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Canceled Too Soon #208 | Marker (1995) Mar 26, 2021

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First, there was the world. Then, there was UPN... and MARKER!

This week on CANCELED TOO SOON, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold cash in their chip and explore one of the first shows ever produced for the failingest network in TV history! MARKER stars Richard Grieco and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION's Gates McFadden, as they are forced to do favors for everyone who happens to have a shiny piece of plastic. In Hawaii!

Could it be that MARKER was... CANCELED TOON SOON?! Bibbs and Witney are about to find out!

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We've Got Mail #72 | Awesome Australian Films! Mar 24, 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 explain the ins and outs of out of print DVDs, reveal some of their favorite Australian films, discuss the what streaming services get wrong - and right - in their international offerings, explain how criticizing documentaries is different from criticizing narrative fiction, and ponder soap operas and the animated LucasFilm cult classic TWICE UPON A TIME!

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Critically Acclaimed #165 | Yaphet Kotto, Justice League: The Snyder Cut, Slaxx, Rose Plays Julie, Quo Vadis Aida, Infernal Affairs Mar 22, 2021

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If you love THE SNYDER CUT, you may be somewhat interested in our review at CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

This week, William Bibbiani and Witney say goodbye to the late, great YAPHET KOTTO, and also review the new releases SLAXX, ROSE PLAYS JULIE, QUO VADIS AIDA and ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT!

And also this week, on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney review the Hong Kong classic INFERNAL AFFAIRS, the film Martin Scorsese's THE DEPARTED is based on!

Yaphet Kotto - 2:37 Slaxx - 9:06 Rose Plays Julie - 19:45 Quo Vadis, Aida? - 24:47 Justice League: The Snyder Cut - 32:50 Review Round-Up - 1:06:44 Infernal Affairs - 1:10:21

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Rocky Horror: Episode Zero - Reefer Madness (1936) Mar 18, 2021

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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are working backwards through film history, and in Season 2, they're using THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as the starting point!

This week, Bibbs and Witney are stricken with REEFER MADNESS, the original 1936 exploitation cult classic that told the world that marijuana turns everyone into insane ax murderers! How the heck did this cartoonish propaganda film become a midnight movie, and how does this connect to THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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We've Got Mail #71 | The Best Movies of 1994 Mar 16, 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 debate whether "Show, Don't Tell" is good advice or not, reveal their favorite films that aren't on home video, pick out the best films of 1994, discuss how satire is supposed to work, and give a serious Spongebob fan a chance to review SPONGE ON THE RUN!

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Critically Acclaimed #164 | Coming 2 America, Chaos Walking, Raya and the Last Dragon, Boogie, Pixie, Lucky, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run, My Salinger Year, Lazarus, Yes Day, Glen or Glenda? Mar 15, 2021

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WHO LIKES MOVIE REVIEWS?! We do, and we're doing them on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

This week, William Bibbiani and Witney review the new releases COMING 2 AMERICA, CHAOS WALKING, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, BOOGIE, PIXIE, LUCKY, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN, MY SALINGER YEAR, LAZARUS and YES DAY!

And also this week, on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney review fascinating cult classic GLEN OR GLENDA!

Coming 2 America - 3:26 Chaos Walking - 19:14 Raya and the Last Dragon - 28:43 Boogie - 37:02 Pixie - 41:35 Lucky - 46:13 The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run - 50:42 My Salinger Year - 56:12 Lazarus - 1:01:14 Yes Day - 1:07:41 Review Round-Up - 1:20:58 Glen or Glenda? - 1:23:25

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Canceled Too Soon #207 | Steven Spielberg's Savage (1973) Mar 12, 2021

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Before Steven Spielberg became the biggest director in the world, he was one of the most promising directors on television!

This week on CANCELED TOO SOON, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold unearth the failed pilot for SAVAGE, directed by Steven Spielberg! Martin Landau stars as a TV journalist investigating a conspiracy revolving around a new Supreme Court justice, and the fate of the free world could hang in the balance.

Could it be that SAVAGE was... CANCELED TOON SOON?! Bibbs and Witney are about to find out!

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We've Got Mail #70 | Is 8 1/2 the Most Pretentious Movie Ever Made? Mar 11, 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 share their experiences at film festivals, explain their "hot take" views on Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, debate whether film critics need to consider a film's target demographic or not, ponder the ethical considerations of shock humor, wonder why so many films are about writers and/or filmmakers, and finally find out what the average rating for ALL MEDIA is on Rotten Tomatoes!

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Rocky Horror: Episode Zero - The Women (1939) Mar 10, 2021

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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are working backwards through film history, and in Season 2, they're using THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as the starting point!

This week, Bibbs and Witney meet THE WOMEN, a 1939 George Cukor film with an astounding ensemble cast of only female actors! Norma Shearer! Joan Crawford! Rosalind Russell! Joan Fontaine! Butterfly McQueen! Hedda Hopper! It's one of the most unique films of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and it had an intriguing impact on THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!

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Canceled Too Soon #206 | Mad TV (1974) Mar 07, 2021

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It was best of times, it was the maddest of times! Decades before MAD TV became a hit live-action sketch comedy series, the beloved satirical magazine made a pilot episode for an ANIMATED sketch comedy series, which brought the cartoons from the pages to life!

It eventually aired as THE MAD MAGAZINE TV SPECIAL, and nobody seemed to notice. Was the original version of MAD TV, made by "The Usual Gang of Idiots"... CANCELED TOO SOON?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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