The Schmoes Know Show

Who really wrote William Shakespeare’s plays? It was William Shakespeare, actually, but some folks believe that there was an elaborate conspiracy to hide the identity of the real author, a British nobleman with ties to the throne. It’s a silly idea and it’s the plot of Roland Emmerich’s ANONYMOUS, a poor and poorly researched biopic about the Edward De Vere, and it’s kind of the perfect double feature with Laurence Olivier’s Oscar-winning production of HENRY V, which also rewrote history to serve its own political ends, and also tried to introduce Shakespeare to the masses using modern cinematic techniques! Yup, it’s a Shakespearean episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Plus, we’ve also got new reviews of FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, WIDOWS, THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS, GREEN BOOK, CAM, INSTANT FAMILY and AT ETERNITY’S GATE! Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold, and follow the podcast/website at @CriticAcclaim. Check o