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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‘La grazia’ Review: Paolo Sorrentino Presents the President, Italian Style
Venice Film Festival: The director of “The Great Beauty” envisions an even greater beauty — power, for once, driving a man sane
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‘The Roses’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman Get Thorny in Deftly Funny Remake
Cumberbatch and Colman get married, get angry, and get revenge in Jay Roach’s take on ‘The War of the Roses’
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The 15 Best Action Movie Sequels
When they absolutely have to get their butts kicked for the second, third or even sixth time, these sequels get the job done
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‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed vs. Evil Corporations, Just the Way We Like It
“Hell or High Water” director David Mackenzie returns with a painstakingly crafted — and truly modern — paranoid thriller
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‘Eenie Meanie’ Review: Samara Weaving Guns It in Hulu’s Above Average Elmore Leonard Riff
Writer-director Shawn Simmons’ debut feature has snappy dialogue, a cool car chase and a great cast — but it ain’t “Out of Sight”
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‘The Map That Leads to You’ Review: Ship This Amazon Romance Back Home
Lasse Hallström’s latest tearjerker is an attractive sightseeing tour of various red flags
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‘East of Wall’ Review: Kate Beecroft’s Sundance Sensation Isn’t Horsing Around
Real-life ranchers Tabatha and Porshia Zimiga play themselves, spectacularly, in Kate Beecroft’s first feature
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‘Red Sonja’ Review: A Solid Pilot Episode (Unfortunately, It’s a Movie)
M.J. Bassett’s reboot of the classic comic book hero improves on the 1985 film, but its low budget holds it back
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‘Nobody 2’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Kills It (and Countless Human Beings) All Over Again
Imagine a National Lampoon vacation if Chevy Chase was a badass mass murderer — the “Nobody” sequel is just as awesome as that sounds
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The Problem With ‘Weapons’ | Spoiler Review
The air of secrecy around Zach Cregger’s acclaimed horror film makes it hard to talk about — and criticize — the film’s disappointing revelations
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‘Weapons’ Review: Zach Cregger’s Chiller Asks Scary Questions (Too Bad About the Answers)
Julia Garner and Josh Brolin star in the director’s anticipated follow-up to “Barbarian” – its first hour is worth the wait
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‘Freakier Friday’ Review: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Swap It Like It’s Hot – Again!
The stars of the 2003 comedy classic swap bodies with Julia Butters and Sophia Hammons in a funny and heartwarming follow-up
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‘My Oxford Year’ Review: This Netflix Tragedy Would Be Better if It Was More … Tragic
The weepy romance, based on the novel by Julia Whelan, goes all-in on the romance — but half-hearts all the weepiness
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‘She Rides Shotgun’ Review: Taron Egerton Is a Dad Breaking Bad in Confident, Riveting Thriller
The “Carry-On” star risks everything to save his daughter from white supremacists in Nick Rowland’s exceptional outing
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‘The Naked Gun’ Review: Liam Neeson Reloads the Franchise and Hits a Bullseye
The long-awaited legacy sequel turns Neeson’s whole career into one big joke — and it’s funny as hell
