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!
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!
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!
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!
Want to vote for future episodes of CRITICALLY RECLAIMED? All you gotta do is subscribe on Patreon!
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!
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!
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!
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!!
Want to vote for future episodes of CRITICALLY RECLAIMED? All you gotta do is subscribe on Patreon!
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!
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!
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!
