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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‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: Frank, Fascinating Documentary Explores the Good Intentions Behind ‘Exorcist II’
David Kittredge’s exceptional exposé celebrates the artistry and intellect that produced one of Hollywood’s stinkiest flops
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‘The Sun Never Sets’ Review: Dakota Fanning Anchors a Sensitive Love Triangle in Joe Swanberg’s Return
Jake Johnson and Cory Michael Smith match Fanning’s exceptional performance
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‘The Whisper Man’ Review: Netflix’s Above Average Serial Killer Thriller Channels the ’90s
Adam Scott, Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton class up this old-fashioned, moody airport novel
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Dolly Parton Was Hollywood’s Most Angelic Movie Star | Appreciation
The “9 to 5” and “Steel Magnolias” star didn’t act in many movies, but whenever she graced the screen it was an event
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‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Ridley Scott’s Listless Apocalypse Movie Has Nothing New to Say
We know you’ve seen Jacob Elordi be sad in the past, but have you seen him be sad … in the future?!
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‘Spa Weekend’ Review: In This Humorless Buddy Comedy, the Mediocrity Is the Massage
Audiences pay for Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, Michelle Buteau and Isla Fisher’s lackluster vacation
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‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Review: A Slight, Sensitive, Inexpensive Ode to Childlike Wonder
Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy star in a refreshingly relaxed, playful fantasy film based on Enid Blyton’s books
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‘It Ends’ Review: Life May Feel Pointless, but at Least the Horror Movies Are Great
Alexander Ullom’s unnerving, profound debut compares life to an infinite road — but is the point to reach the end, or decide when to give up?
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‘Mutiny’ Review: Jason Statham’s ‘Die Hard on a Boat’ Gets a Sea Minus
An underwhelming thriller that plays like two generic action scripts got mixed up at the printers
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‘Six: The Musical Live!’ Review: They’re the Tudor Queens of Pop, and They Rule
The award-winning musical about Henry VIII’s pop star wives comes to the big screen with the original West End cast
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‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ Review: Matthew McConaughey’s Got Honey Troubles in This Genre-Defying Wonder
A beekeeper ties a community together in Andrew Patterson’s electrifying heist thriller-bluegrass musical-Christian-neo-western-noir
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‘The Wrong Girls’ Review: When Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Invite You to Get Blazed, You Say ‘Yes’
A mystery drug gives stoner besties Stewart and Shawkat psychic powers — and also makes them frickin’ hilarious
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: Ingenious, Timely Looney Tunes Legal Comedy Gets the Last Laugh
Warner Bros. tried to shelve a hilarious, inspiring film about why we should never stop fighting corporate monopolies — gee, I wonder why?
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‘The End of Oak Street’ Review: Don’t Tell Mom the Velociraptors Are Widespread
Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor defend the suburbs from man-eating dinosaurs in this toothless monster flick
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‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ Review: Melanie Lynskey Deserves a Standing Ovation for Bittersweet Netflix Original
Sunny Sandler co-stars in a sincere, flawed drama about life, death and a high school production of “Waitress”
