Critically Acclaimed Network

Bibbs and Witney are reading YOUR emails in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!  This time we've got a marathon of movies that almost got made, but didn't! Plus, how the movie studios are selling nostalgia to children who shouldn't have any yet, which movies famous directors should remake, and much, much more! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclus...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tom Cruise's box office disaster DIGGER , a Colleen Hoover adaptation starring Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Josh Hartnett called VERITY , and the killer snake movie BEWARE BOIúNA! Yup! Only three movies this time. We'll try harder next week! Digger - 2:48 Verity - 51:20 Beware Boiúna - 1:05:53 Review Round-Up -...

Bibbs and Witney review Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL , the Robert Pattinson reality TV movie PRIMETIME , the Japanese ghost story NEVER AFTER DARK , Brad Pitt takes his doggy walkies in HEART OF THE BEAST , the animated and already overlooked FORGOTTEN ISLAND , the Reylo romance THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS , the Aardman sequel SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM , and the Netflix true crime thr...

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best films starring principle and recurring cast members from every STAR TREK television series! Yes, it's THE BEST STAR TREK ALUMNI MOVIES EVER ! Will STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION dominate the top ten lists thanks to cinema luminaries like Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton, or will an unexpected series like VOYAGER...

Bibbs and Witney talk about the best summertime movies ever made, the one-person cult of ONLY GOD FORGIVES , the movies they've seen the most times in theaters, the logistics of pre-gaming a new movie (studying-wise), whether critics should avoid watching movies while inebriated, and more! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting...

Bibbs and Witney review the new legacy sequel PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 , the correct sci-fi/action epic HOPE , Paul Greengrass's medieval rebellion film THE UPRISING , the illuminating documentary BLACK ZOMBIE , the Alan Ritchson/Owen Wilson action-comedy RUNNER , and the problematic Zachary Levi/Liam Neeson thriller THE FIX ! Practical Magic 2 - 5:10 Hope - 25:15 The Uprising - 42:45 Black Zombie -...

Our new interview podcast is here! Every episode of FIVE MOVIES WITH will feature an interview with an artist, talking about five films that specifically influenced their work! In the debut episode we interview Kate Stayman-London, the author of the best-selling romance novels ONE TO WATCH and FANG FICTION . Her new novel SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY is an enemies-to-lovers love story set against the back...

Bibbs and Witney review Adam Wingard's new low-budget, violent genre mash-up ONSLAUGHT , the Gal Gadot jogging thriller THE RUNNER , the acrophobic sequel FALL 2: DEADPOINT , and the high-concept historical drama thriller BY ANY MEANS! Onslaught - 1:54 The Runner - 29:25 Fall 2: Deadpoint - 57:20 By Any Means - 1:13:58 Review Round-Up - 1:30:30  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...

It's finally here! A new bi-weekly Patreon-exclusive podcast for $5/month members, but the first episode is for everyone! Our new series is EPISODE P , where William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the pilot episodes for long-running TV shows they've never seen before. We don't know what's coming, we only know what the pilot episode promises, and you can either join us in our sp...

We've got reviews of the long-awaited comedy COYOTE VS. ACME , Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic THE DOG STARS , the Netflix serial killer thriller THE WHISPER MAN , the Netflix amnesia thriller THE SECRET WOMAN , the Jason Statham actioner MUTINY , the Exorcist II documentary BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL , the horror sequel INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER , the low-budget existentialist horror IT EN...

Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOUR letters in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL ! Are influencers and critics doing the same job? What are the best movie soundtracks of the 1990s? And are the Looney Tunes secretly bleak as hell? We're about to find out! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series...

Because our patrons asked for it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST MOVIE VILLAINS EVER ! It's over THREE HOURS of in-depth podcasting, with our host's individual picks for the worst a-holes to ever (dis)grace the silver screen! Comic book supervillains, epic monsters, animated goofballs and some of the most disturbing individuals ever conceived by the human mind await you...

Bibbs and Witney review the new dinosaurs in suburbia thriller THE END OF OAK STREET , the kids movie about privatizing public works (and dinosaurs) PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE , the Kristen Stewrat/Alia Shawkat stoner comedy THE WRONG GIRLS , the Green Day-inspired road trip movie NIMRODS , the Matthew McConaughey bluegrass musical neo-western revenge crime beekeeping drama THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KI...

William Bibbiani and WItney Seibold review Jane Schoenbrun's meta-slasher love story TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA , the dystopian rom-com ONE NIGHT ONLY , Greg Araki's kinky I WANT YOUR SEX , the Anthony Bourdain biopic TONY , Eli Roth's horror attempt ICE CREAM MAN , the Broken Lizard sequel SUPER TROOPERS 3 , and the Netflix paranormal thriller THE LAST HOUSE! Teenage Sex and...

It's an all-new ALL-NIGHTER podcast, where we come up with twelve-hour movie marathons around a single topic! Bibbs and Witney take a special challenge from A and B. Eleanor Grey, to come up with all-nigh movie marathons full of queer movies, but none of them can be tragedies! It's our HAPPY PRIDE episode, and as an extra treat, A and B. Eleanor Grey join us to talk about queer films and s...

Bibbs and Witney review SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY on the latest episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! You're reading that right! We're only reviewing one new movie this episode! That's why it's such a short one! (We're kidding, it's nearly two hours long.) Spoilers begin at the one hour mark (1:00:00) and we're sorry, but they don't let up at the end, even during the rev...

We've got reviews of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY , the animated interquel AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER the silent Alan Ritchson action movie MOTOR CITY , the coming of age drama HORSEGIRLS , Nicolas Winding Refn's arthouse horror film HER PRIVATE HELL , and the streaming comedies 72 HOURS and, by popular demand, THE DINK! The Odyssey - 3:59 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender - 40:45 Mot...

Because our patrons demanded it, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for the best films that just happen to begin with the letter "M!" It's a mighty miasma of movie magnificence, with animated classics, iconic action movies, overlooked comedies and more!  Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and ex...

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new live-action Disney remake MOANA , the latest chaos gremlin comedy MINIONS & MONSTERS , the vicious and gory EVIL DEAD BURN , the wacky high-concept comedy GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS , the Netflix threequel ENOLA HOLMES 3 , the erotic thriller NIGHT NURSE , and the insulting new biopic YOUNG WASHINGTON! Moana - 2:20 Minions &...

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...