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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‘Something in the Dirt’ Review: COVID-Shot Mockumentary Plumbs Its Characters’ Existential Grief
This lockdown movie about two losers tracking supernatural phenomena could be tighter, but then it wouldn’t be so pathetic, which is its strongest attribute
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‘Voodoo Macbeth’ Review: Backstage Tale of Early Orson Welles Triumph Speaks to Modern Inclusivity
Modern creators looking to diversify casts and crews could take a page from the legendary 1936 stage production celebrated in this biopic
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All of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best | Photos
How does Johnson’s role in “Moana 2” stack up?
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‘Halloween Ends’ Review: Michael Myers Saga Concludes, For Now, With a Whimper
Director David Gordon Green offers little more than a padded coda to the tale of Haddonfield, with a sudden focus on a brand-new character
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‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ Review: Stephen King Takes iPhone Addiction to New Levels
Jaeden Martell and Donald Sutherland star in this nifty allegory about how hard it is to put aside convenient habits, even when they’re bad for us
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All the ‘Hellraiser’ Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best
Where does Hulu’s new “Hellraiser” (2022) rank in this Clive Barker–inspired series?
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Every Rob Zombie Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does “The Munsters” rank among the rock-icon-turned-auteur’s filmography?
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‘Smile’ Review: Impressive Horror Debut Places Viewers Inside the Protagonist’s Anxiety
The plot trappings might seem familiar, but writer-director Parker Finn creates something very new and very terrifying
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‘The Munsters’ Review: Rob Zombie Loves These Misfit Monsters but Fails to Make Them Funny
The writer-director seems to like the idea of kicking it with these iconic characters, but he never commits to crafting an actual story for them
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‘Wildflower’ Review: Kiernan Shipka Anchors One-of-a-Kind Coming-of-Age Drama
Toronto Film Festival 2022: The film tackles the unique challenges of being the adult child of intellectually disabled parents
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‘Goodnight Mommy’ Review: U.S. Remake of Austrian Thriller Pulls Back on the Tension
The cast, led by Naomi Watts, is uniformly excellent, but the script and direction constantly skimp on what made the original so memorable
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‘Pearl’ Film Review: Stunning Prequel Makes ‘X’ Even Better Than It Already Was
Mia Goth (who co-wrote with director Ti West) gives a sad, scary performance that deepens the character and her saga
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‘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
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‘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
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‘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
