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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 #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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29:51

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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105:38

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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96:58

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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Critically Acclaimed #360 | Hoppers, The Bride!,...

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2026/03/09

Bibbs and Witney review Pixar's sci-fi comedy HOPPERS on this week's podcast, followed by Maggie Gyllenhaal's zombie gangster film THE BRIDE!, the scuzzy horror nightmare DOLLY, the new thriller HEEL, the Netflix "what if PREDATOR was a giant robot" movie WAR MACHINE, and the strange indie GUNFIGHTER PARADISE!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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Critically Acclaimed #239 | Scream 7, The Bluff,...

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2026/03/02

Do you like scary movies? Have we got a podcast for you! If you like GOOD scary movies, however, this ain't your week.William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review SCREAM 7, the pirate action thriller THE BLUFF, the Andrew Kevin Walker-scripted murder thing PSYCHO KILLER, and the latest take on the classic ONIBABA, called THE DREADFUL!Scream 7 - 5:26 The Bluff - 49:20 Psycho Killer - 1:06:27 The Dreadful - 1:16:44 Review Round-Up - 1:27:55 Subscribe on Patreon

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193:51

The Iron List #74 | The Best Movies of 1999!

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2026/02/27

Because YOU asked for it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES OF 1999!Yes, it's been declared one of the best years in motion picture history, with a stunningly large number of classic, cult and just plain influential movies released in a short span of time. But will Bibbs and Witney pick the films everyone knows and loves in this episode of THE IRON LIST?There's only one way to find out! Subscribe on Patreon

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30:58

SNACKFAM! Do You Like Crunchies? (Lay's Salted...

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2026/02/25

You like snacks, and you like fams, so we think you're going to like SNACKFAM!In this very special bonus podcast, Angie and Henry Seibold unveil their new project, a podcast dedicated to everything snacky! Listen up as Angie and Henry dive into the history and flavor of limited edition snacks, and invite you to eat along them!So get yourself a bag of LAY'S SALTED CARAMEL CHIPS and join the Seibold family for a serious case of the munchies!"Android Sock Hop"Kevin MacLeod

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Critically Acclaimed #358 | The 98th Annual...

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2026/02/20

They run, they jump, they swim and play! They row and go on trips! But the thing that lasts forever... are our dear 98TH ANNUAL OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS!Yes, Bibbs and Witney are back with their yearly look at all 15 of this year's Academy Awards nominees, for BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT and BEST ANIMATED SHORT!It's a cavalcade of impressive - and brief! - motion pictures about hard-hitting social issues, dystopian and 19th century social taboos, love and death and also

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Critically Acclaimed #357 | Wuthering Heights, Good...

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2026/02/17

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Emerald Fennell's weird new take on WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Gore Verbinski's anti-A.I. sci-fi comedy GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, the animated basketball movie GOAT, the all-star Los Angeles crime drama CRIME 101, the cult phenomenon NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, a film where Juliette Lewis swaps bodies with a chair called BY DESIGN, and the sci-fi horror comedy COLD STORAGE!Wuthering Heights - 4:18 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die -

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We've Got Mail #191 | What Should YOU Watch on...

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2026/02/13

You're stuck in bed and the only streaming service you've got is the Criterion Channel! What do you do? What do you do?Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR questions on an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, and in addition to that particular puzzler they're also talking about Danish cinema, Psychotronic movies, advice for writing criticism, and when it's okay to talk during a movie!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting

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Critically Acclaimed #356 | Send Help, Melania, Iron...

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2026/02/10

Bibbs and/or Witney review Sam Raimi's new horror-thriller SEND HELP, the execrable new "documentary" MELANIA, the indie horror video game adaptation IRON LUNG, the long-dreaded trilogy-capper THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 3, the supernatural horror movie WHISTLE, the Amazon buddy action flick THE WRECKING CREW, the Amazon book commercial RELATIONSHIP GOALS, the Kevin James rom-com SOLO MIO, the queer BDSM biker romance PILLION, and the Jason Statham-y Jason Statham movie SHELTER!Send Help -

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130:58

The All-Nighter | Valentine's Day 2026 Movie Marathons!

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2026/02/08

Welcome back to THE ALL-NIGHTER, the very special, once in a blue moon podcast where Bibbs and Witney curate and schedule an all-night movie marathon for life's biggest occasions! Our HALLOWEEN ALL-NIGHTER episode was one of our most popular new ideas of 2025, so we're back with all-new ideas for movie marathons, this time for VALENTINE'S DAY! We've got classic rom-coms, bizarre animated shorts and hygiene videos, forgotten cult flicks, even a blockbuster action movie!If you have

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88:07

We've Got Mail #190 | Was TV's 'The Critic' a Good...

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2026/02/04

Is YouTube the future of cinema? Are we too cavalier with our STAR TREK spoilers? What piece of movie memorabilia do Bibbs and Witney want most? Which truly obscure cult movies have yet to be discovered? What does Gibbs really think about Paul W.S. Anderson movies? And is Jay Sherman, aka THE CRITIC, actually a good critic?Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, and this one's a doozy! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get

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The Iron List #73 | The Best Cinematography Ever!

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2026/01/30

Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY EVER!It's a nearly three-hour, audio-only podcast in which two film critics describe really cool-looking things that you can't see while they're talking! We may not have thought this through, but we're going to try to make it work, and tell you about some truly gorgeous motion pictures in the process!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and

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Critically Acclaimed #355 | The 98th Oscar...

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2026/01/27

Bibbs and Witney run down the 98th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS nominations, then get to reviewing the pro-dystopia sci-fi film MERCY, the soulful post-apocalyptic zombie movie 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, the Matt Damon/Ben Affleck cop movie THE RIP, the sex-with-vacuum-cleaners movie A USEFUL GHOST, the multigenerational puzzle box SOUND OF FALLING, and the weepy falconry drama H IS FOR HAWK!The 98th Annual Oscars - 5:30 Mercy - 34:11 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - 51:45 The Rip - 1:05:55 A Useful

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