William Bibbiani is an award-winning film critic and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Critics Choice Association (CCA) and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. He has written film criticism for over 20 years and written for The Wrap since 2019. He is a frequent guest on KCRW’s Press Play with Madeline Brand. Bibbiani also co-hosts The Critically Acclaimed Network, a series of podcasts dedicated to new, classic and cult film and TV reviews and retrospectives. His commentary tracks and essays can be found on Blu-ray special editions for films released by Arrow Video, Shout! Factory and Umbrella Entertainment. You can follow him on BlueSky (and various other social media).
Experience:
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‘Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc’ Review: Continuation of Hit Anime Series Is for Fans Only
The anime show hits the big screen with a violent, hyperkinetic love story that will please its loyal fanbase
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‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Looks Like Mary Elizabeth Winstead Picked the Wrong Nanny
Michelle Garza Cervera remakes the classic 1992 thriller as a smart — but not as thrilling — riff on the suburban interloper genre
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‘The Black Phone 2’ Review: A Horror Sequel Mostly Done Right
Scott Derrickson’s follow-up is even scarier than “The Black Phone,” but the second half has a bad ring to it
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‘The Twits’ Review: Look at These Good Intentions! Where Could They Possibly Lead?
One of Roald Dahl’s ghastliest books is now a ghastly Netflix animated movie (not in the good way)
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‘100 Meters’ Review: Kenji Iwaisawa’s Existential Anime Sports Drama Is a Winner
Track and field stars push past their breaking points, but in this adaptation of Uoto’s manga, the real question is “why?”
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‘Deathstalker’ Review: Cheesy B-Movie Reboot Has More Imagination Than Most Blockbusters
The forgotten sword and sorcery franchise returns with a wild, low-budget epic with memorable monsters and mayhem
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‘Vicious’ Review: A Raw-Nerved Dakota Fanning Sells the Heck Out of This Ghoulish Horror
The director of “The Strangers” is back with another scary cautionary tale about keeping your door locked
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‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Skip This Hack Sequel, Just Download the Soundtrack
Greta Lee and Jared Leto headline Disney’s pathetic, generic, idea-free brand exploitation — but Nine Inch Nails is blameless
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‘Anemone’ Review: The Only Thing Daniel Day-Lewis Can’t Do Is Retire
The reclusive Oscar-winning actor returns — again — with another bravura performance, playing a recluse who refuses to return
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‘Play Dirty’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Misses the Mark in Prime Video’s Otherwise Solid ‘Parker’ Flick
Shane Black adapts Donald E. Westlake’s classic antihero into a slick, enjoyable caper — with a miscast lead actor
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‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson Kicks Butt So Hard It Explodes
Judy Greer learns not to mess with Nanny McPhee in an intelligently taut, nail-biting thriller
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‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: Renny Harlin’s Trilogy of Errors Trudges On
“Chapter 1” of this horror reboot was dull as dishwater and the sequel isn’t much better
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‘Coyotes’ Review: Gnarly Killer-Canine Thriller Is All Bite, No Bark
Fantastic Fest: Justin Long and Kate Bosworth star in a thrilling, violent ‘when animals attack’ movie without much to say
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‘Doin’ It’ Review: Lilly Singh Makes Sex Education Fun in a Movie That’s Only Kind of Funny
Singh plays a 30-year-old virgin trying to reform sex ed in a raunchy comedy that’s too silly to be smart — or vice-versa
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‘Him’ Review: Marlon Wayans Brings His A-Game to Boring, Predictable Pro-Football Horror
The formulaic thriller asks big questions about the morality of professional sports, but fumbles every play
