankrupted the network! Folks, this is SUPERTRAIN , a series about a nuclear-powered train with celebrity guests who for some reason are always committing crimes! Huge names! Weird stories! Could it be that one of the most notorious TV shows ever was... CANCELED TOO SOON ? Subscribe on Patreon at...

Because YOU demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present THE BEST MOVIES OF THE 1970s ! The 1970s were one of the best decades for movies - ever - the lists may surprise you. There's a really good chance you haven't even heard of a lot of them! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive ser...

Years before Dennis Franz joined N.Y.P.D. BLUE  he sat astride a horse and chased a tiger through Central Park in N.Y.P.D. MOUNTED ! And also he kinda had sex with a car for some reason! With early roles for John Leguizamo, Kristin Davis and Roxann Dawson, N.Y.P.D. MOUNTED is the wacky horse cop TV show you didn't know you might have always wanted, maybe. It only lasted one episode, but was it...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new and new-ish releases ALIEN: ROMULUS , the animated WATCHMEN: CHAPTER 1 , M. Night Shyamalan's TRAP , the horror film CUCKOO , the video game adaptation BORDERLANDS , the Hammer horror film DR. JEKYLL , the Netflix action comedy THE UNION , the Irish rap biopic KNEECAP , the indie sci-fi thriller THE ABANDON , the Matt Damon/Doug Liman reunion...

Ben Stiller returned to Fox - the network that canceled his Emmy Award-winning BEN STILLER SHOW  - after becoming a box office superstar! The project: HEAT VISION AND JACK , a comedy starring Jack Black as a fugitive astronaut with mind powers, Owen Wilson as a talking motorcycle, and Ron Silver as Ron Silver, a superpowered NASA mercenary who also acts in movies in his spare time. HEAT VISION AND...

Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are presenting their picks for THE BEST MEDIEVAL MOVIES EVER ! Comedies, horror movies, art house classics and action films, the only thing they all have in common is that they take place between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500. Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series...

David Lynch created one of the most important television shows of all-time: TWIN PEAKS ! But he didn't stop there. He also co-created an ambitious anthology series set in the same hotel room on different days and years, starring Harry Dean Stanton, Glenne Headly, Deborah Kara Unger, Mariska Hargitay, Griffin Dunne, Crispin Glover and Alicia Witt! It's HOTEL ROOM , and it may or may not hav...

They're fish. They're police. And they're horny? This week on CANCELED TOO SOON , film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold swim back to the 1990s to visit one of the first primetime animated series to emerge after the unexpected success of THE SIMPSONS! John Ritter, Megan Mullally, Hector Elizondo, JoBeth Williams, Robert Guillaume and Ed Asner star in FISH POLICE , a cop comed...

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a stab at the R-rated Marvel blockbuster DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE , the breezy storm chaser sequel TWISTERS , the acclaimed coming of age drama DIDI , the scary-as-hell horror movie ODDITY , and the all-star hangout movie THE FABULOUS FOUR! Deadpool & Wolverine - 3:12 Twisters - 48:59 Didi -   1:07:15 Oddity - 1:16:40 The Fabulous Four - 1:...

When THE IDOL  got canceled, everyone  made sure we knew about it. And we swore at that time that we would, someday, cover the most notorious TV dud in years on CANCELED TOO SOON . Today, dear listeners, is that day. Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd lead a staggeringly impressive cast in Sam Levinson's prurient, cynical, baffling erotic (?) thriller (?) drama (?) about a young music star who fall...

Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails in an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL ! This time, they learn about the diehard fanbase for JANET PLANET , get taken to task about 1990s rom-coms, dig into the history and influence of the LONE WOLF AND CUB series, and give their thoughts about the STAR WARS series THE ACOLYTE ! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to...

We're kicking off a new season of CANCELED TOO SOON with one of our most requested episodes ever: CAVEMEN (2007), a very  short-lived sitcom based on the popular commercials from GEICO , in which cavemen still walk among us but have to contend with racism and stereotypes. Co-starring Nick Kroll, Sam Huntington, Jeff Daniel Phillips and Julie White, it's one of the most notorious misfires i...

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold critique the new horror hit LONGLEGS , the Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum rom-com FLY ME TO THE MOON , the Colman Domingo prison drama SING SING , the tender international romance TOUCH , and the "Me Too" documentary SORRY, NOT SORRY ! Longlegs  - 2:30 Fly Me to the Moon - 26:35 Sing Sing  - 43:18 Touch - 50:22 Sorry, Not Sorry - 58:1...

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the animated film DESPICABLE ME 4 , the latest nostalgia sequel BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F. , and the conclusion of Ti West's horror trilogy, MAXXXINE! Despicable Me 4  - 1:45 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. - 24:08 MaXXXine  - 56:41 Review Round-Up  - 1:14:38  Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to get exclusiv...

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the horror prequel A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE , the start of Kevin Costner's western epic HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1 , the Netflix rom-com A FAMILY AFFAIR , the A24 indie drama JANET PLANET , and the confessional taxi cab movie DADDIO! A Quiet Place: Day One - 1:42 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1  - 26:16 A Family Affair  - 5...

Who likes movie reviews?!?! This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Pixar sequel INSIDE OUT 2 , the meta-horror drama THE EXORCISM , the latest Yorgos Lanthimos film KINDS OF KINDNESS , the Korean supernatural thriller EXHUMA , and the Broadway documentary SLAVE PLAY. NOT A MOVIE. A PLAY. Inside Out 2 - 1:20 The Exorcism  - 31:17 Kinds of Kindness - 45:07 Exhuma...

Because our patrons demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER J ! Any movie that starts with the letter "J" qualifies, and since there are relatively few movies that actually do begin with the letter "J," it's going to be an eclectic episode. So strap in, and hey, this podcast is over 2 1/2 hours! Subscri...

Bibbs and Witney are on a bit of a break after completing THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY  but that doesn't mean they've stopped making podcasts! In an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL , they're answering questions about where giant monsters come from, their favorite horror musicals, what it means when a movie is a "cash grab," and the reasons why so many filmmakers think it's wr...