Critically Acclaimed Network

<p>Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), THANK GODZILLA IT'S FRIDAY, CANCELED TOO SOON, WE'VE GOT MAIL, THE IRON LIST, and more!</p>

Critically Acclaimed #316 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven the Hunter, Carry-On, That Christmas, Nightbitch, Nickel Boys, The End, September 5

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: The War of the Rohirrim - 5:35 Kraven the Hunter - 37:30 Carry-On - 1:00:10 That Christmas - 1:09:55 Nightbitch - 1:18:40 Nickey Boys - 1:30:07 The End - 1:39:20 September 5 - 1:50:52 Review Round-Up - 2:01:47Subscribe 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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12-16
02:12:41

Canceled Too Soon #259 | The Idiot Box (1991)

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 week! Is THE IDIOT BOX a forgotten sketch comedy classic? How many parts of it have aged very, very badly? Did you know future Oscar-nominee John Hawkes was in this series?And was it... CANCELED TOO SOON?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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12-13
01:45:29

We've Got Mail #175 | How Awesome is Sum 41?!

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/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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12-10
01:15:30

All Our Yesterdays: Star Trek Deep Space Nine - Emissary

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 and important sci-fi shows ever made, Witney and Bibbs hit you up with tons of history and extremely opinionated opinions about why DS9 is legendary!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get to listen to every other episode of ALL OUR YESTERDAYS, and to keep up with Witney and Bibbs as they continue to review every episode of DEEP SPACE NINE!Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12-06
01:43:16

Critically Acclaimed #315 | Moana 2, Queer, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, September 5

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: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12-02
01:33:20

Canceled Too Soon #258 | Cool and Lam (1958)

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 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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11-28
01:07:28

Critically Acclaimed #314 | Wicked, Gladiator II, Red One, Hot Frosty, The Piano Lesson, Flow, The World According to Allee Willis

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 - 5:56Gladiator II - 44:33Red One - 1:04:17Hot Frosty - 1:14:00The Piano Lesson - 1:24:03Flow - 1:34:25The World According to Allee Willis - 1:43:34Review Round-Up - 1:48:20Subscribe 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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11-25
02:00:26

The Iron List #59 | The Best Razzie Movies Ever!

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 get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11-19
02:45:07

Canceled Too Soon #257 | Late Night Horror (1968)

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 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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11-15
01:00:17

We've Got Mail #174 | Let's Play the Elevator Pitch Game!

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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11-13
01:03:12

Critically Acclaimed #313 | Heretic, Small Things Like These, Black Cab, Elevation, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, Meet Me Next Christmas, Hundreds of Beavers

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 CHRISTMAS, and a comedy we should have reviewed months ago called HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS!Heretic - 4:44Small Things Like These - 20:21Black Cab - 37:40Elevation - 46:45The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - 1:00:23Christmas Eve in Miller's Point - 1:11:55Meet Me Next Christmas - 1:32:38Hundreds of Beavers - 1:32:38Review Round-Up - 1:47:25Subscribe 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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11-11
01:56:33

Critically Acclaimed #312 | Here, Juror No. 2, Blitz, Absolution, Time Cut, No Other Land

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 - 56:20 Time Cut - 1:07:07 No Other Land - 1:26:50 Review Round-Up - 1:26:50 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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11-04
01:35:00

We've Got Mail #173 | Sex Scenes! What About 'Em?!

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 plans for a very special SCARY-VEMBER!)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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-31
01:18:50

Critically Acclaimed #311 | Venom: The Last Dance, Conclave, Don't Move, Canary Black

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 - 1:23:26Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-28
01:30:48

Critically Acclaimed #310 | Smile 2, Anora, Woman of the Hour, Brothers, Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party

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 - 43:43 Brothers - 53:07 Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party - 1:03:57 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-21
01:23:41

The Iron List #58 | The Best Horror Remakes Ever!

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 exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-18
02:00:03

Critically Acclaimed #309 | Joker: Folie a Deux, Terrifier 3, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, The Platform 2, Piece By Piece, We Live in Time, Lonely Planet, Salem's Lot, It's What's Inside, Caddo Lake

Ten movies! Two killer clown films! Two romances! One superhero movie they forgot to tell you about! And so much horror!Bibbs and Witney review the bizarre JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX, the ultraviolent TERRIFIER 3, the low budget HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN, the sci-fi horror sequel THE PLATFORM 2, the LEGO-animated Pharrell documentary PIECE BY PIECE, the Florence Pugh/Andrew Garfield romance WE LIVE IN TIME, the horny Laura Dern/Liam Hemsworth romance LONELY PLANET, the Stephen King remake SALEM'S LOT, the body-swapping thriller IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE, and the mysterious CADDO LAKE!Joker: Folie a Deux - 4:57Terrifier 3 - 33:45Hellboy: The Crooked Man - 51:35The Platform 2 - 1:03:45Piece By Piece - 1:13:40We Live in Time - 1:21:52Lonely Planet - 1:32:32Salem's Lot - 1:40:45It's What's Inside - 1:47:40Caddo Lake - 1:53:10Review Round-Up - 1:59:33 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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-14
02:07:57

We've Got Mail #172 | Is Saturday Night Live Good, Actually?

Bibbs and Witney are buckling down and catching up on some Patreon podcasts, so this week's CANCELED TOO SOON has been delayed, but we do have enough scintillating letters to present a long-awaited new installment of WE'VE GOT MAIL!They're answering questions about acclaimed movie performances they don't think are very good, the ins and outs of STAR TREK conventions, whether SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is still good or not, and much more!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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-11
01:24:49

The Iron List #57 | The Best Car Chase Movies Ever!

Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best car chase movies in history!These cars go vroom vroom! Also some trucks and motorcycles. BUT NO TRAINS. THAT'S THE RULE.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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-07
02:21:43

Canceled Too Soon #256 | Nick Knight, a.k.a. Forever Knight (1989)

Three years before FOREVER KNIGHT became a hit TV series about a cop who's also a vampire, NICK KNIGHT was a failed TV series about a cop who's also a vampire!Rick Springfield stars in the original TV movie, which tells the same story as the pilot for FOREVER KNIGHT except with a bigger budget, better music, and also it's much, much, much less popular.But could it be that NICK KNIGHT was CANCELED TOO SOON? And could it even have been better than FOREVER KNIGHT...?[NOTE: We had to record this episode remotely, which led to some audio issues which we have fixed to the best of our ability, which is to say, not entirely. Some of the audio may be quieter than usual as a result.]SCARYTOBER begins!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 read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10-04
01:13:25

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