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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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”
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‘Jingle Bell Heist’ Review: Olivia Holt Steals Christmas, Hearts and Money
Holt stars in a Netflix holiday rom-com that’s not just good for a Netflix holiday rom-com – it’s actually good!
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‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ Review: Tough as Nails Action Sequel Keeps on Truckin’
Jalmari Helander’s latest genre flick is the best badass 1980s action movie you haven’t seen
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‘Champagne Problems’ Review: Bubbly Netflix Holiday Rom-Com Does, Evermore, What These Movies Do
Minka Kelly stars in Mark Steven Johnson’s generic rom-com, custom-tailored to fans who like their escapism shallow … and swift
