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Hosted by film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold, The Critically Acclaimed Network includes podcasts like Critically Acclaimed, Canceled Too Soon, The Iron List, TG(odzilla)IF and more! https://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork
New episode!

We've got ballerinas! Predators! Sharks! Chucks! Julianne Moores and Sydney Sweeneys!

Reviews of BALLERINA, PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS, THE LIFE OF CHUCK, DANGEROUS ANIMALS and ECHO VALLEY await you on an all-new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED podcast! redcircle.com/shows/critic...
June 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We're back with a slew of new movie reviews, including the "okay I guess" CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, the kooky Josh Hartnett actioner FIGHT OR FLIGHT, the ambitious religious fighting tournament movie ABSOLUTE DOMINION, Jillian Bell's hilarious SUMMER OF 69, and the latest Billy Shakes, JULIET & ROMEO!
May 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bibbs and Witney review the spy thingy THE AMATEUR, the Hitchcockian DROP, the Viola Davis Die Hard riff G20, the warfare movie WARFARE, the Christian animated film THE KING OF KINGS, and the music doc ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO!

It's an all-new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! redcircle.com/shows/critic...
April 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is A MINECRAFT MOVIE (gasp!) kind of okay?!

Is SCREAMBOAT (gasp!) kind of okay?!

@williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social review these films and THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA and HELL OF A SUMMER on an all-new episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!
April 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What are THE BEST KNOCKOFF MOVIES EVER?

Film critics @williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social present their picks in an all-new IRON LIST podcast!

Only one of these four classic knockoffs made the list! Any idea which one...? redcircle.com/shows/critic...
March 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
And also, reviews of...

Night of the Zoopocalypse
Opus
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Queen of the Ring
My Dead Friend Zoe
The Parenting

It's an all-new, epic episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, with @williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social! redcircle.com/shows/critic...
March 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
One podcast, TWELVE new film reviews!

This week, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold analyze...

Electric State
The Day the Earth Blew Up
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Black Bag
Mickey 17
Novocaine

Hang on, we don't have enough room in one post... redcircle.com/shows/critic...
March 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Author M. Lopes Da Silva joins us to exhume Ralph Bakshi's forgotten animated HBO cyberpunk adult anthology series SPICY CITY!

Was this raunchy, violent, pro-sex work and awesomely queer 1997 series... CANCELED TOO SOON?

Let's find out!

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March 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We also covered the fascinating original TV pilot version of MULHOLLAND DRIVE, before David Lynch directed new footage and released it as a feature film, because the network rejected it. The incomparable Drew Grant (@videodrew.bsky.social) joined us for this episode. redcircle.com/shows/critic...
January 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
David Lynch's HOTEL ROOM was a high-concept anthology series in which every episode takes place in the same hotel room, throughout history, as strange people briefly stayed there. Somehow, the hotel staff never change. Our episode about HOTEL ROOM is here. redcircle.com/shows/critic...
January 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ON THE AIR was an absurdist sitcom set in the earliest days of television, starring Miguel Ferrer as a network president wrestling with eccentric performers. Though brilliant, only three of its seven episodes aired in the U.S. We recorded this podcast about it. redcircle.com/shows/24b1bd...
January 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We're all grieving the loss of David Lynch, one of the most profound and inspired filmmakers who ever lived.

For those who may be revisiting his work, or discovering it for the first time, we to encourage you to also seek out his fascinating but less famous TV shows: ON THE AIR and HOTEL ROOM.
January 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What were THE BEST MOVIES OF 1985?!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks on an all-new episode of THE IRON LIST podcast!

Based on what they left out, you will PROBABLY be mad at them. redcircle.com/shows/critic...
January 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Now watching the episode of Gilligan's Planet where they put Gilligan's head on Fat Albert's body and WE'RE NOT EVEN KIDDING.
January 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It's our last episode before our Best/Worst/Averagest of 2024!

@williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social review A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, BETTER MAN, MUFASA: THE LION KING, THE FIRE INSIDE, THE BRUTALIST, NOSFERATU, BABYGIRL and HOMESTEAD! redcircle.com/shows/critic...
December 27, 2024 at 6:39 PM
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review a ton of new movies on this week's podcast!

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim!
Kraven the Hunter!
Carry-On!
That Christmas!
Nightbitch!
Nickel Boys!
The End!
September 5!

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December 16, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Bibbs and Witney review the latest Disney sequel, Luca Guadagnino's QUEER (which is also kind of a sequel), the Iranian thriller THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, and the historical film SEPTEMBER 5!

It's a new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! #filmsky #moviesky 📽️ redcircle.com/shows/critic...
December 2, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Did you know PERRY MASON creator Erle Stanley Gardner and legendary director Jacques Tourneur teamed up for a failed private detective TV show co-starring Sally Field's mom?

Our patrons can now listen to next week's CANCELED TOO SOON podcast, almost a week early! www.patreon.com/posts/cancel...
November 24, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Our patrons made film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold pick the best movies ever nominated for Worst Picture at the Razzies!

Their answers might SHOCK you.

Or at least come as a bit of a surprise!

It's an all-new IRON LIST podcast! #filmsky #moviesky 📽️ redcircle.com/shows/critic...
November 19, 2024 at 10:02 PM
According to legend, in 1968, one horror TV series was so scary, so gory, it was taken off the air after only six episodes.

Five were destroyed completely. Only one (barely) survives.

Is the legend true?

Let's find out if LATE NIGHT HORROR was...

CANCELED TOO SOON!
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November 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
What are THE BEST CAR CHASE MOVIES EVER?

Our patrons asked @williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social, and the new IRON LIST podcast has the answers!

Only ONE of these classic car chase movies made the list... can you guess which one? redcircle.com/shows/critic...
October 7, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Is MEGALOPOLIS amazing, crappy or crappily amazing?

Is THE WILD ROBOT one of the best of the year or just kinda "eh?"

Is SATURDAY NIGHT that rare animal, a great Jason Reitman movie?

Is AZRAEL okay?

@williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social find out on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!
October 1, 2024 at 4:05 PM
And over at the CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED patreon, you can listen to next week's episode AD-FREE and EARLY!

Jim Carrey stars in a failed 1984 sitcom about a wacky animation studio, co-starring legendary voice-over actor Don Messick...

It's THE DUCK FACTORY! www.patreon.com/posts/cancel...
September 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Next week on CANCELED TOO SOON, we dig into the vault and find mellow country music legend John Denver KICKING ASS in Alaska!

It's the failed pilot for the action series HIGHER GROUND!

Our Patrons can listen right now, ad-free! www.patreon.com/posts/cancel...
September 6, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Next time on the CANCELED TOO SOON podcast, @williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social dig up one of the most expensive flops in TV history, a show that almost bankrupted the entire NBC network!

It's SUPERTRAIN!
August 23, 2024 at 9:23 PM