Critically Reclaimed #38 | Klute (1971)

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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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Critically Reclaimed #37 | Stunt Rock (1978)

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

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

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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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Critically Reclaimed #34 | Paris is Burning (1990

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney travel back in time to the 1980s drag scene in New York City, with Jennie Livingston's iconic and influential documentary PARIS IS BURNING (now available on Criterion Channel)!

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Critically Reclaimed #33 | Cactus Flower (1969)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney take a whiff of the classic comedy CACTUS FLOWER, starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Oscar-winner Goldie Hawn! What makes this particular comedy about marital infidelity special? There's no marital infidelity at all! Whoa!

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Critically Reclaimed #32 | Chungking Express (1994)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney explore the dreamy, romantic, crime-infused world of Wong Kar-wai with his hip 1990s classic CHUNGKING EXPRESS, starring Tony Leung and Takeshi Kineshiro as love-lorn cops who unwittingly have intimate connections with criminals?

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Critically Reclaimed #31 | Inkheart (2009) and The Lost City of Z (2016)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney get stuck with a baffling double feature of the failed YA franchise starter INKHEART, starring Brendan Fraser as a dad who can bring books to life, and James Grey's acclaimed colonial exploration biopic THE LOST CITY OF Z! Do they have anything in common?

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Critically Reclaimed #30 | Cliffhanger (1993)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney get a little rocky with Renny Harlin's CLIFFHANGER, starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rooker as mountaineers forced to help a villainous John Lithgow retrieve stolen money from the top of dangerous peaks! Is it really the action movie classic everyone thinks it is?!

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Critically Reclaimed #29 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney get roped into Pedro Almodovar's TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!, a film that stars Antonio Banderas as a man trying to get the woman he kidnapped to fall in love with him. Is it a hilarious horror film? Is it a terrifying romantic comedy? Why not both!

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Critically Reclaimed #28 | A Chorus Line (1985)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney get box seats for Richard Attenborough's A CHORUS LINE, an Oscar-nominated adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, starring Michael Douglas! Does it deserve its reputation as a subpar rendition of the hit show, or has time been kind?!

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Critically Reclaimed #27 | D.O.A. (1950)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney explore a public domain film noir that's often taken for granted, but there's a reason why D.O.A. (1950) is considered a classic! Its legacy touches everything from CRANK to OLDBOY!

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Critically Reclaimed #26 | Harvey (1950)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney introduce you to an invisible 6 foot tall rabbit named HARVEY! Is he real? Is he imaginary? Is he an elaborate metaphor for Jesus Christ? Let's find out!

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Critically Reclaimed #25 | The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney take a trip to the mild, mild west with THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG on DISNEY PLUS! It's a cult classic comedy western starring the original Incredible Hulk himself, Bill Bixby, and the comedic duo of Don Knotts and Tim Conway! There's gold in them thar hills! Whether or not there's any comedy remains to be seen.!

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Critically Reclaimed #24 | Maniac Cop (1988)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney return to the maniacal world of William Lustig with MANIAC COP, a surprisingly awesome genre mash-up starring Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Richard Roundtree and Robert Z'Dar!

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Critically Reclaimed #23 | Damn Yankees! (1958)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney pit their souls against the classic 1958 musical DAMN YANKEES!, starring Tab Hunter, Ray Walston and one of the greatest dancers who ever lived, Gwen Verdon! Is it damn good, or just damnable?

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Critically Reclaimed #22 | Good Burger (1997)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney return to the early heyday of Nickelodeon, with their second, cult classic motion picture GOOD BURGER! Starring Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Abe Vigoda, it's a timeless tale of a small time burger joint competing with a corporate chain across the street. And by "timeless" with mean "INCREDIBLY TRAPPED IN THE 1990s!"

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Critically Reclaimed #21 | Key Largo (1948)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney explore the last of four classic films that starred legendary screen icons Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart! John Huston's KEY LARGO tells the story of a group of hostages trapped in a hurricane by a deadly mobster, played by the equally legendary Edward G. Robinson!

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Critically Reclaimed #20 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney explore the last movie from iconic filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who also directed the classics 12 ANGRY MEN, SERPICO, NETWORK and DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Albert Finney star in BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, and it may very well be one of the best neo-noirs ever!

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Critically Reclaimed #19 | Police Story (1985)

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This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney revisit a film that's often called one of the best action movies ever made: Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY, starring Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung, and featuring some of the most incredible and death-defying stunts in movie history!

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