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].
Gleiberman was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Jewish parents.
[4] Gleiberman's autobiography, Movie Freak, was published by Hachette Books.
[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.