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William Bibbiani

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William Bibbiani is a professional 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. He 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 medias).

  • ‘The Old Guard 2’ Review: Charlize Theron Kicks Ass in Perpetuity Throughout the Universe

    The Oscar-winner battles Uma Thurman in an above-average sequel to Netflix’s above-average immortal superhero thriller

    By

    William Bibbiani
    July 2, 2025 @ 6:20 AM
    Movies
    6:20 AM
    ‘The Old Guard 2’ Review: Charlize Theron Kicks Ass in Perpetuity Throughout the Universe
  • 11 Great Sci-Fi Movies for Kids to Watch After ‘Elio’

    Pixar’s sci-fi adventure may technically be ‘original’ but it borrows a lot from classic sci-fi kids films

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 27, 2025 @ 12:00 PM
    Movies
    12:00 PM
    11 Great Sci-Fi Movies for Kids to Watch After ‘Elio’
  • The 15 Best ‘Die Hard’ Knockoffs Ever

    Setting ‘Die Hard’ in a different location – and sometimes making John McClane a vampire – kinda rules

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 21, 2025 @ 10:15 AM
    Movies
    10:15 AM
    The 15 Best ‘Die Hard’ Knockoffs Ever
  • ‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’ Review: Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney Make the Most Out of Not Making It

    Cranston and Janney’s theater family lives on the verge of success — and collapse — in a dramedy with a very accurate title

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 20, 2025 @ 6:29 AM
    Reviews
    6:29 AM
    ‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’ Review: Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney Make the Most Out of Not Making It
  • ‘28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Zombie Opus Is a Corpse to Be Reckoned With

    What started as a low-res, grounded George Romero riff has grown into a sprawling, yet personal, national horror epic

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 18, 2025 @ 2:00 PM
    Reviews
    2:00 PM
    ‘28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Zombie Opus Is a Corpse to Be Reckoned With
  • ‘Elio’ Review: Pixar’s Colorful Sci-Fi Film Celebrates Weird Kids, but Only Allegorically

    This vision of a universe where outsiders are accepted rings false when Disney doesn’t accept queerness in its films

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 17, 2025 @ 9:11 AM
    Reviews
    9:11 AM
    ‘Elio’ Review: Pixar’s Colorful Sci-Fi Film Celebrates Weird Kids, but Only Allegorically
  • ‘F1 The Movie’ Review: Brad Pitt and Joseph Kosinski Make Formula One Limp and Sterile

    Brad Pitt is a hotshot veteran who teaches everyone to be just like him in a superficial, self-important racing drama

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 17, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
    Movies
    9:00 AM
    ‘F1 The Movie’ Review: Brad Pitt and Joseph Kosinski Make Formula One Limp and Sterile
  • ‘Bride Hard’ Review: This Incompetent Action-Comedy Is Where Humor Goes to Die

    Rebel Wilson goes all John McClane at her best friend’s wedding in director Simon West’s boring, directionless hack job

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
    Movies
    9:00 AM
    ‘Bride Hard’ Review: This Incompetent Action-Comedy Is Where Humor Goes to Die
  • ‘The Unholy Trinity’ Review: A Mediocre Western That Doesn’t Deserve Samuel L. Jackson

    Pierce Brosnan and Q’orianka Kilcher also try, in vain, to make a meal out of starvation rations

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 13, 2025 @ 2:31 PM
    Movies
    2:31 PM
    ‘The Unholy Trinity’ Review: A Mediocre Western That Doesn’t Deserve Samuel L. Jackson
  • The 25 Best Second Movies From Breakout Directors

    When your first film is ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour’ or ‘Eraserhead’ it sets an impossibly high bar – but these directors reached it

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 13, 2025 @ 12:23 PM
    Movies
    12:23 PM
    The 25 Best Second Movies From Breakout Directors
  • ‘Materialists’ Review: Modern Love Gets an Audit With Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans

    Celine Song’s “Past Lives” follow-up chronicles an artful love triangle that’s more rom-econ than rom-com

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 9, 2025 @ 6:05 AM
    Movies
    6:05 AM
    ‘Materialists’ Review: Modern Love Gets an Audit With Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans
  • ‘Echo Valley’ Review: Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Elevate an Otherwise Generic Crime Thriller

    It’s Moore murder, Moore problems in the Apple TV+ feature from filmmaker Michael Pearce

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 6, 2025 @ 11:51 AM
    Movies
    11:51 AM
    ‘Echo Valley’ Review: Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Elevate an Otherwise Generic Crime Thriller
  • The ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Movies, Ranked Worst to Best

    How does “Predator: Killer of Killers” rate among these two intertwining franchises?

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 6, 2025 @ 6:30 AM
    Movies
    6:30 AM
    The ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Movies, Ranked Worst to Best
  • ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Review: Animated Hulu Anthology Is a Simplistic Blast From the Past

    A viking, a samurai and a World War II aviator battle alien monsters from beyond the stars — is that cool or what?

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 5, 2025 @ 9:43 PM
    Reviews
    9:43 PM
    ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Review: Animated Hulu Anthology Is a Simplistic Blast From the Past
  • ‘Ballerina’ Review: Ana de Armas Brings a Flamethrower to a Gunfight

    After a terrible first act, this slapdash spinoff from the world of “John Wick” explodes into glorious, inventive violence

    By

    William Bibbiani
    June 4, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
    Movies
    3:00 PM
    ‘Ballerina’ Review: Ana de Armas Brings a Flamethrower to a Gunfight
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