Witney Seibold
@witneyseibold.bsky.social
Critic, essayist, semi-talented snot. Co-host of the podcasts on the Critically Acclaimed Network. Bylines at /Film, IGN, TVGuide, Nerdist, and many others. Rotten Tomatoes-approved.
He/him. SubGenius. 💖💜💙
He/him. SubGenius. 💖💜💙
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My four audio dramas, or, as the kids say, scripted podcasts:
- THE TENTH MUSE
- LOVE AT NANA
- DETERMINED
- SHE BEGAN TO DANCE AROUND (The Christmas show!)
$10 each
$18 for two
$25 for three
$32 for all four!
Get 'em as gifts! Buy 'em for youself!
DM me for details.
- THE TENTH MUSE
- LOVE AT NANA
- DETERMINED
- SHE BEGAN TO DANCE AROUND (The Christmas show!)
$10 each
$18 for two
$25 for three
$32 for all four!
Get 'em as gifts! Buy 'em for youself!
DM me for details.
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Yep it’s not the fossil fuels or deregulated billion $ industries, it’s that part of the turkey carcass that won’t fit in my soup pot once a year. My bad, planet!
apnews.com/article/than...
apnews.com/article/than...
Your Thanksgiving leftovers are harming the planet. There are ways to shop and cook smarter
Americans wasted an estimated 320 million pounds of food last year from Thanksgiving alone. The food waste nonprofit, ReFED, says that's enough to feed every food insecure person in the U.S. five meal...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Yep it’s not the fossil fuels or deregulated billion $ industries, it’s that part of the turkey carcass that won’t fit in my soup pot once a year. My bad, planet!
apnews.com/article/than...
apnews.com/article/than...
I bet he smells like a freshly opened barrel of mushroom pudding, recently salvaged from a sunken, century-old garbage scow.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I bet he smells like a freshly opened barrel of mushroom pudding, recently salvaged from a sunken, century-old garbage scow.
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I wanted to marry my English teacher when she got out of jail.
But apparently, you can't end a sentence with a proposition.
But apparently, you can't end a sentence with a proposition.
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I wanted to marry my English teacher when she got out of jail.
But apparently, you can't end a sentence with a proposition.
But apparently, you can't end a sentence with a proposition.
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Film critic Roger Ebert walked out of Caligula, noting that the historical drama made him "disgusted and unspeakably depressed."
Roger Ebert Walked Out Of A Controversial '80s Historical Movie That Left Him 'Depressed' - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Film critic Roger Ebert walked out of Caligula, noting that the historical drama made him "disgusted and unspeakably depressed."
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I don't know about anyone else, but in terms of my life, this is some impactful shit right here. Thank you, Joel, Trace, Josh, Kevin, and Jim.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I don't know about anyone else, but in terms of my life, this is some impactful shit right here. Thank you, Joel, Trace, Josh, Kevin, and Jim.
I see that "Star Wars Rankings" is trending, so let's do this dance again:
16. "The Star Wars Holiday Special"
15. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
14. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
13. "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
12. "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
16. "The Star Wars Holiday Special"
15. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
14. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
13. "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
12. "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I see that "Star Wars Rankings" is trending, so let's do this dance again:
16. "The Star Wars Holiday Special"
15. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
14. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
13. "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
12. "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
16. "The Star Wars Holiday Special"
15. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
14. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
13. "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
12. "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
New Strong Bad e-mail!
homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
Lappier Than Thou - Sbemails 210 - robots
The Cheat goes undercover to infiltrate the robot characters that hardly ever show up.
homestarrunner.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
New Strong Bad e-mail!
homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
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Coming to La Grande, OR next month:
@weard.moe’s CASTRATION MOVIE and @ravineangel.bsky.social LIVE
This is maybe the coolest thing I’ve ever been apart of!!!
www.eofilmfest.com/castration-m...
@weard.moe’s CASTRATION MOVIE and @ravineangel.bsky.social LIVE
This is maybe the coolest thing I’ve ever been apart of!!!
www.eofilmfest.com/castration-m...
CASTRATION MOVIE and RAVINE ANGEL – A TWO-NIGHT EVENT! • Eastern Oregon Film Festival
EOFF PRESENTS: CASTRATION MOVIE and RAVINE ANGEL - A TWO-NIGHT EVENT! The 16th Annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival, in collaboration with Eastern Oregon University’s Club Cinema, is kicking off Octobe...
www.eofilmfest.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Coming to La Grande, OR next month:
@weard.moe’s CASTRATION MOVIE and @ravineangel.bsky.social LIVE
This is maybe the coolest thing I’ve ever been apart of!!!
www.eofilmfest.com/castration-m...
@weard.moe’s CASTRATION MOVIE and @ravineangel.bsky.social LIVE
This is maybe the coolest thing I’ve ever been apart of!!!
www.eofilmfest.com/castration-m...
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Ain't No Rule Says a Dog Can't Play Basketball, Charlie Brown.
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
Second prize is a set of steak knives, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Ain't No Rule Says a Dog Can't Play Basketball, Charlie Brown.
R.I.P. Udo Kier.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
R.I.P. Udo Kier.
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It is also notable that so much of right-wing media being a grift with transnational participants and funding posing as Americans ought to tell us the presence, volume, and claims, etc of right wing media (esp social media) are not actually indicative of American political beliefs and preferences
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It is also notable that so much of right-wing media being a grift with transnational participants and funding posing as Americans ought to tell us the presence, volume, and claims, etc of right wing media (esp social media) are not actually indicative of American political beliefs and preferences
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
"Gyatt Rizzlercoaster" by Skibidi Ohio Players
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
"Gyatt Rizzlercoaster" by Skibidi Ohio Players
Cur gallina viam transiit?
Omnes viae Romam ducunt.
Omnes viae Romam ducunt.
I want to learn Latin and do stand-up comedy in Latin.
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Cur gallina viam transiit?
Omnes viae Romam ducunt.
Omnes viae Romam ducunt.
A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird.
B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word...
B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word...
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird.
B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word...
B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word...
Guys watching "Alien":
"OMG, how scary. Can you imagine having a living being deposited in your body and have it grow and incubate in your torso?"
Every mother:
"..."
"OMG, how scary. Can you imagine having a living being deposited in your body and have it grow and incubate in your torso?"
Every mother:
"..."
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Guys watching "Alien":
"OMG, how scary. Can you imagine having a living being deposited in your body and have it grow and incubate in your torso?"
Every mother:
"..."
"OMG, how scary. Can you imagine having a living being deposited in your body and have it grow and incubate in your torso?"
Every mother:
"..."
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Many sci-fi movies lose their edge when society catches up to the speculative premise at the center of the story, but here are five that still hold up.
'70s Sci-Fi Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Many sci-fi movies lose their edge when society catches up to the speculative premise at the center of the story, but here are five that still hold up.
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Isaac Asimov was one of the leading figures in the science fiction genre, so when he offered his thoughts on Star Trek, people took note.
What Foundation Writer Isaac Asimov Thought About Star Trek - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Isaac Asimov was one of the leading figures in the science fiction genre, so when he offered his thoughts on Star Trek, people took note.
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cow tools like and share if u agree
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
cow tools like and share if u agree
Good riddance. I hope it's because she found her conscience.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Good riddance. I hope it's because she found her conscience.
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I couldn't let Siskel & Ebert's 50th anniversary go by without writing something for the Globe to honor them. I'm sure the Bostonians will give it two thumbs down, WAY down, because it's not about Boston. But it's my column, so NYAAH!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/a...
That’s the Chicago Way: Siskel & Ebert first teamed up 50 years ago - The Boston Globe
Our film critic gives two thumbs up, WAY up, to the film review team that influenced generations of film critics (including him).
www.bostonglobe.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I couldn't let Siskel & Ebert's 50th anniversary go by without writing something for the Globe to honor them. I'm sure the Bostonians will give it two thumbs down, WAY down, because it's not about Boston. But it's my column, so NYAAH!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/a...
Entitification, sadly, doesn't mean what I had hoped.
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Entitification, sadly, doesn't mean what I had hoped.
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We've got a great essay but from the great @gavia.bsky.social about how hagsploitation made a surprising comeback in horror this year www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
2025's Biggest Horror Trend Is A Regressive Step Backward
With two of the biggest horror movies of the year, the "hagsploitation" genre made a big comeback. But is it the one we wanted?
www.inverse.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We've got a great essay but from the great @gavia.bsky.social about how hagsploitation made a surprising comeback in horror this year www.inverse.com/entertainmen...