Critically Acclaimed Network

Mar 07 2025 910 ep. 87 mins 1.8k

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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!

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The Iron List #62 | The Worst Movies of the 21st Century (So Far)!

Mar 07 2025 175 mins

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

Critically Acclaimed #323 | Oscar Shorts and Predictions 2025!

Feb 28 2025 148 mins

We're down to the wire but we made it, right on time! Bibbs and Witney review all 15 of this year's Oscar-nominated shorts and present they think will win - and SHOULD win - in every category! It's 2 1/2 hours of Oscar goodness!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commen

Critically Acclaimed #322 | Captain America: Brave New World, The Monkey, The Gorge, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Dead Thing, Cleaner

Feb 24 2025 106 mins

There's nothing brave about CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD (or new, for the matter), but Bibbs and Witney review it anyway!Plus: Osgood Perkins' horror comedy THE MONKEY, Scott Derrickson's monster-fightin' romance THE GORGE, the long-awaited return of BRIDGET JONES (she's MAD ABOUT THE BOY), the indie horror film THE DEAD THING, and Daisy Ridley tackles terro

Canceled Too Soon #263 | The Oblongs (2001-2002) w/ Chelsea Spirito!

Feb 16 2025 141 mins

The dubba-dubba-WB won a bidding war for a cartoon sitcom about a mutated family who live in the landfill of an affluent suburb. Then they canceled it after only eight episodes!Will Ferrell and Jean Smart co-star in THE OBLONGS, a relic of early 2000s boundary-pushing comedies that didn't always age well. Was this the big exception?Filmmaker CHELSEA SPIRITO joins William Bibbia

We've Got Mail #177 | Should We Make MORE Star Trek Podcasts?

Feb 14 2025 79 mins

Someone told us we don't make enough STAR TREK podcasts and we can't think of a good counterargument!This time on WE'VE GOT MAIL, Bibbs and Witney debate the complexities of GILLIGAN'S ISLAND canon, recast GILLIGAN'S ISLAND with minor STAR TREK characters, name some of the greatest vinyl soundtracks and more!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyaccl

Critically Acclaimed #321 | Heart Eyes, Love Hurts, Kinda Pregnant

Feb 10 2025 89 mins

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review a weird trio of rom-coms, including the slasher rom-com HEART EYES, the action rom-com LOVE HURTS, and the Amy Schumer rom-com KINDA PREGNANT!Heart Eyes - 8:20Love Hurts - 41:02Kinda Pregnant - 1:01:31Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusi

Critically Acclaimed: The Best Movies of the 21st Century (So Far)!

Feb 06 2025 203 mins

We're a quarter of the way through a new century (if you disagree with that description, we cover it in the podcast) and it's time to take stock. What are THE BEST MOVIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY SO FAR?And stick around, because later this month we have an IRON LIST episode dedicated to (because you demanded it)... THE WORST MOVIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY SO FAR!Subscribe on Patreon

Critically Acclaimed #320 | Star Trek: Section 31, Dog Man, Companion, Presence, Love Me

Feb 03 2025 99 mins

Star trekkin', across the universe! Film critics William Bibbiani review the 14th(-ish) film in the STAR TREK series, STAR TREK: SECTION 31, and the new animated comedy DOG MAN, the new horror comedy COMPANION, Steven Soderbergh's new haunted house movie PRESENCE and the film where Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun play a flotation buoy and a satellite who fall in love after

We've Got Mail #176 | The Tom Cruise Mummy Remake: Will History Be Kind?

Jan 27 2025 97 mins

Bibbs and Witney are back with a bunch of emails and letters from our awesome listeners!On this episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, they discuss the ongoing controversy of watching every movie with the subtitles on, look back at the history of pop culture hoaxes, try their best to be dishonest, recommend some amazing Japanese movies, and question their own judgment about the Tom Cruise

Critically Acclaimed #319 | Wolf Man, Emilia Perez, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Grand Theft Hamlet, The Last Showgirl, I'm Still Here, Hard Truths, Wish You Were Here, Diane Warren: Relentless

Jan 24 2025 121 mins

Bibbs and Witney review the horror remake WOLF MAN, the Netflix awards magnet EMILIA PEREZ, the Aardman Animation sequel WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL, the Shakespearean video game documentary GRAND THEFT HAMLET, the Pamela Anderson drama THE LAST SHOWGIRL, the acclaimed Walter Salles drama I'M STILL HERE, the devastating Mike Leigh movie HARD TRUTHS, the Julie Stiles