Watch Diary
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsWelcome to Watch Diary - formerly the Movie House podcast feed! From Ryan Snelling (Collider/Schmoes Know/Sight & Sound), comes an outside-the bubble, movie-centric podcast! This feed will feature reviews, commentaries, and TV recaps from some of the feeds familiar voices. If you love what you hear, please rate/review us on Apple podcasts!
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Critically Acclaimed #87: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and MORE Fan Mail!
July 27, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBQuentin Tarantino has a new movie, and that means Witney Seibold can’t review it! Liz Shannon Miller from the Movie Trivia Schmoedown is here to help William Bibbiani dissect the career of Tarantino and crack open his new, polarizing film about the film and television industry in 1969! But don’t worry, Witney fans. He’s still here and he’s got a review of the new Jeff Goldblum drama THE MOUNTAIN, just for you!Also this week, Bibbs, Witney and Liz say goodbye to the late, great RUTGER HAUER an...
The Top 10 Superhero Movies with Ben Bateman: Critically Acclaimed BONUS!
July 24, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBBen Bateman from ACTION INDUSTRIES stops by while Witney is out of town, to team up with William Bibbiani and reveal their picks for THE TOP 10 SUPERHERO MOVIES EVER MADE! And oh yeah, some of their picks will surprise you.Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold, and follow the podcast/website at @CriticAcclaim to vote for the notorious movies YOU want us to review! And don’t forget to follow Ben Bateman at @BenBateman...
The Two-Shot: G-Force and Mystery Men!
July 19, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBNicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Sam Rockwell, and Tracy Morgan… are… G-FORCE, a team of adorable superspy guinea pigs who team up to escape a pet store and save the planet from an evil billionaire with plan to turn every household appliance into a killer robot!Classy! And yet, somehow it’s the perfect double feature for the under appreciated but absolutely brilliant MYSTERY, starring Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Janeane Garofalo and Hank Azaria are D-list superheroes who get their turn in the s...
Critically Acclaimed #86: The Lion King, Crawl, The Farewell and Fan Mail!
July 17, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 132 MBTHE LION KING is a visual marvel, but does it also kind of suck? This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the latest Disney remake, along with new releases CRAWL, THE FAREWELL, THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, POINT BLANK and INTO THE ASHES!Also this week, Bibbs and Witney say goodbye to the late, great RIP TORN and answer YOUR letters! Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold, ...
The Two-Shot: Turkish Captain America vs. Spider-Man and Dick Tracy!
July 12, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBSpider-Man is a serial killer who’s also a counterfeiter! Captain America teams up with Mexican wrestler superhero El Santo to take him down in Turkey! It’s the strange story of 3 DEV ADAM, aka 3 GIANT MEN, aka TURKISH CAPTAIN AMERICA VS. SPIDER-MAN, a cheap knockoff of popular international characters that you kind of have to see to believe!And yet, this strange cult classic somehow manages to be the perfect double feature with Warren Beatty’s DICK TRACY, a gangster movie that won three Acad...
The Two-Shot: Silent Rage and The Guest!
July 09, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBChuck Norris fights an undead serial killer in SILENT RAGE, a film with a premise so unbelievably awesome, you’re probably wondering why you’ve never heard of it before. Well, that’s because it nobody liked it very much, and the reviews led Chuck Norris to change his career and avoid sex scenes like the plague. So why is this notorious dud the perfect double feature with Adam Wingard’s THE GUEST, a 2014 horror/action hybrid starring Dan Stevens and Maika Monroe? And why, even though most peo...
Critically Acclaimed #85: Spider-Man: Far From Home, Midsommar and The Best Movies of 2019 (So Far)
July 05, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBWe’re halfway through the year, so we’re counting down our picks for the best movies of 2019 so far! Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold couldn’t agree on ANYTHING so it’s a cavalcade of different great films for you to catch up with.Also this week, Bibbs and Witney review the new releases SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME and MIDSOMMAR, and discuss the latest news about CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED from the Movie Trivia Schmoedown!Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts...
The Five-Shot: All the Peanuts Movies!
July 02, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBCharles M. Schultz’s melancholy comic strip PEANUTS became a series of hit films from 1969 through 1980, and a CG-animated film in 2015! Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Marcy, Snoopy and Woodstock all show up for these comic misadventures, which involve loneliness, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, misery and laughter!This week on THE TWO-SHOT, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore every single one of these feature films to figure out what PEANUTS is really about, why ...
Critically Acclaimed #84: Toy Story 4 vs. Child’s Play vs. Annabelle Comes Home!
June 30, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBKiller dolls! Killer dolls! Why, oh why, are there so many new films about killer dolls?! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani catch up on the new releases TOY STORY 4, CHILD’S PLAY and ANNABELLE COMES HOME - which all have scary living dolls in them - as well as the thriller ANNA, the Shakespeare reimagining OPHELIA, and the agricultural zombie movie ENDZEIT! Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @Witne...
The Two-Shot: Virtuosity and Enchanted!
June 22, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBIn the 1990s, when cyborg Denzel Washington wasn’t fighting white supremacists in a futuristic prison, he was hunting virtual reality serial killers in nanotech bodies that looked just like Russell Crowe. That’s the premise of the supremely weird VIRTUOSITY, a cyber thriller about artificial intelligence and Russell Crowe eating glass.And somehow, it’s the perfect double feature with ENCHANTED, a modern Disney classic about an animated princess who gets trapped in the cynical, real world! See...
Critically Acclaimed #83: Men in Black: International, Shaft, The Dead Don’t Die, and Fan Mail!
June 17, 2019 12:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBThree new movies seem to be disappointing audiences last weekend, but are they really all that bad? Maybe not! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, SHAFT, THE DEAD DON’T DIE and, just for the heck of it, THE SPY BEHIND HOME PLATE!Also this week, we’re answering YOUR emails about everything from HOME ALONE to what good movies can possibly do in a world as crazy and chaotic as this one! It’s gonna be a doozy, fol...
The Two-Shot: The 15:17 to Paris and The Best Years of Our Lives!
June 13, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBClint Eastwood cast three heroic soldiers as themselves in THE 15:17 TO PARIS, a drama nobody much cared for, even though its heart was probably in the right place. What went wrong with Eastwood’s ambitious cinematic experiment, and why is this disappointing drama the perfect double feature with William Wyler’s post-World War II Best Picture winner, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES?Let’s find out!Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they show you the place where good taste and ...
Critically Acclaimed #82: Dark Phoenix, The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Our Favorite Food Movies!
June 07, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBThe X-Men franchise comes to a close and we’re really hungry! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED we’re taking one last look at the X-Men movie franchise with our review of DARK PHOENIX, exploring THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, taking a trip to LATE NIGHT and breaking our hearts with the animated drama FUNAN.Also, this week William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dive into their favorite food movies ever, with comedies, dramas and documentaries that’ll make your mouth water!Email us at letters(a)critic...
The Nine-Shot: All the Planet of the Apes Movies!
June 05, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBThere are nine PLANET OF THE APES movies and we’re going to review them all on this week’s episode of THE TWO-SHOT! From the original Oscar-winning sci-fi classic to all the weird, cynical and unexpectedly funny sequels, to Tim Burton’s ill-fated reboot to the blockbuster CGI spectacle trilogy, we’re giving you everything you need to know about of the most important and influential movie franchises of all time.Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they show you the place wh...
Critically Acclaimed: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Ma, and The Best Animal Movies!
May 31, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBGodzilla is back and he’s stomping every danged monster in sight! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, the new Octavia Spencer horror movie MA, the latest Brian De Palma thriller DOMINO, and the Netflix comedy ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE.Plus, we gave away an episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED as part of a sweepstakes, and the winner wanted us to present our picks for the best animal movies! Get ready, because we’ve got...
Critically Acclaimed: Aladdin, Brightburn, Booksmart and The Future of Non-Blockbuster Movies!
May 28, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBHave you ever said “I’ll wait for Netflix?” If so, you’re part of a new generation. The industry is changing, and seeing movies on the big screen is a luxury that many audience members reserve for big spectacles. But does the ease of digital streaming devalue the art of cinema? And what are we sacrificing in favor of convenience?On this week’s CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold discuss the good, the bad and the ugly parts of the evolving movie marketplace, and a...
The Two-Shot: Bride Wars and Death Becomes Her
May 24, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBAnne Hathaway and Kate Hudson are brides, and they’re at war! They’re on a mission to sabotage each other’s weddings in the critically reviled comedy BRIDE WARS, a film that - for all its many, many, MANY flaws - is the perfect double feature for Robert Zemeckis’s Oscar-winning DEATH BECOMES HER, in which Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn become homicidally superficial zombies? At least, that’s what WE think.Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they show you the place where goo...
Critically Acclaimed: John Wick: Chapter 3 and Why 1999 Was the Best Year for Movies Ever
May 22, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBThis year marks the 20th anniversary of THE MATRIX, THE PHANTOM MENACE, THE SIXTH SENSE, FIGHT CLUB, and literally dozens of other classic, important films. So the question we have to ask is: was 1999 the best year for movies ever? In this week’s CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a trip back through time to explore the greatest movies of the greatest year, and stick up for even more fantastic movies that were overlooked in favor of the classics everybody knows.Als...
Critically Acclaimed BONUS: Raiders of the Lost Ark Commentary Track!
May 20, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBWanna watch RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK with film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold? You can, in this free sample of their CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED commentary tracks! Just cue up the film and press play, and Bibbs and Witney will share all their insights and theories and knowledge about one of the best action movies ever made... or just play it right now and listen along like an ordinary podcast!Check out our website at www.criticallyacclaimed.net and head on over to www.patreon.com/critica...
The Two-Shot: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Phantom of the Paradise!
May 17, 2019 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBEveryone loves the Beatles album SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, but the world has tried desperately hard to forget that the movie ever existed. It’s an all-star cavalcade of confusing and pointless Beatles covers, by artists like The Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Earth Wind and Fire, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Steve Martin and George Burns, tied together with a terrible storyline that makes no sense.And yet, somehow, this blotch on pop culture’s permanent record might be the perfect double ...
Critically Acclaimed: Pokémon Detective Pikachu and The Dark Side of "Let People Enjoy Things"
May 14, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBHave you ever been told to “Let people enjoy things?” You might have, if you’ve ever criticized blockbuster franchises like STAR WARS, GAME OF THRONES or the MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE. But this expression may be less about politeness, and more about silencing dissent!William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold a fantastic article about “Let People Enjoy Things” by Esther Rosenfield on this week’s CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED. They also review the new releases POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU, THE WANDERING EARTH, T...
The Two-Shot: Pan (2015) and Alice (1988)!
May 08, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThey threw money at a reboot of PETER PAN, just to make it badass! And what they got was a catastrophe, money-hemmoraging mess that nobody liked. This week on THE TWO-SHOT, we’re taking a look at Joe Wright’s notorious disaster PAN, and pairing it with one of the most incredible animated features mainstream audiences have never seen: Jan Švankmajer’s ALICE, a disturbing adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND that’s a surrealist masterpiece.Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as t...
Critically Acclaimed: Long Shot and The Sonic the Hedgehog Problem
May 06, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBFans complained that SONIC THE HEDGEHOG didn’t look like SONIC THE HEDGEHOG in the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG movie trailers, so the filmmakers are redesigning him. Are they giving too much power to fans before they see the movie, or are they just listening to their target demographic? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold debate this, the most pressing issue of the day, and also review the new releases LONG SHOT, MEETING GORBACHEV and EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE on this week’s CRITICALL...
BONUS: All Our Yesterdays - The Cage (Star Trek's Pilot Episode)
May 03, 2019 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBIf you love CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED and THE TWO-SHOT, we’ve got a treat for you! It’s the first episode of ALL OUR YESTERDAYS, a brand new show where co-hosts William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review every single episode of every single STAR TREK series! The rest of the series is a Patreon exclusive, but we thought you’d enjoy the pilot, which is all about the first STAR TREK pilot, which didn’t have Kirk, didn’t have Bones, and didn’t really work! Let’s take a deep dive into one of the most p...
The Three-Shot: The Apu Trilogy!
May 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThey’re three of the most celebrated movies in history, and most people have never heard of them! Take a dive into Satyajit Ray’s APU TRILOGY, about a young boy who becomes a man in India in the first half of the 20th century, and which feature some of the most stunning imagery, unforgettable characters and heartbreaking scenes of all time!Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they show you the place where good taste and bad taste collide, every week on THE TWO-SHOT! Email ...
Critically Acclaimed: Avengers: Endgame Review - And What ARE Spoilers, Anyway?
April 29, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBSpoiler culture has long since taken over the media, with audiences voraciously consuming all the speculation they can find about upcoming movies, but getting angry when they find out what actually happens in them! In the new CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explain the nature of spoilers, their pros and cons, and come to a surprising realization. Also this week, Bibbs and Witney review the new releases BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK, JT LEROY, and AVENGERS ENDGA...
Critically Acclaimed: The Curse of La Llorona, Fast Color, and What Happens After Superhero Movies Die Out?
April 22, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBSuperhero movies are the most powerful force in the entertainment industry, and they have been for decades. But nothing lasts forever! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore how superhero movies got so big, what it would take to dethrone them, and the next logical step for popular culture. Or at least, the next logical step for superhero movie fans who start searching for more.Also this week, Bibbs and Witney review the new releases THE CUR...
The Two-Shot: The Apartment and Joe’s Apartment!
April 20, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBBilly Wilder’s THE APARTMENT is often called one of the best motion pictures ever produced, and with good cause! It’s a brilliantly funny and emotional motion picture, with important things to say about living with moral compromise in a complex modern world. So why, oh why is it the perfect double feature with the legendarily gross and awful singing cockroach MTV comedy JOE’S APARTMENT…?Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they show you the place where good taste and bad t...
Critically Acclaimed: Hellboy, Missing Link and 10 Movies That Deserve Their Own Cult!
April 17, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 132 MBFilm critics talk a lot about “cult movies,” but what the heck is a cult movie? How do obscure and unpopular films find an audience, what are the classics of the genre (if you can call it that) and where can you find them, anyway?William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explain the phenomenon and recommend ten films that don’t have a cult following, but might finally have by the time we’re done with this week’s CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED!And hey, we’ve also got reviews of the new releases HELLBOY, MISSI...
Critically Acclaimed: Shazam, Pet Sematary and The Best Movies Ever Made!
April 08, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 139 MBWhat are the best movies ever made? Not the best in one genre, or of the decade, but ever produced in the history of the medium? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks on a very special episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! (It’s their audition tape to get invited to participate in the SIGHT & SOUND poll in 2022, and so if you know anyone who works there, let them know!)Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and...
The Two-Shot: Pickpocket and Tower Heist!
April 06, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBRobert Bresson’s PICKPOCKET is one of the greatest and most influential crime movies ever made, and it’s a masterpiece of minimalism! On this week’s TWO-SHOT, you’ll learn all about the power of minimalist filmmaking, how it can be more powerful than Hollywood bells and whistles, and why Brett Ratner’s milquetoast caper comedy TOWER HEIST pales in comparison.Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they show you the place where good taste and bad taste collide, every week on T...
Critically Acclaimed: Dumbo, The Beach Bum and How to Watch Old Movies
April 01, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBNew generations have to be introduced to old movies, and as critics, it’s OUR responsibility to help guide them! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold offer some helpful advice about where to find classic movies (because many streaming services don’t offer them), which films from the silent era through the 1970s might be effective gateways for young fans, and what stylistic hurdles they might have to overcome!Plus, we’ve got new reviews of Tim Burton’s DUMBO a...
The Six-Shot: All The Bring It On Movies!
March 29, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBThe cheerleader sensation BRING IT ON wasn't just a surprise hit, it also spawned a six-film franchise that most people don't even know about! In this special episode of THE TWO-SHOT, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore every film in this oft-neglected series to figure out what's cheertacular, what's cheeresponsible, and what's cheergrettable!Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they show you the place where good taste and bad taste collide, every week...
The Top 10 - Michael Keaton Movies
March 25, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBThis week on The Top 10 show, John Rocha and Matt Knost revisit the movies of one of their favorite actors: the incomparable Michael Keaton. In honor of the release of Dumbo, the boys count down their personal Top 10 lists and create the show's list at the end. Remember that we have two LIVE shows in Chicago on April 11. Go to www.reggieslive.com and buy your tickets there! DON'T FORGET that we are moving to our new feed starting next week! Look up The Top 10 wherever you find your favorite p...
Critically Acclaimed: Us and the Dark Side of the Disney/Fox Merger
March 25, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBJordan Peele is back with a new, ambitious, blockbuster horror thriller and it is US! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the exciting new film and let’s just say these film critics have critiques. They also talk about the new murder mystery OUT OF BLUE and the 20th anniversary re-release of CRUEL INTENTIONS!Plus, our tribute to the late, great, legendary cult filmmaker Larry Cohen, and an in-depth talk about the merger between Disney and 20th Century Fox, which many fans are celebrati...
The Two-Shot: Catwoman and Working Girl, with Rachel Cushing!
March 22, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBHalle Berry followed-up her Academy Award-winning performance in MONSTER’S BALL with one of the worst superhero movies ever made! Join us as we take a deep dive into the wild, embarrassing but utterly fascinating world of CATWOMAN, and also explore the brilliant humor and insight of the Oscar-winning Mike Nichols workplace dramedy WORKING GIRL, starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. (Trust us, the double feature makes sense!)Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witne...
Critically Acclaimed: Triple Frontier and The Best Movies of 2014
March 19, 2019 14:00 - 2 hours - 146 MBFilm critics make “Best of the Year” lists every December, and we think that’s a mistake! This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a look at their lists for THE BEST MOVIES OF 2014 to see what films they still love, which ones haven't stood the test of time, and which films turned out to be unexpected all-time classics.Also this week, Bibbs and Witney review the new releases TRIPLE FRONTIER, CAPTIVE STATE, WONDER PARK, BABYLON, YARDIE, AN ELEPHA...
The Top 10 - Best Picture Winners of the 21st Century
March 19, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBThis week, John Rocha and Matt Knost count down the Top 10 Best Picture winners of the 21st century. This list was requested by one of our Boss Hogg Patrons. The boys definitely didn't see eye to eye on some of these picks so you know there's gonna be some fun debates on this one. As always, thanks for listening and if you'd like to be a Patron you can sign up at www.patreon.com/thetop10. Also if you'd like to see us LIVE in Chicago, we are almost sold out! To get your TIX go to https://www.r...
The Two-Shot: Kangaroo Jack & Wake in Fright
March 18, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBKANGAROO JACK is a film about a kangaroo named Jack who talks and raps except the trailers completely misled everybody and the kangaroo doesn’t do that except in a dream sequence, and the rest of the movie is a shrill and hellish descent into misery. And that makes it the perfect double feature with WAKE IN FRIGHT, a harrowing (and nearly lost) Australian thriller that was actually SUPPOSED to be a hellish descent into misery. It’s one of the best films most people have never heard of, so lis...
The Top 10- Movies of the 90s by Year
March 12, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBThis week, John Rocha and Matt Knost count down the Top 10 movies of the 1990s by year. One of the Top 10 fans suggested this method of counting down movies and the boys really took to it so they decided to tackle the 90s this time. Listen and enjoy the boys battling over where to put their favorites and see if yours made the list! As always thanks for listening. If you'd like to support the show and be a Patron, you can do so at www.patreon.com/thetop10. Also, if you'd like to see them LIVE ...
The Top 10- Movies of the 90s by Year
March 12, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBThis week, John Rocha and Matt Knost count down the Top 10 movies of the 1990s by year. One of the Top 10 fans suggested this method of counting down movies and the boys really took to it so they decided to tackle the 90s this time. Listen and enjoy the boys battling over where to put their favorites and see if yours made the list! As always thanks for listening. If you'd like to support the show and be a Patron, you can do so at www.patreon.com/thetop10. Also, if you'd like to see them LIVE ...
Critically Acclaimed: Captain Marvel, The Kid, Gloria Bell, and the Myths of Relatability
March 11, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBCAPTAIN MARVEL is here, and the 21st Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is here has got us thinking about how movies invite us to connect to characters in familiar and unexpected ways! Join film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they review CAPTAIN MARVEL, THE KID and GLORIA BELL and examine the many ways that movies make us empathize with people whose lives don't mirror our own, and the many misconceptions audiences have about what makes a character "relatable!"Email us at letters(...
The Two-Shot: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot & All About My Mother
March 09, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBSTOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT is the most embarrassing movie in Sylvester Stallone’s often embarrassing career, so why is it the perfect double feature with Pedro Almodóvar’s Oscar-winning classic ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER?Join film critics William Bibbiani as they show you the place where good taste and bad taste collide, every week on THE TWO-SHOT! Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold, and follow the podcast/website at @Cr...
The Top 10 LIVE in London!- American Actors in a British Film
March 05, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBThis week, John Rocha and Matt Knost bring you the audio of their Top 10 Live show in London! They count down the Top 10 American Actors in a British Film in honor of their American butts being in Brittania. The show was an absolute success and you get in its entirety here raw and uncut. Listen in and let us know what you thought! Don't forget, we are doing TWO shows on April 11th in Chicago. To get your tickets, go to www.reggieslive.com/show/the-top-10-live-movie-podcast/. And if you'd like...
Critically Acclaimed: Drop Zone and The General
March 04, 2019 08:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBDROP ZONE isn’t just a skydiving action movie starring Wesley Snipes, it’s also a time machine that takes you straight back to 1994, when action movies were dumb and every sport was EXTREME! It’s a silly relic from a silly time, so why is DROP ZONE the perfect double feature with Buster Keaton’s timeless silent comedy classic THE GENERAL?Oh, you’ll find out in this week’s CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! You’ll also get new reviews of GRETA, CLIMAX and TRANSIT, a hefty debate about whether the Oscars sh...
The Top 10 - Bradley Cooper Movies
February 26, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBThis week on The Top 10, John Rocha and Matt Knost count down the top 10 Bradley Cooper movies as requested by one of their patrons. On the heels of Cooper's nomination for A Star is Born, the guys revisit his career and pick their favorite performances from his films. Also, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SEE US IN LONDON! If you's like to be a Boss Hogg patron and have you topic possibly chosen for a show, you can do so at www.patreon.com/thetop10. And if you'd like to buy any of The ...
Critically Acclaimed BONUS: Oscars 2019 - Winners, Losers and Controversies!
February 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBGREEN BOOK won Best Picture and yeah, we’re going to have to talk about that. The 91st Academy Awards have come and gone and it was a night of many steps forward and many steps back. William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold look back at all the biggest moments, all the weirdest flubs, all the heroic winners and all the awful snubs!Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold, and follow the podcast/website at @CriticAcclaim. Che...
The Top 10: RELIST - Disney Renaissance Films
February 24, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThis week on the RELIST, John Rocha and Matt Knost count down two of the Patrons' lists for The Top 10 Disney Renaissance films. The boys had a great time revisiting these movies and hearing the reasons for their placements on the lists. See if you agree with what we came up with. If you'd like to be a Patron of the show and participate in the RELIST, you can do so at www.patreon.com/thetop10. And if you'd like to get yourself a cool Top 10 shirt, you can do so at shop.spreadshirt.com/thetop1...
Critically Acclaimed: The Smokey and the Bandit Movies
February 23, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBSTAR WARS was the highest grossing movie of 1977, but guess what was in second place? SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, a jovial jaunt through the American south starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields as they try to smuggle Coors beer across state lines. It was such a huge smash hit that there were SEVEN sequels, including four straight-to-television installments that almost nobody has heard of.Does the SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT franchise live up to the hero’s reputation, or does it deserve to get left in ...
The Top 10 - Culturally Important Black Movies with Chris Burns
February 19, 2019 08:00 - 2 hours - 67.5 MBThis week, John Rocha and Matt Knost welcome comedy, host and WWE fanatic Chris Burns back to the show to help them count down the Top 10 Culturally Important Black movies. This was one heckuva minefield for the boys to walk into so they needed Chris to guide them through it. Despite the danger, this may have turned out to be one of their best episodes yet!As always, thanks for listening. If you'd like to be a supporter of the show, you can do so at www.patreon.com/thetop10. And if you want t...