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Star trekkin', across the universe! Film critics William Bibbiani review the 14th(-ish) film in the STAR TREK series,  STAR TREK: SECTION 31 , and the new animated comedy DOG MAN , the new horror comedy COMPANION , Steven Soderbergh's new haunted house movie PRESENCE  and the film where Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun play a flotation buoy and a satellite who fall in love after the apocaly...

Bibbs and Witney are back with a bunch of emails and letters from our awesome listeners! On this episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL , they discuss the ongoing controversy of watching every movie with the subtitles on, look back at the history of pop culture hoaxes, try their best to be dishonest, recommend some amazing Japanese movies, and question their own judgment about the Tom Cruise MUMMY reboot!...

Bibbs and Witney review the horror remake WOLF MAN , the Netflix awards magnet EMILIA PEREZ, the Aardman Animation sequel WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL , the Shakespearean video game documentary GRAND THEFT HAMLET , the Pamela Anderson drama THE LAST SHOWGIRL , the acclaimed Walter Salles drama I'M STILL HERE , the devastating Mike Leigh movie HARD TRUTHS , the Julie Stiles-directed...

One of the greatest artists in the history of cinema is no longer with us. In this special, over two-hour episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED , film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold reflect on the history, films and impact of the David Lynch, the artist behind ERASERHEAD , BLUE VELVET , TWIN PEAKS , MULHOLLAND DRIVE and many more amazing movies, shows, paintings, sculptures and a heck of a...

We've got a brand new podcast, about the cast-aways! We watched all the episodes, it took days and days and days. They built a little spaceship; no boat, who can say why? They got stranded on a planet, in a show that made us cry. This two-hour episode of CANCELED TOO SOON  finds William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold stuck on GILLIGAN'S PLANET ! Is it the worst idea they've ever had? Or w...

A lot of great movies came out in 1985, and Bibbs and Witney have strong opinions about which ones they think are the very best! Some of your favorites almost certainly did NOT  make this episode of THE IRON LIST , we assure you! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much m...

Oh my god this podcast wound up over three hours long. We are SO TIRED, and Witney may never be able to speak again. But it was worth it to give you CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 's picks for the Best, Worst, and even the Averagest Movies of 2024!  Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary track...

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the year's final new releases, including the Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN , the Robbie Williams biopic BETTER MAN , Barry Jenkins's CG-animated Disney prequel MUFASA: THE LION KING , the Barry Jenkins-scripted/Rachel Morrison directed women's boxing biopic THE FIRE INSIDE , the epic architecture drama THE BRUTALIST , Robert...

Because YOU  demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER K ! It's the latest entry in our ongoing alphabet series, with two competing top ten lists dedicated to any film, in any genre, from any era, from anywhere in the world, that just happens to begin with the same letter! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork...

Bibbs and Witney review THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM , KRAVEN THE HUNTER , the Netflix thriller CARRY-ON , the Richard Curtis animated holiday movie THAT CHRISTMAS , the Amy Adams dog transformation drama NIGHTBITCH , the hard-hitting period piece NICKEL BOYS , the post-apocalyptic music THE END  and, because Witney wanted to circle back to it, SEPTEMBER 5! The Lord of the Rings:...

When he wasn't going on excellent adventures and bogus journeys, years before he became a celebrated documentarian, Alex Winter was pushing the boundaries of comedy with THE IDIOT BOX ! On an all-new episode of CANCELED TOO SOON , William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take their own time machine back to the early 1990s, when MTV was on the cutting edge and Alex Winter died on camera almost every...

Because YOU wrote in, Bibbs and Witney answer your questions, recommend tons of movies, and learn all about Sum 41! This time on WE'VE GOT MAIL , Bibbs and Witney talk about the best films set in Oregon! Their favorite STAR TREK uniforms! MOANA 2 's protagonist syndrome! And why you should never walk out of a movie and review it anyway! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyac...

Our podcast ALL OUR YESTERDAYS is usually a Patreon-exclusive, but we're sharing this very special episode with everyone! Witney Seibold and William Bibbiani are reviewing every episode of STAR TREK ever produced, in order, and in their 238th episode they're finally reached the pilot episode of STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE! In this epic look back at the origin of one of the most celebrated a...

Bibbs and Witney review the blockbuster Disney sequel MOANA 2 , Luca Guadagnino's adaptation of William S. Burroughs' QUEER , the secretly-film Iranian political thriller THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG , and the historical journalism drama SEPTEMBER 5! Moana 2  - 4:24 Queer  - 43:08 The Seed of the Sacred Fig - 1:02:25 September 5 - 1:10:55 Review Round-Up - 1:21:35  Advertising Inquiries: htt...

From the creator of PERRY MASON and the director of CAT PEOPLE and NIGHT OF THE DEMON ! If that doesn't grab your attention, what possibly could...? This week on CANCELED TOO SOON , William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold unearth a failed pilot for COOL AND LAM , a comedy private detective series based on books by Erle Stanley Gardner and directed by the legendary Jacques Tourneur! Subscribe on Pa...

We've got the musical WICKED , the Ridley Scott sequel GLADIATOR II , the $250 million Christmas action comedy RED ONE , the horny Netflix holiday rom-com HOT FROSTY , the August Wilson adaptation THE PIANO LESSON , the apocalyptic animated Latvian animal movie FLOW , and the music documentary THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS . Wicked  - 5:56 Gladiator II - 44:33 Red One - 1:04:17 Hot Frost...

Because YOU  demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST RAZZIE MOVIES EVER ! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold have scoured the history of The Golden Raspberry Awards, and now they're presenting their findings! They're each selecting the best movies ever nominated for Worst Picture at the Razzies! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to...

In this special episode of CANCELED TOO SOON , William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold exhume a horror anthology series that was nearly lost forever: LATE NIGHT HORROR (1968), a full-color BBC2 series featuring tales of terror that were allegedly too gory for television! Only one episode of LATE NIGHT HORROR still exists! Does it prove that the show was... canceled too soon?! Subscribe on Patreon at ...

It's time for another letters episode, complete with fun games, Marvel minutiae, the perils of streaming service censorship and something called The Bike-del Test! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more! Email us at  letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,  so we can r...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Hugh Grant horror movie HERETIC , Cillian Murphy's historical drama SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE , Shudder's new exclusive BLACK CAB , Anthony Mackie's A Quiet Place knockoff ELEVATION , the family-friendly THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER , the experimental  CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER'S POINT , Netflix's Pentatonix rom-com MEET ME NEXT...

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED , Bibbs and Witney review the new Robert Zemeckis tech demo HERE , Clint Eastwood's legal thriller JUROR NO. 2 , Steve McQueen's World War II epic BLITZ , Liam Neeson's new Liam Neeson movie ABSOLUTION , the Netflix sci-fi slasher TIME CUT , and the devastating documentary NO OTHER LAND! Here - 6:05 Juror No. 2  - 32:00 Blitz  - 46:00 Absolution - 56:2...

We're back with another WE'VE GOT MAIL! This time Bibbs and WItney talk about the ongoing - always ongoing - debate over whether there's too much sex in movies or not nearly enough! Plus, who are the great character actors working today, and is Riker the worst Starfleet Captain in all of STAR TREK? (Sorry about the delays in Canceled Too Soon  this month! We're going to extend our...

Bibbs and Witney review VENOM: THE LAST DANCE , the papal mystery thriller CONCLAVE , the Netflix serial killer thriller DON'T MOVE , and the Kate Beckinsale spy movie CANARY BLACK! Witney Seibold's GWAR-xclent Adventure - 0:57 Venom: The Last Dance - 11:53 Conclave - 37:48 Don't Move - 52:00 Canary Black - 1:02:40 Review Round-Up - 1:23:26 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/...

We've got reviews of the horror sequel SMILE 2 , the acclaimed Sean Baker romance/comedy/drama ANORA , Anna Kendrick's directorial debut serial killer movie WOMAN OF THE HOUR , the Peter Dinklage/Josh Brolin/Brendan Fraser road trip buddy crime comedy BROTHERS , and Cameron Crowe's music documentary TOM PETTY: HEARTBREAKERS BEACH PARTY! Smile 2 - 3:59 Anora - 27:53 Woman of the Hour  -...

Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST HORROR REMAKES EVER ! Yup, these movies were so nice they scared us twice! Some of the best horror movies ever made were remakes, and also so some weird and sloppy movies that deserve a shout-out too! Subscribe on Patreon at  www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork  to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like ex...