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Critically Acclaimed #197 | Red Notice, Belfast, Passing, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Home Sweet Home Alone Nov 15, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the Dwayne Johnson/Gal Gadot/Ryan Reynolds crime caper RED NOTICE, Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical BELFAST, Rebecca Hall's directorial debut PASSING, the giant CGI puppy movie CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG, and Disney's first crack at a beloved Fox IP... HOME SWEET HOME ALONE.

Red Notice - 7:07 Belfast - 31:33 Passing - 40:44 Clifford the Big Red Dog - 49:08 Home Sweet Home Alone - 1:04:27 Review Round-Up - 1:27:10

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We've Got Mail #99 | Do Star Trek Movies Have Too Much Action in Them? Nov 12, 2021

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Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about whether the STAR TREK movies have too much action in them, which biopics left out super important information, whether film critics are stuck in a "bubble," and why you shouldn't worry about "catching up" on all the best movies ever made!

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Canceled Too Soon #223 | Damien (2016) Nov 10, 2021

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Two decades after they tried to turn THE OMEN into an X-FILES knockoff, Lifetime and A&E tried to make it something else. Something vague. Something canceled.

But was DAMIEN, starring Barbara Hershey (and others) CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold uncover the secret story of how the antichrist was awkwardly stalked for a little while as SCARYTOBER - or rather, SCARYVEMBER - concludes!

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Critically Acclaimed #196 | Eternals, Spencer, Finch, The Harder They Fall, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Nov 08, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Marvel's ETERNALS (Chloe Zhao's follow-up to the Best Picture winner NOMADLAND), the Pablo Larrain's Princess Diana biopic SPENCER (starring Kristen Stewart), the Tom Hanks post-apocalyptic dog story with a robot in it FINCH, the all-star badass western action spectacular THE HARDER THEY FALL, and the Benedict Cumberbatch cat painter biopic THE ELECTRIC LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN!

Eternals - 1:47 Spencer - 33:28. Finch - 45:49 The Harder They Fall - 54:56 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain - 1:10:40 Review Round-Up - 1:18:29

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Critically Reclaimed #19 | Police Story (1985) Nov 05, 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 revisit a film that's often called one of the best action movies ever made: Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY, starring Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung, and featuring some of the most incredible and death-defying stunts in movie history!

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We've Got Mail #98 | Are There Any GOOD Faithful Adaptations...? Nov 04, 2021

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It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

This week, Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (hurray!), whether there are any great films that faithfully adapt a novel, if you need to know a lot about Shakespeare to enjoy a Shakespeare movie, and much, much more!

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Critically Acclaimed #195 | Last Night in Soho, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, Army of Thieves, Labyrinth of Cinema, Coyote Creek Christmas Nov 03, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Edgar Wright's time-tripping horror thriller LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, the final film from HAUSU director Nobuhiku Obayashi LABYRINTH OF CINEMA, the horror reboot PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: NEXT OF KIN, the horror heist movie prequel ARMY OF THIEVES, and the surprisingly coyote-free Christmas rom-com COYOTE CREEK CHRISTMAS!

Last Night in Soho - 5:16 Labyrinth of CInema - 29:22 Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin - 43:43. Army of Thieves - 1:03:16 Coyote Creek Christmas - 1:19:22 Review Round-Up - 1:29:34

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Critically Reclaimed #18 | Hercules (1997) Oct 30, 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 put the sad in gladiator when they look back at Disney's 1997 animated hit HERCULES, which has a large following but miiiiiight not be as good as its reputation suggests!

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We've Got Mail #97 - Does Plot REALLY Matter? Oct 27, 2021

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It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

This week, Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about movies they loved as kids which had small roles from future stars! They're also talking about Lovecraftian gods, their favorite moviegoing experiences, two AMAZING sequels to PROM NIGHT, how to recommend movies to your friends, and why plot isn't nearly as important as people think it is!

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Critically Acclaimed #194 - Dune, Halloween Kills, The French Dispatch, The Last Duel, Bergman Island, Boyfriends of Christmas Past Oct 25, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Denis Villeneuve's long-awaited sci-fi epic DUNE, the slasher sequel HALLOWEEN KILLS, Wes Anderson's ode to old-fashioned magazines THE FRENCH DISPATCH, Ridley Scott's medieval Rashomon riff THE LAST DUEL, Mia Hansen-Løve's indie relationship drama BERGMAN ISLAND, and Hallmark's supernatural rom-com BOYFRIENDS OF CHRISTMAS PAST!

Dune - 2:50 Halloween Kills - 39:04 The French Dispatch - 56:15 The Last Duel - 1:12:29 Bergman Island - 1:20:58 Boyfriends of Christmas Past - 1:31:51 Round-Up - 1:49:18

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