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Critically Acclaimed #122 | Trolls World Tour, We Summon the Darkness, Sea Fever, Tigertail, Love Wedding Repeat, You're Bacon Me Crazy, and Maniac! Apr 14, 2020

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED is jam-packed full of movies this week! Film critics William Bibbiani are reviewing new releases from all over the streaming landscape, and a cult classic horror movie on Shudder!

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney review the Universal animated comedy TROLLS WORLD TOUR, the heavy metal slasher WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS, the aquatic body horror thriller SEA FEVER, the earnest Netflix drama TIGERTAIL, the time-tripping comedy LOVE WEDDING REPEAT, and the Hallmark food truck rom-com YOU'RE BACON ME CRAZY!

And this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney explore William Lustig's cult classic ultraviolent serial killer thriller MANIAC!

Trolls World Tour - 2:31 We Summon the Darkness - 30:43 Sea Fever - 47:44 Tigertail - 1:00:08 Love Wedding Repeat - 1:03:33 You're Bacon Me Crazy - 1:13:46 Maniac - 1:28:29

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Canceled Too Soon #185 | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985) Apr 11, 2020

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If you loved MUPPET BABIES, you might vaguely remember JIM HENSON'S LITTLE MUPPET MONSTERS! It was a short-lived spin-off series about little puppet creatures who lived in the Muppets' basement and ran their own low-budget television station, with puppet-based sketch comedy and cartoon shorts starring Kermit, Fozzie and... PIGS! IN! SPACE!

LITTLE MUPPET MONSTERS is one of the most forgotten chapters in Muppet history, but was it, possibly... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore this surprising misfire and figure out ways to make the weird concept work, in an all-new episode!

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Star Wars: Episode Zero - The Hidden Fortress! Apr 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 explore Akira Kurosawa's samurai epic THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958), which inspired George Lucas to tell the story of STAR WARS from the perspective of two droids, and which set the storytelling template for THE PHANTOM MENACE!

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We've Got Mail #25 | What Are the Best Dance Movies...? Apr 09, 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 style vs. substance, their favorite faith-based films, the best dance movies ever, and how film critics decide what to reveal about a movie and what to save as a surprise for audiences!

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Critically Acclaimed #121 | Coffee and Kareem, The Other Lamb, Slay the Dragon, Pooka Lives, Invisible Life, and High and Low Apr 08, 2020

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There's no shortage of movies this week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Film critics William Bibbiani catch you up on new releases from all over the web, and a classic kidnapping thriller you don't wanna miss!

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney review the buddy comedy COFFEE AND KAREEM, the cult horror drama THE OTHER LAMB, the gerrymandering documentary SLAY THE DRAGON, the horror-comedy sequel POOKA LIVES!, and the Brazilian drama INVISIBLE LIFE!

And this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney explore Akira Kurosawa's masterful crime thriller HIGH AND LOW!

Coffee and Kareem - 1:55 The Other Lamb - 19:49 Slay the Dragon - 31:39 Pooka Lives! - 48:05 Invisible Life - 1:05:19 High and Low - 1:16:20

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We've Got Mail #24 | Do We Really NEED The Razzies...? Apr 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 talk the films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, directors and genres we used to dislike and learned to love, how to review boring movies, why the tv series FIREFLY doesn't hold up, and whether we actually NEED the Razzies anymore!

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Star Wars: Episode Zero - The Flash Gordon Serials! Apr 01, 2020

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One of the best ways to learn about film history is to take a popular movie and work backwards, to discover its many influences. And there is perhaps no movie that embodies the fascinations, obsessions and inspirations of its director more than STAR WARS!

Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they examine a film that directly inspired STAR WARS every single week, starting with the original FLASH GORDON serials, which inspired George Lucas so much that he tried to make a FLASH GORDON movie, couldn't get the rights, and had to make STAR WARS instead!

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Critically Acclaimed #120 | Stuart Gordon, Daniel Isn't Real, The Decline, Crip Camp, There's Something in the Water, Uncorked, and Moonstruck! Mar 31, 2020

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It's HUGE week for movies on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore tons of new streaming movies, including Shudder's horror film DANIEL ISN'T REAL, the Netflix documentaries CRIP CAMP and THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER, the Netflix thriller THE DECLINE, and the Netflix comedy UNCORKED!

Also this week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, we're celebrating the life and career of the late, legendary horror filmmaker STUART GORDON, director of cult classics like RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND and ROBOT JOX!

Plus, it's an all-new installment of THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, where we unearth great movies from streaming services and watch them together! This week it's Cher and Nicolas Cage in the Oscar-winning romantic comedy MOONSTRUCK!

Stuart Gordon - 3:25 Daniel Isn't Real - 29:08 The Decline - 45:26 Crip Camp - 55:18 There's Something in the Water - 1:07:41 Uncorked - 1:19:47 Moonstruck - 1:33:36

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Canceled Too Soon #184 | Star Wars: Droids (1985-1986) Mar 30, 2020

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Not every STAR WARS was a blockbuster smash. The Saturday morning cartoon show STAR WARS: DROIDS, starring Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and R2-D2 as himself, only lasted one season, despite featuring huge cameos from popular characters like Boba Fett and IG-88, and tons of ideas, vehicles, planets and even podraces which would eventually turn up in the prequel trilogy!

It was co-created by Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt, and featured a theme song by Stewart Copeland from The Police! That's pretty cool, so maybe - just maybe - STAR WARS: DROIDS was... CANCELED TOO SOON!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a trip to a galaxy far, far away to unearth this overlooked chapter in STAR WARS history, just before the premiere of their new STAR WARS podcast: EPISODE ZERO!

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We've Got Mail #23 | What's the Best Pokemon Movie Ever? Mar 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 their favorite movie drinks, the must-see documentary The Celluloid Closet, why TV shows always end with a marriage, the secrets of movie projectionists and, of course, the best Pokemon movie ever!

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