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We've Got Mail #44 | Which Sci-Fi Movies Should Be Taught in Sociology Classes? Sep 04, 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 ugliest parts of Guy Ritchie's THE GENTLEMAN, sci-fi movies that should be taught in sociology classes, how BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC could be even better, why "Lunchables" is the funniest word in the English language and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #140 | Chadwick Boseman, Bill and Ted Face the Music, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Rogue, The Midnight Meat Train Sep 01, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED sure does have some movies this week!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the long-awaited sequel BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC, the Charles Dickens adaptation THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, and the Megan Fox vs. Killer Lions movie ROGUE!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney revisit the Ryuhei Kitamura's Clive Barker adaptation THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, starring Bradley Cooper and Vinnie Jones!

But first, and most importantly, a tribute to the late and unbelievably great actor Chadwick Boseman, the star of Black Panther, Get On Up and 42.

Chadwick Boseman - 1:30 Bill and Ted Face the Music - 17:37 The Personal History of David Copperfield - 39:57 Rogue - 50:22 The Midnight Meat Train - 1:02:19

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The Iron List #10 | The Best Movies With Ridiculously Long Titles Aug 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 we're highlighting the best films that have really, really, REALLY, distractingly, absurdly, distractingly and weirdly long titles!

Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they pick out amazing films that may be best known for their titles, but actually deserve to your appreciation and love!

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Star Wars: Episode Zero - Wings Aug 28, 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 the first film to win the Oscar for Best Picture (kinda), a World War I epic with unbelievable imagery and beautiful melodrama, WINGS! How did it inspire elements of STAR WARS, and large swaths of THE LAST JEDI in particular? We're about to find out!

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We've Got Mail #43 | Where to Begin with Werner Herzog! Aug 26, 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 writing screenplays, we they'd choose to replace them on the podcast, the best summer movies released in May, where to begin your journey into the films of Werner Herzog, the films of Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron, weird director/premise match-ups, movies we didn't realized we like until much later, and the much-maligned "torture porn" genre of the mid-2000s!

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Critically Acclaimed #139 | The One and Only Ivan, Chemical Hearts, Words on Bathroom Walls, The Pale Door, Live from the Space Stage: A HALYX Story, Tesla, The Stepford Wives Aug 25, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED has so many movie reviews this wee, it's ridiculous!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Disney's THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, the teen romance CHEMICAL HEARTS, the teen mental health drama WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS, the western/horror hybrid THE PALE DOOR, the bizarre Disney documentary LIVE FROM THE SPACE STAGE: A HALYX STORY, and the new Ethan Hawke biopic TESLA!

Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney revisit the 1970s horror classic THE STEPFORD WIVES, which is just as terrifying as ever!

The One and Only Ivan - 9:30 Chemical Hearts - 23:07 Words on Bathroom Walls - 37:25 The Pale Door - 45:32 Live from the Space Stage: A HALYX Story - 53:18 Tesla - 1:05:51 The Stepford Wives - 1:24:43

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Canceled Too Soon #197 | Princess Jellyfish Aug 24, 2020

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ANIME MONTH continues with a series about an introverted jellyfish enthusiast whose life turns around when she befriends a cross-dressing extrovert!

PRINCESS JELLYFISH is part comedy, part drama, part romance, and it may very well have been... CANCELED TOO SOON! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are once again joined by author/illustrator M. Lopes da Silva for an in-depth conversation about anime!

Follow M. Lopes da Silva on Twitter at @_MLopesdaSilva and on Instagram at @Au thorMLopesdaSilva, and be sure to check out her upcoming queer, feminist, pro-sex work, vigilante vs. slasher novel HOOKER when it comes out in October!

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Your Critically Acclaimed | Ultimate Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft! Aug 20, 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 were asked to draft their ultimate summer movie blockbuster schedule, and they each approached the assignment VERY differently!

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We've Got Mail #42 | Popsicle Fever! Aug 19, 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 their favorite screenplays, old-fashioned film styles we miss, why comedies shouldn't punch downward, the Movie Trivia Schmoedown and - finally! - their favorite popsicles!

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Star Wars: Episode Zero - John Carter Aug 18, 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 move into Edgar Rice Burroughs' A PRINCESS OF MARS, which inspired STAR WARS, and which was eventually adapted into Andrew Stanton's sci-fi epic JOHN CARTER, which was inspired by STAR WARS!

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