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).
Experience:
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‘The Housemaid’ Review: Sydney Sweeney vs. Amanda Seyfried — Whoever Wins, That’s Awesome
Seyfried makes Sweeney’s life a living hell in a winking comedy-thriller that kind of rules, actually
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: James Cameron’s Repetitive, Hypocritical Sequel Gives Us the Blues
The Sully family is back and they’re doing all the stuff they did last time, but slightly different and not as good
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From ‘Spinal Tap’ to ‘A Few Good Men,’ Nobody Had a Career Like Rob Reiner | Appreciation
The actor-turned-director released a brilliant string of classics, across wildly different genres, solidifying his place in film history
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The Best Movies of 2025
Arthouse hits, overlooked indies and unusually astounding blockbusters all make our list of the year’s greatest films
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‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Bill Skarsgård Is Brilliant in Gus Van Sant’s Mixed-Bag Thriller
The true story of Tony Kiritsis, who wired a shotgun to his mortgage broker’s head, is terrifying in real life — but just OK as a movie
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‘Not Without Hope’ Review: Zachary Levi Flounders in a Somewhat Absorbing True-Story Disaster Film
Joe Carnahan directs the story of four friends, including two NFL players, whose boat capsized in a hurricane in 2009
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‘Influencers’ Review: A Sadistically Fun Sequel to One of the Best Thrillers of the 2020s
Cassandra Naud knocks ’em dead as the Tom Ripley-esque CW, who preys on social media icons in Kurtis David Harder’s twisted follow-up
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‘Goodbye June’ Review: Kate Winslet’s Directorial Debut Is a Generically Maudlin Weepy
Kate Winslet also co-stars with Helen Mirren and Andrea Riseborough in the Netflix film about the death of a mum
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‘Scarlet’ Review: Mamoru Hosoda’s Breathtaking Anime Is 2025’s Best ‘Hamlet’ Riff
The Oscar-nominated director follows Shakespeare’s gender-swapped antihero into the afterlife — where she’s still obsessed with revenge
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‘Ella McCay’ Review: James L. Brooks’ Return Is a Trainwreck
The all-star dramedy from the director of “Terms of Endearment” and “As Good As It Gets” earns no terms of endearment — and is not as good as it gets
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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Review: Tony Award-Winning Sondheim Revival Invites Moviegoers Onstage
Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez play their lives backwards in a wonderful, and only slightly wonky, filmed stage production
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‘Rosemead’ Review: Lucy Liu Dives Head First Into Overwhelming Misery
Liu plays a dying widow whose schizophrenic son is obsessed with school shootings — and somehow it gets bleaker from there
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‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: An Inspiring Queer Tragi-Comedy of Manners
Maika Monroe and Emma Corrin star in this quirky, low-budget, meaningful celebration of queer storytelling
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‘Oh. What. Fun.’ Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Makes Spirits — and This Comedy — Bright
The actress leads an all-star ensemble cast in Michael Showalter’s winning Christmas story about taking moms for granted
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‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Hits Hard in Half a Great Film
Josh Safdie’s sports drama has energy, but to find a coherent point and a satisfying finale, you’ll have to watch Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine”
