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Critically Reclaimed #22 | Good Burger (1997) Dec 11, 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 return to the early heyday of Nickelodeon, with their second, cult classic motion picture GOOD BURGER! Starring Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Abe Vigoda, it's a timeless tale of a small time burger joint competing with a corporate chain across the street. And by "timeless" with mean "INCREDIBLY TRAPPED IN THE 1990s!"

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We've Got Mail #102 | What is Schlock? Dec 08, 2021

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about why critics screeners are sometimes a serious problem, the trouble with watching movies and wondering what other people think, the definition of "schlock," the definition of "mumblecore," the best baseball movies and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #200 | The Power of the Dog, Benedetta, The Hand of God, Torn, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Flee, Wolf Dec 07, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review James Campion's new western THE POWER OF THE DOG, Paul Verhoeven's controversial queer nun story BENEDETTA, Paolo Sorrentino's latest THE HAND OF GOD, the mountain climbing documentary TORN, the animated kids film DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, the animated documentary FLEE, and the Irish/Polish drama WOLF!

The Power of the Dog - 4:15 Benedetta - 18:48 The Hand of God - 36:54 Torn - 47:04 Diary of a Wimpy Kid - 53:50 Flee - 1:00:08 Wolf - 1:08:12 Review Round-Up - 1:13:22

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Critically Reclaimed #21 | Key Largo (1948) Dec 03, 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 explore the last of four classic films that starred legendary screen icons Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart! John Huston's KEY LARGO tells the story of a group of hostages trapped in a hurricane by a deadly mobster, played by the equally legendary Edward G. Robinson!

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The Iron List #24 | The Best Films of 1971! Dec 01, 2021

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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 it's THE BEST FILMS OF 1971, an over two-hour podcast dedicated to William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold's favorite films that came out fifty years ago, complete with beloved classics, weird cult films and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #199 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Tick Tick Boom!, Licorice Pizza, Bruised, House of Gucci, A Castle for Christmas Nov 29, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold say goodbye to the late film critic James Rocchi, and review the new releases RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, the Jonathan Larson biographical musical TICK TICK... BOOM!, the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie LICORICE PIZZA, Halle Berry's directorial debut BRUISED, Ridley Scott's all-star drama HOUSE OF GUCCI, and the Netflix rom-com A CASTLE FOR CHRISTMAS!

Remembering James Rocchi - 2:00 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City - 13:26 Tick Tick... Boom! - 48:05 Licorice Pizza - 1:13:23 Bruised - 1:23:14 House of Gucci - 1:30:56 A Castle for Christmas - 1:39:37 Review Round-Up - 1:56:10

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We've Got Mail #101 | Do Great Horror Movies HAVE to Be Scary? Nov 27, 2021

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about whether horror movies have to actually be scary in order to be good, how GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE and HALLOWEEN KILLS pander to their fanbases, a defense of STAR TREK PRODIGY, and why critics scores and audience scores are so different on Rotten Tomatoes!

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Critically Acclaimed #198 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard, The Feast, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star Nov 22, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the Jason Reitman's nostalgia fest GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, Will Smith in the sports biopic KING RICHARD, the Welsh horror thriller THE FEAST, the Romanian satire BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN, and the Netflix heist rom-com THE PRINCESS SWITCH 3: ROMANCING THE STAR!

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 3:07 King Richard - 40:43 The Feast - 55:14 Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - 1:04:04 The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star - 1:11:47 Review Round-Up - 1:24:12

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We've Got Mail #100 | When Did Star Trek Turn Into Star Wars? Nov 20, 2021

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about why STAR TREK: PRODIGY plays so much like STAR WARS, whether there's any truth to the idea that filmmakers end their careers with their worst movies, schlock horror classics you can find on streaming, why kids media talks down to kids so much, and more!

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Critically Reclaimed #20 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Nov 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 explore the last movie from iconic filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who also directed the classics 12 ANGRY MEN, SERPICO, NETWORK and DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Albert Finney star in BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, and it may very well be one of the best neo-noirs ever!

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