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Why, oh why did they make a sequel to THE BOY? And why, oh why did they make it like BRAHMS: THE BOY II? This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the latest horror sequel, the Jane Austen remake EMMA, the dense political thriller THE LAST THING HE WANTED, and the light political comedy BUFFALOED! Brahms: The Boy II - 5:15  Emma. - 27:12   The Last...

Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode! And this month, since '90s nostalgia is everywhere, they picked THE MOVIES THAT DEFINED THE 1990s! Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they highlight the films that, for better or worse, represent 1990s culture, politics, film and more! From the emba...

It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters! This week, Bibbs and Witney talk about the subconscious (or conscious) bias against animation, the movies that changed them, the unexpected problems that befall movie projectionists, the Movie Trivia Schmoedown, nitpicky online movie criticism, and the differen...

Is SONIC THE HEDGEHOG really the best video game movie ever made? This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics Witney Seibold and William Bibbiani crack open the blockbuster kids flick and find out! Also this week, Bibbs and Witney review the new animated comedy A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON, and two promising new romances for Valentine's Day: THE PHOTOGRAPH and THE THING ABOUT HARRY...

There are very few brands that are more beloved amongst horror fans than Hammer, the production company that redefined classic monsters and pumped the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s full of sensuality and bright red blood. But their television series, HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR, only lasted one season. What gives?! It's got all the style and all the amazing cast members as the classic Hammer horror movies...

It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters! This week, Bibbs and Witney explore the inner workings of the Oscars, offer their opinions on STAR TREK: PICARD, reveal so-called "great" movies that they don't actually like, explain what "lampshading" is and why it's so important to mo...

Surprise! Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE has won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and that's a historic first!  In this bonus episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold break the Oscars down award by award, moment by moment, drop fascinating Academy Awards trivia and debate the best and worst parts of the movie industry! Subscribe on Patreon  at www.patre...

The first big superhero movie of the decade is here, but is BIRDS OF PREY AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN one of the best superhero movies of all time, or a missed opportunity to go even weirder? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold debate the new DC superhero film and also review the new releases THE LODGE, COME TO DADDY, AND THEN WE DANCED and REDOUBT on this wee...

A spy series where the spies are all amateurs, and get swapped out every week?! MASQUERADE starred Rod Taylor, Kirstie Alley and Greg Evigan as espionage agents who recruit everyday Americans to do freelance spy jobs for the U.S. government, and it's the perfect excuse to get dazzling guest stars like Cybill Shepherd, Ernest Borgnine, Susan George, John Saxon, Eve Arden, Richard Roundtree, Rob...

It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters! This week, Bibbs and Witney explore the complex legacy of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, and consider whether MST3K may have actually done more harm than good! They also consider the potentially apocalyptic future of Pixar's MONSTERS INC., ask why so many mo...

The Academy Awards are almost here, and film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are here with their picks for who should win, and who actually will! Will JOKER prevail over PARASITE? Does ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD stand a chance against 1917? And what about all those finicky technical awards and short subjects that lots of people in the audience (and maybe even some of the voters) kno...

You may think that "Super Bowl Weekend" was a slow time for new movies but you'd be wrong! In addition to a new horror film from an exciting auteur, and an action-thriller starring Blake Lively, this was the week the Oscar-nominated short films finally arrived in theaters. And that's ALWAYS good news! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (where we do "Critically Acclaimed" thi...

It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters! This week, Bibbs and Witney explore tons of our listeners' picks for the best movies of the decade, which include films they love, films they have issues with, and a handful of films neither of our critics have even heard of! (Plus, one of our listeners cor...

Guy Ritchie is back and he's doing Guy Ritchie things! David Lynch is back and he's doing David Lynch things! Richard Stanley is back and he's doing Richard Stanley things! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (where we do "Critically Acclaimed" things!), film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new crime comedy THE GENTLEMEN, the unexpected David Lynch short fi...

Sharon Stone becomes the Vice-President of the United States and discovers that there's a secret amendment to the Constitution that puts her in charge of a badass super spy who she controls from a secret Masonic dungeon! Now THAT's an elevator pitch. But can AGENT X possibly live up to that awesome-sounding premise? Was it really... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witn...

We're back and we're catching up with the best, the worst and the weirdest new releases in January! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the Robert Downey Jr. disaster DOLITTLE, the death row drama JUST MERCY, Tyler Perry's death row drama A FALL FROM GRACE, the underwater monster movie UNDERWATER, the grudge movie THE GRUDGE, the a...

It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters! This week, Bibbs and Witney take a look at YOUR picks for the best movies of the decade, as well as when we lost faith in the Oscars, whether Siskel & Ebert would make an impact today, and which old movies we'd like to remake! Email us at letters@critic...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold look back at an astoundingly great decade for film, and present their individual picks for the best movies of the 2010s! It's a giant episode full of great recommendations and controversial picks! Subscribe on Patreon  at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, lik...

Everyone knows Siegfried and Roy were the biggest stage show in Las Vegas, combining magic tricks and white lions and tigers! But what you didn't know was that all those trained animals lived in a gated community and had sitcom adventures, and were played by folks like John Goodman, Cheryl Hines, Danielle Harris, Orlando Jones and Carl Reiner in the Dreamworks Animated series... FATHER OF THE...

Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode! And this month, since it's December, they picked THE JANUARY MOVIES EVER! Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they highlight some of the weird genre films that Hollywood had no faith in whatsoever, which surprised the heck out of us by actually being...

It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters! This week, Bibbs and Witney debate the right way to watch older, problematic movies in historical context without giving up your modern principles! They also select some of the best movies ever made that are over three hours long, figure out where you should st...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold follow-up their list of THE BEST MOVIES OF 2019 with their list of THE WORST MOVIES OF 2019, full of films that deserve at least one last look from audiences, critics, studios and filmmakers, because we can all learn from their mistakes! Subscribe on Patreon  at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclus...

It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters! This week, Bibbs and Witney debate whether BATMAN, and especially BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM, is a film noir! They also talk about SHADOWHUNTERS for some reason, YA books that still need to be adapted, why some people "crowdpleaser" is a bad word, whe...

It's been an unbelievably great year for movies, so picking the best of the best wasn't easy. But film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold did it anyway. On the latest CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED they present their lists of the BEST MOVIES OF 2019, and it's the only list you'll ever need! Maybe! Subscribe on Patreon  at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive cont...

It's a very special holiday presentation of THE TWO-SHOT, a podcast that's usually at the Schmoes Know Network! You've never seen a Christmas horror movie as bizarre as ELVES, a film about a homicidal elf with a motive so weird you probably won't believe it even if you see it! It's one of the worst Christmas movies ever made, and it's the perfect double feature with the mod...