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Critically Acclaimed #205 | Betty White, Bob Saget, Sidney Poitier, Peter Bogdanovich, The 355, The Tender Bar, See For Me, Petite Maman Jan 11, 2022

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold say goodbye to an astonishing group of entertainers, including comedians Betty White and Bob Saget, iconic actor/director Sidney Poitier, and celebrated filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich.

They also review the new all-star spy thriller THE 355, George Clooney's latest drama THE TENDER BAR, the high-concept thriller SEE FOR ME, and Celine Sciamma's slice-of-life drama PETITE MAMAN!

Betty White - 2:35 Bob Saget - 9:28 Sidney Poitier - 16:35 Peter Bogdanovich - 35:11 The 355 - 47:00 The Tender Bar - 1:00:54 See For Me - 1:09:03 Petite Maman - 1:14:29 Review Round-Up - 1:25:31

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Critically Reclaimed #24 | Maniac Cop (1988) Jan 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 return to the maniacal world of William Lustig with MANIAC COP, a surprisingly awesome genre mash-up starring Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Richard Roundtree and Robert Z'Dar!

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We've Got Mail #105 | Did CGI Break The Oscars? Jan 05, 2022

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who ask about their New Year's resolutions, the vitally important (but all-too-rarely discussed) art of editing, films our hosts really hope get made someday, how it feels to go against the critical consensus about a film, and whether the abundance of CGI in fields like Cinematography and Production Design has broken the Oscar category system!

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Critically Acclaimed #204 | The Best Films of 2021! Jan 04, 2022

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST FILMS OF 2021, from serious Oscar contenders like THE POWER OF THE DOG and TICK TICK BOOM!, to obscure indies like THE AMUSEMENT PARK and MY SALINGER YEAR, to genre flicks like WEREWOLVES WITHIN and a certain superhero movie everyone seems to have loved!

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Critically Acclaimed #203 | The Matrix Resurrections, Don't Look Up, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Cyrano, Memoria Dec 27, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Lana Wachowski's sci-fi reboot THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, Adam McKay's apocalyptic comedy DON'T LOOK UP, Joel Coen's first solo film THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, Joe Wright's musical romance CYRANO, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul's MEMORIA!

The Matrix Resurrections - 12:04 Don't Look Up - 43:22 The Tragedy of Macbeth - 1:09:28 Cyrano - 1:26:17 Memoria - 1:41:05 Review Round-Up - 1:52:02

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We've Got Mail #104 | Christmaspalooza! Dec 23, 2021

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who sent them Christmas cards (stick around at the end, we got a few more at the last minute!), and give book recommendations for film lovers, compare WEST SIDE STORY on stage and screen, TV shows they were surprised weren't canceled, and much more!

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Critically Acclaimed #202 | Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Lost Daughter, The Novice, Swan Song, Nightmare Alley, Drive My Car Dec 20, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut THE LOST DAUGHTER, Lauren Hadaway's directorial debut THE NOVICE, the sci-fi tragedy SWAN SONG, Guillermo Del Toro's film noir remake NIGHTMARE ALLEY, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's award-winning DRIVE MY CAR!

The Lost Daughter - 8:16 The Novice - 22:50 Swan Song - 30:58 Nightmare Alley - 42:32 Drive My Car - 53:28 Spider-Man: No Way Home (mild spoilers) - 1:14:44 Spider-Man: No Way Home (full spoilers) - 1:29:08 Review Round-Up - 2:00:50

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Critically Reclaimed #23 | Damn Yankees! (1958) Dec 17, 2021

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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 pit their souls against the classic 1958 musical DAMN YANKEES!, starring Tab Hunter, Ray Walston and one of the greatest dancers who ever lived, Gwen Verdon! Is it damn good, or just damnable?

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We've Got Mail #103 | Our Favorite Classic Rom-Coms! Dec 15, 2021

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to take us to task for our review of THE POWER OF THE DOG, ask why we equate a movie's success with its box office performance, wonder why so many superhero movies look the same, want to know our hosts' favorite road movies and classic rom-coms and a lot more!

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Critically Acclaimed #201 | West Side Story, Being The Ricardos, Red Rocket Dec 13, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Steven Spielberg's epic musical WEST SIDE STORY, Aaron Sorkin's I LOVE LUCY biopic BEING THE RICARDOS, and Sean Baker's latest drama RED ROCKET!

West Side Story - 7:42 Being the Ricardos - 33:55 Red Rocket - 1:02:11 Review Round-Up - 1:12:11

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