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We've Got Mail #10 | Buster Keaton vs. Charlie Chaplin! Dec 19, 2019

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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 consider if John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN is overrated, debate time travel movie paradoxes, pick a side between Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, and reveal what a typical day for a film critic is like!

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Critically Acclaimed #106 | Jumanji: The Next Level, Uncut Gems, Richard Jewell, A Hidden Life, Bombshell, Black Christmas, 6 Underground and A Christmas Love Story Dec 18, 2019

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There are SO MANY movies coming out in December, we had to do at least one mega-sized episode! (Maybe even two, but we'll get to that.)

This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new blockbuster JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, Adam Sandler's best movie in over a decade UNCUT GEMS, Clint Eastwood's latest biopic RICHARD JEWELL, Terrence Malick's long-awaited return to form A HIDDEN LIFE, the all-star Fox News exposé BOMBSHELL, the controversial horror remake BLACK CHRISTMAS, Michael Bay's surprise Netflix action-thriller 6 UNDERGROUND, and a surprisingly classy Hallmark movie A CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY!

Jumanji: The Next Level 3:58 Uncut Gems - 16:25 Richard Jewell - 26:26 A Hidden Life - 37:19 Bombshell - 56:27 Black Christmas - 1:09:15 6 Underground - 1:28:28 A Christmas Love Story - 1:37:59

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The Iron List - The Best Christmas Movies Ever! Dec 16, 2019

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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! And this month, since it's December, they picked THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER!

Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they highlight some of the most beloved holiday movies ever made and a bunch of films that don't get nearly enough love every holiday season!

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Canceled Too Soon #174 | The New Partridge Family (2005) Dec 14, 2019

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Emma Stone is an Academy Award-winning superstar, but before she was world famous, she was a reality tv contestant who won her first acting gig on THE NEW PARTRIDGE FAMILY! It was a VH1 reboot of the beloved 1970s musical sitcom, and even though it had a huge build-up it only lasted one episode.

Was THE NEW PARTRIDGE FAMILY... canceled too soon? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold cover this forgotten chapter of TV history in the latest episode of the podcast, and also endure the insufferable horrors of the reality television contest that jumpstarted Emma Stone's career!

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We've Got Mail #9 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Revisited! Dec 10, 2019

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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 whether the remake of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is actually as bad as its reputation, their favorite and least favorite romantic movie tropes, the difference between dubbing and subtitles, and a heck of a lot more!

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Critically Acclaimed #105 | The Aeronauts, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, In Fabric, Little Joe, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Dec 09, 2019

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It's the first week of December and that means a bunch of eccentric movies are coming out! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new releases THE AERONAUTS, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, IN FABRIC, LITTLE JOE and A CHRISTMAS PRINCE: THE ROYAL BABY!

One of those films is one of the best movies of the decade! The others... less so.

Plus, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold say goodbye to the legendary character actor Rene Auberjonois!

R.I.P. Rene Auberjonois - 4:23 The Aeronauts - 14:32 Portrait of a Lady on Fire - 31:31 In Fabric - 45:31 Little Joe - 55:32 A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby - 1:13:32

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Canceled Too Soon #173 | Deadly Class (2018-2019) Dec 07, 2019

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And you thought YOUR high school was bad? You're lucky you didn't have DEADLY CLASS, a school for assassins run by Benedict Wong (DOCTOR STRANGE), populated by adolescent murderers and future criminal overlords! This ultraviolent series aired on SyFy and was based on a comic book by Rick Remender and Wesley Craig, and even though it was produced by Joe and Anthony Russo (the directors of AVENGERS: ENDGAME) it got canceled after only one season.

Was DEADLY CLASS... canceled too soon? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold enroll in this strange series and praise the kick-butt soundtrack, but hand out demerits for not being nearly as punk rock as it thinks it is.

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We've Got Mail #8 | The Best Teen Movie of the 2000s! Dec 05, 2019

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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 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA should be a movie, the best teen movies of the 2000s, the best movie beards and why streaming isn't such a bad thing after all. And more, more, MORE!

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Critically Acclaimed #104 | Knives Out, I Lost My Body, The Two Popes, Atlantics and More! Dec 02, 2019

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Our knives are out, but we're not complaining! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new releases KNIVES OUT, I LOST MY BODY, ATLANTICS and THE TWO POPES!

Also this week, Bibbs and Witney catch up on some big movies one or both of them missed earlier in 2019, including BOOKSMART, ROCKETMAN, MARRIAGE STORY, THE REPORT and DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD!

Knives Out - 2:55 I Lost My Body - 25:30 Atlantics - 37:38 The Two Popes - 43:00 Booksmart - 1:05:48 The Report - 1:09:11 Marriage Story - 1:14:08 Rocketman - 1:22:42 Dora and the Lost City of Gold - 1:27:02

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We've Got Mail #7 | The Movies of the Digital Age! Nov 28, 2019

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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!

And this week it's a doozy. You asked us to talk about big criticism concepts like style vs. substance, the perilous future of physical media, how to be a good film snob, and how cinematic storytelling has changed as we enter a hitherto unimaginable digital age!

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