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Canceled Too Soon #199 5/6 | 'Way Out (1961) Nov 05, 2020

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Before he was world-renowned for children's books like MATILDA, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and THE WITCHES, Roald Dahl was world-renowned for being really, really creepy. That's why CBS gave him a horrifying television series called 'WAY OUT in 1961!

With a cast of future stars and an impressive team of eerie writers - including future IT'S ALIVE and THE STUFF writer/director Larry Cohen! - 'WAY OUT was about as "way out" as it could get in 1961.

But was it... CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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We've Got Mail #53 | Which Classic Movies Are Eerily Relevant Today? Nov 03, 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 ponder what America really means on Election Day, and also get more into generational divides, what makes a great movie franchise, which serial killers would be least likely to kill them, and which classic movies feel eerily prescient about our current circumstances?

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Critically Acclaimed #148 | Sean Connery, The Craft: Legacy, Come Play, Love and Monsters, The True Adventures of Wolf Boy, Big Rad Wolf, Alfie Nov 02, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has more movies than you can shake a shaky thing at!

This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new releases THE CRAFT: LEGACY, COME PLAY, LOVE AND MONSTERS, THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF WOLF BOY and BIG RAD WOLF!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney meet Michael Caine's iconic 1966 character ALFIE, a lothario who may or may not be an unforgivable piece of crap.

But before we get to any of that, we have to say goodbye to Sean Connery, the second and most iconic James Bond, and one of the biggest movie stars in history.

Sean Connery - 2:00 Love and Monsters - 18:03 Come Play - 30: 53 The True Adventures of Wolf Boy - 39:13 The Craft: Legacy - 46:46 Big Rad Wolf - 1:03:55 Alfie - 1:15:03

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Canceled Too Soon #199 4/5 | Harper's Island (2009) Oct 31, 2020

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Before AMERICAN HORROR STORY, there was another TV series that played like one giant horror movie stretched out over the course of a self-contained season!

It was called HARPER'S ISLAND, it was considered too weird to succeed, but was it really... CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore this forgotten but possibly amazing horror series in our penultimate installment of SCARYTOBER!

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We've Got Mail #52 | What Will We Miss Most About Quibi? Oct 28, 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 talk what they'll miss about the soon-to-be-dead streaming service Quibi, biopics they'd make if they could, magical body swapping movies, adaptations that capture the spirit of the original books, movie franchises they had the worst possible introduction to and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #147 | Tremors: Shrieker Island, Borat Subsequent Movie Film, The Witches, Rebecca, On the Rocks, Doomsday Oct 27, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has your movie reviews, piping hot!

This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new releases TREMORS: SHRIEKER ISLAND, BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIE FILM, REBECCA and ON THE ROCKS! Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney get ready for Neil Marshall's DOOMSDAY, which may be a cult classic in the making... and also may not!

Tremors: Shrieker Island - 2:02 Borat Subsequent Movie Film - 28:50 The Witches - 43:48 Rebecca - 1:03:35 On the Rocks - 1:15:14 Doomsday - 1:25:27

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The Iron List #12 | The Best Ghost Movies Ever! Oct 25, 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 GHOST MOVIES, with terrifying haunted house flicks, tragic supernatural romances and even some kids movies!

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We've Got Mail #51 | Was Star Trek: Voyager REALLY That Bad? Oct 22, 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 talk about great movies with troubled productions, generational divides in popular culture, the importance (or lack thereof) of genre studies, whether or not STAR TREK: VOYAGER was actually a bad show, and the artistic value of fan fiction!

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Critically Acclaimed #146 | Hubie Halloween, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The 40-Year-Old Version, Theater of Blood, Let's Scare Jessica to Death and MANY More! Oct 21, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED is overflowing with films!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new releases HUBIE HALLOWEEN, POSSESSOR, YELLOW ROSE, THE WALL OF MEXICO, THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION, CHARM CITY KINGS, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, BLACK BOX, TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL and AMERICAN UTOPIA!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney accept Vincent Price's invitation to the THEATER OF BLOOD, and wonder if they should go along with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH!

Hubie Halloween - 2:57 Possessor - 19:37 Yellow Rose - 25:20 The Wall of Mexico - 30:03 The 40-Year-Old-Version - 36:42 Charm City Kings - 45:47 The War With Grandpa - 50:48 The Trial of the Chicago 7 - 59:05 Black Box - 1:07:42 Totally Under Control - 1:16:31 American Utopia - 1:23:23 Theater of Blood - 1:33:18 Let's Scare Jessica to Death - 1:46:49

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Star Wars: Episode Zero - Clerks! Oct 20, 2020

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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are working backwards through film history, using STAR WARS as the starting point!

This week on EPISODE ZERO they explore how Kevin Smith's micro budget slice of life comedy CLERKS changed the conversation about Generation X, about independent film, about retail jobs, and about STAR WARS, while having a surprising impact on the franchise itself!

PLUS: Bibbs and Witney reveal which pop culture phenomenon they'll be exploring on the NEXT season of EPISODE ZERO!

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