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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‘Sinners’ Review: Even Vampires Get the Blues in Ryan Coogler’s Awe-Inspiring Horror Film
Michael B. Jordan stars opposite himself as 1930s gangsters who face the undead
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‘G20’ Review: President Viola Davis Beats Up Economy-Crashing Baddies in Ramshackle ‘Die Hard’ Riff
You either want to watch President Viola Davis beat up mediocre white dudes who just crashed the economy, or you don’t
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‘The Amateur’ Review: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served in Other Movies
Rami Malek plays a CIA desk jockey-turned-assassin in this generic, competent, familiar spy thriller
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‘Screamboat’ Review: Mickey Mouse of 1,000 Corpses
‘Terrifier’s’ David Howard Thornton plays a homicidal Mickey Mouse in this kitschy public domain slasher
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‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: Antifascist Waterfowl Drama Is a Good Egg, Really
English teacher Steve Coogan adopts a penguin in the middle the 1976 Argentinean coup d’état — and yes, that is kinda weird
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The 13 Jason Statham-est Jason Statham Movies, Ranked
The best and/or most Jason Statham-y films starring one of the last great action icons
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All 23 of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes Ranked From Worst to Best
How does “Snow White” rank among the studio’s remakes of its animated hits?
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‘Ash’ Review: Aaron Paul’s Slick and Gory Sci-Fi Monster Movie
Eiza González co-stars in this riff on a premise that you’ve seen a million times
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‘O’Dessa’ Review: Sadie Sink Rocks and Rules in Post-Apocalyptic Busking Fable
Can the “Stranger Things” star save us from evil 24/7 escapist entertainment in this new Hulu exclusive?
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‘Snow White’ Review: Rachel Zegler Is Practically Perfect in Disney Remake Otherwise Full of Bad Ideas
You all owe the “West Side Story” star an apology
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‘The Alto Knights’ Review: This Is What Warner Bros. Doesn’t Shelve?
Robert De Niro plays Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, for some reason, in a gangster film that’s so bad, it’s actually bad
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‘Opus’ Review: John Malkovich Has a Fever, and the Only Prescription Is a Better Movie
If you loved “The Menu”… just keep on loving it. “Opus” is more of the same, only less so
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‘The Parenting’ Review: Who Ordered a Horror Comedy, Hold the Horror, Hold the Comedy?
Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Dean Norris and Lisa Kudrow play “wacky” parents trapped in a haunted mansion in a minimal Max original
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‘Novocaine’ Review: Jack Quaid Takes a Lickin’ and Keeps on Tickin’
Quaid takes Looney Tunes-style punishment as a nice guy who can’t feel pain in a sidesplitting, ultraviolent and adorable action-comedy
