Film Roundup: Horror Movies and Oscar Bait

Oct. 23, 2015

It’s that time of year—horror movies galore and a little bit of Oscar bait. Time for Friday film reviews!

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Credits

Guests:

William Bibbiani - film critic and co-host of the podcast “Canceled Too Soon” and “Critically Acclaimed” - @williambibbiani
Witney Seibold - contributor to IGN and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed - @witneyseibold

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Ryan Kailath

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