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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The 9 Best Post-‘Scream’ Slasher Movies
Wes Craven’s blockbuster classic spawned a new wave of slashers that horror fans (mostly) loved, even if mainstream critics didn’t
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‘Superman’ Too Woke? MAGA Would Have Hated the First Man of Steel Movie, Too
The 1951 film “Superman and the Mole Men” finds our hero from Krypton lecturing a bigoted mob and taking away their guns
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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Review: The Hook Brings You Back
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. return in a legacy sequel that smartly leans into the franchise’s foolishness
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‘Sovereign’ Review: Nick Offerman Terrifies in Tragic Far-Right True Crime Tale
Conspiracy theories and self-imposed martyrdom have violent consequences in Christian Swegal’s drama, co-starring Jacob Tremblay
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The 10 Best Superhero Movie Reboots (and the 5 Worst)
The superhero genre is littered with false starts and missed opportunities, but some reboots did everything just right
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‘Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story’ Review: Joe Hill Adaptation Is (Un)dead on Arrival
Titus Welliver and Jocelin Donahue star as Abraham and Mina Van Helsing in an anemic new take on the vampire classic
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‘Superman’ Review: James Gunn Reboots the DC Universe — and Gets It Right
David Corenswet gives a star-making performance in Gunn’s breathless epic about what makes Superman super in the 21st century
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‘The Old Guard 2’ Review: Charlize Theron Kicks Ass in Perpetuity Throughout the Universe
The Oscar-winner battles Uma Thurman in an above-average sequel to Netflix’s above-average immortal superhero thriller
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11 Great Sci-Fi Movies for Kids to Watch After ‘Elio’
Pixar’s sci-fi adventure may technically be ‘original’ but it borrows a lot from classic sci-fi kids films
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The 15 Best ‘Die Hard’ Knockoffs Ever
Setting ‘Die Hard’ in a different location – and sometimes making John McClane a vampire – kinda rules
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‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’ Review: Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney Make the Most Out of Not Making It
Cranston and Janney’s theater family lives on the verge of success — and collapse — in a dramedy with a very accurate title
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‘28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Zombie Opus Is a Corpse to Be Reckoned With
What started as a low-res, grounded George Romero riff has grown into a sprawling, yet personal, national horror epic
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‘Elio’ Review: Pixar’s Colorful Sci-Fi Film Celebrates Weird Kids, but Only Allegorically
This vision of a universe where outsiders are accepted rings false when Disney doesn’t accept queerness in its films
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‘F1 The Movie’ Review: Brad Pitt and Joseph Kosinski Make Formula One Limp and Sterile
Brad Pitt is a hotshot veteran who teaches everyone to be just like him in a superficial, self-important racing drama
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‘Bride Hard’ Review: This Incompetent Action-Comedy Is Where Humor Goes to Die
Rebel Wilson goes all John McClane at her best friend’s wedding in director Simon West’s boring, directionless hack job
