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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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: A Triumph of Maximalist Filmmaking
The audacious sequel is gigantically intimate, grappling with challenging themes while pushing the animation medium forward yet again
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‘The Boogeyman’ Review: Stephen King’s Terrifying Short Story Gets Stale Translation
The 20th Century horror-thriller’s execution is at odds with the concept
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‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Review: Jack Harlow’s Acting Debut Is a Shaggy Underdog Cliche
The original is a classic for a reason and it’s doubtful viewers of this will understand what the fuss is about
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‘Fast X’ Review: Jason Momoa Gives the Exhausted Franchise New Drive
Everything that works about the “Fast” movies is here and what doesn’t is either gone or quickly brushed aside
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ Review: A Grounded Return to a Well-Worn Franchise
The movie has a lot of heart but could traumatize some kids. Maybe some adults, too
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Review: CGI Whizbang Obscures Heartfelt Story
The big blockbuster action movie comes across as perfunctory and soulless
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Every ‘Scream’ Movie Ranked
How does the latest sequel stack up against the rest of the classic horror-comedy series?
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‘Scream VI’ Review: The Stabbings Are More Berserk, But Ol’ Ghostface Doesn’t Have Much New to Say
At least we’re getting to know the so-called “Core Four” legacy leads better than ever
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‘Green Book’ and 13 Other Best Picture Winners That Don’t Hold Up
Some Oscar winners stand the test of time — these, not so much
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Every ‘Rocky’ Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
The long-running boxing series dukes it out for supremacy
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‘Creed III’ Review: Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors Duke It Out in Fantastic Continuation
Jordan’s directorial debut works despite of Sylvester Stallone’s absence
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‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Review: Nothing Sweet or Interesting in Genre Mash-Up
The film is so slapdash and incredibly cheap that it’s almost punk rock
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‘The Amazing Maurice’ Review: Animated Comedy Shows Terry Pratchett’s Work Still Defies Adaptation
This tale of a talking cat, religious rats and Death certainly isn’t the usual family cartoon, but it doesn’t quite fulfill its lofty ambitions
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‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review: It’s Not Worth Answering the Door for M. Night Shyamalan’s Latest
It’s a film with violence but no edge, just a disturbing idea which plays out to a grim and unsatisfying conclusion
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‘Infinity Pool’ Review: Extreme Sci-Fi Tale Squanders a Promising Premise
Alexander Skarsgard plays a man who can pay to have a clone of himself made and executed in his place as penance for committing violent crimes
