Critically Acclaimed Network

CA Interviews | Louise Weard, Director of CASTRATION MOVIE!

LOUISE WEARD, the writer/director/co-star of CASTRATION MOVIE is here to talk about what makes her series of anthology films so god damned cool. William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold pick her brain about long-form filmmaking in the internet era, the state of modern independent cinema, her renegade filmmaking style, why she films with a Hi-8 camera and more, more, MORE! If you want to watch the CASTRATION MOVIES - and you should! - you can watch the first installment right now on the Criterion Channel [https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/castration-movie-anthology-i-traps], the first two installments on Kanopy [https://www.kanopy.com/en/category/91535], and also purchase the series digitally on GUMROAD! [https://louiseweard.gumroad.com/] NOTE: William Bibbiani's audio suffered from unexpected problems during the recording. We have salvaged his side of the conversation but the difference in quality is undeniable, and we apologize. We wanted to make sure you could listen to this great interview even under these circumstances! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork [http://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork] to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net [letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Critically Acclaimed #370 | Disclosure Day, The Furious, Stop! That! Train!

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Steven Spielberg's sci-fi chase thriller DISCLOSURE DAY, the wall-to-wall fight movie THE FURIOUS, and Adam Shankman's DRAG RACE-apalooza disaster comedy STOP! THAT! TRAIN! Disclosure Day - 2:40 The Furious - 41:50 Stop! That! Train! - 57:34 Review Round-Up - 1:12:35  Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork [http://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork] to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net [letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

This Ain't No Game | Movie Night!

We've got the best of both worlds on an all-new THIS AIN'T NO GAME, the podcast where Wiliiam Bibbiani and Witney Seibold play card and tabletop games for your audio amusement! It's called MOVIE NIGHT, and it's a collaborative card game where you get a set of random, very specific criteria, come up with a movie that matches that criteria, and then you watch the film. SNACKFAM! [https://podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/snackfam/id1896148686] Angie Seibold joins the party as we frantically try to solve these puzzles, and come up with a bizarre all-night movie marathon in the process. And you can play along too! Let us know if any of our answers were wrong in the comments below, or send us an email at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net [letters@criticallyacclaimed.net]! Head on over to SNACKFAM! [https://podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/snackfam/id1896148686] and listen to all of Angie and Henry Seibold's latest reviews of fascinating novelty snacks! If you want to play MOVIE NIGHT [https://www.allplay.com/board-games/movie-night], or its companion game BOOK CLUB [https://www.allplay.com/board-games/book-club] (same premise, with books instead of movies), you can find them at ALLPLAY [https://www.allplay.com/]! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork [http://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork] to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Critically Acclaimed #369 | Backrooms, Scary Movie, Masters of the Universe, The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act, The Breadwinner, Pressure, Castration Movie Anthology III: Junior Ghosts-Premorphic Drift; A Fragmentary Passage

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the horror sensation BACKROOMS, the crass parody SCARY MOVIE, the nostalgic sci-fi/fantasy MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, the animated phenomenon THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: THE LAST ACT, the regressive dad comedy THE BREADWINNER, the World War II dad drama PRESSURE, and the Bleak Week premiere of Louise Weard's CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY III: JUNIOR GHOSTS-PREMORPHIC DRIFT; A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE! Backrooms - 2:37 Scary Movie - 32:19 Masters of the Universe - 54:22 The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act - 1:20:35 The Breadwinner - 1:32:16 Pressure - 1:40:05 Castration Movie Anthology III: Junior Ghosts-Premorphic Drift; A Fragmentary Passage - 1:46:00 Review Round-Up - 2:02:18  Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork [http://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork] to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net [letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you liked what you heard in the first two episodes of SNACKFAM! [https://snackfampod.buzzsprout.com/], make sure you head on over to their new podcast feed [https://snackfampod.buzzsprout.com/] and subscribe! More Seibolds! More snacks! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

The All-Nighter | Bleak Week Spectacular!

Bibbs and Witney are back with an all-new episode of THE ALL-NIGHTER, the podcast where they program all-night movie marathons for every occasion! One of our listeners suggested we record an ALL-NIGHTER for BLEAK WEEK, the annual celebration of the most miserable movies ever made, and we thought that was a pretty neat idea. If you want to hear about some great, and truly messed up movies, this is the podcast for you! But be warned: We do not recommend these movies for everybody. They're sad, they're upsetting, they're violent, but they're all fascinating if you're willing to take this journey. Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork [http://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork] to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net [letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you liked what you heard in the first two episodes of SNACKFAM! [https://snackfampod.buzzsprout.com/], make sure you head on over to their new podcast feed [https://snackfampod.buzzsprout.com/] and subscribe! More Seibolds! More snacks! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]