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NewWe've Got Mail #198 | Movies That Defy Their Reputations!November 6, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
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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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  1. We've Got Mail #198 | Movies That Defy Their Reputations!

    1 h 13 min

    Bibbs and Witney confront their ignorance about the SyFy Network's most recent hit TV shows, explore the increasingly common trend of auteur-driven blockbusters, ponder the greatness of TALES OF HALLOWEEN, dig …

  2. The Iron List #82 | The Best Horror Movies of the 1970s!

    3 h 11 min

    Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 1970s!It's an over THREE HOUR episode of THE IRON LIST, dedicated to the scariest and most fascinating …

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    Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 1970s!

    It's an over THREE HOUR episode of THE IRON LIST, dedicated to the scariest and most fascinating scary movies released between 1970 and 1979! A lot of classic films came out in that particular decade, and we're doing a deep dive on our favorites, which may or may be the ones most people have already heard of!

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  3. Critically Acclaimed #404 | Clayface, Wildwood, Kung Fu Soccer, Klara and the Sun, Love Language

    2 h 5 min

    Bibbs and Witney review the new DC supervillain horror movie CLAYFACE, Laika's stop-motion fantasy epic WILDWOOD, Stephen Chow's SHAOLIN SOCCER sequel KUNG FU SOCCER, Taika Waititi's sci-fi drama KLARA AND THE …

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    Bibbs and Witney review the new DC supervillain horror movie CLAYFACE, Laika's stop-motion fantasy epic WILDWOOD, Stephen Chow's SHAOLIN SOCCER sequel KUNG FU SOCCER, Taika Waititi's sci-fi drama KLARA AND THE SUN, and the new rom-com LOVE LANGUAGE, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos and Manny Jacinto.

    Clayface - 3:53

    Wildwood - 44:10

    Kung Fu Soccer - 1:16:42

    Klara and the Sun - 1:32:27

    Love Language - 1:48:27

    Review Round-Up - 1:57:52

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  4. Critically Acclaimed #403 | You Can See Everything, Crawlers, Animals, Matchbox: The Movie, Bloody Tennis, Sacrifice, Fjord, Trust Me I'm a Doctor, Infirmary

    2 h 23 min

    Witney Seibold is back with [checks notes] NINE movie reviews?! Dear god, and that's AFTER we split the episode in half?!Bibbs and Witney talk about the documentary everyone's talking about (and try not to …

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    Witney Seibold is back with [checks notes] NINE movie reviews?! Dear god, and that's AFTER we split the episode in half?!

    Bibbs and Witney talk about the documentary everyone's talking about (and try not to spoil it), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, as well as the killer spider comedy CRAWLERS, Ben Affleck's suspiciously familiar Netflix kidnapping "thriller" ANIMALS, the low-ambition ensemble action comedy MATCHBOX: THE MOVIE, the cannibal racket-based sports movie BLOODY TENNIS, the Netflix arthouse volcano cult fame comedy SACRFICE, Christian Mungiu's award-winning drama FJORD, the biopic of Anna Nicole Smith's physician TRUST ME, I'M A DOCTOR, and the mannequin-themed found footage hospital horror film INFIRMARY!

    You Can See Everything - 3:55

    Crawl - 31:00

    Animals - 42:56

    Matchbox: The Movie - 1:04:30

    Bloody Tennis - 1:17:40

    Sacrifice - 1:26:27

    Fjord - 1:34:38

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor - 1:53:47

    Infirmary - 2:02:40

    Review Round-Up - 2:15:27

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  5. Critically Acclaimed #402 | Street Fighter, Whalefall, Sense and Sensibility, The Social Reckoning, Tenzing

    1 h 51 min

    On the first new episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critic Katie Walsh joins William Bibbiani review the kaleidoscopic video game adaptation STREET FIGHTER, the stomach-churning aquatic thriller WHALEFALL …

  6. Five Movies With: Georgia Oakley, Director of 'Sense and Sensibility'

    51 min

    Our new interview podcast is back with an all-new episode, with our special guest: award-winning director Georgia Oakley!Georgia Oakley directed the acclaimed 2022 drama BLUE JEAN, the winner of four British …

  7. We've Got Mail #197 | Shut Your Mouth!

    1 h 12 min

    Bibbs and Witney are reading YOUR emails in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!This time we've got a marathon of movies that almost got made, but didn't! Plus, how the movie studios are selling nostalgia to children …

  8. Critically Acclaimed #401 | Digger, Verity, Beware Boiúna

    1 h 27 min

    William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tom Cruise's box office disaster DIGGER, a Colleen Hoover adaptation starring Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Josh Hartnett called …

  9. Critically Acclaimed #400 | Resident Evil, Primetime, Never After Dark, Heart of the Beast, Forgotten Island, Best of the Best, The Love Hypothesis, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Unabomber

    2 h 22 min

    Bibbs and Witney review Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL, the Robert Pattinson reality TV movie PRIMETIME, the Japanese ghost story NEVER AFTER DARK, Brad Pitt takes his doggy walkies in HEART OF THE BEAST, the …

    Show notes

    Bibbs and Witney review Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL, the Robert Pattinson reality TV movie PRIMETIME, the Japanese ghost story NEVER AFTER DARK, Brad Pitt takes his doggy walkies in HEART OF THE BEAST, the animated and already overlooked FORGOTTEN ISLAND, the Reylo romance THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, the Aardman sequel SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM, and the Netflix true crime thriller UNABOMBER!

    Resident Evil - 3:30

    Primetime - 28:40

    Never After Dark - 43:44

    Heart of the Beast - 57:27

    Forgotten Island - 1:13:20

    Best of the Best - 1:29:18

    The Love Hypothesis - 1:38:00

    Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - 1:52:20

    Unabomber - 2:04:23

    Review Round-Up - 2:14:17

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  10. The Iron List #81 | The Best Star Trek Alumni Movies Ever

    2 h 49 min

    Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best films starring principle and recurring cast members from every STAR TREK television series!Yes, it's THE BEST STAR TREK ALUMNI …

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    Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best films starring principle and recurring cast members from every STAR TREK television series!

    Yes, it's THE BEST STAR TREK ALUMNI MOVIES EVER! Will STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION dominate the top ten lists thanks to cinema luminaries like Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton, or will an unexpected series like VOYAGER or DISCOVERY swoop in and blow your minds?

    Find out in an all-new, nearly three hour IRON LIST podcast!

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  11. We've Got Mail #196 | Should Critics Always Watch Movies Sober?

    1 h 20 min

    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 …

  12. Critically Acclaimed #399 | Practical Magic 2, Hope, The Uprising, Black Zombie, Runner, The Fix

    1 h 47 min

    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 …

  13. Five Movies With: Kate Stayman-London, Author of 'See You Next Tuesday'

    2 h 2 min

    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 …

  14. Critically Acclaimed #398 | Onslaught, The Runner, Fall 2: Deadpoint, By Any Means

    1 h 38 min

    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 …

  15. Episode P #1 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

    1 h 46 min

    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 …

  16. Critically Acclaimed #397 | Coyote vs. Acme, The Dog Stars, The Whisper Man, The Secret Woman, Mutiny, Boorman and the Devil, Insidious: Out of the Further, It Ends, Buddy, Spa Weekend, The Sun Never Sets

    2 h 28 min

    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 …

    Show notes

    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


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

    1 h 14 min

    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 …

    Show notes

    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!


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  18. The Iron List #80 | The Best Movie Villains Ever!

    3 h 20 min

    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 …

    Show notes

    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.


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  19. Critically Acclaimed #396 | The End of Oak Street, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, The Wrong Girls, Nimrods, The Rivals of Amziah King, Union County, Don't Say Good Luck

    1 h 50 min

    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 …

  20. Critically Acclaimed #395 | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, One Night Only, I Want Your Sex, Tony, Ice Cream Man, Super Troopers 3, The Last House

    2 h 2 min

    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 …

  21. The All-Nighter | Happy Pride Marathons w/ A and B. Eleanor Grey!

    2 h 42 min

    It's an all-new ALL-NIGHTER podcast, where we come up with twelve-hour movie marathons around a single topic!Bibbs and Witney take a special challenge from A and B. Eleanor Grey, to come up with all-nigh movie …

  22. Critically Acclaimed #394 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day

    1 h 48 min

    Bibbs and Witney review SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY on the latest episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! You're reading that right! We're only reviewing one new movie this episode! That's why it's such a short one! …

  23. Critically Acclaimed #393 | The Odyssey, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Motor City, Horsegirls, Her Private Hell, 72 Hours, The Dink

    2 h 11 min

    We've got reviews of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, the animated interquel AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER the silent Alan Ritchson action movie MOTOR CITY, the coming of age drama HORSEGIRLS, Nicolas Winding …

    Show notes

    We've got reviews of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, the animated interquel AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER the silent Alan Ritchson action movie MOTOR CITY, the coming of age drama HORSEGIRLS, Nicolas Winding Refn's arthouse horror film HER PRIVATE HELL, and the streaming comedies 72 HOURS and, by popular demand, THE DINK!


    The Odyssey - 3:59

    Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender - 40:45

    Motor City - 1:07:35

    Horsegirls - 1:17:28

    Her Private Hell - 1:25:50

    72 Hours - 1:39:50

    The Dink - 1:49:47

    Review Round-Up - 2:01:22


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  24. The Iron List #79 | The Best Movies That Begin with the Letter "M"

    2 h 45 min

    Because our patrons demanded it, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for the best films that just happen to begin with the letter "M!"It's a mighty miasma of movie magnificence …

  25. Critically Acclaimed #372 | Moana, Minions & Monsters, Evil Dead Burn, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Enola Holmes 3, Night Nurse, Young Washington

    1 h 59 min

    William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the new live-action Disney remake MOANA, the latest chaos gremlin comedy MINIONS & MONSTERS, the vicious and gory EVIL DEAD BURN, the wacky high-concept comedy GAIL …

  26. The Iron List #78 | The Best Movie Title Sequences Ever!

    2 h 36 min

    Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best opening credits sequences in movie history!Lots of movies just kinda begin, but some movies use the title cards so many …

  27. We've Got Mail #194 | Paraprosdokian?!

    1 h 39 min

    Bibbs and Witney are back with an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where YOU control the conversation!This time we're talking about a ton of random stuff, including H.P. Lovecraft movies, another exciting …

  28. Critically Acclaimed #371 | Supergirl, Toy Story 5, Camp, Leviticus, Girls Like Girls, The Death of Robin Hood, Lucky Strike, Couture, Voicemails for Isabelle

    2 h 30 min

    Bibbs and Witney review the superhero spin-off SUPERGIRL, the Pixar sequel TOY STORY 5, Avalon Fast's queer lesbian summer camp horror movie CAMP, the conversion camp horror movie LEVITICUS, the summer lesbian …

    Show notes

    Bibbs and Witney review the superhero spin-off SUPERGIRL, the Pixar sequel TOY STORY 5, Avalon Fast's queer lesbian summer camp horror movie CAMP, the conversion camp horror movie LEVITICUS, the summer lesbian coming of age story GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hugh Jackman doing his aging superhero thing agin with THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD, the World War II thriller LUCKY STRIKE, the ensemble fashion industry drama COUTURE, and the Netflix rom-com VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE!


    Supergirl - 3:50

    Toy Story 5 - 42:12

    Camp - 1:01:15

    Leviticus - 1:20:15

    Girls Like Girls - 1:27:45

    The Death of Robin Hood - 1:40:50

    Lucky Strike - 1:53:28

    Couture - 2:05:15

    Voicemails for Isabelle - 2:14:45

    Review Round-Up - 2:21:15


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  29. CA Interviews | Louise Weard, Director of CASTRATION MOVIE!

    1 h 15 min

    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 …

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

    1 h 18 min

    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! …

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