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Critically Acclaimed #292 | Civil War, Abigail, Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver, Sasquatch Sunset, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, In Flames, Arcadian, Sting Apr 23, 2024

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Bibbs and Witney are back and they're reviewing movies! MOVIES, WE TELL YOU!!!

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, it's a smorgasbord of cinema, including Alex Garland;s CVIL WAR, the horror comedy ABIGAIL, the space opera REBEL MOON - PART 2: THE SCARGIVER, the sasquatch movie SASQUATCH SUNSET, the Guy Ritchie WIII caper THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE, the Nicolas Cage monster movie ARCADIAN, and the giant spider movie STING!

CIVIL WAR - 2:22

ABIGAIL - 29:17

REBEL MOON - PART 2: THE SCARGIVER - 42:33

SASQUATCH SUNET - 1:01:58

THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE - 1:10:36

IN FLAMES - 1:20:44

ARCADIAN - 1:26:52

STING - 1:32:44

REVIEW ROUND-UP - 1:40:13

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THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY! | "Shin Godzilla" (2016) Apr 19, 2024

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays!

Godzilla has fought giant moths, three-headed dragons, robot doppelgangers, and even a clump of smog, but in SHIN GODZILLA he's finally met his match: bureaucracy!

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We've Got Mail #168 | Action Movies! Should They Feel 'Real?' Apr 16, 2024

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Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails on an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!

This time, they're debating what gives an action sequence its impact, reminiscing about naugahyde, learning about video game criticism, and looking back at "twin" movies like DEEP IMPACT and ARMAGEDDON to decide which highly similar film was better!

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THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY! | "Godzilla" (2014) Apr 12, 2024

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays!

The Legendary Monsterverse begins with Gareth Edwards' GODZILLA, a film that took Godzilla so seriously that he barely shows up in it. But at least it's got Bryan Cranston and Juliette Binoche... for a few minutes...

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Critically Acclaimed #291 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The First Omen, Monkey Man, The People's Joker Apr 10, 2024

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Monsters! Nuns! Monkeys! Clowns! Put them all together and you get,,, monunkeyowns!

But also, you get the latest episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! This week, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, THE FIRST OMEN, MONKEY MAN and THE PEOPLE'S JOKER!

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - 3:10

The First Omen - 26:08

Monkey Man - 41:55

The People's Joker - 57:30

Review Round-Up - 1:16:52

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THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY! | "Godzilla: Final Wars" (2004) Apr 05, 2024

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays!

The Millennium Era comes to an epic end with GODZILLA: FINAL WARS, an X-Men movies crossed with The Matrix that gets bored of nu metal human fights after an hour and decides to become a Godzilla movie! Godzilla fights most of his greatest nemeses and even a few of his friends, in a film that would close out the franchise for ten whole years!

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CA Interviews | Vera Drew, Director/Star of THE PEOPLE'S JOKER Apr 02, 2024

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Bibbs and Witney used to do hour-long filmmaker interviews, and now we're bringing them back!

It's an in-depth conversation with VERA DREW, the director and star of THE PEOPLE'S JOKER, the independent, autobiographical, transgender satire of the Batman villain and mythos! Her film is a personal work of art told through superhero iconography, a rare and unusual cinematic experiment with a lot to talk about!

William Bibbiani and Vera Drew talk about THE PEOPLE'S JOKER in the first installment of CA INTERVIEWS!

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The Iron List #51 | The Best Frankenstein Movies Ever! Mar 31, 2024

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Because YOU demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST FRANKENSTEIN MOVIES EVER!

These are the films that are about and/or prominently feature the Devil, and not necessarily in the classical sense! Tons of movie recommendations and digressions ahead!

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THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY! | "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." (2003) Mar 29, 2024

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are reviewing every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they're doing it on Fridays!

We're almost done with the Millennium Era, but before the big blow-out finale, we have to check back in with our old buddy Mechagodzilla! How you doing there, pal? Do you wanna do one last epic fight with Godzilla, and would you mind if Mothra showed up to make it interesting? And to die, of course, because that's what Mothra does?

It's GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. on the latest THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY!

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Critically Acclaimed #290 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Roadhouse, Immaculate, The Animal Kingdom, Little Wing, One Life, Irish Wish Mar 26, 2024

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We came, we saw, we reviewed some movies!

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, William Bibbiani and WItney Seibold review GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE, the remake of ROADHOUSE, the nunsploitation horror movie IMMACULATE, the French animal mutation drama THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, the pigeon racing heist movie LITTLE WING, the based-on-a-true World War II story ONE LIFE, and the Lindsay Lohan rom-com IRISH WISH!

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire- 9:11

Roadhouse - 56:28

Immaculate - 1:11:50

The Animal Kingdom - 1:20:53

Little Wing - 1:28:51

One Life - 1:36:08

Irish Wish - 1:45:16

Review Round-Up - 1:54:50

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