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:


  • January 17, 2025

    Remembering David Lynch: 1946-2025

    David 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.

  • October 22, 2024

    Smile 2 Review: Grin for the Win

    Smile 2 is destined to be one of the films mentioned in the pantheon of sequels that outshine the original. It really is that good.

  • March 29, 2024

    Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Review: The Earth is Not The Only Thing Hollow Here

    To 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.