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Critically Acclaimed #114 | Birds of Prey, The Lodge, Come to Daddy, And Then We Danced and Redoubt! Feb 09, 2020

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The first big superhero movie of the decade is here, but is BIRDS OF PREY AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN one of the best superhero movies of all time, or a missed opportunity to go even weirder?

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold debate the new DC superhero film and also review the new releases THE LODGE, COME TO DADDY, AND THEN WE DANCED and REDOUBT on this week's CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast! They also say goodbye to the filmmakers we have lost recently, including Terry Jones, Orson Bean and Kirk Douglas.

Kirk Douglas, Terry Jones and Orson Bean - 2:06 Birds of Prey - 16:12 The Lodge - 43:05 Come to Daddy - 58:41 And Then We Danced - 1:06:23 Redoubt - 1:12:58

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Canceled Too Soon #178 | Masquerade (1983-1984) Feb 08, 2020

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A spy series where the spies are all amateurs, and get swapped out every week?! MASQUERADE starred Rod Taylor, Kirstie Alley and Greg Evigan as espionage agents who recruit everyday Americans to do freelance spy jobs for the U.S. government, and it's the perfect excuse to get dazzling guest stars like Cybill Shepherd, Ernest Borgnine, Susan George, John Saxon, Eve Arden, Richard Roundtree, Robert Morse, Ruth Buzzi and more!

It sure is a neat idea, but was MASQUERADE really... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold unearth this forgotten action series in an all-new episode!

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We've Got Mail #15 | Did MST3K Do More Harm Than Good...? Feb 06, 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 explore the complex legacy of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, and consider whether MST3K may have actually done more harm than good! They also consider the potentially apocalyptic future of Pixar's MONSTERS INC., ask why so many modern comedies are raunchy, find out about exciting Brazilian films, pick the best movie montages ever and pitch some exciting new ideas for classic literature movie adaptations!

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Critically Acclaimed Oscars Preview Special 2020! Feb 04, 2020

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The Academy Awards are almost here, and film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are here with their picks for who should win, and who actually will!

Will JOKER prevail over PARASITE? Does ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD stand a chance against 1917? And what about all those finicky technical awards and short subjects that lots of people in the audience (and maybe even some of the voters) know next to nothing about? You'll find out in THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED OSCARS PREVIEW SPECIAL 2020!

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Critically Acclaimed #113 | Gretel and Hansel, The Rhythm Section and The Oscar-Nominated Shorts! Feb 03, 2020

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You may think that "Super Bowl Weekend" was a slow time for new movies but you'd be wrong! In addition to a new horror film from an exciting auteur, and an action-thriller starring Blake Lively, this was the week the Oscar-nominated short films finally arrived in theaters. And that's ALWAYS good news!

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (where we do "Critically Acclaimed" things!), film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the creepy new fairy tale GRETEL AND HANSEL, the bafflingly bad new thriller THE RHYTHM SECTION, and all fifteen of the Oscar-nominated short films, including the live-action, animated and documentary nominees!

Gretel and Hansel - 6:23 The Rhythm Section - 16:34 The Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts - 32:20 The Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts - 59:26 The Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts - 1:26:35

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We've Got Mail #14 | More of the Best Movies of the Decade! Jan 30, 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 explore tons of our listeners' picks for the best movies of the decade, which include films they love, films they have issues with, and a handful of films neither of our critics have even heard of! (Plus, one of our listeners corrects our vocabulary, and we absolutely LOVE you for that!)

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Critically Acclaimed #112 | The Gentlemen, The Color Out of Space, What Did Jack Do, The Last Full Measure Jan 28, 2020

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Guy Ritchie is back and he's doing Guy Ritchie things! David Lynch is back and he's doing David Lynch things! Richard Stanley is back and he's doing Richard Stanley things!

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (where we do "Critically Acclaimed" things!), film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new crime comedy THE GENTLEMEN, the unexpected David Lynch short film about a monkey interrogation WHAT DID JACK DO?, the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE, and the all-star military drama THE LAST FULL MEASURE!

The Gentlemen - 4:49 The Last Full Measure - 35:30 What Did Jack Do? - 43:55 The Color Out of Space - 52:58

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Canceled Too Soon #177 | Agent X (2015) Jan 22, 2020

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Sharon Stone becomes the Vice-President of the United States and discovers that there's a secret amendment to the Constitution that puts her in charge of a badass super spy who she controls from a secret Masonic dungeon!

Now THAT's an elevator pitch. But can AGENT X possibly live up to that awesome-sounding premise? Was it really... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the possibilities and potential of this swiftly forgotten TNT television series in an all-new episode.

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Critically Acclaimed #111 | Dolittle, Fall from Grace, Underwater, The Grudge, Just Mercy, Like a Boss, Spies in Disguise, Corpus Christi, Les Miserables Jan 20, 2020

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We're back and we're catching up with the best, the worst and the weirdest new releases in January!

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the Robert Downey Jr. disaster DOLITTLE, the death row drama JUST MERCY, Tyler Perry's death row drama A FALL FROM GRACE, the underwater monster movie UNDERWATER, the grudge movie THE GRUDGE, the animated kids flick SPIES IN DISGUISE, the buddy comedy LIKE A BOSS, the Oscar-nominated Polish drama CORPUS CHRISTI, and the Oscar-nominated French cop thriller LES MISERABLES!

Dolittle - 5:33 Just Mercy - 30:53 A Fall from Grace - 40:32 Underwater - 55:17 The Grudge - 1:03:45 Spies in Disguise - 1:16:37 Like a Boss - 1:26:04 Corpus Christi - 1:32:57 Les Miserables - 1:40:11

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We've Got Mail #13 | Your Picks for the Best Movies of the 2010s! Jan 18, 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 take a look at YOUR picks for the best movies of the decade, as well as when we lost faith in the Oscars, whether Siskel & Ebert would make an impact today, and which old movies we'd like to remake!

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