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We've Got Mail #47 | Why Do We Make So Many Podcasts? Sep 25, 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 why they make so many danged podcasts, why they don't want to be quoted all the time in movie marketing, movie scores we know best from other movies, why you should (or shouldn't) meet your heroes, more queer movie recommendations, how to get started writing movie reviews and why so many movies about racism seem to be made for white audiences!

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Critically Acclaimed #143 | Antebellum, The Devil All the Time, Spiral, Alone, Wireless, and Cape Fear Sep 22, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has a shocking number of films to review this week!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new VOD horror film ANTEBELLUM, the Netflix southern gothic drama THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME, the Shudder thriller SPIRAL, the VOD thriller ALONE and the Quibi thriller WIRELESS!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney delve into the scuzzy neo-noir realm of the original CAPE FEAR!

Antebellum - 2:44 The Devil All the Time - 20:57 Spiral - 33:21 Alone - 40:07 Wireless - 47:40 Cape Fear - 1:02:37

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Canceled Too Soon #198 | Baccano! (2007) Sep 20, 2020

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ANIME MONTH concludes - really, really late - with a series about prohibition era gangsters, a few immortals, some serial killers and a heck of a lot more!

Is BACCANO! the most complex series we've ever seen at CANCELED TOO SOON? And was it... CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold unravel the threads of this cult favorite anime show!

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We've Got Mail #46 | Our Favorite Movie Urban Legends! Sep 17, 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 which classic stories need modern movie updates, the depiction of mental illness in cinema, more queer movie recommendations, whether films need sympathetic protagonists or not, blockbusters vs. indies in the year 2020, their favorite urban legends about movies, international film distribution and more!

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Your Critically Acclaimed | A Celebration of Queer Film! Sep 15, 2020

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Our Patrons have the power to sponsor an episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED of their choice, and we're calling it YOUR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

In this episode, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are joined by their patron B Peterson, who wanted to to share - along with our hosts - some of the queer films that mean the most to them!

So join them as they all explore important films like WATERMELON WOMAN, CERTAIN WOMEN, BOUND, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER and many, many more!

Follow B Peterson on LetterBoxd at BlueGreyCloset and Twitter at @BlueGreyCloset, and be sure to check out these other great podcasts B Peterson recommends: Citizen Dame, Linoleum Knife, Who Shot Ya, Bad Romance and Latinx Lens!

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Critically Acclaimed #142 | Cuties, The Social Dilemma, #Alive, Unpregnant, All Dogs Go to Heaven Sep 14, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has quite a few films to review this week!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review three new Netflix releases - CUTIES, THE SOCIAL DILEMMA and #ALIVE - and the new HBO Max comedy UNPREGNANT!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney revisit one of Don Bluth's classic animated films, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN!

Cuties - 3:47 The Social Dilemma - 16:16 #Alive - 32:07 Unpregnant - 38:50

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Your Critically Acclaimed | The Films of Mel Brooks! Sep 13, 2020

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In this episode, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are joined by their patron Samuel Shearer, who wanted to dedicate a whole podcast to Oscar-winning comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks! Join them as they explore classics (and not-so-classics) like THE PRODUCERS, BLAZING SADDLES, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, SPACEBALLS, LIFE STINKS and DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT!

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We've Got Mail #45 | Why Did the Parody Movie Genre Die Out...? Sep 10, 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 why Hollywood needs to rethink international release dates, the real reasons why the parody movie genre died out, who was miscast in Martin Scorsese's GANGS OF NEW YORK, the films of Dario Dargento and Daria Nicolodi, and the scenes that flew over their heads as kids!

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Critically Acclaimed #141 | Mulan, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Love Guaranteed, The Andora Hustle, Feels Good Man, Measure for Measure, and And God Created Woman Sep 07, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has a whole smorgasbord of films this week!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Disney's epic live-action remake MULAN, Charlie Kaufman's mind-bending I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, the new Netflix rom-com LOVE GUARANTEED, the banking conspiracy documentary THE ANDORA HUSTLE, the dark side of culture documentary FEELS GOOD MAN, and the Australian Shakespeare adaptation MEASURE FOR MEASURE!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney dive back into cinema history with Roger Vadim's AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, one of the most controversial films of the 1950s!

Mulan - 4:22 I'm Thinking of Ending Things - 26:26 Love Guaranteed - 49:10 The Andora Hustle - 1:05:29 Feels Good Man - 1:10:43 Measure for Measure - 1:18:38 And God Created Woman - 1:27:15

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Your Critically Acclaimed | The Iron Giant (1999) Sep 06, 2020

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In this episode, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold were asked to explore Brad Bird's feature directorial debut THE IRON GIANT, about a weapon of mass destruction who develops a soul, and chooses to become a hero. Is the film a cult classic? A bona fide classic? Or is it merely completely wonderful?

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