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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‘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
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‘Watcher’ Film Review: Maika Monroe Stares Down a Potential Killer in an Intense But Low-Key Thriller
Director Chloe Okuno is less interested in cheap thrills than in exploring the ways that women are ignored when they talk about men being dangerous
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‘Allswell’ Film Review: Ensemble Cast Captures the Warm Embrace, and Prickly Challenges, of Family
Tribeca Festival 2022: Co-written by its lead actors and director, this ensemble piece understands its characters enough to love and forgive them
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‘The YouTube Effect’ Film Review: Alex Winter Traces the History of the Ubiquitous Website
Tribeca Film Festival 2022: Beauty and horror, algorithms and monetization, free expression and conspiracy theories — they’re all just a click away
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Every David Cronenberg Film, Ranked Least-Great to Most-Great (Photos)
Where does “Crimes of the Future” (2022) rank among the Canadian auteur’s filmography?
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‘Lost Illusions’ Film Review: Balzac Adaptation Proves His Media Satire Still Stings
This César-winner for Best Picture shows that not much has changed between 19th-century Parisian scandal sheets and the Twitter hot take
