Friday, July 30, 2021

The Iron List #21 |. The Best Movies That Begin with the Letter "D!"

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 MOVIES THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "D!"

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold continue their adventure through the cinematic alphabet with classic sci-fi movies, horror movies, comedies and surrealist masterpieces!

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Critically Acclaimed #182 | Old, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, Jolt, Blood Red Sky, Mandibles, Kandisha

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review M. Night Shyamalan's newest high-concept thriller OLD, the latest attempt to jumpstart a Hasbro franchise SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS, the Kate Beckinsale action comedy JOLT, Netflix's "Die Hard on a Plane But with a Vampire" thriller BLOOD RED SKY, the giant-sized fly comedy MANDIBLES and the Shudder horror film KANDISHA!

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Monday, July 26, 2021

All Our Yesterdays | Encounter at Farpoint - The Star Trek: The Next Generation Pilot!

In case you missed it, Witney Seibold and William Bibbiani are reviewing every episode of STAR TREK ever made on their Patreon-exclusive podcast, ALL OUR YESTERDAYS!  

They've already reviewed every episode of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES and STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES, and the first four STAR TREK movies, and this week they begin their trek through every single episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, and we're giving the first episode away for free!  

Enjoy our review of the two-hour pilot, ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT, and sign up on Patreon to enjoy over our backlog of over 100 episodes (so far!), and to follow along with our TNG podcast every single week!

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Saturday, July 24, 2021

Canceled Too Soon #214 | Ghosts of Fear Street (1998)

Decades before Leigh Janiak directed the acclaimed FEAR STREET movie trilogy, director Ken Kwapis introduced audiences to GHOSTS OF FEAR STREET!  

Sure, nobody cared and the show never made it past the pilot, but could it be that GHOSTS OF FEAR STREET, the first adaptation of R.L. Stine's hit book series, was... CANCELED TOO SOON?  

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the secret TV past of FEAR STREET, over two decades before Netflix got a hold of it, in a brand new episode!

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Friday, July 23, 2021

The Streaming Club #8 | Christmas Twister (2012)

Welcome to THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, 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 THE STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney have a holly jolly environmental disaster with CHRISTMAS TWISTER! It's a made-for-tv disaster epic starring Casper Van Dien, Richard Burgi and Haley Lu Richardson, about a whole bunch of tornados that decide to attack during the yuletide season for a change.  

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

We've Got Mail #87 | Should We Start a Columbo Podcast?

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 their favorite Irish films, why SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY really stinks, how to get bigots to watch queer movies and television, the pros and cons of predicting a movie's ending, the right and wrong way to do product placement, and whether we should add a podcast about COLUMBO to our line-up!

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Critically Acclaimed #181 | Space Jam: A New Legacy, Fear Street: 1666, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, Gunpowder Milkshake

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the LeBron James family sequel SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, the ambitious slasher finale FEAR STREET: 1666, the scary amusement park ride that is ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, and the action extravaganza GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE

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Friday, July 16, 2021

The Streaming Club #7 | Mystic Pizza (1988)

Welcome to THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, 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 THE STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney book a reservation at MYSTIC PIZZA, a cult classic romantic drama starring Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish, Vincent D'Onofrio and Conchata Ferrell! This story of love, messy emotions and secret pizza toppings helped elevate many of the cast members to stardom, but it's not talked about very often anymore. Does it still deserve its classic status ?  

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

We've Got Mail #86 | When Should We Stop Following a Franchise?

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 their favorite British films, recommend new streaming services, celebrate art that begins with the letter "A," wonder when is the right time to give up on following a beloved franchise, and whether Disney has ever done "spectacle" right!

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Monday, July 12, 2021

Critically Acclaimed #180 | Black Widow, Fear Street: 1978, Son, Summertime, Genus Pan


This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the long-delayed Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster BLACK WIDOW, the ambitious Netflix slasher sequel FEAR STREET: 1978, the Shudder horror film SON, Carlos Lopez Estrada's poetic SUMMERTIME, and Lav Diaz's bleak drama GENUS, PAN!  

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Friday, July 9, 2021

The Streaming Club #6 | The Italian Job (1969)

Welcome to THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, 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 THE STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney travel back to the swinging 1960s with THE ITALIAN JOB, one of the most iconic heist movies ever made! Does the film's strange sense of humor and overwhelming sense of style elevate it above the rest of the genre? And how does it hold up to the remake?  

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

We've Got Mail #85 | Are the Eagles in Lord of the Rings a Plot Hole?

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 add more context to the conversation about SYLVIA SCARLETT, discuss actors whose careers were cut tragically short, debate whether LORD OF THE RINGS really has a big plot hole, campaign to let people enjoy the FAST & FURIOUS movies without inviting snark, and discuss movies we only love because of our family!

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Critically Acclaimed #179 | Richard Donner, The Forever Purge, Fear Street: 1994, The Tomorrow War, No Sudden Move, America: The Motion Picture, God Exists Her Name is Petrunya

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold say goodbye to the late, great filmmaker Richard Donner, and review the horror sequel THE FOREVER PURGE, the Netflix slasher FEAR STREET: 1994, the Amazon sci-fi adventure THE TOMORROW WAR, the HBO Max/Steven Soderbergh crime thriller NO SUDDEN MOVE, the Netflix animated satire AMERICA: THE MOTION PICTURE, and the Macedonian drama GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA.  

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Friday, July 2, 2021

The Streaming Club #5 | Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

Welcome to THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, 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 THE STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney introduce you to George Cukor's SYLVIA SCARLETT, a notorious box office disaster from 1935 that - decades later - is now held up as a pioneering attempt to discuss queer identity in mainstream cinema! Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Edmund Gwenn!  

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

The Iron List #20 | The Best Classic Literature 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 it's THE BEST CLASSIC LITERATURE MOVIES EVER!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are picking out the very best movies based on greatest books, stories and plays of all time, from iconic romances to terrifying horror, to mind-boggling sci-fi and dashing adventure!

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