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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‘Wild Horse Nine’ Review: John Malkovich Is Glorious in Martin McDonagh’s Dull Spy Comedy
Venice Film Festival: Malkovich and Sam Rockwell are funny American spies who bring horror and fascism to Chile — but it’s OK, they have feelings
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‘By Any Means’ Review: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg Fight the Klan in Uneven but Effective Crime Drama
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and director Elegance Bratton do excellent work telling this strange tale about an FBI agent teaming up with a mafia hitman
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‘Fall 2: Deadpoint’ Review: Schlocky Sequel Can’t Reach the Heights of the Original
Scott Mann co-writes the acrophobic sequel to his 2022 hit “Fall”
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‘Runner’ Review: Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson Take a Run at B-Movie Greatness
Scott Waugh strikes the ideal balance between kick-ass action and lovable comedy in this surprisingly thrilling flick
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‘The Runner’ Review: Gal Gadot’s Amazon Original Thriller Has the Runs
Gadot’s latest, about a villain forcing her to run across London, only works if you pretend it’s an episode of “Taskmaster”
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‘Onslaught’ Review: Adam Wingard’s Action-Horror B-Movie Is One Bungle After Another
The follow-up to “You’re Next” and “The Guest” makes a lot of exciting promises, then it breaks them
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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
