Critically Acclaimed Network

Critically Acclaimed Network

By William BibbianiTV & FilmTV Reviews
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Critically Acclaimed Network episodes

  • Critically Acclaimed #172 | Spiral, Fried Barry, The Woman in the Window, Mainstream, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Killing of Two Lovers, 13 Assassins

    This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new releases SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW, FRIED BARRY, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, MAINSTREAM, THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD and THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS!

    And on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney explore Takashi Miike's gigantic samurai action epic 13 ASSASSINS!

    Spiral: From the Book of Saw - 3:32  Fried Barry - 21:38  The Woman in the Window - 28:10  Mainstream - 44:42  Those Who Wish Me Dead - 55:05  The Killing of Two Lovers - 1:05:33  Review Round-Up - 1:10:57  13 Assassins - 1:14:04 

    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!

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    1 hr 45 min
  • Canceled Too Soon #211 - Drive (2007)

    From the co-creator of FIREFLY and the co-writer of Pixar's CARS movie came DRIVE, a high-octane action series about an illegal cross-country road race, starring Nathan Fillion, Emma Stone, Dylan Baker, Melanie Lynskey and many, many more!

    Fox canceled DRIVE after only four episodes, but was it... CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

    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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    1 hr 12 min
  • We've Got Mail #78 | Is Darth Vader the Greatest Original Movie Villain?

    It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

    This week, Bibbs and Witney discuss how to find long lost TV shows, which James Bond movie was almost a killer crab movie, what movies they'd show to aliens to introduce the human race, what their film criticism pet peeves are, the difference between raccoons and tanookis, more queer film recommendations, who the greatest original movie villains are, and why one scene in the movie BAD TRIP ruined the whole trip.

    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 19 min
  • Rocky Horror: Episode Zero - The Karnstein Trilogy (1970-1971)

    Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are working backwards through film history, and in Season 2, they're using THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as the starting point!

    This week, Bibbs and Witney present a triple feature: Hammer Horror's THE KARNSTEIN TRILOGY, a trio of queer-themed vampire movies that pushed the boundaries in the early 1970s! There's the celebrated THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, the salacious LUST FOR A VAMPIRE, and the pulpy TWINS OF EVIL!

    How did THE KARNSTEIN TRILOGY influence THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

    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 8 min
  • Canceled Too Soon #210 | The Black Donnellys (2007)

    From the creator of CRASH and MILLION DOLLAR BABY came THE BLACK DONNELLYS, an ambitious tv series about Irish-Amerian brothers punching their way into the world of organized crime!

    Was THE BLACK DONNELLYS... Canceled Too Soon? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

    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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    1 hr 23 min
  • We've Got Mail #77 | Is Spielberg a CYNICAL Filmmaker?

    It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

    This week, Bibbs and Witney discuss the way American film critics approach international cinema, listen to a serious defense of STAR TREK's Harry Mudd, talk about the way ratings systems injure film criticism, and reconsider the whole career of Steven Spielberg and come to surprising conclusions!

    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 18 min
  • Critically Acclaimed #171 | Olympia Dukakis, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, The Human Voice, The Devils

    Movies! You love 'em, we love 'em, now let's review 'em!.

    This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new releases THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ, TOM CLANCY'S WITHOUT REMORSE and THE HUMAN VOICE.

    On THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney unveil one of the most controversial movies ever made... Ken Russell's THE DEVILS!

    And of course we have to say goodbye to the incredibly talented Olympia Dukakis, the star of STEEL MAGNOLIAS and MOONSTRUCK!

    Olympia Dukakis - 2:28  The Mitchells vs. The Machines - 14:00  Berlin Alexanderplatz - 31:03   Tom Clancy's Without Remorse - 39:43  The Human Voice - 1:02:57  Review Round-Up - 1:09:10  The Devils - 1:12:10 

    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 39 min
  • Rocky Horror: Episode Zero - Baby Doll (1956)

    Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are working backwards through film history, and in Season 2, they're using THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as the starting point!

    This week, Bibbs and Witney introduce you to BABY DOLL, the Oscar-nominated and controversial Tennessee Williams adaptation, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, and (in their motion picture debuts) Eli Wallach and Rip Torn! 

    How did BABY DOLL influence THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

    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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    48 min
  • Your Critically Acclaimed | 52 Movie Reviews, from A-to-Z!

    Our Patrons have the power to sponsor an episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED of their choice, and we call it YOUR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

    This time on YOUR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, our listener Griswald Cobblepot asked William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold to present a series of movie recommendations, one per critic, per letter of the alphabet. That's 52 classic, underrated and cult movie recommendations in all. It's the real LETTERS AT CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

    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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    2 hr 47 min
  • We've Got Mail #76 | Why Aren't There More KILLER CRAB Movies?

    It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

    This week, Bibbs and Witney talk our memories of long-running movie theaters, movies that never got made that should have been, the late and legendary Jim Steinman, Olivier Assayas's IRMA VEP, recommendations for must-see Brazilian films, esoteric lists of movies, whether we make too big a deal out of a filmmaker's final film, and WHY AREN'T THERE MORE HORROR MOVIES ABOUT CRABS, DANG IT.

    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 2 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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