Owen Gleiberman

Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959)^[1] is an American film critic who has been chief film critic for Variety magazine since May 2016, a title he shares with Peter Debruge [de; ru]. Previously, Gleiberman wrote for Entertainment Weekly from 1990 until 2014. From 1981 to 1989, he wrote for The Phoenix.

Owen Gleiberman
Born	(1959-02-24) February 24, 1959 (age 66) Lausanne, Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation(s)	Film critic, writer, author
Years active	1981–present

Early life and education

Gleiberman was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to Jewish parents.^[2] He was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.^[3]

Career

Gleiberman's work has been published in Premiere and Film Comment, and collected in the film criticism anthology Love and Hisses.^[3] Gleiberman reviews movies for NPR and NY1.^[3] He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle.^[3] He is one of the critics featured in Gerald Peary's 2009 documentary film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism.^[4] Gleiberman's autobiography, Movie Freak, was published by Hachette Books.^[5] He and his wife Sharon live in New York City with their three daughters.^[5][6]

In 2016, Gleiberman incited controversy over a piece on the film Bridget Jones's Baby, in which he denigrated the physical appearance of actress Renée Zellweger. Actress and MeToo activist Rose McGowan penned an op-ed in The Hollywood Reporter defending Zellweger and criticizing Gleiberman.^[7]