William Bibbiani

Los Angeles

Film Critic and Co-Host at Critically Acclaimed Network

Freelance Film Critic at The Wrap

Film critic for @TheWrap. Host of @CriticAcclaim. Partner of @_MLopesDaSilva. He/him. Formerly verified.

Articles

‘Lavender Men’ Review: This Quasi-Historical, Fabulously Theatrical Film Smashes Expectations

1 week ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

It’s rare to watch a film as rich as Lovell Holder and Roger Q. Mason’s “Lavender Men.” It’s based on a play. It looks like a play. It is intricate and complicated cinema. There are those who behave as though cinema and theater are polar opposites, and that to be “cinematic” is to evade any whiff of the “theatrical.” Remove thyself from a single location, and only then art thou in a film. But film captures life and life takes place at the theater, at least whenever we’re in there.
'Rust' Review: The Specter of a Real-Life Death Haunts This Tragic Western

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

It’s nearly impossible to critique a film like Joel Souza’s western “Rust” because, in many respects, the film itself feels irrelevant. No matter how “Rust” turned out the inescapable truth is that on October 21, 2021 a tragedy occurred on set, ending the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The film’s star, Alec Baldwin, was rehearsing a shot, brandishing a gun in front of the camera. It fired. It should not have.
‘Rust’ Review: The Specter of a Real-Life Death Haunts This Tragic Western

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | William Bibbiani

13 hours agoRust writer-director Joel Souza says he has steered clear of Alec Baldwin's reality series, The Baldwins. Speaking with The Guardian ahead of Rust's premiere on May 2, the director candidly shared he has not seen the TLC series, which focuses on the life of Alec, 67, and wife Hilaria, 41, and their …
All 28 Live-Action Horror Movies Based on a Video Game, Ranked

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

Video game movies do not have a great reputation, but their reputation is getting better. As modern filmmakers do a better job of understanding and cracking the source material, adapting it faithfully and effectively for the silver screen (or at least, doing that more often), the overall stats for video game adaptations seem to be on the rise, with better and better movie versions coming out all the time.
‘Thunderbolts*’ Review: Marvel’s B-Team Gets an A for Effort

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

Fans of the Marvel comic “Thunderbolts” may have had mixed feelings about this new feature film. I know I sure have. The original series was about a team of superheroes who were secretly villains in disguise, who planned to use their celebrity and misplaced public trust to take over the world. It’s one of the cleverest ideas Marvel ever had for a series, and it would have made a pretty cool movie. So it’s odd that the Marvel Cinematic Universe took the title but abandoned the premise.
‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi Are Sexy, Queer Gamblers in Gentle 1950s Drama

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

I blame “Ozzie and Harriet.” The 1950s are often treated like a halcyon era for American culture, when all the cars were colorful land yachts, all the steaks were the size of a human head and four out of five doctors said smoking was good for you. Yup, the TV claimed that everything was just ducky in the United States in the 1950s. Unless of course you were a woman. Or if you weren’t white. Or if you were queer in literally any way.
The Best Action Movies of the 21st Century

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

Everyone likes a good action movie, but everyone loves a great one. The art of the action genre has evolved in the last few decades, as visual effects have shoved human on-set accomplishment to the side, and many of the biggest blockbusters are made largely in a computer.
‘Until Dawn’ Review: Extremely Loose Video Game Adaptation Doesn’t Suck Too Much

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

Before “Until Dawn” was a movie, it was a video game that was also basically a movie. Developed by Supermassive Games and co-written by indie horror luminary Larry Fessenden (“Wendigo”), “Until Dawn” starred notable actors like Peter Stormare, Hayden Panettiere and future Oscar-winner Rami Malek. Players were guided through a mixed-bag monster movie in which early decisions reaped unexpected consequences as the game continued.
‘Sneaks’ Review: Anthony Mackie and Martin Lawrence Are Shoes – Yes, Really

3 weeks ago | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani

The animated anthropomorphic shoe movie “Sneaks” reminds me a lot of Werner Herzog, and not just because one time he ate a freakin’ shoe. The director of “Fitzcarraldo” and “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” also claimed that humanity was “starving for new images,” a challenge many filmmakers have taken to heart.
The Best Vampire Movies of All Time

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | William Bibbiani

The vampire subgenre has been at the forefront of horror for over 100 years, and the myths of undead creatures living off of human blood go back countless years further. The best vampire movies ever made are, mostly, incredibly varied. There’s a whole lot of great “Dracula” movies out there, sure, but also art-house nightmares, mainstream action movies, silly comedies, Neo-westerns, heartwarming romances and more. And if you ask us, these are the very, very best.