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Critically Acclaimed #371 | Supergirl, Toy Story 5, Camp, Leviticus, Girls Like Girls, The Death of Robin Hood, Lucky Strike, Couture, Voicemails for Isabelle Jun 30, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney review the superhero spin-off SUPERGIRL, the Pixar sequel TOY STORY 5, Avalon Fast's queer lesbian summer camp horror movie CAMP, the conversion camp horror movie LEVITICUS, the summer lesbian coming of age story GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hugh Jackman doing his aging superhero thing agin with THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD, the World War II thriller LUCKY STRIKE, the ensemble fashion industry drama COUTURE, and the Netflix rom-com VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE!

Supergirl - 3:50

Toy Story 5 - 42:12

Camp - 1:01:15

Leviticus - 1:20:15

Girls Like Girls - 1:27:45

The Death of Robin Hood - 1:40:50

Lucky Strike - 1:53:28

Couture - 2:05:15

Voicemails for Isabelle - 2:14:45

Review Round-Up - 2:21:15

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CA Interviews | Louise Weard, Director of CASTRATION MOVIE! Jun 25, 2026

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LOUISE WEARD, the writer/director/co-star of CASTRATION MOVIE is here to talk about what makes her series of anthology films so god damned cool. William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold pick her brain about long-form filmmaking in the internet era, the state of modern independent cinema, her renegade filmmaking style, why she films with a Hi-8 camera and more, more, MORE!

If you want to watch the CASTRATION MOVIES - and you should! - you can watch the first installment right now on the Criterion Channel, the first two installments onKanopy, and also purchase the series digitally on GUMROAD!

NOTE: William Bibbiani's audio suffered from unexpected problems during the recording. We have salvaged his side of the conversation but the difference in quality is undeniable, and we apologize. We wanted to make sure you could listen to this great interview even under these circumstances!

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Critically Acclaimed #370 | Disclosure Day, The Furious, Stop! That! Train! Jun 17, 2026

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Steven Spielberg's sci-fi chase thriller DISCLOSURE DAY, the wall-to-wall fight movie THE FURIOUS, and Adam Shankman's DRAG RACE-apalooza disaster comedy STOP! THAT! TRAIN!

Disclosure Day - 2:40

The Furious - 41:50

Stop! That! Train! - 57:34

Review Round-Up - 1:12:35

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This Ain't No Game | Movie Night! Jun 11, 2026

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We've got the best of both worlds on an all-new THIS AIN'T NO GAME, the podcast where Wiliiam Bibbiani and Witney Seibold play card and tabletop games for your audio amusement!

It's called MOVIE NIGHT, and it's a collaborative card game where you get a set of random, very specific criteria, come up with a movie that matches that criteria, and then you watch the film. SNACKFAM!Angie Seibold joins the party as we frantically try to solve these puzzles, and come up with a bizarre all-night movie marathon in the process.

And you can play along too! Let us know if any of our answers were wrong in the comments below, or send us an email at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net!

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If you want to play MOVIE NIGHT, or its companion game BOOK CLUB(same premise, with books instead of movies), you can find them at ALLPLAY!

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Critically Acclaimed #369 | Backrooms, Scary Movie, Masters of the Universe, The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act, The Breadwinner, Pressure, Castration Movie Anthology III: Junior Ghosts-Premorphic Drift; A Fragmentary Passage Jun 08, 2026

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the horror sensation BACKROOMS, the crass parody SCARY MOVIE, the nostalgic sci-fi/fantasy MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, the animated phenomenon THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: THE LAST ACT, the regressive dad comedy THE BREADWINNER, the World War II dad drama PRESSURE, and the Bleak Week premiere of Louise Weard's CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY III: JUNIOR GHOSTS-PREMORPHIC DRIFT; A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE!

Backrooms - 2:37

Scary Movie - 32:19

Masters of the Universe - 54:22

The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act - 1:20:35

The Breadwinner - 1:32:16

Pressure - 1:40:05

Castration Movie Anthology III: Junior Ghosts-Premorphic Drift; A Fragmentary Passage - 1:46:00

Review Round-Up - 2:02:18

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The All-Nighter | Bleak Week Spectacular! Jun 03, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney are back with an all-new episode of THE ALL-NIGHTER, the podcast where they program all-night movie marathons for every occasion! One of our listeners suggested we record an ALL-NIGHTER for BLEAK WEEK, the annual celebration of the most miserable movies ever made, and we thought that was a pretty neat idea.

If you want to hear about some great, and truly messed up movies, this is the podcast for you! But be warned: We do not recommend these movies for everybody. They're sad, they're upsetting, they're violent, but they're all fascinating if you're willing to take this journey.

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The Iron List #77 | The Best "Eat the Rich" Movies Ever! May 28, 2026

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Because our patronsdemanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST "EAT THE RICH" MOVIES EVER on an all-new IRON LIST podcast!

Lots of movies are about wealthy villains, but the "Eat the Rich" genre is nastier than that, and focuses on rich monsters who get what's coming to them, or are presented as such slimy monsters that the audience knows exactly who they're supposed to hate. "Eat the Rich" movies can be outrageous, and they can be cathartic, and Bibbs and Witney think these are the very, very best of the genre!

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Critically Acclaimed #368 | The Mandalorian and Grogu, I Love Boosters, Is God Is, Obsession, Decorado, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Passenger, Marty Life is Short, Ladies First, In the Grey May 25, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney review the new STAR WARS spinoff THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, the Boots Riley sci-fi comedy I LOVE BOOSTERS, Aleshea Harris's directorial debut IS GOD IS, the supernatural horror movie OBSESSION, the bleak Spanish animated movie DECORADO, Olivier Assayas' modern Russian history drama THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, the hitchhiking ghost horror movie PASSENGER, the Martin Short document MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT, the fantastical anti-sexism comedy LADIES FIRST, and the latest Guy Ritchie caper IN THE GREY!

The Mandalorian and Grogu - 2:12

I Love Boosters - 31:25

Is God Is - 47:12

Obsession - 1:00:18

Decorado - 1:12:12

The Wizard of the Kremlin - 1:23:22

Passenger - 1:34:40

Marty, Life Is Short - 1:45:23

Ladies First - 1:56:47

In the Grey - 2:10:53

Review Round-Up - 2:17:25

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We've Got Mail #193 | Critically Acclaimed: The Home Game?! May 16, 2026

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We've got questions about very different movies that take place at exactly the same time, the history of the first time travel stories, the best movies we've ever seen for the first time on an airplane, more rants about the STAR TREK holodeck, forgotten blockbusters of yore, and a fan's brilliant idea for CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: THE HOME GAME... and you can play too!

It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!

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Critically Acclaimed #367 | The Devil Wears Prada 2, Mortal Kombat II, The Sheep Detectives, Animal Farm, Hokum, One Spoon of Chocolate, Deep Water, Swapped, Labyrinth May 12, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney review the legacy sequel THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, the video game movie sequel MORTAL KOMBAT II, the cozy talking animal mystery THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, Andy Serkis's bizarre adaptation of ANIMAL FARM, Damian Mc Carthy's new supernatural horror movie HOKUM, The RZA's revenge thriller ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE, Renny Harlin's latest shark thriller DEEP WATER, the new Michael B. Jordan animated fantasy SWAPPED, and the anime film LABYRINTH from the creator of TRANSFORMERS and MACROSS!

The Devil Wears Prada 2 - 6:30

Mortal Kombat II - 39:50

The Sheep Detectives - 1:04:00

Animal Farm - 1:15:22

Hokum - 1:29:03

One Spoon of Chocolate - 1:38:40

Deep Water - 1:47:45

Swapped - 2:02:19

Labyrinth - 2:08:05

Review Round-Up - 2:18:05

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