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:


  • April 27, 2020
    Blood Quantum Review: A New Twist On An Undead Tale

    Always on-brand, zombie movies refuse to die, and with good reason. These undead, hungry creatures are a projection of the worst parts of our humanity and there will never be any shortage of those. Blood Quantum takes an older monster, puts it in an even older cultural war, and attempts to present this as a […]

  • Butt Boy Movie
    April 18, 2020
    Butt Boy Review: Wonderful Worrying Weirdness

    If you are at all turned off by the title Butt Boy, this movie is not for you. The title to the whimsical, dark, and sometimes hilarious oddity serves as a warning flag rather than an enticement. However if you are even slightly intrigued, this one is for you.  Writer-director Tyler Cornack and co-writer Ryan […]

  • April 12, 2020
    Shelf Help: Easter Egg Hunt

    Easter observer or not, nearly everyone can get behind a cinematic Easter egg. Those little self-referential nods from the filmmaker to the audience that lets them know we are in on their little jokes. Though some films or shows go a little overboard with their egg hunt, a perfectly placed Easter egg is a beautiful […]

  • April 7, 2020
    Shelf Help: Cry It Out

    There is no denying that stress is running high these days. While there are plenty of movies and television shows to help you escape the madness and temporarily avoid the crummy state of the world, this week our Shelfers are leaning in to their emotions and letting it all go. What do you watch when […]

  • January 27, 2020
    Slamdance 2020: Big Fur Review

    Documentaries don’t always need to claim that their subjects change the world or study incidents that send ripples across the annals of history. Some of them merely peek into a corner of the world where few have peeked. Big Fur is in the latter category of documentary film and it focuses its gaze on a […]

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