The Critics and the Crowd
Join Liz Ramirez and Steele Filipek as they cover the most divisive films, television series, and media out there! Ever wonder why a film is loved by the pros and hated by audiences? Confused by a critical lambasting of a favorite film of yours? This is the review podcast for you!
Episodes
16 episodes
Episode 15 - Divorce in the Black
Liz and Steele bravely venture into the Kingdom of Tyler Perry as they examine his dramatic look at abuse, family, and survival. This is the widest divide yet, with zero professional critics rating this film positively and seventy-five percent ...
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Episode 15
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58:05
Episode 14 - How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Actor and all-around talent Kathryn Fray joins our two beloved co-hosts as they pick apart the 2003 rom-com, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. It was a smash hit with the crowd but a dud with the critics back in the day, which is why it's perfect f...
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Episode 14
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1:30:06
Episode 13 - Step Up 2 The Streets
It's that time again: time to examine the inexaminable, time to talk divisive media, time for Steele to get annoyed with Liz, and time for Liz to get annoyed with Steele. The Critics and the Crowd is back to talk a polarizing piece of media: St...
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Episode 13
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1:23:38
Episode 12 - Bratz / Idiocracy (Double Feature)
From supposedly stupid stereotypes, to supposed stereotypes of stupids, we're covering TWO films this entry that don't quite cut the mustard. That's right, it's time for another 'double feature' entry. First, Liz makes Steele endure Bratz, and ...
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Episode 12
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43:22
Episode 11 - Hocus Pocus
We're wrapping up our Halloween-centered month with a fan favorite: Hocus Pocus! Derided by critics (and Steele) at the time of its release, the film has become a juggernaut of pop culture since 1993. Does it deserve the fame? Were critics righ...
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Episode 11
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56:47
Episode 10 - Saw
We continue our Halloween Horror Fest with the film that launched a thousand sequels... SAW! Jigsaw the puppet is with us in studio (not really) as Liz and Steele try to determine why the pros LOVED Drag Me to Hell and LOATHED this film, while ...
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Episode 10
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40:48
Episode 9 - It Follows
Liz and Steele continue their round-up of Halloween season cinematic classics (and not so classics). This week? It is the cult hit and critical darling, It Follows! As for the fans? They're not so hot on this indie slice of scares. Who's got it...
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Episode 9
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52:03
Episode 8 - Prom Night (2008)
Liz and Steele are heading back seventeen years to a time when senior proms had red carpets, paparazzi, and knife-wielding psycho teachers!Okay, so not much has changed in that time, but if you want a time capsule of early 00's schlock, ...
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Episode 8
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43:06
Episode 7 - Big Trouble in Little China / Bring It On: In It to Win It (Double Feature)
And now for something completely different!We're into the first of our "double feature" episodes in which Liz and Steele cover films from yesteryear that may not exactly qualify for normal Critics and the Crowd examination. Maybe a movie...
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Episode 7
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48:37
Episode 6 - Emilia Perez
Liz and Steele are diving headfirst into controversy this week as the Critics and the Crowd cover one of the most divisive titles of last year's awards season. Hitting a critical mass with numerous awards before flaming out due to numerous cont...
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Episode 6
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1:20:45
Episode 5 - Venom
Is he a superhero or an antihero? It doesn't matter, because most importantly, Venom is a cash cow! Derided by fans and critics alike when it first dropped, this 2018 vision of that most delightfully ravenous symbiote was nevertheless a smash h...
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Episode 5
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1:10:44
Episode 4 - Shaft (2019)
Liz and Steele put their fingers on the pulse of New York crime as they--alongside three members of the Shaft family--attempt to uncover a criminal conspiracy, avenge a fallen comrade, and understand just why critics savaged this modern cult cl...
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Episode 4
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56:10
Episode 3 - The Wedding Planner
Once more, the critics and the crowd are divided, but not betwixt sparklepires and wolfmen or demons and innocent bank managers, but betwixt those who love romantic comedies and those who loathe them. Join Steele and Liz as they dive into this ...
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Episode 3
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1:17:55
Episode 2 - Drag Me to Hell
Liz and Steele are back at it as they watch Alison Lohman try to escape from the clutches of demons... but judging by the cover and title, that may prove impossible. Join the duo as they try to ascertain why critics (who normally hate this kind...
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Episode 2
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48:51