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Canceled Too Soon #199 3/4 | The Ghost Busters (1975) Oct 17, 2020

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Before Ivan Reitman's GHOSTBUSTERS, Filmation had a live-action series called THE GHOST BUSTERS, starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch from F-TROOP, as supernatural investigators with a pet gorilla and a serious case of the sillies!

Was the 1975 version of THE GHOST BUSTERS... Canceled Too Soon? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out, as our annual SCARYTOBER event continues!

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We've Got Mail #50 | What Hath Disney Plus Wrought? Oct 14, 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 the longest TV binges they've ever done, the re-evaluation of art after disturbing revelations about the artists, movie twists that have been ruined by pop culture references, the music they've discovered through movies and TV, how Disney Plus may have permanently changed the movie marketplace, and Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.

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Canceled Too Soon #199 1/2 | W.E.I.R.D. World (1995) Oct 12, 2020

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The producers of TALES FROM THE CRYPT went mad (science) on Fox with W.E.I.R.D. WORLD, a failed TV pilot starring Ed O'Neill as the leader of a secret think tank where anything is possible. Robots, time travel, youth serums, and more!

And of course... all of those things will kill you! Our annual SCARYTOBER horror event begins with W.E.I.R.D. WORLD, and your hosts William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out if it was... CANCELED TOO SOON!

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Star Wars: Episode Zero - The Power of Myth Oct 11, 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 delve into Joseph Campbell's astounding career and teachings, focusing on THE POWER OF MYTH, a series of interviews about the impact mythic stories have on society, and vice-versa! George Lucas patterned his STAR WARS movies after the works of Joseph Campbell, and in turn, Campbell was one of the intellectuals who canonized STAR WARS as an important work of art.

How does Campbell's work inform STAR WARS, and was he a little too quick to rubber stamp this franchise as the ultimate modern mythos? We'll find out on EPISODE ZERO!

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We've Got Mail #49 | What's Wrong with Watching Movies at Home? Oct 07, 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 movie references that are better known than the actual films, transmedia storytelling, weird title translations, how acting styles have evolved and their favorite old-fashioned toys!

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Critically Acclaimed #145 | Vampires vs. The Bronx, Save Yourselves, The Binding, Eternal Beauty and Train to Busan! Oct 06, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has so many movies this week, it's scary!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new teen horror comedy VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX, the millennial sci-fi comedy SAVE YOURSELVES, the Italian villa thrilla THE BINDING, and the Sally Hawkins rodramedy ETERNAL BEAUTY!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs introduces Witney to the celebrated zombie thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN!

Vampires vs. The Bronx - 2:50 Save Yourselves - 21:01 The Binding - 27:08 Eternal Beauty - 37:32 Train to Busan - 49:16

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We've Got Mail #48 | Who Are The Best Movie Dogs? Oct 02, 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 jukebox musicals they wish Hollywood would make, movies that make us sad (but not in that way), the greatest movie dogs ever and even more queer film recommendations!

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The Iron List #11 | The Best William Shakespeare Movies Sep 30, 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 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE MOVIES, with films that adapt the greatest playwright in history to the big screen! We've got war movies, sci-fi movies, samurai movies, sexy comedies and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #144 | Enola Holmes, The Swerve, The Artist's Wife, and Gaslight! Sep 29, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has several movies to review this week! Not as many as usual, but some!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new YA adventure ENOLA HOLMES, the despairing drama THE SWERVE and the marriage melodrama THE ARTIST'S WIFE!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney journey into the dark and tortured world of George Cukor's GASLIGHT!

Enola Holmes - 4:59 The Swerve - 23:58 The Artist's Wife - 29:15 Gaslight - 35:20

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Canceled Too Soon #199 | Clerks (1995) Sep 26, 2020

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Kevin Smith's first film, CLERKS, was a motion picture sensation in the early 1990s, speaking for a disenfranchised generation and making pop culture discourse part of the cinematic lexicon, along with the films of Quentin Tarantino. So naturally they made it into a boring sitcom!

Was CLERKS, a failed TV pilot that Kevin Smith had nothing to do with, CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore this epic misfire, featuring future stars Keri Russell and Jim Breuer, to see where the heck it all went wrong!

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