We've Got Mail #195 | Are Critics Influencers? Are Influencers Critics?

Bibbs and Witney talk about the best summertime movies ever made, the one-person cult of ONLY GOD FORGIVES, the movies they've seen the most times in theaters, the logistics of pre-gaming a new movie (studying-wise), whether critics should avoid watching movies while inebriated, and more!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bibbs and Witney review the new legacy sequel PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, the correct sci-fi/action epic HOPE, Paul Greengrass's medieval rebellion film THE UPRISING, the illuminating documentary BLACK ZOMBIE, the Alan Ritchson/Owen Wilson action-comedy RUNNER, and the problematic Zachary Levi/Liam Neeson thriller THE FIX!Practical Magic 2 - 5:10Hope - 25:15The Uprising - 42:45Black Zombie - 57:20Runner - 1:12:00The Fix - 1:21:15Review Round-Up - 1:34:10Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our new interview podcast is here!Every episode of FIVE MOVIES WITH will feature an interview with an artist, talking about five films that specifically influenced their work!In the debut episode we interview Kate Stayman-London, the author of the best-selling romance novels ONE TO WATCH and FANG FICTION. Her new novel SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY is an enemies-to-lovers love story set against the backdrop of democratic political campaigns. And don't worry... there are NO Republicans!So get ready to learn all about Kate Stayman-London's creative process, through the lens of the five films she personally selected:BROADCAST NEWS - 19:10WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... - 39:00DAVE - 1:02:40LONG SHOT - 1:19:00BEFORE SUNSET - 1:34:00Kate Stayman-London's novels are available wherever fine books are sold!Buy SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY at Bookshop.orgBuy FANG FICTION at Bookshop.orgBuy ONE TO WATCH at Bookshop.orgSubscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bibbs and Witney review Adam Wingard's new low-budget, violent genre mash-up ONSLAUGHT, the Gal Gadot jogging thriller THE RUNNER, the acrophobic sequel FALL 2: DEADPOINT, and the high-concept historical drama thriller BY ANY MEANS!Onslaught - 1:54 The Runner - 29:25 Fall 2: Deadpoint - 57:20 By Any Means - 1:13:58 Review Round-Up - 1:30:30 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's finally here! A new bi-weekly Patreon-exclusive podcast for $5/month members, but the first episode is for everyone!Our new series is EPISODE P, where William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the pilot episodes for long-running TV shows they've never seen before. We don't know what's coming, we only know what the pilot episode promises, and you can either join us in our speculation or shout at us if you've seen the show and know when our predictions for the series are totally wrong.In the pilot episode for our podcast about pilot episodes, Bibbs and Witney review the feature-length pilot episode for DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN, a family-friendly feminist western series which ran for 150 episodes (plus two TV movies) from 1993 to 1998! But, of course, we are only talking about the pilot.Enjoy this free sample, and sign up to our $5 tier (or higher) to listen to future episodes of EPISODE P!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Head on over to SNACKFAM! and listen to all of Angie and Henry Seibold's latest reviews of fascinating novelty snacks!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We've got reviews of the long-awaited comedy COYOTE VS. ACME, Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic THE DOG STARS, the Netflix serial killer thriller THE WHISPER MAN, the Netflix amnesia thriller THE SECRET WOMAN, the Jason Statham actioner MUTINY, the Exorcist II documentary BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, the horror sequel INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, the low-budget existentialist horror IT ENDS, the kids tv-themed horror movie BUDDY, the raunchy comedy SPA WEEKEND, and Joe Swanberg's relationship drama THE SUN NEVER SETS!Coyote vs. Acme - 2:45 The Dog Stars - 41:45 The Whisper Man - 58:30 The Secret Woman - 1:10:52 Mutiny - 1:17:50 Boorman and the Devil - 1:25:40 Insidious: Out of the Further - 1:42:03 It Ends - 1:51:48 Buddy - 2:00:35 Spa Weekend - 2:08:15 The Sun Never Sets - 2:08:15 Review Round-Up - 2:20:30 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Head on over to SNACKFAM! and listen to all of Angie and Henry Seibold's latest reviews of fascinating novelty snacks!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOUR letters in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!Are influencers and critics doing the same job? What are the best movie soundtracks of the 1990s? And are the Looney Tunes secretly bleak as hell? We're about to find out!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Head on over to SNACKFAM! and listen to all of Angie and Henry Seibold's latest reviews of fascinating novelty snacks!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Because our patrons asked for it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST MOVIE VILLAINS EVER!It's over THREE HOURS of in-depth podcasting, with our host's individual picks for the worst a-holes to ever (dis)grace the silver screen!Comic book supervillains, epic monsters, animated goofballs and some of the most disturbing individuals ever conceived by the human mind await you in this month's episode of THE IRON LIST.Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Head on over to SNACKFAM! and listen to all of Angie and Henry Seibold's latest reviews of fascinating novelty snacks!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bibbs and Witney review the new dinosaurs in suburbia thriller THE END OF OAK STREET, the kids movie about privatizing public works (and dinosaurs) PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE, the Kristen Stewrat/Alia Shawkat stoner comedy THE WRONG GIRLS, the Green Day-inspired road trip movie NIMRODS, the Matthew McConaughey bluegrass musical neo-western revenge crime beekeeping drama THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING, the Will Poulter addiction drama UNION COUNTY, and the Netflix coming of age original DON'T SAY GOOD LUCK!The End of Oak Street - 2:35 Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie - 27:05 The Wrong Girls - 44:15 Nimrods - 1:02:50 The Rivals of Amziah King - 1:15:20 Union County - 1:25:13 Don't Say Good Luck - 1:32:45 Review Round-Up - 1:41:50 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Head on over to SNACKFAM! and listen to all of Angie and Henry Seibold's latest reviews of fascinating novelty snacks!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

William Bibbiani and WItney Seibold review Jane Schoenbrun's meta-slasher love story TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, the dystopian rom-com ONE NIGHT ONLY, Greg Araki's kinky I WANT YOUR SEX, the Anthony Bourdain biopic TONY, Eli Roth's horror attempt ICE CREAM MAN, the Broken Lizard sequel SUPER TROOPERS 3, and the Netflix paranormal thriller THE LAST HOUSE!Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma - 2:05 One Night Only - 38:15 I Want Your Sex - 1:00:25 Tony - 1:09:35 Ice Cream Man - 1:20:50 Super Troopers 3 - 1:34:00 The Last House - 1:43:35 Review Round-Up - 1:53:10 Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at [email protected], so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!Head on over to SNACKFAM! and listen to all of Angie and Henry Seibold's latest reviews of fascinating novelty snacks!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy