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Canceled Too Soon #172 | Whiskey Cavalier (2019) Nov 26, 2019

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If you stuck around after the Oscars in 2019 you might have seen the series premiere of WHISKEY CAVALIER, an ambitious and expensive spy series about two sexy espionage agents who are totally different and will probably NEVER want to kiss each other, right? Right?

It's flashy, it's action-packed, it's adorable, and it's all about emotional availability. Was WHISKEY CAVALIER... canceled too soon? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold delve into the slick spy show that couldn't make it past one season despite one of the biggest marketing pushes in years! How bad could it possibly be? How good could it possibly be? Let's find out!

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Critically Acclaimed #103 | Frozen 2, Klaus, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Dark Waters, Waves, Ford V Ferrari and More! Nov 25, 2019

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It's a double-sized episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!

This week, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review two weeks worth of movies, including FROZEN 2, KLAUS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, DARK WATERS, WAVES, FORD V FERRARI, SCANDALOUS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER, CITIZEN K and THE KNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Holy heck, that's a lot of movies!

Frozen 2 Review - 6:01 Klaus - 19:31 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - 34:32 Dark Waters - 48:00 Waves - 1:03:24 Ford v Ferrari - 1:14:54 Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer - 1:21:03 Citizen K - 1:27:35 The Knight Before Christmas - 1:36:26

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We've Got Mail #6 | Are 1980s Movies Overrated? Nov 23, 2019

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Get ready for a HUGE episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

This week, Bibbs and Witney take requests to review all the FRIDAY THE 13TH movies, debate Alan Moore's controversial statements about the superhero genre, and consider the very real possibility that all the 1980s movies you love... are overrated.

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Canceled Too Soon #171 | Swamp Thing (2019) Nov 18, 2019

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What do you get when you combine DC superheroes, disgusting body horror, and swamps? You get SWAMP THING, an expensive and ambitious TV series starring Andy Bean, Crystal Reed, Kevin Durand, Will Patton, Ian Ziering, Jennifer Beals and Virginia Madsen!

SWAMP THING is about a swampy thing in a swamp, and it only lasted one season on the new DC Universe streaming service! Was it... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the whole hulking series, the state of streaming services and more in a massive, mossy episode, as our SUDDENLY LAST SEASON month continues!

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The Iron List #1 | The Best Film Noirs Ever! Nov 16, 2019

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Happy #Noirvember! We're celebrating by introducing a whole new podcast to THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NETWORK, in which every month film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for the best movies ever, in genres selected by our Patreon subscribers!

And fittingly enough, in #Noirvember, our Patrons chose "Film Noirs" to be the first subject of... THE IRON LIST! Find out which films Bibbs and Witney selected and sign up for our Patreon to pick next month's giant-sized podcast topic!

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We've Got Mail #5 | What is 'The Movie of the Year?' Nov 15, 2019

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You wrote us emails, and we're answering them on the air in WE'VE GOT MAIL!

This week, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED co-hosts William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold talk about what should qualify as the "Movie of the Year," what "auteur theory" really means, how the MPAA works and more!

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Critically Acclaimed #102 | Midway, Doctor Sleep, Marriage Story, Honey Boy, The Mistletoe Secret Nov 11, 2019

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Surprise! Despite a ton of early buzz and a giant marketing push, DOCTOR SLEEP wasn't the #1 motion picture of the weekend. This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold debate whether DOCTOR SLEEP is a misunderstood classic or just a weird, contrived movie.

Plus, reviews of that unexpected hit MIDWAY, the art house releases MARRIAGE STORY and HONEY BOY, and the new Hallmark Christmas movie THE MISTLETOE SECRET.

Midway Review - 3:36 Doctor Sleep Review - 16:41 Marriage Story Review - 47:47 Honey Boy Review - 57:41 The Mistletoe Secret Review - 1:08:00

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Canceled Too Soon #170 | Tuca and Bertie (2019) Nov 09, 2019

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It's that time of year again! CANCELED TOO SOON is back with SUDDENLY LAST SEASON, a whole month where we review nothing but TV shows that failed within the last year, and we're starting with one of the most acclaimed Netflix shows ever made... TUCA AND BERTIE!

From the producer of BOJACK HORSEMAN came an animated sitcom about two mismatched birds growing up, and apart, in a surreal world filled with unimaginable sight gags and heartbreaking emotional sincerity. Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the incredible world of TUCA AND BERTIE and decide, for the sake of posterity, whether this animated series was... CANCELED TOO SOON!

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We've Got Mail #4 | Steven Spielberg's War Movies, Ridley Scott vs. Tony Scott and International Cinema! Nov 07, 2019

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You wrote us emails, and we're answering them on the air in WE'VE GOT MAIL!

This week, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED co-hosts William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold talk about Steven Spielberg's war movies, the competing cinematic oeuvres of Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, how the Oscars handle international cinema and much, much more!

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Canceled Too Soon #169 - Night Stalker (2005) Nov 06, 2019

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KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER is one of the most important and influential "Canceled Too Soon" shows in TV history. But what about the reboot, NIGHT STALKER, from X-FILES producer Frank Spotnitz, starring Stuart Townsend and Gabrielle Union? Was it a worthy follow-up to a cult TV classic, or a generic early-2000s supernatural detective series with a catastrophically miscast star?

You'll have to listen to CANCELED TOO SOON to find out! Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dig up NIGHT STALKER to see how it stacks up to the original, how it stacks up to THE X-FILES, and why all the show's problems probably could have been solved with a $20 trip to an outlet store.

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