Critically Reclaimed #18 | Hercules (1997)

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!  

This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney put the sad in gladiator when they look back at Disney's 1997 animated hit HERCULES, which has a large following but miiiiiight not be as good as its reputation suggests!

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We've Got Mail #97 | Does Plot REALLY Matter?

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 read emails from listeners who want to talk about movies they loved as kids which had small roles from future stars! They're also talking about Lovecraftian gods, their favorite moviegoing experiences, two AMAZING sequels to PROM NIGHT, how to recommend movies to your friends, and why plot isn't nearly as important as people think it is!

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Critically Acclaimed #194 - Dune, Halloween Kills, The French Dispatch, The Last Duel, Bergman Island, Boyfriends of Christmas Past

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Denis Villeneuve's long-awaited sci-fi epic DUNE, the slasher sequel HALLOWEEN KILLS, Wes Anderson's ode to old-fashioned magazines THE FRENCH DISPATCH, Ridley Scott's medieval Rashomon riff THE LAST DUEL, Mia Hansen-Løve's indie relationship drama BERGMAN ISLAND, and Hallmark's supernatural rom-com BOYFRIENDS OF CHRISTMAS PAST!

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Canceled Too Soon #222 | The Omen (1995)

If you loved THE OMEN, you probably won't like THE OMEN! The Oscar-winning horror movie about the antichrist got transformed into a failed TV pilot about a demon that jumps from body to body and tries to ruin a St. Patrick's Day parade by unleashing a flesh-eating virus! 

It's got a great cast - including William Sadler, Brett Cullen and Norman Lloyd - and a cult hit director (Jack Sholder, THE HIDDEN) - so maybe THE OMEN really was... CANCELED TOO SOON? 

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out, as SCARYTOBER continues! 

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The Iron List #23 | The Best Horror Comedies Ever!

Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode!  

This month it's THE BEST HORROR COMEDIES EVER, a nearly 2 1/2 hour podcast dedicated to one of William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold's favorite genres, full of wild recommendations fans have never heard of, in addition to some classics you know and love! 

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Canceled Too Soon #221 | Dark Intruder, aka The Black Cloak (1965)

Alfred Hitchcock's production company made a supernatural detective TV series starring Leslie Nielsen in a Lovecraftian mystery that plays a lot like the movie MALIGNANT?! 

Oh, we gotta find out if that was CANCELED TOO SOON. 

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the failed television pilot DARK INTRUDER, aka THE BLACK CLOAK, for this year's SCARYTOBER!

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Critically Reclaimed #17 | What's Up, Doc? (1972)

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!  

This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney fall face first into Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy classic WHAT'S UP, DOC? starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal and Madeline Kahn, and decide whether time has been kind to this wacky blockbuster!

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We've Got Mail #96 | What Are our Favorite TV Episodes...?

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 read emails from listeners who want to know about their favorite individual episodes of television, share their thoughts about the SOPRANOS prequel as bigger fans of the show, reveal how their demonology studies are going, wonder why critics spend more time on some movies than others, and much more!

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Critically Acclaimed #193 | No Time to Die, Muppets Haunted Mansion, Lamb, Mass, The Rescue, Justin Bieber: Our World. V/H/S/94, The Manor, There's Someone Inside Your House, South of Heaven

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the long-delayed blockbuster NO TIME TO DIE, the latest Disney TV movie MUPPETS HAUNTED MANSION, the Icelandic fairy tale LAMB, the intense new drama MASS, the eye-popping documentary THE RESCUE, the concert documentary JUSTIN BIEBER: OUR WORLD, the found footage anthology V/H/S/94, the Blumhouse film THE MANOR, the Netflix slasher THERE'S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE, and the crime comedy SOUTH OF HEAVEN!

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Canceled Too Soon #220 | Debris (2021)

Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele are secret agents uncovering U.F.O. debris with unimaginable powers in DEBRIS, a TV series that's... really depressing?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold unearth this high concept, low-energy execution sci-fi television series from the creator of ALMOST HUMAN.

Were the mysteries of DEBRIS worth exploring? And more importantly, was it... CANCELED TOO SOON?! 

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Critically Reclaimed #16 | The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1973)

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!  

This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney delve into the weird, wild world of KINO CULT, and dig up Jess Franco's THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN! The word "erotic" should probably be in air quotes, but at least there's a bright silver Frankenstein monster and a weird bird lady with razor claws!

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We've Got Mail #95 | What Was the First TV Show You Binged?

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 read emails from listeners who want to know just how important a movie's title really is, share their favorite underrated Hitchcock movies, ask about the first TV shows we ever binged, and discuss female directors in the 20th century and the importance of disability representation in the media!

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Critically Acclaimed #192 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Titane, The Addams Family 2, The Many Saints of Newark, I'm Your Man, No One Gets Out Alive, Black As Night

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the brain-eating polyqueer superhero romance VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, the surreal car sex killer drama TITANE, the animated sequel THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2, the live-action SOPRANOS prequel THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK, the robot Dan Stevens sci-fi film I'M YOUR MAN, the Netflix haunted house film NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE, and the Amazon New Orleans vampire teen film BLACK AS NIGHT!

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Critically Reclaimed #15 | Silent Shakespeare (with B Peterson!)

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!  

This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney and special guest B Peterson from OLL OBOUT OVID dig up a BFI documentary called SILENT SHAKESPEARE, featuring clips from the earliest Shakespearean motion pictures in history! What do these films have to teach us about filmmaking, and Shakespeare, today?

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