William Bibbiani is a professional film critic and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) 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. He 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 Twitter (and various other social medias) at @WilliamBibbiani.
Experience:
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‘Mondocane’ Film Review: Italian Crime Drama Forgets It’s Also Supposed to Be Science Fiction
Bad enough that this film doesn’t have much to say about contemporary society — why confuse things by setting it in the future?
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‘Firestarter’ Film Review: Dreary Stephen King Remake Sits There Like a Pile of Wet Leaves
The 1984 version was no classic, but this one seems even duller and cheaper
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‘Pompo the Cinephile’ Film Review: Anime Crafts a Sweet-Natured Valentine to Filmmaking
What underbelly? This salute to showbiz ambitions stays on the sunny side
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‘Charlotte’ Film Review: Keira Knightley Voices a German Jewish Artist in History’s Crosshairs
Animated film lacks the daring of the real Charlotte Salomon’s paintings, but its examination of Nazi oppression rings all too familiar in the modern day
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‘Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore’ Film Review: There’s Little Magic Left in This Sagging Franchise
This latest entry abandons any plot points of interest from the previous two chapters, focusing instead on shocking reveals that are anything but
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‘As They Made Us’ Film Review: Mayim Bialik’s Impressive Feature Debut Explores Family Crisis
In an all-star ensemble, Candice Bergen steals the show as a dysfunctional matriarch
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Academy Awards Review: The Show Lost Its Luster Long Before Will Smith’s Slap
The weirdest ceremony in years produced moments that we never want repeated
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‘You Are Not My Mother’ Film Review: Striking Irish Horror Film Mines Fear in Family Anxiety
There’s a slow burn that pays off in writer-director Kate Dolan’s feature debut
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12 Classic Oscar-Winning Performances That Still Hold Up (Photos)
From Audrey Hepburn to Alec Guinness to Barbra Streisand, these Golden Age portrayals have stood the test of time
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‘Master’ Film Review: Regina Hall Faces the Haunting of Racism Past Alongside Very Contemporary Oppression
First time writer-director Mariama Diallo turns historical sins into the stuff of horror
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‘Rescued by Ruby’ Film Review: Kids Movie Features Industrious Cops, Lovable Dogs, and Dead Bodies
Director Katt Shea keeps the proceedings light and cute even when the K-9 division is sniffing out human remains
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‘Fresh’ Film Review: Sebastian Stan Plays a Mr. Right Who’s All Wrong in Deliciously Creepy Horror Tale
First-time director Mimi Cave takes the audience on an emotional roller coaster, one that’s both thrilling and stomach-churning
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‘Family Squares’ Film Review: All-Star Zoom Call Dramedy Suffers from Weak Connections
This movie for the pandemic moment would have benefited from trusting the drama (and the cast) and not dipping into wackiness
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‘Studio 666’ Film Review: Foo Fighters Horror Flick Is a Goofy, Gory Home Movie
This good-spirited vanity project runs out of steam after an hour, but at it’s best, it’s like William Castle’s “A Hard Day’s Night” (sponsored by Doritos)
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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Film Review: Latest Sequel Delivers the Gory Goods
This follow-up to the 1972 original isn’t in any way deep, but it’s got all the splatter any slasher fan could want
