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Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails and talking about their favorite action sequences in interesting locales, the best movie theaters in Los Angeles (and maybe the world), movies with whole scenes they think should've been cut, how STAR TREK cleverly filled a plot hole they previously complained about, and much more! It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!  Subscribe on Patreon  at  ww...

We're back with reviews of the DCEU swan song THE FLASH , the transforming robot animal saga TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS , the Chris Hemsworth stunt spectacular EXTRACTION 2 , the Pixar rom-com ELEMENTAL , the latest Wes Anderson film ASTEROID CITY , Eva Longoria's corporate biopic FLAMIN' HOT , and the Shudder horror drama BROOKLYN 45! It's an all-new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ! T...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every  GODZILLA  movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays! This week, a TV-movie that got lost along the way, and wound up in theaters! It's VARAN, THE UNBELIEVABLE , about a giant monster that was minding its own business until scientists bothered it, and now those scientists have to kill it dead! Plus, Bibbs and Witney unpack the...

Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails and going on rants about their favorite comic books when they were kids, who they'd cast in a Muppet version of the classic dramedy LOCAL HERO , which movies should be remade over and over again for future generations, and the pros and cons of watching a filmography in chronological order! Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimedn...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays! This week, Ishiro Honda is back with an ambitious sci-fi epic about invading aliens (and their giant robot mole kaiju , Moguera), who wear fancy capes and colorful motorcycle helments, and wield deadly science and threaten to colonize the planet! It's THE MYSTERIANS! Subscribe...

Bibbs and Witney answer YOUR emails about the difference between great actors who only make great movies and great actors who also make lots of crap, awesome teen queer romances, and cool movies and shows that are no longer streaming for bullcrap reasons! It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL! Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  for exclusive content and exciting...

Is it true? Is SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE really a masterpiece? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold debate the biggest new animated blockbuster, and also review the new Stephen King adaptation THE BOOGEYMAN , the new thriller FOLLOW HER , and the LeBron James biopic SHOOTING STARS! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 2:14 The Boogeyman - 51:39 Follow Her - 1:06:29 Shooting Stars - 1:13:...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays! But they're not just reviewing Godzilla movies! This week they're taking flight with another kaiju classic from director Ishiro Honda, about a gigantic pteranodon named RODAN! This monster will eventually team up with Godzilla, but first he gets his own movie, and he's...

Do Bibbs and Witney need a dictionary? Do biopics have an obligation to be truthful? What if Bibbs and Witney owned a movie studio? Which albums would make great films? And how the heck do you get through your watch list, which just keeps getting bigger and bigger? We're answering YOUR emails on an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL! Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork...

It's another epic episode of new movie reviews, featuring Disney's latest remake THE LITTLE MERMAID , the tenth (actually twelfth) F&F movie FAST X , the Hulu remake WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP , the Robert De Niro comedy ABOUT MY FATHER , the Shudder exclusives HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN and INFLUENCER , the documentary STILL: THE MICHAEL J. FOX STORY , Nicole Holofcener's latest YOU HU...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays! This week, Bibbs and WItney look back at the U.S. version of the original classic monster movie! They added a new American character to the cast and changed the creature's name. It may tell the same story, but it's not the same film. It's GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS...

Because our patrons demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST FAIRY TALE MOVIES EVER , featuring films that directly adapt fairy tales of yore! Disney movies, horror movies, anime and art house classics abound in an all-new, over three-hour episode of THE IRON LIST! And it's AD-FREE , just for patrons! Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/critically...

Willliam Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are watching and reviewing every film in the GODZILLA franchise, every single Friday! This time on THANK GODZILLA, It'S FRIDAY! they're tackling the second Godzilla adventure, where they hastily brought the monster back to life and introduced his first giant monster nemesis: ANGUIRUS , the giant mutant ankylosaur! New episodes of  THANK GODZILLA, IT&#39...

We've got a new microphone and we're answering YOUR emails! This week on WE'VE GOT MAIL , William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold talk about what happens to props when movies wrap production, why motion picture lighting looks so dim nowadays, why it doesn't matter if a filmmaker agrees with your opinions (even if it's sometimes cathartic), and how to get the most out of action movi...

It's our latest project, a podcast where Bibbs and Witney review every single film in the GODZILLA series! On Fridays! First up, it's Ishirō Honda's classic 1954 monster movie masterpiece GOJIRA , which introduced audiences to a giant radioactive monster who - when he wasn't entertainingly smashing stuff - was also a somber metaphor for the atomic bomb. New episodes of THANK GODZIL...

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold say goodbye to our quirky outer space friends in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME THREE , review the straight-to-video badass Texas lawman movie ONE RANGER , and two (!) slasher movie throwbacks about THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER! It's an all-new episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED , and as always it's AD-FREE for patrons! Guardians of the Galaxy...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails about what makes a cult film so culty, what types of movies seem to have influenced James Gunn, great works of art that start with the letter H, one of the biggest problems with THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and more! It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL! Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  for exclusive conte...

A cavalcade of new releases, including the latest Disney remake PETER PAN & WENDY , the World War II violent action thriller SISU , the martial arts coming of age comedy POLITE SOCIETY , the supernatural thriller FROM BLACK , and the biopic of a two-time heavyweight boxing champion, BIG GEORGE FOREMAN! And it's AD-FREE , just for patrons! Peter Pan & Wendy - 2:57 Sisu - 32:53 Polite So...

We've been reading YOUR emails for 150 episodes, so let's read some more! This week William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold talk about popular characters who irk them, why we don't have more G-rated movies, their favorite movies with Christian themes, why blockbusters seem to sincere lately, and tips and tricks for film critics who are just getting their start! Subscribe on Patreon  at  ww...

So many movies! We've got reviews of NINE new films, including the horror sequel EVIL DEAD RISE , Ari Aster's opus BEAU IS AFRAID , the vampire comedy RENFIELD , the action rom-com GHOSTED , the war film GUY RITCHIE'S THE COVENANT , the Broken Lizard comedy QUASI , the dance movie version of CARMEN , the nostalgia reunion MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS: ONCE AND ALWAYS , and the roc...

Because YOU demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present a nearly 3 1/2 hour podcast dedicated to films that just happened to begin with "H!" Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! Join the new  SALTCATSOAP OF THE MONTH CLUB  at  Patreon.com/Sal...

Is THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE the new SPACE JAM? In a bad way? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new animated blockbuster, as well as Ben Affleck's new historical drama AIR , the Owen Wilson comedy PAINT , the horror documentary LIVING WITH CHUCKY , and the political thriller HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE! The Super Mario Bros. Movie - 4:45 Air - 47:11 Paint - 1:05:07 Living with Chu...

Is Bibbs wrong about Toy Story 4? Are Bibbs and Witney both wrong about Knock at the Cabin? What's the trick to making survival movies? And what are some amazing b-movies you just gotta see? We're answering these questions on this week's WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast! Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bon...

There's another movie based on DUNGEONS & DRAGONS , but is this one any good? Plus, reviews of the action-packed JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 , the Cold War video game drama TETRIS , the Dardennes Brothers return with TORI AND LOKITA , Stephen Frears tries to save Richard III's legacy in THE LOST KING , and the superhero comedy SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING ! It's a new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podc...

The movies that made William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold want to walk out of the theater. The movies that made them cry, and remind them of their parents. The movies that made them go "What the hell was that?" Bibbs and Witney are answering more of YOUR emails with this all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL  Subscribe on Patreon  at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  for exclusi...