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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‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Film Review: Linda Hamilton Is Back, and So Is the Franchise’s Mojo
After a slew of disappointing sequels (and a TV series), the killer-robot saga once again feels sharp and relevant
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‘Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound’ Film Review: Documentary Tunes Into What You Hear at the Movies
Educational and inspirational, Midge Costin’s film traces the cinema’s rich audio history
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‘Countdown’ Film Review: Killer-Phone-App Horror Film Embraces Its Own Absurdity
It’s no classic of horror — or even horror comedy — but it’s fun in an eccentric and self-aware way
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Taika Waititi’s Films, Ranked Worst to Best (Photos)
How does “Jojo Rabbit” rate among the Kiwi auteur’s filmography?
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‘High Strung Free Dance’ Film Review: Toe-Tapping Dance Saga Shimmies Between Sublime and Ridiculous
If you’re on board with the ridiculous plot and over-the-top choreography, this one’s a cult classic in the making
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‘Mary’ Film Review: Gary Oldman’s Haunted-Boat Tale Is Neither Sea- Nor Scare-Worthy
Emily Mortimer struggles to keep the film afloat, despite a script that underserves the characters and the chills
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‘Semper Fi’ Film Review: Fascinating Characters Get Sacrificed to Flat Melodrama in Marines Saga
Jai Courtney and Nat Wolff give their all as troubled brothers, but the movie ignores them for less interesting pursuits
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‘Villains’ Film Review: Small-Time Crooks Meet Very Bad People in Charmingly Eccentric Horror Comedy
Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe face off with Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick in a terror tale that’s oddly delightful
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All 5 ‘Rambo’ Movies Ranked Worst to Best (Photos)
How does Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo: Last Blood” stack up?
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‘Another Day of Life’ Film Review: Animated True Story Vacillates Between Documentary and Artificiality
An intense and violent look at war in Angola is undone by the slick, “Grand Theft Auto”-style animation aesthetic
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‘Depraved’ Film Review: Larry Fessenden’s Latest Is a Mumblecore Frankenstein
The film answers the question no one asked: “What if the scientists who brought the dead back to life were immature jerks?”
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‘Next Level’ Film Review: YouTube Teens Star in Well-Meaning But Borderline Inept Musical
Production values in a musical don’t matter if the songs and dances are great, but in this case, they are not
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‘Giants Being Lonely’ Film Review: Teen Baseballers Come of Age in the Shadow of Their Parents’ Errors
Venice 2019: Grear Patterson’s striking debut plays like a Terrence Malick memory piece without the distance of nostalgia
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‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Film Review: Michael Ealy’s Powerful Performance Gets Lost in a Shabby Remake
This who-asked-for-it redo of the 1990 thriller spins a mystery that, this time, is both pointless and disappointing
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‘American Factory’ Film Review: Obama-Produced Doc Takes Bleak Look at Chinese-Owned Plant in Ohio
In the first film from the Obamas’ production shingle, a Chinese entity takes over a Dayton, Ohio, factory and clashes abound
