Critically Acclaimed Network

Critically Acclaimed Network

By William BibbianiTV & FilmTV Reviews
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Critically Acclaimed Network episodes

  • The Iron List #24 | The Best Films of 1971!

    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 it's THE BEST FILMS OF 1971, an over two-hour podcast dedicated to William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold's favorite films that came out fifty years ago, complete with beloved classics, weird cult films and more!

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

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    2 hr 19 min
  • Critically Acclaimed #199 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Tick Tick Boom!, Licorice Pizza, Bruised, House of Gucci, A Castle for Christmas

    This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold say goodbye to the late film critic James Rocchi, and review the new releases RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, the Jonathan Larson biographical musical TICK TICK... BOOM!, the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie LICORICE PIZZA, Halle Berry's directorial debut BRUISED, Ridley Scott's all-star drama HOUSE OF GUCCI, and the Netflix rom-com A CASTLE FOR CHRISTMAS!

    Remembering James Rocchi - 2:00  Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City - 13:26  Tick Tick... Boom! - 48:05  Licorice Pizza - 1:13:23  Bruised - 1:23:14  House of Gucci - 1:30:56  A Castle for Christmas - 1:39:37  Review Round-Up - 1:56:10  

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    2 hr 7 min
  • We've Got Mail #101 | Do Great Horror Movies HAVE to Be Scary?

    Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about whether horror movies have to actually be scary in order to be good, how GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE and HALLOWEEN KILLS pander to their fanbases, a defense of STAR TREK PRODIGY, and why critics scores and audience scores are so different on Rotten Tomatoes!

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    1 hr 13 min
  • Critically Acclaimed #198 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard, The Feast, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

    This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the Jason Reitman's nostalgia fest GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, Will Smith in the sports biopic KING RICHARD, the Welsh horror thriller THE FEAST, the Romanian satire BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN, and the Netflix heist rom-com THE PRINCESS SWITCH 3: ROMANCING THE STAR!

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 3:07 King Richard - 40:43 The Feast - 55:14 Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - 1:04:04 The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star - 1:11:47 Review Round-Up - 1:24:12 

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    1 hr 33 min
  • We've Got Mail #100 | When Did Star Trek Turn Into Star Wars?

    Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about why STAR TREK: PRODIGY plays so much like STAR WARS, whether there's any truth to the idea that filmmakers end their careers with their worst movies, schlock horror classics you can find on streaming, why kids media talks down to kids so much, and more!

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    1 hr 16 min
  • Critically Reclaimed #20 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    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 explore the last movie from iconic filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who also directed the classics 12 ANGRY MEN, SERPICO, NETWORK and DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Albert Finney star in BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, and it may very well be one of the best neo-noirs ever!

    Want to vote for future episodes of CRITICALLY RECLAIMED? All you gotta do is subscribe on Patreon!

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    1 hr 2 min
  • Critically Acclaimed #197 | Red Notice, Belfast, Passing, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Home Sweet Home Alone

    This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the Dwayne Johnson/Gal Gadot/Ryan Reynolds crime caper RED NOTICE, Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical BELFAST, Rebecca Hall's directorial debut PASSING, the giant CGI puppy movie CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG, and Disney's first crack at a beloved Fox IP... HOME SWEET HOME ALONE.

    Red Notice - 7:07  Belfast - 31:33  Passing - 40:44  Clifford the Big Red Dog - 49:08  Home Sweet Home Alone - 1:04:27  Review Round-Up - 1:27:10 

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    1 hr 37 min
  • We've Got Mail #99 | Do Star Trek Movies Have Too Much Action in Them?

    Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about whether the STAR TREK movies have too much action in them, which biopics left out super important information, whether film critics are stuck in a "bubble," and why you shouldn't worry about "catching up" on all the best movies ever made!

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    1 hr 4 min
  • Canceled Too Soon #223 | Damien (2016)

    Two decades after they tried to turn THE OMEN into an X-FILES knockoff, Lifetime and A&E tried to make it something else. Something vague. Something canceled.

    But was DAMIEN, starring Barbara Hershey (and others) CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold uncover the secret story of how the antichrist was awkwardly stalked for a little while as SCARYTOBER - or rather, SCARYVEMBER - concludes!

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    And don't forget to email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer your questions in a future episode! And check out our Amazon Wish List to send us more exciting one season wonders that we can review on the show!

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    57 min
  • Critically Acclaimed #196 | Eternals, Spencer, Finch, The Harder They Fall, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Marvel's ETERNALS (Chloe Zhao's follow-up to the Best Picture winner NOMADLAND), the Pablo Larrain's Princess Diana biopic SPENCER (starring Kristen Stewart), the Tom Hanks post-apocalyptic dog story with a robot in it FINCH, the all-star badass western action spectacular THE HARDER THEY FALL, and the Benedict Cumberbatch cat painter biopic THE ELECTRIC LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN!

    Eternals - 1:47  Spencer - 33:28. Finch - 45:49  The Harder They Fall - 54:56  The Electrical Life of Louis Wain - 1:10:40  Review Round-Up - 1:18:29

    Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! 

    Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!

    And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap!

    Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! 

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork



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    1 hr 33 min

About Critically Acclaimed Network

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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,…

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