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).
Experience:
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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: Tom Hardy Can’t Save Plot-Heavy Sequel
Sony’s third “Venom” movie largely abandons the weirdness that made the first two films enjoyable
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‘Conclave’ Review: A Fantastic Ralph Fiennes Leads a Pulpy, Hit-and-Miss Papal Mystery
John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini are also immaculate, but Edward Berger’s lofty ambitions falter
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‘That Christmas’ Review: Netflix and Richard Curtis Sure Have Made Some Content
The new animated holiday film from the writer of “Love Actually” is, actually, just OK
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‘Brothers’ Review: Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin Elevate a Crime Comedy With an Identity Crisis
Glenn Close and Brendan Fraser co-star in a half inspired, half hackneyed buddy flick
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‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Review: André Holland Brings Passion to This Raw Family Drama
Titus Kaphar’s first feature is special and refined in its storytelling
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‘Smile 2’ Review: Horror Sequel Gleefully Finds New Ways to Terrify
Is the sequel to Parker Finn’s horror blockbuster as good as the original? Abso-smirking-lutely
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‘Lonely Planet’ Review: Let Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth Give You a Vacation From the Real World
Dern plays a writer getting her groove back in a sexy but generic Netflix vacation romance
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‘Caddo Lake’ Review: We Can’t Tell You Anything About ‘Caddo Lake’
Eliza Scanlen captivates in an intriguing, moving film where practically the whole plot is a spoiler
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‘Hellboy: The Crooked Man’ Review: The Cheapest — But Scariest — Hellboy Yet
What the latest reboot lacks in spectacle, it makes up for with creepy villains and freaky frights
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‘Blitz’ Review: Steve McQueen’s Epic World War II Drama Is a Masterpiece
Saoirse Ronan stars as a mother searching for her son in a film with old-fashioned grandeur and fiercely modern insight
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‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Lego-Animated Pharrell Doc Is Built Like a Brick Hit House
Morgan Neville’s musical biopic boasts classic songs, winsome imagery and chill vibes.
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All 48 Stephen King Movies, Ranked Worst to Best
Where does the “Salem’s Lot” remake place among the many big-screen adaptations of the horror master’s work?
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‘It’s What’s Inside’ Review: Netflix’s Ruthless Sci-Fi Thriller Body Swaps Until the Bodies Drop
Life’s a switch and then you die in Greg Jardin’s intelligent and diabolical feature debut
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‘The Wild Robot’ Review: A Practically Perfect Animated Sci-Fi Fable
Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal lend their voices to one of the best films in years
