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Critically Acclaimed #340 | Relay, Honey Don't!, Eenie Meanie, Devo, The Map That Leads to You Aug 25, 2025

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Bibbs and Witney review the David Mackenzie's new paranoid thriller RELAY, Ethan Coen's queer crime comedy HONEY DON'T!, the Hulu Original car chase caper EENIE MEANIE, the music documentary DEVO and the Amazon Original romance THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU!

Relay - 2:00

Honey Don't! - 22:31

Eenie Meanie - 40:10

Devo - 48:10

The Map That Leads to You - 1:10:20

Review Round-Up - 1:25:53

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We've Got Mail #184 | Whither Goest the Great Disney Villains? Aug 21, 2025

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If there's one thing we love here at CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, it's you! Our listeners! And this podcast is yours to control!

Bibbs and Witney answer YOUR emails about why Disney doesn't make great villains anymore, the ZATHURA/JUMANJI head canon rabbit hole, their favorite STAR TREK novels and favorite episodes of HOUSE and SUPERNATURAL, the classic stories we can't stop retelling, and the best works of criticism they've ever seen or read!

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Critically Acclaimed #339 | Highest 2 Lowest, Nobody 2, Red Sonja, Fixed, East of Wall Aug 18, 2025

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Spike Lee's Akira Kurosawa remake HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, the action-comedy sequel NOBODY 2, the sword and sandal reboot RED SONJA, Genndy Tartakovsky's R-rated animated dog comedy FIXED, and the Sundance Award-winning indie drama EAST OF WALL!

Highest 2 Lowest - 2:31

Nobody 2 - 27:30

Red Sonja - 41:49

Fixed - 57:39

East of Wall - 1:13:07

Review Round-Up - 1:20:00

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Critically Acclaimed #338 | Weapons, Freakier Friday, Souleymane's Story, Sketch, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley Aug 11, 2025

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Bibbs and Witney review the freaky new horror blockbuster WEAPONS, the weaponized-nostalgia that is FREAKIER FRIDAY, the French drama SOULEYMANE'S STORY, the kids horror movie SKETCH, and the rock documentary IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY!

Weapons - 3:17

Freakier Friday - 34:32

Souleymane's Story - 58:11

Sketch - 1:13:05

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - 1:28:53

Review Round-Up - 1:39:51

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Critically Acclaimed #337 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Naked Gun, The Bad Guys 2, The Home, Together, She Rides Shotgun, My Oxford Year, War of the Worlds Aug 04, 2025

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Bibbs and Witney review Marvel's latest blockbuster THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, the spoof revival THE NAKED GUN, the animated sequel THE BAD GUYS 2, the Pete Davidson horror-thriller THE HOME, the Dave Franco/Alison Brie body horror film TOGETHER, the Taron Egerton crime thriller SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, the Netflix weepy MY OXFORD YEAR, and the Amazon's Ice Cube version of WAR OF THE WORLDS!

The Fantastic Four: First Steps -3:00

The Naked Gun - 37:40

The Bad Guys 2 - 58:07

The Home - 1:03:45

Together - 1:11:40

She Rides Shotgun - 1:19:30

My Oxford Year - 1:27:15

War of the Worlds - 1:35:43

Review Round-Up - 1:59:13

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The Iron List #67 | The Best Westerns Ever! Jul 28, 2025

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Because our patrons asked for it, William Bibbiani picked the topic for this month's THE IRON LIST! And he picked a topic that Witney Seibold has been vetoing, constantly,for years.

Yes, it's THE BEST WESTERNS EVER! These are the western films we think of when we think about westerns. (Movies set in the present day with western themes, aka "Neo-Westerns," are a topic for another episode, but spoiler alert: Witney does fudge it a bit.)

Content Warning: Some of the best westerns ever made were made by some terrible people, so we will discuss those topics.

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Critically Acclaimed #336 | I Know What You Did Last Summer, Eddington, My Mom Jane Jul 21, 2025

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold tackle the killer fisherman movie I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, as well as Ari Aster's COVID thriller EDDINGTON, and Mariska Hargitay's documentary about Jayne Mansfield, MY MOM JANE!

I Know What You Did Last Summer - 3:45

Eddington - 50:55

My Mom Jane - 1:07:10

Review Round-Up - 1:22:24

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We've Got Mail #183 | Emotional Support Cats?! Jul 17, 2025

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This time on WE'VE GOT MAIL, Bibbs and Witney find out that yes, there is a fan of Disney's HOME ON THE RANGE and/or CHICKEN LITTLE! And they wrote in! Yay!

Plus: A deeper read of PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS! A rundown of the evils of TOP GUN: MAVERICK! A serious look at the depiction of mental health services in film and television! More great "L" movies! The tempting possibility of emotional support cats! The reason why BIRDMAN might kinda suck! And a battle to the death between Max's and Furiosa's character arcs in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD!

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Critically Acclaimed #335 | Superman, Jurassic World Rebirth, KPop Demon Hunters, Hot Spring Shark Attack, The Old Guard 2, Kill the Jockey, Abraham's Boys, To a Land Unknown, Sovereign, Apocalypse in the Tropics Jul 14, 2025

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Bibbs and Witney have finally returned from their respective vacations and they're diving right back into film criticism with reviews of SUPERMAN, JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK, THE OLD GUARD 2, KILL THE JOCKEY, ABRAHAM'S BOYS: A DRACULA STORY, TO A LAND UNKNOWN, SOVEREIGN and APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS!

Superman - 18:00

Jurassic World Rebirth - 43:30

KPop Demon Hunters - 59:30

Hot Spring Shark Attack - 1:07:24

The Old Guard 2 - 1:15:45

Kill the Jockey - 1:27:10

Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story - 1:34:50

To a Land Unknown - 1:43:15

Sovereign - 1:49:53

Apocalypse in the Tropics - 1:58:10

Review Round-Up - 2:05:45

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Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) | The Critically Acclaimed Commentary Track Jun 30, 2025

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William Bibbiani is out of commission, so Witney Seibold is free to do whatever the hell he wants! And he wants to do more STAR TREK, because of course he does!

Join Witney for a feature-length commentary track about the most recent film in the sci-fi franchise, STAR TREK: SECTION 31, starring Michelle Yeoh as a (somewhat) recovering genocidal maniac who saves the day with a ragtag team of misfits! You can also listen in like a regular old podcast, but be warned, he's talking about spoilers.

Normally our Trek shows and commentary tracks are for specific Patreon tiers, but this one is for everybody!

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