Owen Gleiberman


Owen Gleiberman is a Swiss-born American film critic who has been chief film critic for Variety since May 2016, a title he shares with Peter Debruge. Previously, Gleiberman wrote for Entertainment Weekly from 1990 until 2014. From 1981 to 1989, he wrote for The Phoenix.

Early life and education

Gleiberman was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to American parents. He was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

Career

Gleiberman's work has been published in Premiere and Film Comment, and collected in the film criticism anthology Love and Hisses. Gleiberman reviews movies for NPR and NY1. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He is one of the critics featured in Gerald Peary's 2009 documentary film .
Gleiberman is also the author of Movie Freak, his autobiography, published by Hachette Books.