This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the blockbuster horror sequel A QUIET PLACE PART II, the Disney prequel CRUELLA, the Chinese documentary SWIMMING OUT TILL THE SEA TURNS BLUE, the Moby documentary MOBY DOC, the teen comedy PLAN B, and the Brazilian gore film SKULL: THE MASK!
Monday, May 31, 2021
Saturday, May 29, 2021
The Iron List #19 | The Best Movie Monsters 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 MOVIE MONSTERS EVER!
Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are presenting their picks for the greatest creatures in movie history, whether the actual movies are good or not! What makes a great movie monster, and which famous (and not so famous) monstrosities made their separate lists?
Friday, May 28, 2021
We've Got Mail #80 | Our Favorite Slam Dunk Movie Reviews!
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 with personal experience with autism who recommend films and tv shows with respectful representation, discuss the movie reviews that completely nailed it, reconsider the ending of TOGETHER TOGETHER, and revisit their controversial opinions about HOOK, SPACE JAM and SCOOBY DOO!
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Canceled Too Soon #212 | Disney's Fluppy Dogs (1986)
One of Disney's first foray into modern TV animation was a failed pilot called FLUPPY DOGS, based on an adorable toy line for children about puppies that are fluffy!
But when the time came to turn FLUPPY DOGS into a show, something happened... something wonderful, and something that also doomed the show completely.
Was DISNEY'S FLUPPY DOGS really... CANCELED TOO SOON?
Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are joined by author and soap artist M. Lopes da Silva from SALTCATSOAP as they uncover the answer!
Monday, May 24, 2021
Critically Acclaimed #173 | Army of the Dead, Seance, Final Account, Drunk Bus, The Battle of Algiers
This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Zack Snyder epic ARMY OF THE DEAD, the slasher SEANCE, World War II documentary FINAL ACCOUNT, and the coming of age film DRUNK BUS!
Also on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney explore Gillo Pontecorvo's THE BATTLE FOR ALGIERS, one of the most influential movies ever made, and arguably one of the best!
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Rocky Horror: Episode Zero - The Night of the Hunter
Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are working backwards through film history, and in Season 2, they're using THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as the starting point!
This week, Bibbs and Witney present THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, the only film ever directed by celebrated actor Charles Laughton, starring Robert Mitchum as a serial killer preacher who's hunting two children in the American south. And it's one of the best movies EVER MADE.
How did THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER influence THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
We've Got Mail #79 | Is Xanadu Underrated?!?
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 talk about representation in film and television, the original HAIRSPRAY vs. the musical HAIRSPRAY, the film series JOSH KIRBY... THE TIME WARRIOR (for some reason), their favorite TV mini-series, movies that work better when viewed through unexpected angles, a pitch for THE CANCELED TOO SOON MYSTERIES, the cult film DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, why so many films are completely forgotten, and whether the notorious musical dud XANADU is actually underrated!