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William Bibbiani

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Award-winning film critic for The Wrap. Co-host of The Critically Acclaimed Network. LAFCA. CCA. GALECA. Ace. He/Him. πŸŽƒ

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THEY GIVE YOU FREE PENS?!?!

05.03.2026 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2 > 6 > 3

05.03.2026 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

UPDATE: dude you would not believe the stories I’m hearing about this woman from like 8 other people since I put this post up.

05.03.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1027    πŸ” 201    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 3

I love games and so many of the people who make them. It was an honor to accept the award on behalf of the team and a privilege to be able to speak to what I believe in. β™₯️

05.03.2026 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6097    πŸ” 1154    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 10

oh please god no

05.03.2026 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn. Busy week.

05.03.2026 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I played a corpse in a straight-to-video horror movie called BASEMENT JACK.

05.03.2026 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I fucking LOVE this movie.

05.03.2026 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

IDENTITY is fun to watch but it plays like it was written by Donald Kaufman from ADAPTATION.

05.03.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fair enough on most counts, but I’ll defend the twist in WILD MOUNTAIN THYME. I’m not saying it’s a great movie but I do think it’s deeply misunderstood.

05.03.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Kenneth Branagh old enough to play KING LEAR yet? Give him a blank check and make it happen.

05.03.2026 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, that’s a fun one too!

05.03.2026 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeahhhh they’re all of a piece, that’s for sure.

05.03.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf you don’t have your life savings invested in our pyramid scheme you’re not allowed to warn anybody about our pyramid scheme.”

05.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would also accept SERENITY (2019).

05.03.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The Bride!’ Review – Jessie Buckley is a Revelation in Vibrant Reclamation of β€˜Bride of Frankenstein’ Elsa Lanchester’s striking performance catapulted her character to horror icon status in Bride of Frankenstein, director James Whale’s off-book sequel to Frankenstein, a significant feat considering h...

"Above all, THE BRIDE! dedicates itself fully to giving the Bride of Frankenstein the chance she wasn’t really afforded in her introductory film: to live."

Read @hauntedmeg.bsky.social's full review: bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3939...

04.03.2026 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

One grandpa was a beloved small town barber.

All I know about the other grandpa is that he was, by all accounts, an asshole.

04.03.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jesse singal literally wrote a whole article about an imaginary me and then asked people to be furious at his fantasy version of me.

04.03.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2295    πŸ” 356    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 34
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The reviews for THE BRIDE! are all over the place, with half the critics loving it to pieces and the other half hating its guts. Always interesting when that happens.

(I’m not usually on the β€œloved it” side when directors go this wild. Now I know how the BABYLON and SOUTHLAND TALES defenders felt.)

04.03.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope it’s clear that I’m being playful with my praise. I’m saying it’s tailor-made to hit the joy centers of certain filmgoers, the kind who strongly glom onto films of this ilk, and that it does the job extremely well.

04.03.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Bride > Wuthering Heights

04.03.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€˜The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley Is a Scream in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gothic Gangster Romance Maggie Gyllenhaal’s glorious, (re)invigorating β€˜Zombie and Clyde’ co-stars Christian Bale as one of the best Frankenstein Monsters.

Maggie Gyllenhaal just made your new favorite film.

Jessie Buckley is reinvigorating in THE BRIDE! Christian Bale is an all-timer Frankenstein, and Gyllenhaal paints a wild pastiche of gothic romance, gangster classics, indie scuzz and, what the heck, also ALL OF ME.

My review is at @thewrap.com!

04.03.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Gonna need a scene in here where Aaron Pierre calmly explains his Green Lantern powers while someone is feverishly Googling him only to realize they have Fucked Around and are about to Find Out.

04.03.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The whole concept of "supply and demand" falls apart when the only demands that matter come from a few billionaires.

The needs of the consumers become irrelevant. The will of the people becomes irrelevant.

Monopolies aren't just bad for business. They're antithetical to democracy.

04.03.2026 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is also why tech moved to subscription models.

They can't *dramatically* improve on PhotoShop. So if you have no reason to buy a new edition, they'll make you re-buy the old one, every single month.

Televisions hit a wall, too. How do you *dramatically* improve on a 95-inch, 8K television?

04.03.2026 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I like Joan Jett but I hate Ghost Rider villains.

04.03.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.

04.03.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2725    πŸ” 971    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 40

Obama is the only president to date born when there were 50 states

04.03.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2032    πŸ” 490    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 17

Can we pretend THE MUMMY RETURNS didn't happen either?

04.03.2026 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0