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Critically Acclaimed #360 | Hoppers, The Bride!, Dolly, Heel, War Machine, Gunfighter Paradise Mar 09, 2026

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Bibbs and Witney review Pixar's sci-fi comedy HOPPERS on this week's podcast, followed by Maggie Gyllenhaal's zombie gangster film THE BRIDE!, the scuzzy horror nightmare DOLLY, the new thriller HEEL, the Netflix "what if PREDATOR was a giant robot" movie WAR MACHINE, and the strange indie GUNFIGHTER PARADISE!

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Hoppers - 3:14

The Bride! - 28:22

Dolly - 49:40

Heel - 1:00:52

War Machine - 1:06:20

Gunfighter Paradise - 1:16:34

Review Round-Up - 1:25:12

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Critically Acclaimed #359 | Scream 7, The Bluff, Psycho Killer, The Dreadful Mar 02, 2026

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Do you like scary movies? Have we got a podcast for you! If you like GOOD scary movies, however, this ain't your week.

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review SCREAM 7, the pirate action thriller THE BLUFF, the Andrew Kevin Walker-scripted murder thing PSYCHO KILLER, and the latest take on the classic ONIBABA, called THE DREADFUL!

Scream 7 - 5:26

The Bluff - 49:20

Psycho Killer - 1:06:27

The Dreadful - 1:16:44

Review Round-Up - 1:27:55

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The Iron List #74 | The Best Movies of 1999! Feb 27, 2026

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Because YOU asked for it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES OF 1999!

Yes, it's been declared one of the best years in motion picture history, with a stunningly large number of classic, cult and just plain influential movies released in a short span of time. But will Bibbs and Witney pick the films everyone knows and loves in this episode of THE IRON LIST?

There's only one way to find out!

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SNACKFAM! Do You Like Crunchies? (Lay's Salted Caramel Chips) Feb 25, 2026

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You like snacks, and you like fams, so we think you're going to like SNACKFAM!

In this very special bonus podcast, Angie and Henry Seibold unveil their new project, a podcast dedicated to everything snacky! Listen up as Angie and Henry dive into the history and flavor of limited edition snacks, and invite you to eat along them!

So get yourself a bag of LAY'S SALTED CARAMEL CHIPS and join the Seibold family for a serious case of the munchies!

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Critically Acclaimed #358 | The 98th Annual Oscar-Nominated Short Films! Feb 20, 2026

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They run, they jump, they swim and play! They row and go on trips! But the thing that lasts forever... are our dear 98TH ANNUAL OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS!

Yes, Bibbs and Witney are back with their yearly look at all 15 of this year's Academy Awards nominees, for BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT and BEST ANIMATED SHORT!

It's a cavalcade of impressive - and brief! - motion pictures about hard-hitting social issues, dystopian and 19th century social taboos, love and death and also a bunch of donkeys!

Find out all about this year's nominees and impress all your friends who watch the Oscars, but don't watch the shorts!

Best Documentary Shorts - 11:33

Best Live-Action Shorts - 56:15

Best Animated Shorts - 1:35:20

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Critically Acclaimed #357 | Wuthering Heights, Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die, Goat, Crime 101, Nirvanna The Band The Show, The Movie, By Design, Cold Storage Feb 17, 2026

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Emerald Fennell's weird new take on WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Gore Verbinski's anti-A.I. sci-fi comedy GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, the animated basketball movie GOAT, the all-star Los Angeles crime drama CRIME 101, the cult phenomenon NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, a film where Juliette Lewis swaps bodies with a chair called BY DESIGN, and the sci-fi horror comedy COLD STORAGE!

Wuthering Heights - 4:18

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - 33:05

Goat - 47:45

Crime 101 - 59:55

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie - 1:09:35

By Design - 1:23:20

Cold Storage - 1:32:10

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We've Got Mail #191 | What Should YOU Watch on Criterion Channel? Feb 13, 2026

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You're stuck in bed and the only streaming service you've got is the Criterion Channel! What do you do? What do you do?

Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR questions on an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, and in addition to that particular puzzler they're also talking about Danish cinema, Psychotronic movies, advice for writing criticism, and when it's okay to talk during a movie!

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Critically Acclaimed #356 | Send Help, Melania, Iron Lung, The Strangers - Chapter 3, Whistle, The Wrecking Crew, Relationship Goals, Solo Mio, Pillion, Shelter Feb 10, 2026

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Bibbs and/or Witney review Sam Raimi's new horror-thriller SEND HELP, the execrable new "documentary" MELANIA, the indie horror video game adaptation IRON LUNG, the long-dreaded trilogy-capper THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 3, the supernatural horror movie WHISTLE, the Amazon buddy action flick THE WRECKING CREW, the Amazon book commercial RELATIONSHIP GOALS, the Kevin James rom-com SOLO MIO, the queer BDSM biker romance PILLION, and the Jason Statham-y Jason Statham movie SHELTER!

Send Help - 4:43

Melania - 23:18

Iron Lung - 55:55

The Strangers - Chapter 3 - 1:14:25

Whistle - 1:27:17

The Wrecking Crew - 1:36:20

Relationship Goals - 1:50:20

Solo Mio - 1:58:30

Pillion - 2:04:44

Shelter - 2:12:44

Review Round-Up - 2:18:18

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The All-Nighter | Valentine's Day 2026 Movie Marathons! Feb 08, 2026

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Welcome back to THE ALL-NIGHTER, the very special, once in a blue moon podcast where Bibbs and Witney curate and schedule an all-night movie marathon for life's biggest occasions!

Our HALLOWEEN ALL-NIGHTER episode was one of our most popular new ideas of 2025, so we're back with all-new ideas for movie marathons, this time for VALENTINE'S DAY! We've got classic rom-coms, bizarre animated shorts and hygiene videos, forgotten cult flicks, even a blockbuster action movie!

If you have requests for other important events/holidays/occasions that could use an ALL-NIGHTER, let us know in the comments. And be sure to email us your own all-night movie marathon ideas! We might read them on an upcoming episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL!

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We've Got Mail #190 | Was TV's 'The Critic' a Good Critic? Feb 04, 2026

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Is YouTube the future of cinema? Are we too cavalier with our STAR TREK spoilers? What piece of movie memorabilia do Bibbs and Witney want most? Which truly obscure cult movies have yet to be discovered? What does Gibbs really think about Paul W.S. Anderson movies? And is Jay Sherman, aka THE CRITIC, actually a good critic?

Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, and this one's a doozy!

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