Critically Reclaimed #38 | Klute (1971)
Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners! Because YOU demanded it, this week William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold investigate Alan Pakula's Oscar-winni…
We've Got Mail #130 | Which Movies Hurt Us the Most?
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about the movies that caused them the most pain, advice about how the criticism industry works right now, telegram stuff, layered television programs and whether you should watch the whole original series before you watch the STAR TREK…
Critically Acclaimed #230 | Day Shift, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Fall, Laal Singh Chaddha, Summering, Inu-Oh, Emily the Criminal
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dig up the new vampire action movie DAYSHIFT, the A24 murder mystery BODIES BODIES BODIES, the acrophobic thriller FALL, the Forrest Gump remake LAAL SINGH CHADDHA, James Ponsoldt's neo-nostalgic drama SUMMERING, Masaaki Yuasa's anime rock opera INU-OH, and the A…
Canceled Too Soon #232 | Dead at 21 (1994)
The first live-action scripted TV series was everything you could possibly want from the 1990s: youthful rebellion, political paranoia, and what very well could be the most amazing soundtrack in television history. It's called DEAD AT 21, it's what happens when you put THE FUGITIVE and THE X-FILES…
We've Got Mail #129 | Break-Up Movies!
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk aboutabout STARTREK spin-off novels, a whole bunch of DUNE stuff, and great movies about breakups! It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YO…
Critically Acclaimed #229 | Prey, They/Them, I Love My Dad
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the new PREDATOR prequel, PREY, the queer slasher film THEY/THEM and the Patton Oswalt discomfort comedy I LOVE MY DAD! Prey - 2:36 They/Them - 44:44 I Love My Dad - 59:54 Review Round-Up - 1:09:31 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallya…
Critically Reclaimed #37 - Stunt Rock (1978)
Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners! This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney Because crash through Brian Trenchard-Smith's bizarre 19…
We've Got Mail #128 | Fan Edits Are Film Criticism!
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about fan edits of movies like THEBATMAN and why they qualify as film criticism, great movies where everything goes cosmically wrong for the hero, the questions we want to ask Ronald McDonald, and what the creator of STARHYKE thought a…
Critically Acclaimed #228 | Thirteen Lives, Not Okay, Resurrection, Allegoria, This is Gwar
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are still sick, but that's not going to stop them from reviewing Ron Howard's new drama THIRTEEN LIVES, the Hulu comedy NOTOKAY, the psychological thriller RESURRECTION, the Shudder horror anthology ALLEGORIA and the heavy metal documentary THIS IS GWAR! Thirtee…
The Iron List #31 | The Most '80s Movies of the 1980s!
Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode! This month William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for the films from the 1980s that are just, like, so 1980s. From retro styles to flash-in-the-pan zeitgeis…