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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