Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about whether STAR WARS is moving away from its central ideas, Data's memory vs. Data's processing power on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, the whole can of worms that got opened by that awful TURNING RED review, why Batman's character arc in THE BATMAN arguably doesn't work, and the cultural and historical nuances Bibbs and Witney missed in TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!
This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dive into the dark underbelly of Gotham City with an in-depth review of THE BATMAN, and review indie new releases like the sci-fi drama AFTER YANG, the vigilante thriller ASKING FOR IT, and the gross-out Hulu horror-comedy FRESH!
Every year on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold make a point to review all 15 of the Oscar-nominated short films, and this year - since even the Academy Awards think they're disposable - it's more important than ever! So buckle up, because it's a deep dive into this year's Oscar nominees for BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT, BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM and BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM!
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 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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This month it's THE BEST MURDER MYSTERY MOVIES, a 2-hour podcast dedicated to William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold's favorite films about solving a deadly crime! From classic detective movies to wacky comedies and beyond, get ready for a deluge of dastardly whodunnits, courtesy of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!
This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold have a little catching up to do, and review the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, the Hulu thriller NO EXIT, the Channing Tatum drama DOG, the werewolf thriller THE CURSED, the Foo Fighters horror comedy STUDIO 666, the witch drama HELLBENDER, the Zoom drama FAMILY SQUARES, and the religious drama A BANQUET!
Bibbs and Witney explain where they've been all week and read emails from listeners who want to talk about how Pon farr works in STAR TREK, why OKLAHOMA! wasn't the game-changing musical it gets credit for, the pros and cons and unexpectedly complexities of selling out, and how long we'd set the Enterprise's self-destruct timer for!
