Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), THANK GODZILLA IT'S FRIDAY, CANCELED TOO SOON, WE'VE GOT MAIL, THE IRON LIST, and more!
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Critically Acclaimed #307 | | The Substance, Transformers One, Wolfs, Never Let Go, Red Rooms, His Three Daughters
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It's about to get weird! And Transformer-y! And... weird! This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the award-winning gross out art house horror comedy drama satire THE SUBSTANCE, the animated franchise prequel TRANSFORMERS ONE, the George Clooney/Brad Pitt crime comedy WOLFS, the Alexandre Aja/Halle Berry horror movie NEVE…
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Canceled Too Soon #254 | The Duck Factory (1984)
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10 Years before Jim Carrey became the biggest star in Hollywood, he was almost the biggest star in television! Jim Carrey starred in a sitcom called THE DUCK FACTORY back in 1984, about a team of wacky animators working at a struggling studio. If THE DUCK FACTORY had been a hit, Carrey's career might have gone in a very different direction. Could i…
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Critically Acclaimed #306 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Speak No Evil, Rebel Ridge
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We've got reviews of new (and new-ish) films like Tim Burton's BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, the horror remake SPEAK NO EVIL, the Netflix thriller REBEL RIDGE, the Netflix YA film UGLIES, Kevin Smith's nostalgic THE 4:30 MOVIE, the indie cat transformation movie BOOGER, the horror comedy THE FRONT ROOM, the grim western THE THICKET, and the buzzy indie …
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Canceled Too Soon #253 | Higher Ground (1988)
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You loved his Muppet Christmas special. You loved him when he met God. And you sure as heck loved his mellow country jams. But will you love John Denver when he's KICKING ASS IN ALASKA? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold ascend to HIGHER GROUND, a failed TV pilot starring relaxing music legend John Denver as a tough FBI agent fighting bootleggers …
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Canceled Too Soon #253 | Star Wars: The Acolyte (2024)
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You knew this was coming, and if you didn't, well, now you do. The staggeringly expensive TV series STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE - which was about an acolyte, in Star Wars - was just canceled after one season. It was ambitious, and it pissed people off for mostly weird reasons, but some people loved it. Now the only question is... was it CANCELED TOO SOO…
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Critically Acclaimed #305 | The Crow, The Killer, 1992, Reagan, The Deliverance, AfrAId, You Gotta Believe
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What do you get when you cross a supernatural bird with the president of the united states? And also A.I.? You get this week's CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the remake of THE CROW, the John Woo's remake of John Woo's THE KILLER, Ray Liotta's final film 1992, the HFS presidential biopic REAGAN, Lee Daniels' exorcis…
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Canceled Too Soon #251 | Supertrain (1979)
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NBC made a knockoff of THE LOVE BOAT that was so expensive - and such a huge failure - that it almost bankrupted the network! Folks, this is SUPERTRAIN, a series about a nuclear-powered train with celebrity guests who for some reason are always committing crimes! Huge names! Weird stories! Could it be that one of the most notorious TV shows ever wa…
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The Iron List #56 | The Best Movies of the 1970s!
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Because YOU demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present THE BEST MOVIES OF THE 1970s! The 1970s were one of the best decades for movies - ever - the lists may surprise you. There's a really good chance you haven't even heard of a lot of them! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts a…
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Canceled Too Soon #250 | N.Y.P.D. Mounted (1991)
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Years before Dennis Franz joined N.Y.P.D. BLUE he sat astride a horse and chased a tiger through Central Park in N.Y.P.D. MOUNTED! And also he kinda had sex with a car for some reason! With early roles for John Leguizamo, Kristin Davis and Roxann Dawson, N.Y.P.D. MOUNTED is the wacky horse cop TV show you didn't know you might have always wanted, m…
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Critically Acclaimed #304 | Alien: Romulus, Rebel Moon: The Director's Cuts, Watchmen: Chapter 1, Trap, Cuckoo, Borderlands, Dr. Jekyll, The Union, Kneecap, The Abandon, The Instigators, Harold and the ...
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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new and new-ish releases ALIEN: ROMULUS, the animated WATCHMEN: CHAPTER 1, M. Night Shyamalan's TRAP, the horror film CUCKOO, the video game adaptation BORDERLANDS, the Hammer horror film DR. JEKYLL, the Netflix action comedy THE UNION, the Irish rap biopic KNEECAP, the indie sci-fi thriller THE ABANDO…
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Canceled Too Soon #249 | Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
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Ben Stiller returned to Fox - the network that canceled his Emmy Award-winning BEN STILLER SHOW - after becoming a box office superstar! The project: HEAT VISION AND JACK, a comedy starring Jack Black as a fugitive astronaut with mind powers, Owen Wilson as a talking motorcycle, and Ron Silver as Ron Silver, a superpowered NASA mercenary who also a…
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The Iron List #55 | The Best Medieval Movies Ever!
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Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are presenting their picks for THE BEST MEDIEVAL MOVIES EVER! Comedies, horror movies, art house classics and action films, the only thing they all have in common is that they take place between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500. Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podca…
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Canceled Too Soon #248 | David Lynch's 'Hotel Room' (1993)
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David Lynch created one of the most important television shows of all-time: TWIN PEAKS! But he didn't stop there. He also co-created an ambitious anthology series set in the same hotel room on different days and years, starring Harry Dean Stanton, Glenne Headly, Deborah Kara Unger, Mariska Hargitay, Griffin Dunne, Crispin Glover and Alicia Witt! It…
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Canceled Too Soon #247 | "Fish Police" (1992)
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They're fish. They're police. And they're horny? This week on CANCELED TOO SOON, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold swim back to the 1990s to visit one of the first primetime animated series to emerge after the unexpected success of THE SIMPSONS! John Ritter, Megan Mullally, Hector Elizondo, JoBeth Williams, Robert Guillaume and Ed As…
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Critically Acclaimed #303 | Deadpool & Wolverine, Twisters, Dìdi, Oddity, The Fabulous Four
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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a stab at the R-rated Marvel blockbuster DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, the breezy storm chaser sequel TWISTERS, the acclaimed coming of age drama DIDI, the scary-as-hell horror movie ODDITY, and the all-star hangout movie THE FABULOUS FOUR! Deadpool & Wolverine - 3:12 Twisters - 48:59 Didi - 1:07:15 Odd…
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Canceled Too Soon #246 | "The Idol" (2023)
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When THE IDOL got canceled, everyone made sure we knew about it. And we swore at that time that we would, someday, cover the most notorious TV dud in years on CANCELED TOO SOON. Today, dear listeners, is that day. Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd lead a staggeringly impressive cast in Sam Levinson's prurient, cynical, baffling erotic (?) thriller (?) …
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We've Got Mail #171 | Trash Plus Time Equals Culture?
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Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails in an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL! This time, they learn about the diehard fanbase for JANET PLANET, get taken to task about 1990s rom-coms, dig into the history and influence of the LONE WOLF AND CUB series, and give their thoughts about the STAR WARS series THE ACOLYTE! Subscribe on Patreon at www.…
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Canceled Too Soon #245 | "Geico Cavemen" (2007)
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We're kicking off a new season of CANCELED TOO SOON with one of our most requested episodes ever: CAVEMEN (2007), a very short-lived sitcom based on the popular commercials from GEICO, in which cavemen still walk among us but have to contend with racism and stereotypes. Co-starring Nick Kroll, Sam Huntington, Jeff Daniel Phillips and Julie White, i…
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Critically Acclaimed #302 | Longlegs, Fly Me to the Moon, Sing Sing, Touch, Sorry Not Sorry
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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold critique the new horror hit LONGLEGS, the Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum rom-com FLY ME TO THE MOON, the Colman Domingo prison drama SING SING, the tender international romance TOUCH, and the "Me Too" documentary SORRY, NOT SORRY! Longlegs - 2:30 Fly Me to the Moon - 26:35 Sing Sing - 43:18 To…
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Critically Acclaimed #301 | Despicable Me 4, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F., MaXXXine
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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the animated film DESPICABLE ME 4, the latest nostalgia sequel BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F., and the conclusion of Ti West's horror trilogy, MAXXXINE! Despicable Me 4 - 1:45 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. - 24:08 MaXXXine - 56:41 Review Round-Up - 1:14:38 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/crit…
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Critically Acclaimed #300 | A Quiet Place: Day One, Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, A Family Affair, Janet Planet, Daddio
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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the horror prequel A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE, the start of Kevin Costner's western epic HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1, the Netflix rom-com A FAMILY AFFAIR, the A24 indie drama JANET PLANET, and the confessional taxi cab movie DADDIO! A Quiet Place: Day One - 1:42 Horizon: An American Saga…
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Critically Acclaimed #299 | Inside Out 2, The Exorcism, Kinds of Kindness, Exhuma, Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.
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Who likes movie reviews?!?! This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Pixar sequel INSIDE OUT 2, the meta-horror drama THE EXORCISM, the latest Yorgos Lanthimos film KINDS OF KINDNESS, the Korean supernatural thriller EXHUMA, and the Broadway documentary SLAVE PLAY. NOT A MOVIE. A PLAY. Inside Out 2 - 1:20 The Exorc…
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The Iron List #54 | The Best Movies That Begin with the Letter J!
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Because our patrons demanded it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER J! Any movie that starts with the letter "J" qualifies, and since there are relatively few movies that actually do begin with the letter "J," it's going to be an eclectic episode. So strap in, and hey, this podcast…
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We've Got Mail #170 | Should Filmmakers Badmouth Other People's Films?
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Bibbs and Witney are on a bit of a break after completing THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY but that doesn't mean they've stopped making podcasts! In an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, they're answering questions about where giant monsters come from, their favorite horror musicals, what it means when a movie is a "cash grab," and the reasons why so many filmmake…
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THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY! | "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" (2024)
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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold reviewed every GODZILLA movie ever made, and they did it on Fridays! We're finally here! It's the last episode of THANK GODZILLA, IT'S FRIDAY! Bibbs and Witney take an in-depth look at the blockbuster nonsense-fest that is GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE and look back over their favorite films, monsters and fight…
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