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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‘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
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‘My Animal’ Review: Queer Werewolf Tale Offers Little New But a Breakout Turn from Bobbi Salvör Menuez
Sundance 2023: Both the horror and coming-of-age elements feel overly familiar, but Menuez walks away with the whole film, tooth and claw
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‘Aliens Abducted My Parents’ Review: Charming Cast Elevates Familiar Sci-Fi Coming-of-Age Comedy
Sundance 2023: A lot seems familiar from other teen movies — and other Sundance movies — but the young ensemble carries this to the stratosphere
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‘Sick’ Review: Pandemic-Set Horror Movie Can’t Quite Hack It
The thriller, co-written by Kevin Williamson, will debut on Peacock
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‘House Party’ Review: Comedy Reboot Offers Mostly Mediocrity With One Flash of Brilliance
Returning to the well of the 1990s hit franchise, the film features one sequence that provides a glimpse into the mad whirl it might have been
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‘Shin Ultraman’ Review: The ‘Shin Godzilla’ Team Revitalizes Another Japanese Pop-Culture Icon
There’s no winking retro to this new spin on the TV hero (who dates back to the 60s), just a cleverly updated 21st-century take on the material
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‘Devotion’ Review: Jonathan Majors Pilots a Drama That’s Searing on Racism But Rah-Rah About War
The planes (and the score) soar in this Korean War picture, but its reason for being is Majors’ performance as a real-life Black flying ace
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‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Review: Murder Mystery Puts Young Edgar Allan Poe on the Case
Harry Melling (as Poe) and Christian Bale lead an impressive ensemble in Scott Cooper’s atmospheric whodunit
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It’s a Horror to Be Nominated: 10 Scary Movies the Oscars Shouldn’t (But Probably Will) Ignore in 2023
From “Nope” to “Pearl” to “Nanny,” here are some genre films that deserve serious consideration
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‘M3GAN’ Review: Brilliantly Crafted Comedy-Horror Delivers a Jolting January Surprise
Don’t judge this smart, provocative chiller by its first-weekend-of-the-year release
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Every Roald Dahl Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Where does “Matilda the Musical” rank among his many adaptations and screenplays?
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‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Review: Mortality Casts a Shadow on Otherwise Amusing Animated Sequel
There are comic moments that land, and action set pieces that pop, but the overwhelming sensation here is a meditation on the inevitability of death
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: James Cameron’s Dazzling, Overwhelming Sequel Really Delivers in Hour 3
There’s both too much and not enough going on in this return to Pandora, but the climactic action sequence provides a rewarding payoff
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Every Darren Aronofsky Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Where does “The Whale” rank in the filmography of the provocative auteur?
