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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 new idea for a movie-centric card game, reader-submitted Bleak Week all-nighters, Faith No More and Olivia Rodrigo and the CARRY ON movies, our favorite movie coincidences and how the heck you're supposed to get into STAR TREK where there are almost a thousand episodes to catch up on!

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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

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!

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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 

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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! 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.

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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

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...

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST "EAT THE RICH" MOVIES EVER on an all-new IRON LIST podcast!

Lots of movies are about wealthy villains, but the "Eat the Rich" genre is nastier than that, and focuses on rich monsters who get what's coming to them, or are presented as such slimy monsters that the audience knows exactly who they're supposed to hate. "Eat the Rich" movies can be outrageous, and they can be cathartic, and Bibbs and Witney think these are the very, very best of...

Bibbs and Witney review the new STAR WARS spinoff THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, the Boots Riley sci-fi comedy I LOVE BOOSTERS, Aleshea Harris's directorial debut IS GOD IS, the supernatural horror movie OBSESSION, the bleak Spanish animated movie DECORADO, Olivier Assayas' modern Russian history drama THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, the hitchhiking ghost horror movie PASSENGER, the Martin Short document MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT, the fantastical anti-sexism comedy LADIES FIRST, and the latest Guy Ritchie caper IN THE GREY!

The Mandalorian and Grogu - 2:12

I Love Boosters - 31:25

Is God...

We've got questions about very different movies that take place at exactly the same time, the history of the first time travel stories, the best movies we've ever seen for the first time on an airplane, more rants about the STAR TREK holodeck, forgotten blockbusters of yore, and a fan's brilliant idea for CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: THE HOME GAME... and you can play too!

It's an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!

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Bibbs and Witney review the legacy sequel THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, the video game movie sequel MORTAL KOMBAT II, the cozy talking animal mystery THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, Andy Serkis's bizarre adaptation of ANIMAL FARM, Damian Mc Carthy's new supernatural horror movie HOKUM, The RZA's revenge thriller ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE, Renny Harlin's latest shark thriller DEEP WATER, the new Michael B. Jordan animated fantasy SWAPPED, and the anime film LABYRINTH from the creator of TRANSFORMERS and MACROSS!

The Devil Wears Prada 2 - 6:30

Mortal Kombat II - 39:50

The Sheep Detectives - 1:04:00 <...

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are doing THE BEST SPOOF MOVIES EVER!

Yes, the best and silliest motion pictures that ever spoofed a specific movie, genre or topic! A lot of people think these films are insipid but it takes a lot of intelligence to make an inane movie good!

Oh, and if you liked what you heard in the first two episodes of SNACKFAM!, make sure you head on over to their new podcast feed and subscribe! More Seibolds! More snacks!

Bibbs and Witney dive into the many, many problems with the new Michael Jackson biopic MICHAEL (content warning: we don't go into many specifics but we will be talking about some rough stuff), followed by the Charlize Theron/Taron Egerton serial killer survival thriller APEX, and the new British biopic I SWEAR!

Michael - 1:40

Apex - 37:40

I Swear - 56:17

Review Round-Up - 1:06:07

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Bibbs and Witney review the new, legally distinct horror movie LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY, David Lowery's pretentious art house costume design pop music ghost thriller drama MOTHER MARY, the new Happy Madison comedy ROOMMATES, the Charlie XCX hangout volcano movie ERUPCJA, and Morgan Neville's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE documentary LORNE!

Lee Cronin's The Mummy - 5:56

Mother Mary - 30:45

Roommates - 52:05

Erupcja - 1:04:47

Lorne - 1:13:15

Review Round-Up - 1:29:50 

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: Death, more death, MERMAIDS IN MECHAS?!, Keanu Reeves, death...

Yes, Bibbs and Witney are reviewing Daniel Goldhaber's new interpretation of the cult horror classic FACES OF DEATH, Riz Ahmed in an all-new HAMLET, the Japanese horror video game adaptation EXIT 8, the mermaid-centric sci-fi anime romance CHAO, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's short horror film CHIME, which will allegedly never be distributed on home video!

Faces of Death - 6:20

Hamlet - 34:00

Exit 8 - 53:25

ChaO - 1:07:00

Outcome - 1:14:50

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The SNACKFAM is back, and they're eating more snacks, fam!

Our very special bonus podcast returns! Angie and Henry Seibold continue their journey to review the latest and strangest limited edition snacks with CHILE LIME MANGO PEEPS! Yes, that's a real thing!

NOTE: This episode was supposed to go live before Easter. Bibbs screwed up and he apologizes.



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Bibbs and Witney review the new releases THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (and probably lose friends in the process), the supernatural indies THE SERPENT'S SKIN and FORBIDDEN FRUITS, and the mysterious dark comedy THE DRAMA, starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya!

But be warned, we're saving THE DRAMA for last because it's impossible to review this film properly without revealing the most super secret part of any movie: the premise!

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - 3:58

The Serpent's Skin - 45:50

Forbidden Fruits - 1:09:08

The...

Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney are trying something new this month! 

Usually our hosts each present their own top ten "best of" list, but for our 75th episode we thought we'd mix it up a bit. This time they're each presenting a ranked list of every movie from a filmmaker chosen by our very own patrons!

Bibbs and Witney each present all 23 films directed or co-directed by one of the legendary Masters of Horror, JOHN CARPENTER! Including his TV movies, his anthology film, and his two e...

Bibbs and Witney review the new sci-fi epic PROJECT HAIL MARY, the podcasting horror story UNDERTONE, the horror-comedy sequel READY OR NOT: HERE I COME, the Colleen Hoover romance REMINDERS OF HIM, and the social thriller THE GATES, which features James Van Der Beek's final movie performance!

Project Hail Mary - 3:51

Undertone - 30:54

Ready or Not: Here I Come - 46:58

Reminders of Him - 1:04:44

The Gates - 1:14:21

Review Round-Up - 1:23:21 

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Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOU'RE letters in an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, and this one is a doozy!

We've got awesome zines from Portland, we've got a massive box of cool stuff (someone out there knows what they did), and we're casting the A STAR TREK CHRISTMAS CAROL, pondering the ethical conundrum that is Data's mom, tossing out screenwriting advice all willy-nilly and reading out epic all-nighter ideas from Valentine's Day fans!

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Awards season is over! NOW LET US NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN.

Well, okay, one last time. Bibbs and Witney couldn't record their usual Oscars prediction episode but they are going to dissect every choice the Academy made, whether it made history and brought us all to our feet as we wept our geeky tears, or whether it was kinda meh, or worse.

Who won this year's prediction contest? Which awards did Bibbs and Witney completely whiff? And how will history treat this year's winners? We're gonna talk about...

Bibbs and Witney review Pixar's sci-fi comedy HOPPERS on this week's podcast, followed by Maggie Gyllenhaal's zombie gangster film THE BRIDE!, the scuzzy horror nightmare DOLLY, the new thriller HEEL, the Netflix "what if PREDATOR was a giant robot" movie WAR MACHINE, and the strange indie GUNFIGHTER PARADISE!

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Do you like scary movies? Have we got a podcast for you! If you like GOOD scary movies, however, this ain't your week.

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review SCREAM 7, the pirate action thriller THE BLUFF, the Andrew Kevin Walker-scripted murder thing PSYCHO KILLER, and the latest take on the classic ONIBABA, called THE DREADFUL!

Scream 7 - 5:26

The Bluff - 49:20

Psycho Killer - 1:06:27

The Dreadful - 1:16:44

Review Round-Up - 1:27:55 

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Because YOU asked for it, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES OF 1999!

Yes, it's been declared one of the best years in motion picture history, with a stunningly large number of classic, cult and just plain influential movies released in a short span of time. But will Bibbs and Witney pick the films everyone knows and loves in this episode of THE IRON LIST?

There's only one way to find out! 

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You like snacks, and you like fams, so we think you're going to like SNACKFAM!

In this very special bonus podcast, Angie and Henry Seibold unveil their new project, a podcast dedicated to everything snacky! Listen up as Angie and Henry dive into the history and flavor of limited edition snacks, and invite you to eat along them!

So get yourself a bag of LAY'S SALTED CARAMEL CHIPS and join the Seibold family for a serious case of the munchies!

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They run, they jump, they swim and play! They row and go on trips! But the thing that lasts forever... are our dear 98TH ANNUAL OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS!

Yes, Bibbs and Witney are back with their yearly look at all 15 of this year's Academy Awards nominees, for BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT and BEST ANIMATED SHORT!

It's a cavalcade of impressive - and brief! - motion pictures about hard-hitting social issues, dystopian and 19th century social taboos, love and death and also a bunch of donkeys!

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Emerald Fennell's weird new take on WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Gore Verbinski's anti-A.I. sci-fi comedy GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, the animated basketball movie GOAT, the all-star Los Angeles crime drama CRIME 101, the cult phenomenon NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, a film where Juliette Lewis swaps bodies with a chair called BY DESIGN, and the sci-fi horror comedy COLD STORAGE!

Wuthering Heights - 4:18

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - 33:05

Goat - 47:45

Crime 101 - 59:55

Nirvanna The Band The...

You're stuck in bed and the only streaming service you've got is the Criterion Channel! What do you do? What do you do?

Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR questions on an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, and in addition to that particular puzzler they're also talking about Danish cinema, Psychotronic movies, advice for writing criticism, and when it's okay to talk during a movie!

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Bibbs and/or Witney review Sam Raimi's new horror-thriller SEND HELP, the execrable new "documentary" MELANIA, the indie horror video game adaptation IRON LUNG, the long-dreaded trilogy-capper THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 3, the supernatural horror movie WHISTLE, the Amazon buddy action flick THE WRECKING CREW, the Amazon book commercial RELATIONSHIP GOALS, the Kevin James rom-com SOLO MIO, the queer BDSM biker romance PILLION, and the Jason Statham-y Jason Statham movie SHELTER!

Send Help - 4:43

Melania - 23:18

Iron Lung - 55:55

The Strangers - Chapter 3 - 1:14:25

Whistle - 1:27:17

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Welcome back to THE ALL-NIGHTER, the very special, once in a blue moon podcast where Bibbs and Witney curate and schedule an all-night movie marathon for life's biggest occasions!

Our HALLOWEEN ALL-NIGHTER episode was one of our most popular new ideas of 2025, so we're back with all-new ideas for movie marathons, this time for VALENTINE'S DAY! We've got classic rom-coms, bizarre animated shorts and hygiene videos, forgotten cult flicks, even a blockbuster action movie!

If you have requests for other important events/holidays/occasions that could use an ALL-NIGHTER...

Is YouTube the future of cinema? Are we too cavalier with our STAR TREK spoilers? What piece of movie memorabilia do Bibbs and Witney want most? Which truly obscure cult movies have yet to be discovered? What does Gibbs really think about Paul W.S. Anderson movies? And is Jay Sherman, aka THE CRITIC, actually a good critic?

Bibbs and Witney are answering YOUR emails in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL, and this one's a doozy! 

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Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY EVER!

It's a nearly three-hour, audio-only podcast in which two film critics describe really cool-looking things that you can't see while they're talking! We may not have thought this through, but we're going to try to make it work, and tell you about some truly gorgeous motion pictures in the process!

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Bibbs and Witney run down the 98th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS nominations, then get to reviewing the pro-dystopia sci-fi film MERCY, the soulful post-apocalyptic zombie movie 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, the Matt Damon/Ben Affleck cop movie THE RIP, the sex-with-vacuum-cleaners movie A USEFUL GHOST, the multigenerational puzzle box SOUND OF FALLING, and the weepy falconry drama H IS FOR HAWK!

The 98th Annual Oscars - 5:30 

Mercy - 34:11 

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - 51:45 

The Rip - 1:05:55 

A Useful Ghost - 1:17:55 

Sound of Falling - 1:25:03 

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Bibbs and Witney review the Oscar hopeful MARTY SUPREME, the killer chimpanzee movie PRIMATE, the not-so-killer snake movie ANACONDA, the colonial musical THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, the post-apocalyptic thriller GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION, Gus Van Sant's 1970s thriller DEAD MAN'S WIRE, the creepy bullying film THE PLAGUE, the Palestinian generational drama ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU, and the high-concept theater adaptation THE DUTCHMAN!

Marty Supreme - 8:39

Primate - 28:07

Anaconda - 43:20

The Testament of Ann Lee - 1:00:45

Song Sung Blue - 1:13:05

Bibbs and Witney answer YOUR letters and emails in an all-new WE'VE GOT MAIL!

This time, we're talking about our favorite real-life road trips, the unsung filmography of animation legend Don Bluth, movies we may have defended a little too much, and offering backup to a listener's grandmother, who really, really, really wants her grandson to watch THE TOWERING INFERNO!

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We talked about the best movies of the year for three whole hours! So here's another 2+ hours, all about THE WORST AND MOST AVERAGE MOVIES OF 2025!

So much talking! So much movies! So much worseness! So much meh!

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold were going to present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES OF 2025, THE WORST MOVIES OF 2025 and THE AVERAGEST MOVIE OF 2025, but the "Best Of" part is three-hours long, so now the podcast is an epic two-parter!

It's an in-depth look at the greatest films 2025 had to offer, from a wide variety of genres, and Bibbs and Witney don't actually agree on a lot of them! Disagreements, ahoy!

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This week, Bibbs and Witney review the epic sci-fi threequel AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney's darkly comic thriller THE HOUSE MAID, James L. Brooks's long-awaited return ELLA MCCAY, a oceanic documentary called THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS, Kate Winslet's directorial debut GOODBYE JUNE, the slasher horror remake SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT, Mamoru Hosoda's revisionist Hamlet fantasy SCARLET, the thriller sequel INFLUENCERS and Joe Carnahan's maritime disaster drama NOT WITHOUT HOPE!

Avatar: Fire and Ash - 5:50

The Housemaid - 39:55

Ella McCay - 51:00

The Spongebob...

Bibbs and Witney answer YOUR emails in this all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, and talk about all-night movie marathons, cozy movies we forgot, surprising anecdotes about Walter Keane and more, more, MORE!

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Because our patrons demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for the best THIS HAD OSCAR BUZZ movies ever!

These aren't just movies that had Oscar buzz, these are movies specifically featured on the long-running, awesome podcast THIS HAD OSCAR BUZZ, where Chris Feil and Joe Reid explore movies that people thought would get an Oscar nomination but, for one reason or another, didn't!

They've released over 370 awesome episodes so far and you should totally check them out! (They also have their own PATREON!)