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We've Got Mail #127 | Are Franchise Reboots Just Fan Fiction? Jul 20, 2022

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners asking about their favorite commentary tracks, inaccurate movie accents, bounty hunting ethics, movies that changed plot points in other countries, and whether the latest franchise reboots from creators who grew up with the originals are nothing more than fan fiction!

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Critically Acclaimed #226 | Thor: Love and Thunder, The Sea Beast, Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Persuasion, Fire of Love, Both Sides of the Blade, Clara Sola Jul 18, 2022

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new MCU event film THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, the Netflix animated fantasy-adventure THE SEA BEAST, the animated comedy BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO THE UNIVERSE, the feel-good fashion film MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS, the Jane Austen adaptation PERSUASION, the volcanic documentary-romance FIRE OF LOVE, the latest Claire Denis film BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE and the Costa Rican drama CLARA SOLA!

Thor: Love and Thunder - 5:55 The Sea Beast - 44:57 Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe - 57:47 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris - 1:13:00 Persuasion - 1:21:24 Fire of Love - 1:33:15 Both Sides of the Blade - 1:39:06 Clara Sola - 1:49:15 Review Round-Up - 1:54:47

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Canceled Too Soon #230 | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998) Jul 15, 2022

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We have been looking for this show for YEARS, and it's finally here... the most notorious TV series from the most notorious TV network... THE SECRET DIARY OF DESMOND PFEIFFER!

Does this controversial sitcom, a raunchy farce set during the Civil War inside the Lincoln White House, deserve its reputation as one of the worst television shows in history? Or was it CANCELED TOO SOON?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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Critically Reclaimed #35 | Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) Jul 08, 2022

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Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!

This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney review the blissfully bizarre 1994 cult classic TAMMY AND THE T-REX, starring Denise Richards as a teenager whose boyfriend, played by Paul Walker, gets mauled by lions and has his brain inserted into a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus!

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We've Got Mail #126 | Twister is Just a Remake of His Girl Friday Jul 07, 2022

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners asking about whether HIS GIRL FRIDAY is as good as its reputation suggests, how critics are able endure the worst of the worst, and what films to watch if you're just getting into bleak cinema!

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Critically Acclaimed #225 | Minions: The Rise of Gru, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, The Princess, Elvis, The Black Phone, Mr. Malcolm's List, The Forgiven, Flux Gourmet, Accepted Jul 05, 2022

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold tackle the animated sequel MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, the stop-motion family film MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, the martial arts action thriller THE PRINCESS, the glossy biopic ELVIS, the supernatural horror film THE BLACK PHONE, the costumed rom-com MR. MALCOLM'S LIST, the dour drama THE FORGIVEN, the bizarre art house film FLUX GOURMET and the documentary feature ACCEPTED!

Minions: The Rise of Gru - 1:59 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - 22:27 The Princess - 32:50 Elvis - 49:34 The Black Phone - 59:54 Mr. Malcolm's List - 1:09:36 The Forgiven - 1:17:30 Flux Gourmet - 1:28:37 Accepted - 1:38:30 Review Round-Up - 1:46:16

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The Iron List #30 | The Best G-Rated Live-Action Movies Ever Jul 02, 2022

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Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode!

This month William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold each pick ten live-action movies that happen to be rated "G" by the Motion Picture Association of America, to see just how ambitious and incredible these often undervalued films can be!

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Critically Reclaimed #34 | Paris is Burning (1990) Jun 27, 2022

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Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!

This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney travel back in time to the 1980s drag scene in New York City, with Jennie Livingston's iconic and influential documentary PARIS IS BURNING (now available on Criterion Channel)!!

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Canceled Too Soon #229 | StarHyke (2004, 2009, 2011) Jun 24, 2022

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One thousand years in the future, humanity has rid itself of emotion and conquered the know universe. But when an alien device detonates and gives the crew of the Dreadnought Nemesis emotions the crew can't handle, they get drunk and eat chocolate and have orgies!

It's STARHYKE, a sci-fi comedy series starring Claudia Christian from BABYLON 5 and Jeremy Bulloch from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and it sure is weird! But was it CANCELED TOO SOON?

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We've Got Mail #125 | Is YouTube a Good Streaming Service? Jun 23, 2022

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners asking about what makes a good kaiju movie, what makes a good romantic comedy, why STAR TREK V isn't as bad as all that, what college classes they hated and whether YouTube is a great streaming service or not!!

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