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All Our Yesterdays: Star Trek Deep Space Nine - Emissary Dec 06, 2024

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Our podcast ALL OUR YESTERDAYS is usually a Patreon-exclusive, but we're sharing this very special episode with everyone! Witney Seibold and William Bibbiani are reviewing every episode of STAR TREK ever produced, in order, and in their 238th episode they're finally reached the pilot episode of STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE!

In this epic look back at the origin of one of the most celebrated and important sci-fi shows ever made, Witney and Bibbs hit you up with tons of history and extremely opinionated opinions about why DS9 is legendary!

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Critically Acclaimed #315 | Moana 2, Queer, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, September 5 Dec 02, 2024

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Bibbs and Witney review the blockbuster Disney sequel MOANA 2, Luca Guadagnino's adaptation of William S. Burroughs' QUEER, the secretly-film Iranian political thriller THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, and the historical journalism drama SEPTEMBER 5!

Moana 2 - 4:24

Queer - 43:08

The Seed of the Sacred Fig - 1:02:25

September 5 - 1:10:55

Review Round-Up - 1:21:35

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Canceled Too Soon #258 | Cool and Lam (1958) Nov 28, 2024

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From the creator of PERRY MASON and the director of CAT PEOPLE and NIGHT OF THE DEMON! If that doesn't grab your attention, what possibly could...?

This week on CANCELED TOO SOON, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold unearth a failed pilot for COOL AND LAM, a comedy private detective series based on books by Erle Stanley Gardner and directed by the legendary Jacques Tourneur!

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Critically Acclaimed #314 | Wicked, Gladiator II, Red One, Hot Frosty, The Piano Lesson, Flow, The World According to Allee Willis Nov 25, 2024

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We've got the musical WICKED, the Ridley Scott sequel GLADIATOR II, the $250 million Christmas action comedy RED ONE, the horny Netflix holiday rom-com HOT FROSTY, the August Wilson adaptation THE PIANO LESSON, the apocalyptic animated Latvian animal movie FLOW, and the music documentary THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS.

Wicked - 5:56

Gladiator II - 44:33

Red One - 1:04:17

Hot Frosty - 1:14:00

The Piano Lesson - 1:24:03

Flow - 1:34:25

The World According to Allee Willis - 1:43:34

Review Round-Up - 1:48:20

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The Iron List #59 | The Best Razzie Movies Ever! Nov 19, 2024

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Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST RAZZIE MOVIES EVER!

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold have scoured the history of The Golden Raspberry Awards, and now they're presenting their findings! They're each selecting the best movies ever nominated for Worst Picture at the Razzies!

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Canceled Too Soon #257 | Late Night Horror (1968) Nov 15, 2024

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In this special episode of CANCELED TOO SOON, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold exhume a horror anthology series that was nearly lost forever: LATE NIGHT HORROR (1968), a full-color BBC2 series featuring tales of terror that were allegedly too gory for television!

Only one episode of LATE NIGHT HORROR still exists! Does it prove that the show was... canceled too soon?!

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We've Got Mail #174 | Let's Play the Elevator Pitch Game! Nov 13, 2024

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It's time for another letters episode, complete with fun games, Marvel minutiae, the perils of streaming service censorship and something called The Bike-del Test!

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Critically Acclaimed #313 | Heretic, Small Things Like These, Black Cab, Elevation, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, Meet Me Next Christmas, Hundreds of Beavers Nov 11, 2024

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Hugh Grant horror movie HERETIC, Cillian Murphy's historical drama SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, Shudder's new exclusive BLACK CAB, Anthony Mackie's A Quiet Place knockoff ELEVATION, the family-friendly THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, the experimental CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER'S POINT, Netflix's Pentatonix rom-com MEET ME NEXT CHRISTMAS, and a comedy we should have reviewed months ago called HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS!

Heretic - 4:44

Small Things Like These - 20:21

Black Cab - 37:40

Elevation - 46:45

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - 1:00:23

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point - 1:11:55

Meet Me Next Christmas - 1:32:38

Hundreds of Beavers - 1:32:38

Review Round-Up - 1:47:25

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Critically Acclaimed #312 | Here, Juror No. 2, Blitz, Absolution, Time Cut, No Other Land Nov 04, 2024

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney review the new Robert Zemeckis tech demo HERE, Clint Eastwood's legal thriller JUROR NO. 2, Steve McQueen's World War II epic BLITZ, Liam Neeson's new Liam Neeson movie ABSOLUTION, the Netflix sci-fi slasher TIME CUT, and the devastating documentary NO OTHER LAND!

Here - 6:05

Juror No. 2 - 32:00

Blitz - 46:00

Absolution - 56:20

Time Cut - 1:07:07

No Other Land - 1:26:50

Review Round-Up - 1:26:50

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We've Got Mail #173 | Sex Scenes! What About 'Em?! Oct 31, 2024

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We're back with another WE'VE GOT MAIL! This time Bibbs and WItney talk about the ongoing - always ongoing - debate over whether there's too much sex in movies or not nearly enough! Plus, who are the great character actors working today, and is Riker the worst Starfleet Captain in all of STAR TREK?

(Sorry about the delays in Canceled Too Soon this month! We're going to extend our plans for a very special SCARY-VEMBER!)

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