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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‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ Review: There’s Something Rousing in the State of San Andreas
A new documentary transforms the ultraviolent world of “GTA Online” into an absurd and profound Shakespearean stage
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‘Back in Action’ Review: Cameron Diaz Is Finally Back (but She Deserves a Better Movie)
Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz are suburban parents with a super spy past in a generic thing Netflix made
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‘Wolf Man’ Review: Christopher Abbott Is Dog Gone Great in Universal’s Horror Reboot
Leigh Whannell takes the werewolf genre back to basics, but skimps a bit on the “wolf” part
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‘Nosferatu’ Review: Robert Eggers Does Justice to a Classic in a Grim, Gorgeous Redo
Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult and Bill Skarsgård co-star in this eerie and opulent Focus Features release
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‘Better Man’ Review: Eccentric, Ape-Centric Robbie Williams Biopic Is Something Beautiful
Let chimpanzee entertain you in a wonderfully bizarre — but still formulaic — musical from the director of “The Greatest Showman”
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‘Homestead’ Review: It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and You Might Feel Scammed)
The latest from Angel Studios is a competent but annoyingly disingenuous post-apocalyptic thriller
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‘The Six Triple Eight’ Review: Tyler Perry’s Inspiring World War II Postal Drama (Mostly) Delivers
Clunky storytelling doesn’t get in the way of this important real-life story
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Review: Barry Jenkins’ Satisfying Prequel Improves on 2019 Film in Every Way
Oscar-winner Jenkins tells Mufasa’s origin in a strong and striking CG-animated Disney prequel
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‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ Review: A Looney Tunes Movie to Go ‘Woohoo!-Woohoo!-Woohoo!’ Over
Porky Pig and Daffy Duck face off against alien nightmare fuel in a magnificently-animated new feature
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‘Carry-On’ Review: Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman Soar in Netflix’s Exciting, Silly Holiday Airport Thriller
Jason Bateman forces TSA agent Taron Egerton to sabotage airline security in a crackerjack b-movie from Jaume Collet-Serra
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‘A Complete Unknown’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Is Flawless in Corny Biopic
James Mangold’s Bob Dylan film is a superficial illustration of the artist’s allure
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Review: Middle-earth Just Got a Lot More ‘Mid’
The animated prequel suffers from rushed-looking animation and shoehorned references to the original trilogy
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