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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‘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
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‘The Ghost of Richard Harris’ Review: Larger-Than-Life Actor Remembered Ruefully and Gratefully
Venice Film Festival 2022: The children and co-stars of the legendary movie star, musician and drunkard all have stories to tell about the screen icon
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‘Me Time’ Film Review: Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg Buddy Comedy Sours Into Pointless Netflix Product Placement
Netflix’s latest star-studded comedy falls flat
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‘Samaritan’ Film Review: Sylvester Stallone Knocks Heads in Clever Superhero Riff
Stallone stars as a retired superhero in the film from “Overlord” director Julius Avery
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‘Beast’ Film Review: Idris Elba’s Absentee Dad Battles an Angry, Hungry Lion
The real star here is veteran cinematographer Philippe Rousselot, who lets the tense action play out in long takes
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‘Inu-Oh’ Film Review: Feudal Anime Mixes Headbanging Pyrotechnics and Political Defiance
Masaaki Yuasa blends genres and ideas in a brilliantly intense and unhinged animated feature
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‘Summering’ Film Review: Four Girls Bid Farewell to Childhood in Hazy, Nostalgic Mystery
Director James Ponsoldt is less interested in crime-solving and more focused on childhood friendships and the melancholy of growing up
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‘Thirteen Lives’ Film Review: Ron Howard Spelunks Cautiously Into Cave-Rescue Tale
On the heels of two docs about the rescue of a Thai soccer team, Howard could have used less restraint and more emotion in retelling this story
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‘Resurrection’ Film Review: Rebecca Hall Keeps a Firm Grasp on Unsettling Familial Horror
Writer-director Andrew Semans’ script takes a big narrative swing, but Hall, Tim Roth and Grace Kaufman make it all seem believable
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‘I Love My Dad’ Film Review: Patton Oswalt Catfishing Saga Flirts With Comedy and Tragedy
James Morosini’s autobiographical tale of flirting online with a girl who turned out to be his estranged dad isn’t afraid to dig into the story’s squirmier sides
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‘Prey’ Film Review: Suspenseful ‘Predator’ Prequel Revitalizes Monster-Alien Franchise
Set among indigenous North American peoples in the 18th century, this latest entry thrillingly goes back to basics
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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Film Review: Charm and Good Humor Fit Perfectly in This Chic Fairy Tale
Lesley Manville is marvelous as a London cleaning lady with haute-couture dreams in this exhilaratingly sweet celebration of people at their best
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‘Fire of Love’ Film Review: Married Scientists Devote Their Lives to Each Other, and to Volcanoes
The nature-documentary footage of lava is awe-inspiring, as is the love story of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft
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All 33 Elvis Movies, Ranked from Worst to Good (Photos)
With Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” hitting theaters, it’s time to look at The King’s checkered history as a movie star
