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PODCAST

Critically Acclaimed Network

William Bibbiani

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), THANK GODZILLA IT'S FRIDAY, CANCELED TOO SOON, WE'VE GOT MAIL, THE IRON LIST, and more!

tv & film tv reviews

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Critically Acclaimed #333 | From the World of John...

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2025/06/11

This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new action spin-off FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA, the animated Predator sequel PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS, Mike Flanagan's new Stephen King adaptation THE LIFE OF CHUCK, the serial killer shark movie DANGEROUS ANIMALS, and the Apple TV+ Original crime drama ECHO VALLEY, starring Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney!And hey, it's a little echo-y on the podcast! We're still figuring out the new recording space,

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75:10

Critically Acclaimed #332 | Karate Kid: Legends, The...

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2025/06/02

Bibbs and Witney get crane kicked in the face! Or they review movies! Either one is fine really.This week, we've got reviews of KARATE KID: LEGENDS, the new Wes Andersony Wes Anderson movie THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, and the bleak new horror movie BRING HER BACK, from the directors of TALK TO ME!Karate Kid: Legends - 5:00The Phoenician Scheme - 36:05Bring Her Back - 53:00Review Round-Up - 1:09:00Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting

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58:22

We've Got Mail #182 | When is Jarnathan Getting Here?

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2025/05/30

Bibbs and Witney read YOUR letters and answer YOUR questions about boutique Blu-ray labels, movies that hate movies, and when the heck Jarnathan is getting here!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 letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries:

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128:37

Critically Acclaimed #331 | Mission: Impossible - The...

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2025/05/26

Bibbs and Witney review (the allegedly final) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING, the Weeknd's self-fascinated HURRY UP TOMORROW, the live-action Disney remake of LILO & STITCH, Guy Ritchie's Apple TV+ Original FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, the supernatural slasher blockbuster FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES, and the retro Netflix slasher FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN!Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 3:00 Hurry Up Tomorrow - 50:00 Lilo & Stitch - 1:02:00 Fountain of Youth - 1:16:05

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71:45

We've Got Mail #181 | Noir vs. Neo-Noir

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2025/05/23

NOTE: We had some audio problems with this podcast, so you may need to boost your volume a bit more than usual. Apologies!Bibbs and Witney read more of YOUR letters on an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!This time, we're looking at more of your "Best of the Century" lists, describing the difference between "noir" and "neo-noir," revealing our favorite TV theme songs and explaining why A MINECRAFT MOVIE may one day be considered a timeless classic (or completely

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156:08

The Iron List #65 | The Best Movies That Begin with...

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2025/05/19

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present the best movies that have only one thing in common: They all begin with the letter "L!"It's an all-new episode of THE IRON LIST, where our hosts make top ten lists based on topics our patrons get to choose! 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 letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can

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107:17

Critically Acclaimed #330 | Clown in a Cornfield,...

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2025/05/12

Bibbs and Witney review the new slasher CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, the Josh Hartnett action-comedy FIGHT OR FLIGHT, the atheist fighting tournament thriller ABSOLUTE DOMINION, the Jillian Bell teen sex comedy SUMMER OF 69, and the new William Shakespeare musical JULIET & ROMEO!Clown in a Cornfield - 3:30Fight or Flight - 28:35Absolute Dominion - 39:06Summer of 69 - 1:06:00Juliet & Romeo - 1:22:20Review Round-Up - 1:38:43Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get

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136:25

The Iron List #64 | The Best Ragtag Team of Misfits...

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2025/05/09

These scrappy mismatched underdogs could never pull of this incredible heist! Or make an incredible movie! Or win this incredible sports thing!Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST RAGTAG TEAM OF MISFITS MOVIES, in an all-new episode of THE IRON LIST!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

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103:00

Critically Acclaimed #329 | Thunderbolts*, Another...

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2025/05/07

Bibbs and Witney review Marvel's THUNDERBOLTS*, Paul Feig's sequel ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR, the tragic western RUST, the Shudder horror film FRÉWAKA, and the queer Abraham Lincoln fantasia LAVENDER MEN!Thunderbolts* - 1:55 Another Simple Favor - 40:17 Rust - 55:09 Fréwaka - 1:12:15 Lavender Men - 1:23:15 Review Round-Up - 1:34:19Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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108:43

Critically Acclaimed #328 | Sinners, Until Dawn,...

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2025/04/28

Bibbs and Witney review the astounding new 1930s gangster blues musical vampire movie SINNERS, the horror video game adaptation (sort of) UNTIL DAWN, Gareth Evans' new Tom Hardy cop action movie HAVOC, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi's queer sexy gambling drama ON SWIFT HORSES, the Shudder original thriller DEAD MAIL, and also SNEAKS, the film where Anthony Mackie and Martin Lawrence play anthropomorphic shoes!Sinners - 4:35Until Dawn - 38:52Havoc - 1:02:00On Swift Horses - 1:11:50Dead

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80:23

We've Got Mail #180 | The P.O. Box Awakens! The...

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2025/04/21

Witney opened our P.O. Box and a ton of mail fell out, so here's an extra episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL dedicated to everyone who took the time to send us snail mail! We've got the Crimson Dynamo, positive movies about middle-aged people, awesome zines, rare action figures, a new take on Disney's WISH and a letter that made Bibbs and Witney cry!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series,

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74:31

We've Got Mail #179 | Can the Halloween Franchise Be...

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2025/04/18

Is it better for a filmmaker to make a million movies or just a handful of great ones? Whatever happens to festival movies that don't get distribution? Is JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS is officially a classic yet? And how we can possibly fix the HALLOWEEN the franchise? Plus, a voice from the past, as the earlier versions of Bibbs and Witney from THE B-MOVIES PODCAST rear their heads once more! It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL! Subscribe on Patreon

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95:12

Critically Acclaimed #327 | The Amateur, Drop, G20,...

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2025/04/14

Bibbs and Witney review the spy thingy THE AMATEUR, Christopher Landon's Hitchcockian thriller DROP, Viola Davis doing Die Hard at G20, Alex Garland co-directing a war movie about WARFARE, the CG-animated Christian Jesus Dickens movie THE KING OF KINGS, and the music documentary ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO!The Amateur - 4:03Drop - 20:18G20 - 33:12Warfare - 44:53The King of Kings - 55:56One to One: John and Yoko - 1:18:23Review Round-Up - 1:29:04Subscribe on Patreon

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88:35

Critically Acclaimed #326 | A Minecraft Movie,...

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2025/04/07

This week, Bibbs and Witney review the blockbuster video game movie A MINECRAFT MOVIE, the public domain comedy slasher SCREAMBOAT, the game show biopic THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA, and co-director Finn Wolfhard's comedy slasher (hey, another one!) HELL OF A SUMMER.A Minecraft Movie - 7:07 Screamboat - 44:41 The Luckiest Man in America - 1:01:10 Hell of a Summer - 1:13:12 Review Round-Up - 1:24:07Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and

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112:22

Critically Acclaimed #325 | Snow White, The Woman in...

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2025/04/01

How bad could SNOW WHITE possibly be? Could it really be worse than THE ALTO KNIGHTS?Bibbs and Witney review those big epic flops, and also the horror movie THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, the post-apocalyptic musical O'DESSA, the feel-good antifascist penguin flick THE PENGUIN LESSONS, the public domain slasher POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN, and the sci-fi monster movie ASH!Snow White - 2:32The Woman in the Yard - 35:45The Alto Knights - 48:45O'Dessa - 1:02:53The Penguin Lessons - 1:15:52Popeye the Slayer

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149:16

The Iron List #63 | The Best Knockoff Movies Ever!

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2025/03/27

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best films that flagrantly knocked off a pre-existing work!You can probably think of plenty of so-called "mockbusters" but movie history is littered with great films, many of them classics in their own right, that wouldn't have been made - at least at the same time, in the same way - if it weren't for the success or notoriety of another release.UPDATE: There were some phantom sound effects in the last few

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86:57

We've Got Mail #178 | What Are Our Favorite Pokemon?!

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2025/03/24

Also on WE'VE GOT MAIL, Bibbs and Witney talk about movies famous for one shot or cinematic technique, why they've been too hard on Bones in the original STAR TREK, who should direct and star in one of the most exciting sci-fi movie ideas of all time, the difference (if there is one) between fiction and fan fiction, great Jesus and stoner movies, and a controversial element of CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD they forgot to mention in their review!Subscribe on Patreon

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145:50

Critically Acclaimed #324 | The Electric State, The...

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2025/03/17

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the Russo Brothers' THE ELECTRIC STATE, the Looney Tunes movie THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP, the Shudder horror film THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, Steven Sodebergh's spy thriller BLACK BAG, Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi satire MICKEY 17, the ultraviolent action comedy NOVOCAINE, the animated Clive Barker-inspired family film NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE, the cult horror movie OPUS, the Zambian dark comedy ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL, the wrestling biopic

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111:36

Canceled Too Soon #264 | Spicy City (1997) w/ M....

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2025/03/15

The year was 1997, and American networks were racing to release their first animated primetime series just for adults! SOUTH PARK may be the one we all remember now, but Ralph Bakshi's forgotten HBO series SPICY CITY - a sexy cyberpunk noir anthology - hit the airwaves first!M. Lopes Da Silva, the author of INFINITY MATHING AT THE SHORE & OTHER DISRUPTIONS, joins film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold to explore this ambitious series, its animation influences, and exciting visions

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175:54

The Iron List #62 | The Worst Movies of the 21st...

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2025/03/07

Because our patrons demanded it, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present a companion piece to their BEST MOVIES OF THE 21st CENTURY (SO FAR) list! It's their picks for THE WORST MOVIES OF THE 21st CENTURY (SO FAR)!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 letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and

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