William Bibbiani
@williambibbiani.bsky.social
Film critic for The Wrap. Co-host of The Critically Acclaimed Network. LAFCA. CCA. GALECA. Ace. He/Him. 🎃
God DAMN them
As expected, Georgia’s prosecutor ditched election interference case against Trump saying “it’s not illegal to question election results.”
Never mind we all heard Trump *on tape* telling GA officials to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn Georgia results.
Crime pays, again.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Never mind we all heard Trump *on tape* telling GA officials to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn Georgia results.
Crime pays, again.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Georgia Judge Drops Election-Interference Case Against Trump
A prosecutor requested the move, saying he didn’t find enough evidence to support the wide-ranging racketeering charges.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
God DAMN them
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fashion meets passion
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
fashion meets passion
If you see this, post a monster
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If you see this, post a monster
This, a million times over. Please tell people when you like their work. Creatives can go a very long time without any outside input at all, positive or otherwise, so a gesture of appreciation often makes all the difference in the world.
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This, a million times over. Please tell people when you like their work. Creatives can go a very long time without any outside input at all, positive or otherwise, so a gesture of appreciation often makes all the difference in the world.
Depression sure is depressing sometimes.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Depression sure is depressing sometimes.
HAMNET is an emotional uppercut, but its sincerity is undercut by the many contrived biopic/prequel set-ups, in which a lot of the scenes and dialogue flagrantly foreshadow HAMLET. It's basically SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE if SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE took itself entirely seriously.
And yet, it mostly works.
And yet, it mostly works.
a woman in a red dress stands in front of a crowd while a man shakes her hand
ALT: a woman in a red dress stands in front of a crowd while a man shakes her hand
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
HAMNET is an emotional uppercut, but its sincerity is undercut by the many contrived biopic/prequel set-ups, in which a lot of the scenes and dialogue flagrantly foreshadow HAMLET. It's basically SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE if SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE took itself entirely seriously.
And yet, it mostly works.
And yet, it mostly works.
I’m having trouble paying my meager bills and it makes me feel like a failure. Meanwhile these fuckers couldn’t break even if they made over TWO HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS and they still get to call themselves financial geniuses.
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m having trouble paying my meager bills and it makes me feel like a failure. Meanwhile these fuckers couldn’t break even if they made over TWO HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS and they still get to call themselves financial geniuses.
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"The White House isn't sure whether Trump actually had a phone call or just imagined it" is where we are on the dementia scale now.
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"The White House isn't sure whether Trump actually had a phone call or just imagined it" is where we are on the dementia scale now.
LucasFilm: Muppet Star Wars
Marvel: Squirrel Girl
Warner Bros: Batgirl (just finish it)
Paramount: Star Trek Lower Decks - The Movie
Universal - Key and Peele Meet the Universal Monsters
Blumhouse: Twelve Days of Purge-mas
Lionsgate: A Very Step Up Wedding
Pixar: The Queerest. Movie. EVER.
Marvel: Squirrel Girl
Warner Bros: Batgirl (just finish it)
Paramount: Star Trek Lower Decks - The Movie
Universal - Key and Peele Meet the Universal Monsters
Blumhouse: Twelve Days of Purge-mas
Lionsgate: A Very Step Up Wedding
Pixar: The Queerest. Movie. EVER.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
LucasFilm: Muppet Star Wars
Marvel: Squirrel Girl
Warner Bros: Batgirl (just finish it)
Paramount: Star Trek Lower Decks - The Movie
Universal - Key and Peele Meet the Universal Monsters
Blumhouse: Twelve Days of Purge-mas
Lionsgate: A Very Step Up Wedding
Pixar: The Queerest. Movie. EVER.
Marvel: Squirrel Girl
Warner Bros: Batgirl (just finish it)
Paramount: Star Trek Lower Decks - The Movie
Universal - Key and Peele Meet the Universal Monsters
Blumhouse: Twelve Days of Purge-mas
Lionsgate: A Very Step Up Wedding
Pixar: The Queerest. Movie. EVER.
See also: If a person is lucky enough that the Very Bad Thing doesn’t seriously hurt them or kill anyone they happen to know personally, they conclude it wasn’t even bad.
The paradox of prevention: if you successfully prevent the Very Bad Thing from happening, a whole lot of people conclude there was no Very Bad Thing and therefore no reason to continue working to prevent it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
See also: If a person is lucky enough that the Very Bad Thing doesn’t seriously hurt them or kill anyone they happen to know personally, they conclude it wasn’t even bad.
Anotherconda
Seriously, fuck whoever decided to name the new Anaconda “Anaconda” and not “Anaconda: The Jack Blackening” or “Not Another Anaconda Movie” or fucking ANYTHING that distinguishes it. Suck a donkey dick, marketers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Anotherconda
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BREAKING: Trump pardons turkey who appeared 28 times on Epstein flight logs
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: Trump pardons turkey who appeared 28 times on Epstein flight logs
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Zootopia 2 is the biggest cinematic travesty since Now You See Me, Now You Don't*
*the latter should have been titled Now You Three Me, the former Zootwopia
*the latter should have been titled Now You Three Me, the former Zootwopia
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Zootopia 2 is the biggest cinematic travesty since Now You See Me, Now You Don't*
*the latter should have been titled Now You Three Me, the former Zootwopia
*the latter should have been titled Now You Three Me, the former Zootwopia
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Not a joke: Trump just greenlit RUSH HOUR 4. It will be directed by Brett Ratner, a pig of a human being who has been accused of sexual assault by six women. He also harassed Elliot Page and outed him. Disgusting and depressing on so many levels I don't know where to start.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Not a joke: Trump just greenlit RUSH HOUR 4. It will be directed by Brett Ratner, a pig of a human being who has been accused of sexual assault by six women. He also harassed Elliot Page and outed him. Disgusting and depressing on so many levels I don't know where to start.
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remember when they called John Wick "Baba Yaga" because they thought it meant "real cool killer who's maybe a ghost" and then they found out it was a witch who lives in a hut that's held up by chicken legs and then they didn't call him that anymore
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
remember when they called John Wick "Baba Yaga" because they thought it meant "real cool killer who's maybe a ghost" and then they found out it was a witch who lives in a hut that's held up by chicken legs and then they didn't call him that anymore
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Are you someone who claims to be a “trans ally”?
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
Harry Potter x Fortnite coming in Chapter 7
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are you someone who claims to be a “trans ally”?
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
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Hey everyone. Hate that I have to post this. My dog was hit by a car tonight and suffered a shattered leg and damage to her intestines. Surgery and medical expenses are roughly $20,000. It’s been a rough year and anything helps.
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
Donate to Surgery and recovery for Catcher, organized by Luke Tarzian
Hi everyone. My name is Luke. I’m starting this campaign for my dad and our dog. Catcher… Luke Tarzian needs your support for Surgery and recovery for Catcher
gofund.me
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hey everyone. Hate that I have to post this. My dog was hit by a car tonight and suffered a shattered leg and damage to her intestines. Surgery and medical expenses are roughly $20,000. It’s been a rough year and anything helps.
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
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I love the stage musical, but this gets to the meat of why For Good didn't quite work. The film is so concerned with redeeming Glinda that it forgives her for being a collaborator.
Now that folks have had the weekend to see WICKED: FOR GOOD, I'm over at @thewrap.com going long about how the ending doesn't just fail to meet to moment, it fails to live up to what Jon M. Chu and co. set up in Part 1.
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
The 'Wicked: For Good' Ending Fails to Meet the Moment | Commentary
The ending of "Wicked: For Good" avoids the darker conclusion from the book, but does a disservice to the sociopolitical commentary in the process.
www.thewrap.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I love the stage musical, but this gets to the meat of why For Good didn't quite work. The film is so concerned with redeeming Glinda that it forgives her for being a collaborator.
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The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
The US currently has a whites only refugee policy.
My review of WICKED: FOR GOOD was limited by its publication date, so I couldn’t go into detail about all the reasons the ending stinks.
Fortunately, Amelia Emberwing articulates it better than I could.
Fortunately, Amelia Emberwing articulates it better than I could.
Now that folks have had the weekend to see WICKED: FOR GOOD, I'm over at @thewrap.com going long about how the ending doesn't just fail to meet to moment, it fails to live up to what Jon M. Chu and co. set up in Part 1.
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
The 'Wicked: For Good' Ending Fails to Meet the Moment | Commentary
The ending of "Wicked: For Good" avoids the darker conclusion from the book, but does a disservice to the sociopolitical commentary in the process.
www.thewrap.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My review of WICKED: FOR GOOD was limited by its publication date, so I couldn’t go into detail about all the reasons the ending stinks.
Fortunately, Amelia Emberwing articulates it better than I could.
Fortunately, Amelia Emberwing articulates it better than I could.
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People are dunking on this, but the thing about X is that the MPA never trademarked it, which is why it instantly got co-opted by porn and became unusable for mainstream releases. There is nothing stopping Brady Corbet from slapping a giant X rating on his next film, and I truly hope he does.
Brady Corbet’s next film will be X-rated, shot entirely on 70mm, and span three centuries.
See more details: thefilmstage.com/brady-corbet...
See more details: thefilmstage.com/brady-corbet...
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
People are dunking on this, but the thing about X is that the MPA never trademarked it, which is why it instantly got co-opted by porn and became unusable for mainstream releases. There is nothing stopping Brady Corbet from slapping a giant X rating on his next film, and I truly hope he does.
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Incredible to have your case thrown out and then be told you’re not even a real lawyer.
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Incredible to have your case thrown out and then be told you’re not even a real lawyer.
Hey... I'm sorry about Venom, Charlie Brown.
When three o'clock comes, he will gut her like a pig and try not to get any on his shoes, and there is nothing I can do, Charlie Brown
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Hey... I'm sorry about Venom, Charlie Brown.
As if he couldn't get any worse, he's also a Brett Ratner fan.
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
As if he couldn't get any worse, he's also a Brett Ratner fan.
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Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.