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Thank Godzilla, It's Friday! | "Bambi Meets Godzilla" (1969) Sep 22, 2023

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It's the first Godzilla movie we're reviewing that wasn't made in Japan! Has the world's mightiest kaiju finally met his match in Marv Newland's cult classic short film, BAMBI MEETS GODZILLA?

It's an all-new episode of THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY, and it's over 20 times longer than the movie we're reviewing!

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We've Got Mail #161 | Will the Film Industry Exist in 20 Years?? Sep 19, 2023

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It's an EXTRA-LONG episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL! Nearly two full hours of William Bibbiani and WItney Seibold answering YOUR correspondence about the future of the film industry (if it has one), strange TV edits of movies, the problem with searching for movies on streaming, the best and worst BBC Shakespeare adaptations, how to pick the first horror movie to show your kids, and more!

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Thank Godzilla, It's Friday! | "Destroy All Monsters" (1968) Sep 15, 2023

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It's the film that was supposed to end the GODZILLA series! Godzilla and Mothra and Rodan and Manda and Baragon and Minilla and Gorosaurus and Anguirus and Kumonga and Varan team up to destroy the world, and then save it from aliens!

It's DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, in the latest episode of THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY!

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Critically Acclaimed #273 | The Nun 2, 8 Found Dead, Scrapper, State of the Unity Sep 11, 2023

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The CONJURING UNIVERSE is back and this time there's a scary nun in it! Again! Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review THE NUN II on this week's CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast, along with the Airbnb thriller 8 FOUND DEAD, the Sundance Award-winning comedy-drama SCRAPPER, and the folk music documentary STATE OF THE UNITY!

The Nun II - 3:32

8 Found Dead - 34:52

Scrapper - 42:50

State of the Unity - 54:30

Review Round-Up - 1:11:14

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Thank Godzilla, It's Friday! | "Son of Godzilla" (1967) Sep 08, 2023

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Godzilla finds a baby Godzilla on an island populated by giant mantises, and a giant spider, and a bunch of scientists who want to freeze the Earth!

It's SON OF GODZILLA, and the title character may or may not be our new favorite character THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY, the podcast where William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review every GODZILLA movie ever... on Fridays!

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Critically Acclaimed #272 | The Equalizer 3, We Kill for Love, Fremont Sep 04, 2023

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Denzel Washington's back and he's equalizing the hell out of Sicily in THE EQUALIZER 3! Film critics William BIbbiani and WItney Seibold review the latest thriller from director Antoine Fuqua, as well as the new documentary WE KILL FOR LOVE, about the straight-to-video erotic thrillers of the 1990s, and the new indie FREMONT!

The Equalizer 3 - 2:02

We Kill for Love - 29:00

Fremont - 1:00:45

Review Round-Up - 1:11:54

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Thank Godzilla, It's Friday! | "King Kong Escapes" (1967) Sep 01, 2023

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

A supervillain named Doctor Who (?!) kidnaps King Kong and makes him do his dirty work, and fight the giant robot Mechani-Kong!

It's another rough day to be a kaiju, but a great day to be in the audience here at THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY!

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The Iron List #44 | The Best Box Office Bombs Ever! Aug 30, 2023

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Because our patrons demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST BOX OFFICE BOMBS EVER!

These are the best movies that didn't just fail to make money, but famously lost a LOT of money. But there's no direct correlation between a film's quality and its box office success, and sometimes even the biggest failures in motion picture history aren't just good... they're great!

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Critically Acclaimed #271 | Gran Turismo, Bottoms, Retribution Aug 28, 2023

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This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new sports biopic/video game movie GRAN TURISMO, the raucous teen comedy BOTTOMS, and the Liam Neeson thriller RETRIBUTION!

And since you're a patron, you get to listen to the episode AD-FREE! Hurray!

Gran Turismo - 2:42

Bottoms - 23:26

Retribution - 43:00

Review Round-Up - 52:44

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Thank Godzilla, It's Friday! | "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep" (1965) Aug 25, 2023

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

This week, psychics, dance competitions and bank robberies all conspire to send a a ragtag band of misfits to an island run by nuclear powered terrorists who kidnapped people from Mothra's island to make yellow fluid that repels sea monsters! Godzilla is about to have a really bad day in... EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP!

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