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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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127:46

Critically Acclaimed #343 | One Battle After Another,...

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2025/09/29

Bibbs and Witney review Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, the football horror movie HIM, the Colin Farrell/Margot Robbie fantasy romance A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, the birdwatching documentary LISTERS: A GLIMPSE INTO EXTREME BIRDWATCHING, Paul Greengrass's wildfire disaster movie THE LOST BUS, the Emma Thompson/Judy Greer crime thriller DEAD OF WINTER, and Renny Harlin's THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2!One Battle After Another - 3:00 Him - 38:20 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey -

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145:03

The Iron Liszt #69 | The Best Film Scores Ever!

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2025/09/25

Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST MOVIE SCORES EVER!Classics! Cult favorites! Oddball entries you'd never have thought of! This episode of THE IRON LISZT (get it?) has it all!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

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82:06

We've Got Mail #186 | Is Sinners a Horror Movie? (Yes!)

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2025/09/22

Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOUR emails, about how to defend SINNERS against accusations that it's not a horror movie, the moral obligations of feature film adaptations, the best meta casting in history, and more! Plus, more of your favorite trans characters in film and television! 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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70:42

Alonso Duralde, Have Yourself a Movie Little...

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2025/09/19

Our beloved fellow film critic Alonso Duralde is here to talk HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS, the newly revised version of his classic ode to Christmas films! Alonso Duralde, who also wrote HOLLYWOOD PRIDE: A CELEBRATION OF LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION AND PERSEVERANCE IN FILM, wrote the original and indispensable guide to Christmas movies, and now 15 years later he's back with an updated edition that includes the decade-and-a-half of holiday flicks that followed! Bibbs interviews Alonso about

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89:23

Critically Acclaimed #342 | The Conjuring: Last...

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2025/09/15

Bibbs and Witney review the blockbuster horror sequel THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, the Stephen King adaptation THE LONG WALK, the comedy legacy sequel SPINAL TAP II, the dark comedy TWINLESS, and folk music queer romance THE HISTORY OF SOUND! Plus, we talk a bit about why we haven't reviewed DEMON SLAYER yet!Demon Slayer (whoopsie!) - 1:42The Conjuring: Last Rites - 6:53The Long Walk - 33:57Spinal Tap II - 47:37Twinless - 1:02:55The History of Sound - 1:11:44Review Round-Up - 1:23:54Subscribe on

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80:29

We've Got Mail #185 | The Trans Characters Who Mean...

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2025/09/08

We're talking about what EDDINGTON really has to say about the COVID lockdown, why F1: THE MOVIE is different from Akira Kurosawa's SANJURO, the many fictional trans characters we love and care deeply about, the best songs by (sigh) Dev2.0, what would happen if Gizmo ate after midnight in GREMLINS, and the importance difference between Bakersfield and Barstow!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive

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84:57

Critically Acclaimed #341 | The Toxic Avenger, Caught...

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2025/09/02

Bibbs and Witney review the Troma remake THE TOXIC AVENGER, Darren Aronofsky's crime comedy CAUGHT STEALING, Jay Roach's dark comedy THE ROSES, and the all-star cosy mystery THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB!Because it's the CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast, that's why! The Toxic Avenger - 2:05Caught Stealing - 35:08The Roses - 54:50The Thursday Murder Club - 1:06:42Review Round-Up - 1:20:47Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting

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152:35

The Iron List #68 | The Best Horror Movies of 1990!

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2025/08/28

Because our patrons demanded it, Witney Seibold got to pick the topic for this month's episode of THE IRON LIST!Join him - and yes, even William Bibbiani - for a look back at the many great horror movies from one of the most underappreciated eras in the genre, including some of the scariest and silliest films ever made! It's THE BEST HORROR MOVIES OF 1990!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series,

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91:46

Critically Acclaimed #340 | Relay, Honey Don't!,...

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2025/08/25

Bibbs and Witney review the David Mackenzie's new paranoid thriller RELAY, Ethan Coen's queer crime comedy HONEY DON'T!, the Hulu Original car chase caper EENIE MEANIE, the music documentary DEVO and the Amazon Original romance THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU!Relay - 2:00Honey Don't! - 22:31Eenie Meanie - 40:10Devo - 48:10The Map That Leads to You - 1:10:20Review Round-Up - 1:25:53Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting

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82:08

We've Got Mail #184 | Whither Goest the Great Disney...

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2025/08/21

If there's one thing we love here at CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, it's you! Our listeners! And this podcast is yours to control!Bibbs and Witney answer YOUR emails about why Disney doesn't make great villains anymore, the ZATHURA/JUMANJI head canon rabbit hole, their favorite STAR TREK novels and favorite episodes of HOUSE and SUPERNATURAL, the classic stories we can't stop retelling, and the best works of criticism they've ever seen or read!Subscribe on Patreon

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86:29

Critically Acclaimed #339 | Highest 2 Lowest, Nobody...

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2025/08/18

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Spike Lee's Akira Kurosawa remake HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, the action-comedy sequel NOBODY 2, the sword and sandal reboot RED SONJA, Genndy Tartakovsky's R-rated animated dog comedy FIXED, and the Sundance Award-winning indie drama EAST OF WALL!Highest 2 Lowest - 2:31Nobody 2 - 27:30Red Sonja - 41:49Fixed - 57:39East of Wall - 1:13:07Review Round-Up - 1:20:00Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and

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106:12

Critically Acclaimed #338 | Weapons, Freakier Friday,...

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2025/08/11

Bibbs and Witney review the freaky new horror blockbuster WEAPONS, the weaponized-nostalgia that is FREAKIER FRIDAY, the French drama SOULEYMANE'S STORY, the kids horror movie SKETCH, and the rock documentary IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY!Weapons - 3:17Freakier Friday - 34:32Souleymane's Story - 58:11Sketch - 1:13:05It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - 1:28:53Review Round-Up - 1:39:51Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting

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Critically Acclaimed #337 | The Fantastic Four: First...

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2025/08/04

Bibbs and Witney review Marvel's latest blockbuster THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, the spoof revival THE NAKED GUN, the animated sequel THE BAD GUYS 2, the Pete Davidson horror-thriller THE HOME, the Dave Franco/Alison Brie body horror film TOGETHER, the Taron Egerton crime thriller SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, the Netflix weepy MY OXFORD YEAR, and the Amazon's Ice Cube version of WAR OF THE WORLDS!The Fantastic Four: First Steps -3:00The Naked Gun - 37:40The Bad Guys 2 - 58:07The Home -

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The Iron List #67 | The Best Westerns Ever!

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2025/07/28

Because our patrons asked for it, William Bibbiani picked the topic for this month's THE IRON LIST! And he picked a topic that Witney Seibold has been vetoing, constantly,for years.Yes, it's THE BEST WESTERNS EVER! These are the western films we think of when we think about westerns. (Movies set in the present day with western themes, aka "Neo-Westerns," are a topic for another episode, but spoiler alert: Witney does fudge it a bit.)Content Warning: Some of the best westerns ever

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95:25

Critically Acclaimed #336 | I Know What You Did Last...

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2025/07/21

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold tackle the killer fisherman movie I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, as well as Ari Aster's COVID thriller EDDINGTON, and Mariska Hargitay's documentary about Jayne Mansfield, MY MOM JANE!I Know What You Did Last Summer - 3:45 Eddington - 50:55 My Mom Jane - 1:07:10 Review Round-Up - 1:22:24 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much

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80:06

We've Got Mail #183 | Emotional Support Cats?!

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2025/07/17

This time on WE'VE GOT MAIL, Bibbs and Witney find out that yes, there is a fan of Disney's HOME ON THE RANGE and/or CHICKEN LITTLE! And they wrote in! Yay!Plus: A deeper read of PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS! A rundown of the evils of TOP GUN: MAVERICK! A serious look at the depiction of mental health services in film and television! More great "L" movies! The tempting possibility of emotional support cats! The reason why BIRDMAN might kinda suck! And a battle to the death between

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135:28

Critically Acclaimed #335 | Superman, Jurassic World...

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2025/07/14

Bibbs and Witney have finally returned from their respective vacations and they're diving right back into film criticism with reviews of SUPERMAN, JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK, THE OLD GUARD 2, KILL THE JOCKEY, ABRAHAM'S BOYS: A DRACULA STORY, TO A LAND UNKNOWN, SOVEREIGN and APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS!Superman - 18:00Jurassic World Rebirth - 43:30KPop Demon Hunters - 59:30Hot Spring Shark Attack - 1:07:24The Old Guard 2 - 1:15:45Kill the Jockey -

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93:58

Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) | The Critically...

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2025/06/30

William Bibbiani is out of commission, so Witney Seibold is free to do whatever the hell he wants! And he wants to do more STAR TREK, because of course he does!Join Witney for a feature-length commentary track about the most recent film in the sci-fi franchise, STAR TREK: SECTION 31, starring Michelle Yeoh as a (somewhat) recovering genocidal maniac who saves the day with a ragtag team of misfits! You can also listen in like a regular old podcast, but be warned, he's talking about

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116:17

Critically Acclaimed #334 | Elio, How to Train Your...

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2025/06/24

Bibbs and Witney review the new Pixar sci-fi movie ELIO, the live-action remake of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, the horror threequel 28 YEARS LATER, the action-comedy BRIDE HARD, Celine Song's sophomore feature MATERIALISTS, the comedy of age theater dramedy EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT, the Samuel L. Jackson western THE UNHOLY TRINITY, and Joseph Kosinski's racing drama F1 THE MOVIE!Elio - 4:00How to Train Your Dragon - 21:4228 Years Later - 32:17Bride Hard - 50:35Materialists -

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156:15

The Iron List #66 | The Best Road Trip Movies Ever!

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2025/06/21

Because our patrons demanded it, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST ROAD TRIP MOVIES EVER!These movies traverse the world, as characters grow over the course of their journey and sometimes play rock music or eat people!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

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