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Critically Acclaimed #371 | Supergirl, Toy Story 5,...

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2026/06/30

Bibbs and Witney review the superhero spin-off SUPERGIRL, the Pixar sequel TOY STORY 5, Avalon Fast's queer lesbian summer camp horror movie CAMP, the conversion camp horror movie LEVITICUS, the summer lesbian coming of age story GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hugh Jackman doing his aging superhero thing agin with THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD, the World War II thriller LUCKY STRIKE, the ensemble fashion industry drama COUTURE, and the Netflix rom-com VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE!Supergirl - 3:50 Toy Story 5 - 42:12

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CA Interviews | Louise Weard, Director of CASTRATION...

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2026/06/25

LOUISE WEARD, the writer/director/co-star of CASTRATION MOVIE is here to talk about what makes her series of anthology films so god damned cool. William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold pick her brain about long-form filmmaking in the internet era, the state of modern independent cinema, her renegade filmmaking style, why she films with a Hi-8 camera and more, more, MORE!If you want to watch the CASTRATION MOVIES - and you should! - you can watch the first installment right now on the Criterion Channel,

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Critically Acclaimed #370 | Disclosure Day, The...

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2026/06/17

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Steven Spielberg's sci-fi chase thriller DISCLOSURE DAY, the wall-to-wall fight movie THE FURIOUS, and Adam Shankman's DRAG RACE-apalooza disaster comedy STOP! THAT! TRAIN!Disclosure Day - 2:40 The Furious - 41:50 Stop! That! Train! - 57:34 Review Round-Up - 1:12:35 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at

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64:11

This Ain't No Game | Movie Night!

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2026/06/11

We've got the best of both worlds on an all-new THIS AIN'T NO GAME, the podcast where Wiliiam Bibbiani and Witney Seibold play card and tabletop games for your audio amusement!It's called MOVIE NIGHT, and it's a collaborative card game where you get a set of random, very specific criteria, come up with a movie that matches that criteria, and then you watch the film. SNACKFAM! Angie Seibold joins the party as we frantically try to solve these puzzles, and come up with a bizarre

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131:35

Critically Acclaimed #369 | Backrooms, Scary Movie,...

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2026/06/08

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the horror sensation BACKROOMS, the crass parody SCARY MOVIE, the nostalgic sci-fi/fantasy MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, the animated phenomenon THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: THE LAST ACT, the regressive dad comedy THE BREADWINNER, the World War II dad drama PRESSURE, and the Bleak Week premiere of Louise Weard's CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY III: JUNIOR GHOSTS-PREMORPHIC DRIFT; A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE!Backrooms - 2:37 Scary Movie - 32:19 Masters of the Universe -

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125:15

The All-Nighter | Bleak Week Spectacular!

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2026/06/03

Bibbs and Witney are back with an all-new episode of THE ALL-NIGHTER, the podcast where they program all-night movie marathons for every occasion! One of our listeners suggested we record an ALL-NIGHTER for BLEAK WEEK, the annual celebration of the most miserable movies ever made, and we thought that was a pretty neat idea.If you want to hear about some great, and truly messed up movies, this is the podcast for you! But be warned: We do not recommend these movies for everybody. They're sad,

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163:35

The Iron List #77 | The Best "Eat the Rich" Movies Ever!

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2026/05/28

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST "EAT THE RICH" MOVIES EVER on an all-new IRON LIST podcast!Lots of movies are about wealthy villains, but the "Eat the Rich" genre is nastier than that, and focuses on rich monsters who get what's coming to them, or are presented as such slimy monsters that the audience knows exactly who they're supposed to hate. "Eat the Rich" movies can be outrageous, and they can be cathartic, and

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150:51

Critically Acclaimed #368 | The Mandalorian and...

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2026/05/25

Bibbs and Witney review the new STAR WARS spinoff THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, the Boots Riley sci-fi comedy I LOVE BOOSTERS, Aleshea Harris's directorial debut IS GOD IS, the supernatural horror movie OBSESSION, the bleak Spanish animated movie DECORADO, Olivier Assayas' modern Russian history drama THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, the hitchhiking ghost horror movie PASSENGER, the Martin Short document MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT, the fantastical anti-sexism comedy LADIES FIRST, and the latest Guy Ritchie

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We've Got Mail #193 | Critically Acclaimed: The Home...

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2026/05/16

We've got questions about very different movies that take place at exactly the same time, the history of the first time travel stories, the best movies we've ever seen for the first time on an airplane, more rants about the STAR TREK holodeck, forgotten blockbusters of yore, and a fan's brilliant idea for CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: THE HOME GAME... and you can play too!It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!And if you liked what you heard in the first two episodes of SNACKFAM!, make sure you

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148:03

Critically Acclaimed #367 | The Devil Wears Prada 2,...

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2026/05/12

Bibbs and Witney review the legacy sequel THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, the video game movie sequel MORTAL KOMBAT II, the cozy talking animal mystery THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, Andy Serkis's bizarre adaptation of ANIMAL FARM, Damian Mc Carthy's new supernatural horror movie HOKUM, The RZA's revenge thriller ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE, Renny Harlin's latest shark thriller DEEP WATER, the new Michael B. Jordan animated fantasy SWAPPED, and the anime film LABYRINTH from the creator of TRANSFORMERS

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The Iron List #76 | The Best Spoof Movies Ever!

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2026/05/04

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are doing THE BEST SPOOF MOVIES EVER!Yes, the best and silliest motion pictures that ever spoofed a specific movie, genre or topic! A lot of people think these films are insipid but it takes a lot of intelligence to make an inane movie good!Oh, and if you liked what you heard in the first two episodes of SNACKFAM!, make sure you head on over to their new podcast feed and subscribe! More Seibolds! More snacks!Subscribe on Patreon

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Critically Acclaimed #366 | Michael, Apex, I Swear

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2026/04/27

Bibbs and Witney dive into the many, many problems with the new Michael Jackson biopic MICHAEL (content warning: we don't go into many specifics but we will be talking about some rough stuff), followed by the Charlize Theron/Taron Egerton serial killer survival thriller APEX, and the new British biopic I SWEAR!Michael - 1:40 Apex - 37:40 I Swear - 56:17 Review Round-Up - 1:06:07Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards,

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Critically Acclaimed #365 | Lee Cronin's The Mummy,...

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2026/04/20

Bibbs and Witney review the new, legally distinct horror movie LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY, David Lowery's pretentious art house costume design pop music ghost thriller drama MOTHER MARY, the new Happy Madison comedy ROOMMATES, the Charlie XCX hangout volcano movie ERUPCJA, and Morgan Neville's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE documentary LORNE!Lee Cronin's The Mummy - 5:56 Mother Mary - 30:45 Roommates - 52:05 Erupcja - 1:04:47 Lorne - 1:13:15 Review Round-Up - 1:29:50 Subscribe on Patreon

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Critically Acclaimed #364 | Faces of Death, Hamlet...

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2026/04/15

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: Death, more death, MERMAIDS IN MECHAS?!, Keanu Reeves, death...Yes, Bibbs and Witney are reviewing Daniel Goldhaber's new interpretation of the cult horror classic FACES OF DEATH, Riz Ahmed in an all-new HAMLET, the Japanese horror video game adaptation EXIT 8, the mermaid-centric sci-fi anime romance CHAO, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's short horror film CHIME, which will allegedly never be distributed on home video!Faces of Death - 6:20Hamlet - 34:00 Exit 8 -

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SNACKFAM! | The Depositer (Chile Lime Mango Peeps)

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2026/04/13

The SNACKFAM is back, and they're eating more snacks, fam!Our very special bonus podcast returns! Angie and Henry Seibold continue their journey to review the latest and strangest limited edition snacks with CHILE LIME MANGO PEEPS! Yes, that's a real thing!NOTE: This episode was supposed to go live before Easter. Bibbs screwed up and he apologizes."Android Sock Hop"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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Critically Acclaimed #363 | The Super Mario Galaxy...

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2026/04/08

Bibbs and Witney review the new releases THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (and probably lose friends in the process), the supernatural indies THE SERPENT'S SKIN and FORBIDDEN FRUITS, and the mysterious dark comedy THE DRAMA, starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya!But be warned, we're saving THE DRAMA for last because it's impossible to review this film properly without revealing the most super secret part of any movie: the premise!The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - 3:58 The Serpent's Skin -

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The Iron List #75 | Every John Carpenter Movie Ever!

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2026/03/30

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are trying something new this month! Usually our hosts each present their own top ten "best of" list, but for our 75th episode we thought we'd mix it up a bit. This time they're each presenting a ranked list of every movie from a filmmaker chosen by our very own patrons!Bibbs and Witney each present all 23 films directed or co-directed by one of the legendary Masters of Horror, JOHN CARPENTER! Including his TV movies, his anthology

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Critically Acclaimed #362 | Project Hail Mary,...

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2026/03/24

Bibbs and Witney review the new sci-fi epic PROJECT HAIL MARY, the podcasting horror story UNDERTONE, the horror-comedy sequel READY OR NOT: HERE I COME, the Colleen Hoover romance REMINDERS OF HIM, and the social thriller THE GATES, which features James Van Der Beek's final movie performance!Project Hail Mary - 3:51 Undertone - 30:54 Ready or Not: Here I Come - 46:58 Reminders of Him - 1:04:44 The Gates - 1:14:21 Review Round-Up - 1:23:21 Subscribe on Patreon

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We've Got Mail #192 | You Know What You Did!

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2026/03/20

Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOU'RE letters in an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, and this one is a doozy!We've got awesome zines from Portland, we've got a massive box of cool stuff (someone out there knows what they did), and we're casting the A STAR TREK CHRISTMAS CAROL, pondering the ethical conundrum that is Data's mom, tossing out screenwriting advice all willy-nilly and reading out epic all-nighter ideas from Valentine's Day fans!Subscribe on Patreon

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Critically Acclaimed #361 | The 98th Annual Oscars...

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2026/03/17

Awards season is over! NOW LET US NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN.Well, okay, one last time. Bibbs and Witney couldn't record their usual Oscars prediction episode but they are going to dissect every choice the Academy made, whether it made history and brought us all to our feet as we wept our geeky tears, or whether it was kinda meh, or worse.Who won this year's prediction contest? Which awards did Bibbs and Witney completely whiff? And how will history treat this year's winners? We're

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