Canceled Too Soon

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners! This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney explore the dreamy, romantic, crime-infused world of Wong Kar-wai with his hip 1990s classic CHUNGKING EXPRESS, starring Tony Leung and Takeshi Kineshiro as love-lorn cops who unwittingly have intimate connections with criminals.  Want to vote for future episodes of CRITICALLY RECLAIMED? All you gotta do is subscribe on Patreon! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about how we could realistically fix the MPA's motion picture rating system, what equipment we use to record our podcasts, how costume designs evolve over time within long-running franchises, and more! It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and mor

The hit sci-fi action thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme became an unsuccessful, short-lived primetime TV series! He's a cop and he travels through time... he is TIMECOP! Was TIMECOP actually... CANCELED TOO SOON? The possibilities were limitless and the cameos are aplenty, so join William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold as they find out! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all t

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about the ongoing conflict between old fanpersons and new fan persons, everything we got wrong about cartoons in a previous episode, great films by Billy Wilder and the best stuff that happens to begin with the letter "E!" Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! Support the show: htt

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, the Netflix animated film MARMADUKE, the independent horror movie WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR, the Shudder supernatural thriller THE TWIN, and the incredibly timely French drama HAPPENING! Marmaduke - 1:22  We're All Going to the World's Fair - 22:40  The Twin - 30:42 - Happening - 37:30  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 50:01  Review Round-Up - 1:39:20   Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: Sa

It's a crossover episode of CANCELED TOO SOON! William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review a failed animated series about Batman, Robin, Batgirl and... unfortunately... Bat-Mite! It's THE NEW ADVENTURES, the latest episode of CANCELED TOO SOON and WHOLLY BATMAN!, our Patreon-exclusive podcast dedicated to all the 1960s live-action Batman episodes and its spin-offs! How does it tie into the classic satirical series? Was it canceled too soon? And is Bat-Mite really more annoying than Scrappy Doo? Let's find out! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @C

Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners! This week on CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, Bibbs and Witney get stuck with a baffling double feature of the failed YA franchise starter INKHEART, starring Brendan Fraser as a dad who can bring books to life, and James Grey's acclaimed colonial exploration biopic THE LOST CITY OF Z! Do they have anything in common?  Want to vote for future episodes of CRITICALLY RECLAIMED? All you gotta do is subscribe on Patreon! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's classic FANTASTIC FOUR run, our favorite Hanna-Barbera cartoons, the complexities involved in making good movies about bad people, the modern state of "channel surfing," and more classic films that begin with the letter "E"! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their pod

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Viking epic THE NORSEMAN, the Nicolas Cage/Pedro Pascal comedy THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, the anime film POMPO THE CINEPHILE and the new horror movie HATCHING! The Northman - 6:58  The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - 31:24  Pompo the Cinephile - 48:58  Hatching - 56:45  Review Round-Up - 1:04:12  Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold,

Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode! This month William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold each pick ten films that have only two things in common: they're fantastic, and they just happen to start with the E! It's a wild list full of iconic classics, weird cult films, kung fu masterpieces and more! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on ov

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to know what movies we should watch in the afterlife someday, which forgotten Hollywood stars need their stories told, whether "Proshot" musicals are technically movies, which musicians they've discovered recently, and more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! Support the show: https

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Wizarding World installment FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, the streaming horror films CHOOSE OR DIE and THE CELLAR, and David Lynch's re-released masterpiece INLAND EMPIRE! Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - 3:01  Choose or Die - 39:46  The Cellar - 54:01  Inland Empire - 1:07:30  Review Round-Up - 1:22:24   Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witn

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to know which contemporary filmmakers should guide us through film history a la Martin Scorsese, correct everything they know about Antarctica, educate them about the sci-fi doctor series MERCY POINT, ask them to pitch new Muppet movies, and get even more recommendations for classic cartoon shorts! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net fo

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Michael Bay action-thriller AMBULANCE, the Thandiwe Newton/Chris Pine spy thriller ALL THE OLD KNIVES, Mayim Bialik's directorial debut AS THEY MADE US, and the Netflix coming of age film METAL LORDS. Ambulance - 3:05  All the Old Knives - 24:25  As They Made Us - 42:10  Metal Lords - 53:01  Review Round-Up - 1:10:42.  Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneyS

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to talk about what the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar REALLY means, when modern piracy is an act of heroism, our favorite horny movies and which TV shows our hosts have been watching lately! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetworkA

Every month on THE IRON LIST, the Patrons of the Critically Acclaimed Network get to pick a topic for a giant-sized episode! This month it's THE BEST LOONEY TUNES EVER, a nearly 2-hour podcast dedicated to William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold's favorite cartoon shorts from Warner Bros.'s infamous "Termite Terrace." Classic shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and many more! Courtesy of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbia

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new Marvel superhero movie MORBIUS, Richard Linklater's animated nostalgia piece APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD, Judd Apatow's Netflix quarantine comedy THE BUBBLE, and Justin Kurzel's tragic drama NITRAM. Morbius - 1:04  Apollo 10 1/2 - 41:23  The Bubble - 58:41  Nitram - 1:09:10  Review Round-Up - 1:22:32   Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneyS

Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want their take own the current state of film criticism, which great movies are completely unavailable on any streaming service, and much, much more! Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetworkAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b

This week on Critically Acclaimed, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the absolute travesty that was the 94th Annual Academy Awards, and the new Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum/Brad Pitt adventure comedy THE LOST CITY, the Irish psychological horror/thriller YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER, and the ambitious and imaginative new sci-fi film EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE starring Michelle Yeoh! The Oscars - 1:20  The Lost City - 39:52  You Are Not My Mother - 53:21  Everything Everywhere All At Once - 1:00:37  Review Round-Up - 1:15:42 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on

It's one of our most requested episodes EVER! In a very special episode of CANCELED TOO SOON, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the beloved 2010 private detective series TERRIERS, starring Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James as blue collar private detectives on the trail of a vast multimillion dollar conspiracy! TERRIERS has a legion of adoring fans, but was it really... CANCELED TOO SOON? Let's find out! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow W