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William Bibbiani

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William Bibbiani is a professional 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. 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 BlueSky (and various other social medias).

  • ‘Butcher’s Crossing’ Film Review: Nicolas Cage Goes Full Captain Ahab in Environmental Western

    Toronto Film Festival 2022: Gabe Polsky’s acid Western harshly examines the effects of Manifest Destiny, capitalism and macho pride on the American landscape

    By

    William Bibbiani
    September 10, 2022 @ 12:11 PM
    Movies
    12:11 PM
    ‘Butcher’s Crossing’ Film Review: Nicolas Cage Goes Full Captain Ahab in Environmental Western
  • ‘Medieval’ Film Review: Ben Foster Action Saga Comes to Life Between the Conversations

    The tale of Czech hero Jan Žižka is bold and violent on the battlefield but an utter slog when it gets mired in political intrigue

    By

    William Bibbiani
    September 9, 2022 @ 11:26 AM
    Movies
    11:26 AM
    ‘Medieval’ Film Review: Ben Foster Action Saga Comes to Life Between the Conversations
  • ‘Clerks III’ Film Review: Kevin Smith Tackles Aging and Mortality, But Also Weed Jokes, in Nimble Threequel

    The graying slackers deal with old age and death, and Smith allows those elements not to be funny while still indulging in goofy whimsy elsewhere

    By

    William Bibbiani
    September 8, 2022 @ 7:00 AM
    Movies
    7:00 AM
    ‘Clerks III’ Film Review: Kevin Smith Tackles Aging and Mortality, But Also Weed Jokes, in Nimble Threequel
  • ‘The Ghost of Richard Harris’ Review: Larger-Than-Life Actor Remembered Ruefully and Gratefully

    Venice Film Festival 2022: The children and co-stars of the legendary movie star, musician and drunkard all have stories to tell about the screen icon

    By

    William Bibbiani
    September 4, 2022 @ 11:02 AM
    Reviews
    11:02 AM
    ‘The Ghost of Richard Harris’ Review: Larger-Than-Life Actor Remembered Ruefully and Gratefully
  • ‘Me Time’ Film Review: Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg Buddy Comedy Sours Into Pointless Netflix Product Placement

    Netflix’s latest star-studded comedy falls flat

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 25, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    Movies
    6:00 PM
    ‘Me Time’ Film Review: Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg Buddy Comedy Sours Into Pointless Netflix Product Placement
  • ‘Samaritan’ Film Review: Sylvester Stallone Knocks Heads in Clever Superhero Riff

    Stallone stars as a retired superhero in the film from “Overlord” director Julius Avery

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 25, 2022 @ 12:00 PM
    Movies
    12:00 PM
    ‘Samaritan’ Film Review: Sylvester Stallone Knocks Heads in Clever Superhero Riff
  • ‘Beast’ Film Review: Idris Elba’s Absentee Dad Battles an Angry, Hungry Lion

    The real star here is veteran cinematographer Philippe Rousselot, who lets the tense action play out in long takes

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 18, 2022 @ 9:00 AM
    Movies
    9:00 AM
    ‘Beast’ Film Review: Idris Elba’s Absentee Dad Battles an Angry, Hungry Lion
  • ‘Inu-Oh’ Film Review: Feudal Anime Mixes Headbanging Pyrotechnics and Political Defiance

    Masaaki Yuasa blends genres and ideas in a brilliantly intense and unhinged animated feature

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 11, 2022 @ 4:30 PM
    Movies
    4:30 PM
    ‘Inu-Oh’ Film Review: Feudal Anime Mixes Headbanging Pyrotechnics and Political Defiance
  • ‘Summering’ Film Review: Four Girls Bid Farewell to Childhood in Hazy, Nostalgic Mystery

    Director James Ponsoldt is less interested in crime-solving and more focused on childhood friendships and the melancholy of growing up

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 11, 2022 @ 1:21 PM
    Movies
    1:21 PM
    ‘Summering’ Film Review: Four Girls Bid Farewell to Childhood in Hazy, Nostalgic Mystery
  • ‘Thirteen Lives’ Film Review: Ron Howard Spelunks Cautiously Into Cave-Rescue Tale

    On the heels of two docs about the rescue of a Thai soccer team, Howard could have used less restraint and more emotion in retelling this story

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 5, 2022 @ 12:05 PM
    Movies
    12:05 PM
    ‘Thirteen Lives’ Film Review: Ron Howard Spelunks Cautiously Into Cave-Rescue Tale
  • ‘Resurrection’ Film Review: Rebecca Hall Keeps a Firm Grasp on Unsettling Familial Horror

    Writer-director Andrew Semans’ script takes a big narrative swing, but Hall, Tim Roth and Grace Kaufman make it all seem believable

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 5, 2022 @ 9:50 AM
    Sundance
    9:50 AM
    ‘Resurrection’ Film Review: Rebecca Hall Keeps a Firm Grasp on Unsettling Familial Horror
  • ‘I Love My Dad’ Film Review: Patton Oswalt Catfishing Saga Flirts With Comedy and Tragedy

    James Morosini’s autobiographical tale of flirting online with a girl who turned out to be his estranged dad isn’t afraid to dig into the story’s squirmier sides

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 5, 2022 @ 7:50 AM
    Movies
    7:50 AM
    ‘I Love My Dad’ Film Review: Patton Oswalt Catfishing Saga Flirts With Comedy and Tragedy
  • ‘Prey’ Film Review: Suspenseful ‘Predator’ Prequel Revitalizes Monster-Alien Franchise

    Set among indigenous North American peoples in the 18th century, this latest entry thrillingly goes back to basics

    By

    William Bibbiani
    August 3, 2022 @ 12:57 PM
    Movies
    12:57 PM
    ‘Prey’ Film Review: Suspenseful ‘Predator’ Prequel Revitalizes Monster-Alien Franchise
  • ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Film Review: Charm and Good Humor Fit Perfectly in This Chic Fairy Tale

    Lesley Manville is marvelous as a London cleaning lady with haute-couture dreams in this exhilaratingly sweet celebration of people at their best

    By

    William Bibbiani
    July 12, 2022 @ 8:40 AM
    Movies
    8:40 AM
    ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Film Review: Charm and Good Humor Fit Perfectly in This Chic Fairy Tale
  • ‘Fire of Love’ Film Review: Married Scientists Devote Their Lives to Each Other, and to Volcanoes

    The nature-documentary footage of lava is awe-inspiring, as is the love story of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft

    By

    William Bibbiani
    July 6, 2022 @ 9:40 AM
    Movies
    9:40 AM
    ‘Fire of Love’ Film Review: Married Scientists Devote Their Lives to Each Other, and to Volcanoes
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