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Deirdre Crimmins
Senior Critic
Deirdre Crimmins is Chicago-based freelance film critic and a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. She contributes regularly to Rue Morgue magazine, previously she wrote for both High Def Digest and Birth.Movies.Death. Though a lifelong horror film fan, she also loves a good musical or screwball comedy when the mood strikes.Articles by Deirdre Crimmins:
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April 17, 2025
Sinners Review: Vampires in a Juke Joint Bring Down the HouseMusic flows from SINNERS like blood from a vein.
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March 25, 2025
Interview: Darkest Miriam Director Naomi Jaye Talks Characters and Cardigans“It doesn’t fit squarely into anything.” An interview with Naomi Jaye about Darkest Miriam, casting, and cardigans.
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February 21, 2025
The Monkey Review: Come for the Childhood Trauma, Stay for the Body CountThe Monkey is a wildly entertaining film with a healthy dose of nihilism and a few gallons of viscera.
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February 6, 2025
Heart Eyes Review: Two and a Half Out of Four HeartsHeart Eyes, the horror romcom from Josh Ruben, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy, is a gorehound’s dream, and a romantic’s nightmare.
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January 17, 2025
Remembering David Lynch: 1946-2025David Lynch has died. Like any person who lived the hell out of his years on Earth, his death is the least notable thing about him.
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December 25, 2024
The Brutalist Review: Director Brady Corbet Does Not Rush GreatnessBrady Corbet’s epic drama The Brutalist starring Adrien Brody takes its sweet time building a world and building a building.
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December 25, 2024
Nosferatu Review: Sharp Fangs on this Copy of a CopyRobert Eggers’ Christmas Day horror flick is an exceptional example of a rare, good remake.
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October 22, 2024
Smile 2 Review: Grin for the WinSmile 2 is destined to be one of the films mentioned in the pantheon of sequels that outshine the original. It really is that good.
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October 12, 2024
Terrifier 3 Review: Art for Art’s SakeTerrifier 3 is gross and it is engaging, and it refuses to apologize for being both.
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May 9, 2024
The Fantasia International Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles for 2024It is that time of year again, kids. Time to gather around our digital devices and learn what dreams will be fulfilled at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
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April 5, 2024
Monkey Man Review: Dev Patel Wants To Watch You BleedThe new action movie is an exciting, bloody, and impressive directorial debut from Dev Patel.
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March 29, 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Review: The Earth is Not The Only Thing Hollow HereTo a certain degree, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has let itself go. Plot and character development are forgotten in lieu of effects and titan battles, and it sometimes works just fine. Though, when it tries to clasp to the remaining dregs of audience sympathy manipulation and world building it teeters toward collapse.
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January 8, 2024
Night Swim Review: Stay in the Shallow EndNight Swim aims to be a dripping haunted horror film about these cement ponds, but largely misses the mark.
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