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Critically Acclaimed #401 | Digger, Verity, Beware Boiúna Oct 05, 2026

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tom Cruise's box office disaster DIGGER, a Colleen Hoover adaptation starring Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Josh Hartnett called VERITY, and the killer snake movie BEWARE BOIúNA!

Yup! Only three movies this time. We'll try harder next week!

Digger - 2:48

Verity - 51:20

Beware Boiúna - 1:05:53

Review Round-Up - 1:19:15

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Critically Acclaimed #400 | Resident Evil, Primetime, Never After Dark, Heart of the Beast, Forgotten Island, Best of the Best, The Love Hypothesis, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Unabomber Sep 30, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney review Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL, the Robert Pattinson reality TV movie PRIMETIME, the Japanese ghost story NEVER AFTER DARK, Brad Pitt takes his doggy walkies in HEART OF THE BEAST, the animated and already overlooked FORGOTTEN ISLAND, the Reylo romance THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, the Aardman sequel SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM, and the Netflix true crime thriller UNABOMBER!

Resident Evil - 3:30

Primetime - 28:40

Never After Dark - 43:44

Heart of the Beast - 57:27

Forgotten Island - 1:13:20

Best of the Best - 1:29:18

The Love Hypothesis - 1:38:00

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - 1:52:20

Unabomber - 2:04:23

Review Round-Up - 2:14:17

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The Iron List #81 | The Best Star Trek Alumni Movies Ever Sep 22, 2026

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Because our patronsdemanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best films starring principle and recurring cast members from every STAR TREK television series!

Yes, it's THE BEST STAR TREK ALUMNI MOVIES EVER! Will STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION dominate the top ten lists thanks to cinema luminaries like Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton, or will an unexpected series like VOYAGER or DISCOVERY swoop in and blow your minds?

Find out in an all-new, nearly three hour IRON LIST podcast!

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We've Got Mail #196 | Should Critics Always Watch Movies Sober? Sep 18, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney talk about the best summertime movies ever made, the one-person cult of ONLY GOD FORGIVES, the movies they've seen the most times in theaters, the logistics of pre-gaming a new movie (studying-wise), whether critics should avoid watching movies while inebriated, and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #399 | Practical Magic 2, Hope, The Uprising, Black Zombie, Runner, The Fix Sep 15, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney review the new legacy sequel PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, the correct sci-fi/action epic HOPE, Paul Greengrass's medieval rebellion film THE UPRISING, the illuminating documentary BLACK ZOMBIE, the Alan Ritchson/Owen Wilson action-comedy RUNNER, and the problematic Zachary Levi/Liam Neeson thriller THE FIX!

Practical Magic 2 - 5:10

Hope - 25:15

The Uprising - 42:45

Black Zombie - 57:20

Runner - 1:12:00

The Fix - 1:21:15

Review Round-Up - 1:34:10

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Five Movies With: Kate Stayman-London, Author of 'See You Next Tuesday' Sep 11, 2026

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Our new interview podcast is here!

Every episode of FIVE MOVIES WITH will feature an interview with an artist, talking about five films that specifically influenced their work!

In the debut episode we interview Kate Stayman-London, the author of the best-selling romance novels ONE TO WATCH and FANG FICTION. Her new novel SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY is an enemies-to-lovers love story set against the backdrop of democratic political campaigns. And don't worry... there are NO Republicans!

So get ready to learn all about Kate Stayman-London's creative process, through the lens of the five films she personally selected:

BROADCAST NEWS - 19:10

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... - 39:00

DAVE - 1:02:40

LONG SHOT - 1:19:00

BEFORE SUNSET - 1:34:00

Kate Stayman-London's novels are available wherever fine books are sold!

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Buy ONE TO WATCH at Bookshop.org

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Critically Acclaimed #398 | Onslaught, The Runner, Fall 2: Deadpoint, By Any Means Sep 07, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney review Adam Wingard's new low-budget, violent genre mash-up ONSLAUGHT, the Gal Gadot jogging thriller THE RUNNER, the acrophobic sequel FALL 2: DEADPOINT, and the high-concept historical drama thriller BY ANY MEANS!

Onslaught - 1:54

The Runner - 29:25

Fall 2: Deadpoint - 57:20

By Any Means - 1:13:58

Review Round-Up - 1:30:30

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Episode P #1 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) Sep 03, 2026

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It's finally here! A new bi-weekly Patreon-exclusive podcast for $5/month members, but the first episode is for everyone!

Our new series is EPISODE P, where William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the pilot episodes for long-running TV shows they've never seen before. We don't know what's coming, we only know what the pilot episode promises, and you can either join us in our speculation or shout at us if you've seen the show and know when our predictions for the series are totally wrong.

In the pilot episode for our podcast about pilot episodes, Bibbs and Witney review the feature-length pilot episode for DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN, a family-friendly feminist western series which ran for 150 episodes (plus two TV movies) from 1993 to 1998! But, of course, we are only talking about the pilot.

Enjoy this free sample, and sign up to our $5 tier (or higher) to listen to future episodes of EPISODE P!

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Critically Acclaimed #397 | Coyote vs. Acme, The Dog Stars, The Whisper Man, The Secret Woman, Mutiny, Boorman and the Devil, Insidious: Out of the Further, It Ends, Buddy, Spa Weekend, The Sun Never Sets Aug 31, 2026

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We've got reviews of the long-awaited comedy COYOTE VS. ACME, Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic THE DOG STARS, the Netflix serial killer thriller THE WHISPER MAN, the Netflix amnesia thriller THE SECRET WOMAN, the Jason Statham actioner MUTINY, the Exorcist II documentary BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, the horror sequel INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, the low-budget existentialist horror IT ENDS, the kids tv-themed horror movie BUDDY, the raunchy comedy SPA WEEKEND, and Joe Swanberg's relationship drama THE SUN NEVER SETS!

Coyote vs. Acme - 2:45

The Dog Stars - 41:45

The Whisper Man - 58:30

The Secret Woman - 1:10:52

Mutiny - 1:17:50

Boorman and the Devil - 1:25:40

Insidious: Out of the Further - 1:42:03

It Ends - 1:51:48

Buddy - 2:00:35

Spa Weekend - 2:08:15

The Sun Never Sets - 2:08:15

Review Round-Up - 2:20:30

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We've Got Mail #195 | Are Critics Influencers? Are Influencers Critics? Aug 27, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOUR letters in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!

Are influencers and critics doing the same job? What are the best movie soundtracks of the 1990s? And are the Looney Tunes secretly bleak as hell? We're about to find out!

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