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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‘Oh. What. Fun.’ Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Makes Spirits — and This Comedy — Bright
The actress leads an all-star ensemble cast in Michael Showalter’s winning Christmas story about taking moms for granted
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‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Hits Hard in Half a Great Film
Josh Safdie’s sports drama has energy, but to find a coherent point and a satisfying finale, you’ll have to watch Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine”
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‘Jingle Bell Heist’ Review: Olivia Holt Steals Christmas, Hearts and Money
Holt stars in a Netflix holiday rom-com that’s not just good for a Netflix holiday rom-com – it’s actually good!
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‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ Review: Tough as Nails Action Sequel Keeps on Truckin’
Jalmari Helander’s latest genre flick is the best badass 1980s action movie you haven’t seen
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‘Champagne Problems’ Review: Bubbly Netflix Holiday Rom-Com Does, Evermore, What These Movies Do
Minka Kelly stars in Mark Steven Johnson’s generic rom-com, custom-tailored to fans who like their escapism shallow … and swift
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‘Wicked: For Good’ Review: Underwhelming Follow-Up Is Hamstrung by ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ties
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande do their best in the second, wildly inferior half of Jon M. Chu’s Oscar-winning musical epic
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‘Arco’ Review: A Gorgeous and Colorful Time Travel Adventure That Lacks Thrills
Ugo Bienvenu makes this animated future so bright you’ve gotta wear rainbows
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‘Keeper’ Review: Tatiana Maslany Is Trapped in Osgood Perkins’ Tedious Horror Drama
The director of “Longlegs” stumbles with an underdeveloped, unsatisfying “cabin in the woods” movie
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‘A Merry Little Ex-Mas’ Review: Alicia Silverstone Sleighs in Corny Netflix Rom-Com
Oliver Hudson and Jameela Jamil join Silverstone for a foamy cup of cocoa that’s trussed up like a film
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‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Review: Nicolas Cage Raises Jesus in a Misguided Biblical Horror Movie
Will a young Jesus Christ resist Satan’s influence and become the messiah? Yes, obviously … which is why this doesn’t work
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‘The Running Man’ Review: Paramount Movie Argues That Opposing Paramount Is Paramount
Glen Powell is hunted for sport on national television in Edgar Wright’s spirited but tragically ironic adaptation of Stephen King’s sci-fi thriller
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‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Review: Wow! Your Time and Money Vanished!
Jesse Eisenberg reunites with his old magical pals — and a new cast of up-and-comers — for another slick, amusing, forgettable heist
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The 20 Greatest Frankenstein Movies Ever Made, Ranked
It’s alive! It’s alive! And it’s been in lots of classic movies!
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‘In Your Dreams’ Review: A Mediocre Fantasy About Why Fantasy Is Bad
The latest Netflix animated feature is about two kids who REALLY don’t want to move to Duluth (“Ouch,” says Duluth!)
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The ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Movies, Ranked Worst to Best
How does “Predator: Badlands” rate among these two intertwining franchises?
