Critically Acclaimed BONUS: The Sight and Sound Poll 2022!

It's finally here! Critics from around the world have chosen the greatest films of all time, and now William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold break down the brand new SIGHT AND SOUND POLL, and present what they would have picked if they'd been invited! 

It's over three hours of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! 

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Critically Acclaimed #142 | Strange World, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Devotion, Nanny

The box office bomb STRANGE WORLD, the MCU standalone THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL, the Korean War epic DEVOTION, and the Sundance horror hit NANNY all need to be reviewed!

Who will review them?! Why, it's William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold, of course! On an all-new episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

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Critically Acclaimed #141 | The Fabelmans, The Menu, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, My Father's Dragon, Slumberland, Disenchanted, She Said, The Inspection, Bones and All, Falling for Christmas

Steven Spielberg's THE FABELMANS, the culinary horror comedy THE MENU, the MCU sequel BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, the Netflix animated film MY FATHER'S DRAGON, the Netflix fantasy SLUMBERLAND, the DIsney Plus sequel DISENCHANTED, the investigative journalism drama SHE SAID, the gay military drama THE INSPECTION, the cannibalism romance BONES AND ALL, and Lindsay Lohan's holiday rom-com FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS! 

Those are all films William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing on this week's CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast!

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We've Got Mail #138 | Let's Talk About the Letterboxd Top 250

Is the list of the best reviewed films on Letterboxd the best "best of" list on the internet? Where would Bibbs and Witney go if they could afford a movie adventure? And what time travel movies did they egregiously miss on the latest Iron List? 

It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!

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The Iron List #35 | The Best Time Travel Movies Ever!

Because our patrons demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST TIME TRAVEL MOVIES EVER on this month's episode of THE IRON LIST! 

It's an over 2 1/2 hour episode dedicated to famous and brilliant and sometimes obscure and culty time travel films!

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We've Got Mail #137 | What Do Movies Get Wrong About Doctors?

William Bibbiani had laryngitis but he felt well enough to record a new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL! Join him and Witney Seibold as they answer YOUR emails about where to begin with Michelle Yeoh's incredible action filmography, what movies get wrong about being a doctor and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #140 (Guest: Lon Harris) | Wendell & Wilde, All Quiet on the Western Front, Causeway, Enola Holmes 2, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Reviews of new (and new-ish) releases like Henry Selick's stop-motion animated WENDELL & WILDE, the latest adaptation of the classic World War I novel ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, a new drama starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry CAUSEWAY, the Netflix YA adventure sequel ENOLA HOLMES 2, and of course the Roku Original comedy biopic WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY!

And since William Bibbiani has laryngitis this week, Witney Seibold welcomes our special guest critic LON HARRIS to co-host this episode! Check out his work on Honest Trailers and the podcast Binge Boys and follow him on Twitter (while it still exists) at @Lons!

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We've Got Mail #126 | Are Vibes More Important Than Plot?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails about their favorite Made-for-TV movies, whether vibes are more important than plot, and what might be in store in this decade's Sight and Sound poll!

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Canceled Too Soon #238 | I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)

Our terrifying trip through SCARYTOBER concludes with Amazon Prime's tv series adaptation of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, which takes the original story and adds lots more murders, a weird honeybee cult and a heaping helping of sleaze! 

But was it CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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The Iron List #34 | The Best Horror Anthology Movies Ever!

Because our Patrons asked for it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST HORROR ANTHOLOGY MOVIES, in an all-new and nearly 2 1/2-hour episode of THE IRON LIST! 

Which weird collection of terrifying tales made the lists...? 

Listen up and find out!

Critically Acclaimed #239 | Black Adam, Ticket to Paradise, Noel Next Door, The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, Slayers, Terror Train (2022)

Reviews of the new Dwayne Johnson superhero flick BLACK ADAM, the George Clooney/Julia Roberts rom-com TICKET TO PARADISE, the Hallmark Christmas movie NOEL NEXT DOOR, Martin McDonagh's awards contender THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, the horror anthology sequel V/H/S/99, the vampire horror comedy SLAYERS, and the Tubi (!) remake of the slasher classic TERROR TRAIN! 

It's an all-new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

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We've Got Mail #135 | Movies That Switch Genres!

The best movies of 1930, kung fu movies, biopics that are also horror movies, and films that switch genres halfway through! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer your questions on WE'VE GOT MAIL!

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Critically Acclaimed #238 | Halloween Ends, Dark Glasses, Decision to Leave, Stars at Noon, Rosaline

The HALLOWEEN saga (allegedly) concludes with HALLOWEEN ENDS, Dario Argento returns with DARK GLASSES, Park Chan-wook tells a romantic mystery with DECISION TO LEAVE, Claire Denis traps two lovers in STARS AT NOON, and Romeo's first girlfriend conspires to ruin his relationship with Juliet in ROSALINE! 

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review all these films in an all-new episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! 

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Canceled Too Soon #237 | Resident Evil (2022)

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a look at the second RESIDENT EVIL reboot in as many years! 

CANCELED TOO SOON tackles Netflix's short-lived, expensive RESIDENT EVIL series, as part of our annual SCARYTOBER event, and as an extension of SUDDENLY LAST SEASON!

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We've Got Mail #134 | Everyone Should Go to the Library!

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about why libraries are one of the best resources for movie lovers, Halloween movie recommendations, the tv series CAPTAIN NICE and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #237 | Hellraiser (2022), Werewolf By Night, Tár, Triangle of Sadness, Mr. Harrigan's Phone

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the reboot of the HELLRAISER franchise, the MCU tv movie WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, Todd Field's new character study TÁR, Ruben Ostlund's social comedy TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, and the latest Stephen King adaptation on Netflix MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE! 

It's an all-new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! 

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Canceled Too Soon #236 | The Lost Symbol (2021)

Dan Brown's best-selling novels and mixed bag movies came to Peacock for one season, and one season only, as THE LOST SYMBOL. 

That means it's up to William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold to decide if this puzzle-solving airplane novel streaming series was... CANCELED TOO SOON!

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The Iron List #33 | The Best Movies That Begin with the Letter "F"!

Because our Patrons asked for it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for the best films that just happen to begin with the letter F, in an all-new and nearly three-hour episode of THE IRON LIST! 

Only two movies made both critics' lists! Can you guess which two?

Listen up and find out!

Critically Acclaimed #236 | Smile, Bros, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, The Munsters, Hocus Pocus 2, Blonde

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are back after a tough week and review the new horror movie SMILE, the queer rom-com BROS, the Vietnam War dramedy THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER, Rob Zombie's family-friendly THE MUNSTERS movie, the long-awaited HOCUS POCUS 2, and the controversial Netflix drama BLONDE! 

NOTE: We apologize for some audio issues with this episode, which had to be recorded remotely under less than ideal conditions. 

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Critically Acclaimed #235 | Don't Worry Darling, Athena, Catherine Called Birdy, Raven's Hollow, The Justice of Bunny King, Lou, Sidney

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review a whole bunch of new releases, including Olivia Wilde's DON'T WORRY DARLING, the ambitious French film ATHENA, Lena Dunham's CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY, the Edgar Allan Poe solves a murder thriller RAVEN'S HOLLOW, Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie in THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING, Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett in the action-thriller LOU, and the Sidney Poitier documentary SIDNEY!

It's a brand new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast!

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Critically Acclaimed #234 | Confess Fletch, See How They Run, Goodnight Mommy, Pearl, Clerks III

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new franchise reboot CONFESS FLETCH, the all-star mystery comedy SEE HOW THEY RUN, the horror remake GOODNIGHT MOMMY, the horror prequel PEARL, and Kevin Smith's latest rumination on his life and career, CLERKS III! 

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Canceled Too Soon #235 | Cooking With Paris (2021)

Our SUDDENLY LAST SEASON event continues with a special guest, author and soap-maker M. Lopes da Silva, joining William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold to review the short-lived Netflix reality series COOKING WITH PARIS, starring Paris Hilton and a cast of celebrity cameos who try to make dinner for themselves!

Was COOKING WITH PARIS... canceled too soon? Let's find out!

Pre-order M. Lopes da Silva's upcoming SPLIT SCREAM book at Barnes and Noble! 

Sign up for the SaltCatSoap of the Month Club before October 1st to get the monster-themed soaps described in this episode!

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We've Got Mail #132 | Animated Movies That Should Be On Criterion

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails about which never-produced GODZILLA movie should've actually been made, the adaptation of COWBOY BEBOP and which other animated movies should finally get recognized by the CRITERION COLLECTION!

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Critically Acclaimed #233 | Pinocchio, Medieval, End of the Road

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Robert Zemeckis remake of PINOCCHIO, the Czech historical action epic MEDIEVAL, and the Queen Latifah Netflix thriller END OF THE ROAD on this week's CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast!

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Canceled Too Soon #234 | Cowboy Bebop (2021)

It's finally here! SUDDENLY LAST SEASON, the annual event where William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the most recently canceled shows on TV, is back and we're kicking things off with Netflix's super expensive live-action adaptation of the classic anime series COWBOY BEBOP! 

How does the live-action series stack up to the original? Does it stand on its own? Bibbs and Witney do a deep dive on all ten episodes in a nearly two-hour episode of CANCELED TOO SOON!

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Critically Acclaimed #232 | Three Thousand Years of Longing, Samaritan, The Invitation, I Came By, Gigi & Nate, Me Time, Honk for Jesus Save Your Soul, Burial

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up with the newest releases, including George Miller's fantasy THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING, the Sylvester Stallone superhero film SAMARITAN, the horror film THE INVITATION, the Netflix thriller I CAME BY, the helper monkey drama GIGI & NATE, the Netflix advertisement ME TIME, the Peacock comedy HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL., and the World War II action thriller BURIAL! 

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We've Got Mail #131 | The Art of Top Ten Lists

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about their memories of THE MOVIE TRIVIA SCHMOEDOWN, the wonders of the STEP UP franchise, the art and science of making top ten lists and brackets, and AUSTRALIA'S NAUGHTIEST HOME VIDEOS! 

It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!

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The Iron List #32 | The Best Heist Movies 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, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST HEIST MOVIES EVER, with tons of recommendations for classic and cult classic crime movies about pulling off the ultimate caper!

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Canceled Too Soon #233 | Lawless (1997)

Brian Bosworth, that guy from the Speed movies and Aunt Vivian from Fresh Prince solve crimes in Miami with their helicopter in LAWLESS, an action-packed TV series from Fox that was canceled after just one episode! 

Was LAWLESS really devoid of laws? And was it CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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Critically Acclaimed #231 | Orphan: First Kill, Beast, Glorious

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dig into the horror prequel ORPHAN: FIRST KILL, the third Idris Elba "Bad Cat" movie BEAST, and the Lovecraftian bathroom movie GLORIOUS! 

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Critically Reclaimed #38 | Klute (1971)

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!  

Because our Patrons demanded it, this week William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold investigate Alan Pakula's Oscar-winning thriller KLUTE, starring Jane Fonda as a sex worker who's stalked by a serial killer, and Donald Sutherland as a private detective on the hunt for the madman!

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We've Got Mail #130 | Which Movies Hurt Us the Most?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about STAR TREK spin-off novels, a whole bunch of DUNE stuff, and great movies about breakups! 

It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!

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Critically Acclaimed #230 | Day Shift, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Fall, Laal Singh Chaddha, Summering, Inu-Oh, Emily the Criminal

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dig up the new vampire action movie DAY SHIFT, the A24 murder mystery BODIES BODIES BODIES, the acrophobic thriller FALL, the Forrest Gump remake LAAL SINGH CHADDHA, James Ponsoldt's neo-nostalgic drama SUMMERING, Masaaki Yuasa's anime rock opera INU-OH, and the Aubrey Plaza drama EMILY THE CRIMINAL! 

It's an all-new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast!

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Canceled Too Soon #232 | Dead at 21 (1994)

The first live-action scripted TV series was everything you could possibly want from the 1990s: youthful rebellion, political paranoia, and what very well could be the most amazing soundtrack in television history. 

It's called DEAD AT 21, it's what happens when you put THE FUGITIVE and THE X-FILES and Tower Records into a blender, and it's an all-new episode of CANCELED TOO SOON with special guest Angie Seibold!

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We've Got Mail #129 | Breakup Movies!

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk aboutabout STAR TREK spin-off novels, a whole bunch of DUNE stuff, and great movies about breakups! 

It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!

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Critically Acclaimed #229 | Prey, They/Them, I Love My Dad

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the new PREDATOR prequel, PREY, the queer slasher film THEY/THEM and the Patton Oswalt discomfort comedy I LOVE MY DAD! 

It's an all-new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast!

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Critically Reclaimed #37 | Stunt Rock (1978)

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 Because crash through Brian Trenchard-Smith's bizarre 1970s stunt spectacular/metal concert/chill vibes cult classic STUNT ROCK!

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We've Got Mail #128 | Fan Edits Are Film Criticism!

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about fan edits of movies like THE BATMAN and why they qualify as film criticism, great movies where everything goes cosmically wrong for the hero, the questions we want to ask Ronald McDonald, and what the creator of STARHYKE thought about our podcast about STARHYKE!

It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!

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Critically Acclaimed #228 | Thirteen Lives, Not Okay, Resurrection, Allegoria, This is Gwar

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are still sick, but that's not going to stop them from reviewing Ron Howard's new drama THIRTEEN LIVES, the Hulu comedy NOT OKAY, the psychological thriller RESURRECTION, the Shudder horror anthology ALLEGORIA and the heavy metal documentary THIS IS GWAR!

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The Iron List #31 | The Most '80s Movies of the 1980s!

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 William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for the films from the 1980s that are just, like, so 1980s. From retro styles to flash-in-the-pan zeitgeists, to salient themes that reveal the awful underbelly of the culture, these are the films that encapsulate the 1980s... whether or not they're actually any good!

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Canceled Too Soon #231 | Out of Time (1988)

Bill Maher plays a nerdy cop who teams up with his time-traveling tough guy great-grandson, played by RE-ANIMATOR's Bruce Abbott, to stop a supervillain played by Adam Ant in the failed pilot for OUT OF TIME! 

Was this high-concept sci-fi series CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out! 

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Critically Acclaimed #227 | The Gray Man, Nope, Moloch

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review THE GRAY MAN, the latest action thriller from the Russo Brothers, NOPE, the latest horror-thriller from Jordan Peele, and the Dutch supernatural horror film MOLOCH on this week's CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast! 

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Critically Reclaimed #36 | Three Days of the Condor (1975)

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 declassify the classic espionage thriller THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway, and directed by Sydney Pollack! The hit film was a massive influence on modern blockbuster cinema, including THE BOURNE IDENTITY and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER!

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We've Got Mail #127 | Are Franchise Reboots Just Fan Fiction?

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners asking about their favorite commentary tracks, inaccurate movie accents, bounty hunting ethics, movies that changed plot points in other countries, and whether the latest franchise reboots from creators who grew up with the originals are nothing more than fan fiction!

It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!

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Critically Acclaimed #226 | Thor: Love and Thunder, The Sea Beast, Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Persuasion, Fire of Love, Both Sides of the Blade, Clara Sola

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new MCU event film THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, the Netflix animated fantasy-adventure THE SEA BEAST, the animated comedy BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO THE UNIVERSE, the feel-good fashion film MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS, the Jane Austen adaptation PERSUASION, the volcanic documentary-romance FIRE OF LOVE, the latest Claire Denis film BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE and the Costa Rican drama CLARA SOLA! 

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Canceled Too Soon #230 | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)

We have been looking for this show for years, and it's finally here... the most notorious TV series from the most notorious TV network... THE SECRET DIARY OF DESMOND PFEIFFER! 

Does this controversial sitcom, a raunchy farce set during the Civil War inside the Lincoln White House, deserve its reputation as one of the worst television shows in history? Or was it CANCELED TOO SOON? 

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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Critically Reclaimed #35 | Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)

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 review the blissfully bizarre 1994 cult classic TAMMY AND THE T-REX, starring Denise Richards as a teenager whose boyfriend, played by Paul Walker, gets mauled by lions and has his brain inserted into a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus!!

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We've Got Mail #126 | Twister is Just a Remake of His Girl Friday

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners asking about whether HIS GIRL FRIDAY is as good as its reputation suggests, how critics are able endure the worst of the worst, and what films to watch if you're just getting into bleak cinema!

It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!

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Critically Acclaimed #225 | Minions: The Rise of Gru, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, The Princess, Elvis, The Black Phone, Mr. Malcolm's List, The Forgiven, Flux Gourmet, Accepted

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold tackle the animated sequel MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, the stop-motion family film MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, the martial arts action thriller THE PRINCESS, the glossy biopic ELVIS, the supernatural horror film THE BLACK PHONE, the costumed rom-com MR. MALCOLM'S LIST, the dour drama THE FORGIVEN, the bizarre art house film FLUX GOURMET and the documentary feature ACCEPTED! 

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The Iron List #30 | The Best G-Rated Live-Action Movies 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 William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold each pick ten live-action movies that happen to be rated "G" by the Motion Picture Association of America, to see just how ambitious and incredible these often undervalued films can be!

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