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Rocky Horror: Episode Zero - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Jan 09, 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 on EPISODE ZERO, Bibbs and Witney drop into THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, the German Expressionist silent horror classic that critiqued the rise of authoritarianism in post-World War I Germany, helped usher in a new and influential genre, and just plain rules.

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We've Got Mail #61 | What Weird Movies Our Parents Loved! Jan 08, 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 relitigate the controversial film CLIMAX, remind everyone that THE 100 LIVES OF BLACK JACK SAVAGE still exists, consider a brand new syllabus for the history of horror cinema, reveal which movies their parents surprisingly loved, start looking back at the best films of 2020, delve into one of the most disturbing scenes in WONDER WOMAN 1984, and encourage their listeners to make and promote their own podcasts!

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Critically Acclaimed #157 | Tenet, The New Mutants and Everything Else We Missed in 2020! Jan 05, 2021

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With 2020 behind us, it's time to play catch-up on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

This week, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review 15 of the biggest movies of the year that one or both them missed, starting with the major releases TENET and THE NEW MUTANTS, and moving on to the indies DRIVEWAYS, FIRST COW, MINARI, BACURAU, THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION, SWALLOW, NOMADLAND, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS, THE ASSISTANT, SOUND OF METAL and BEANPOLE, and the horror films UNDERWATER and THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW!

Tenet - 4:59 The New Mutants - 30:42 Driveways - 52:46 First Cow - 1:01:11 Minari - 1:07:48 Bacurau - 1:15:03 The 40-Year-Old Version - 1:19:39 Swallow - 1:28:28 Nomadland - 1:33:16 Never Rarely Sometimes Always - 1:41:46 The Assistant - 1:46:02 Underwater - 1:52:05 Sound of Metal - 2:01:04 The Wolf of Snow Hollow - 2:04:58 Beanpole - 2:14:36 Review Recap - 2:20:51

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Canceled Too Soon #200 | The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993-1994) Jan 03, 2021

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It's the most requested CANCELED TOO SOON show in history, and it's finally here! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the short-lived, critically acclaimed and extremely ambitious sci-fi western THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR.!

It's the show that did steampunk before steampunk was cool, and gave cult icon Bruce Campbell his most superheroic role ever! Campbell stars alongside Julius Carry as a dashing bounty hunter investigating crimes involving anachronistic technology, time travel and... Elvis Presley?

Was THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR. really, as they so often say, CANCELED TOO SOON? Let's find out!

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The Iron List #14 | The Best Mystery Science Theater 3000 Movies Ever! Dec 31, 2020

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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 MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 movies! We're not talking about the best episodes of MST3K, we're highlighting the best of the (allegedly) bad films that were scrounged up to be part of the series.

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Critically Acclaimed #156 | Wonder Woman 1984, Soul, Promising Young Woman, The Midnight Sky, News of the World, We Can Be Heroes Dec 30, 2020

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Santa gave us a whole lot of new movie releases, so let's review them on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

This week, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new superhero sequel WONDER WOMAN 1984, the latest Pixar fantasy SOUL, the revenge thriller PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, the George Clooney sci-fi film THE MIDNIGHT SKY, the Tom Hanks western NEWS OF THE WORLD, and the Robert Rodriguez superhero film WE CAN BE HEROES!

Wonder Woman 1984 - 7:44 Soul - 39:54 Promising Young Woman - 1:00:40 The Midnight Sky - 1:10:08 News of the World - 1:21:58 We Can Be Heroes - 1:30:23 Review Round-Up - 1:41:02

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Rocky Horror: Episode Zero - Hygiene Films and You! Dec 27, 2020

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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 on EPISODE ZERO they travel back in time to the heyday of the "social guidance" or "hygiene" films, which children were forced to watch for decades, and which were essentially government propaganda promoting the way Americans were "supposed" to look and act!

It's a giant genre, so Bibbs and Witney pick a few to highlight on this week's episode: BODY CARE AND GROOMING, WHY STUDY INDUSTRIAL ARTS, WHY STUDY HOME ECONOMINCS, BOYS BEWARE and THE TERRIBLE TRUTH!

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The Critically Acclaimed Yule Log Commentary Track 2020! Dec 24, 2020

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The year was 2017, and William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold had the very silly idea to record an audio commentary track for a video fireplace, aka a yule log. And somehow it became one of our most popular episodes ever!

So here, at last, is the long-awaited sequel: THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED YULE LOG COMMENTARY TRACK 2020, with Bibbs and Witney adding updates to the history of the video yule log, seriously examining the video fireplace's value as cinema, and sharing stories about their lives and Christmas plans!

Synch it up to the FIREPLACE FOR YOUR HOME on Netflix, or the video yule log of your choice, or just listen in like a regular podcast! And have a happy holiday!

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We've Got Mail #60 | Was Last Action Hero REALLY That Bad? Dec 23, 2020

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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 are come up with their perfect movie-themed ringtones, highlight movies that are better when you're young than when you're old (and vice-versa), re-litigate the reputation of LAST ACTION HERO, debate new and exciting ways to teach cinema history, reconsider the value of artistic canon, and revisit Joe Wright's unusual but largely forgotten adaptation of ANNA KARENINA!

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Critically Acclaimed #155 | Small Axe: Education, Monster Hunter, Fatale, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Dial M for Murder Dec 21, 2020

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Get your red hot movie reviews, right here at CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review EDUCATION, the final installment of Steve McQueen's SMALL AXE cycle, the new Paul W.S. Anderson video game movie MONSTER HUNTER, the Michael Ealy/Hilary Swank thriller FATALE and Chadwick Boseman's final film, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney reflect on one of Alfred Hitchcock's most playful homicidal thrillers... DIAL M FOR MURDER!

Small Axe: Education - 4:20 Monster Hunter - 33:27 Fatale - 49:18 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 56:33 Film Review Recap - 1:10:26 Dial M for Murder - 1:15:21

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