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Canceled Too Soon #225 | Terriers (2010) Mar 27, 2022

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It's one of our most requested episodes EVER! In a very special episode of CANCELED TOO SOON, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the beloved 2010 private detective series TERRIERS, starring Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James as blue collar private detectives on the trail of a vast multimillion dollar conspiracy!

TERRIERS has a legion of adoring fans, but was it really... CANCELED TOO SOON? Let's find out!

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We've Got Mail #114 | What Does It Mean When a Movie is "Horny?" Mar 25, 2022

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about how to discuss films critically without hurting the conversation, nostalgia for MovieFone and the days before online movie ticketing, droid sentience in the STAR WARS movies and what the heck it means when people call a movie "horny!"

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Critically Acclaimed Predicts the Oscars 2022! Mar 22, 2022

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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold walk you through all of this year's Oscar categories, comparing and critiquing the nominees, and picking which films they'd vote for... and which films are gonna win!

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Critically Acclaimed #213 | Deep Water, X, Umma, Master, Alice, Rescued By Ruby, Love and Leashes Mar 21, 2022

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Adrian Lyne erotic thriller DEEP WATER, Ti West's A24 slasher X, the supernatural thriller UMMA starring Sandra Oh, the horror drama MASTER starring Regina Hall, Krystin Ver Linden's challenging ALICE, Katt Shea's family film RESCUED BY RUBY starring Grant Gustin, and the new Korean BDSM romantic comedy LOVE AND LEASHES!

Deep Water - 5:28 X - 20:49 Umma - 32:48 Master - 39:07 Alice - 50:03 Rescued By Ruby - 55:27 Love and Leashes - 1:01:23 Review Round-Up - 1:10:59

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We've Got Mail #113 | Theatrical Experiences We Missed! Mar 19, 2022

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about the theatrical experiences they regret missing, the alternate cuts they've seen of movies that never got released, how to fix their podcast THE IRON LIST and more!

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Critically Reclaimed #30 | Cliffhanger (1993) Mar 18, 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 get a little rocky with Renny Harlin's CLIFFHANGER, starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rooker as mountaineers forced to help a villainous John Lithgow retrieve stolen money from the top of dangerous peaks! Is it really the action movie classic everyone thinks it is?

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Critically Acclaimed #212 | Turning Red, The Adam Project, The Seed, Diana: The Musical Mar 14, 2022

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Pixar film TURNING RED, the Ryan Reynolds sci-fi thriller THE ADAM PROJECT, the Shudder Original horror movie THE SEED, and the overlooked Netflix musical DIANA: THE MUSICAL!

Diana: The Musical - 4:49 The Seed - 16:48 The Adam Project - 25:35 Turning Red - 47:48 Review Round-Up - 1:10:09

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We've Got Mail #112 | What's Wrong With 'The Batman's' Character Arc? Mar 10, 2022

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about whether STAR WARS is moving away from its central ideas, Data's memory vs. Data's processing power on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, the whole can of worms that got opened by that awful TURNING RED review, why Batman's character arc in THE BATMAN arguably doesn't work, and the cultural and historical nuances Bibbs and Witney missed in TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!

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Critically Acclaimed #211 | The Batman, Fresh, After Yang, Asking For It Mar 07, 2022

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dive into the dark underbelly of Gotham City with an in-depth review of THE BATMAN, and review indie new releases like the sci-fi drama AFTER YANG, the vigilante thriller ASKING FOR IT, and the gross-out Hulu horror-comedy FRESH!

The Batman - 3:26 After Yang - 44:47 Asking For It - 57:43 Fresh - 1:08:53 Review Round-Up - 1:34:18

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Critically Acclaimed Bonus | The 15 Oscar-Nominated Short Films! Mar 06, 2022

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Every year on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold make a point to review all 15 of the Oscar-nominated short films, and this year - since even the Academy Awards think they're disposable - it's more important than ever!

So buckle up, because it's a deep dive into this year's Oscar nominees for BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT, BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM and BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM!

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