
William Bibbiani
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‘Earthquake Bird’ Film Review: Alicia Vikander’s Listless Melodrama Lands With a Splat
By William Bibbiani | November 14, 2019 @ 2:00 PMDisappointing new feature from Wash Westmoreland (”Colette“) doesn’t work as a mystery or as a character piece
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‘Midway’ Film Review: Impressive Visuals Go to War With Spotty Writing
By William Bibbiani | November 6, 2019 @ 6:00 AMRoland Emmerich is exactly the right filmmaker and the wrong one to tackle this tale of a pivotal WWII skirmish
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‘Arctic Dogs’ Film Review: Unremarkable Kids’ Cartoon Offers Self-Esteem and Environmental Messaging
By William Bibbiani | November 1, 2019 @ 4:18 PMYoung audiences will get OK animation and straightforward moralizing, while their parents enjoy a brief nap
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‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Film Review: Linda Hamilton Is Back, and So Is the Franchise’s Mojo
By William Bibbiani | October 31, 2019 @ 11:45 AMAfter 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
By William Bibbiani | October 25, 2019 @ 2:06 PMEducational 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
By William Bibbiani | October 25, 2019 @ 5:41 AMIt’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)
By William Bibbiani | October 17, 2019 @ 9:03 PMHow 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
By William Bibbiani | October 10, 2019 @ 4:37 PMIf 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
By William Bibbiani | October 9, 2019 @ 1:54 PMEmily 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
By William Bibbiani | October 3, 2019 @ 3:46 PMJai 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
By William Bibbiani | September 20, 2019 @ 12:43 PMBill 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)
By William Bibbiani | September 20, 2019 @ 10:31 AMHow 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
By William Bibbiani | September 13, 2019 @ 7:41 AMAn 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
By William Bibbiani | September 12, 2019 @ 4:29 PMThe 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
By William Bibbiani | September 5, 2019 @ 4:51 PMProduction values in a musical don’t matter if the songs and dances are great, but in this case, they are not