Cody Dericks

Cody Dericks has been obsessed with movies and awards ever since he first grabbed a giant coffee table book about the Oscars at the Scholastic Book Fair. He’s been consuming every type of film ever since. In addition, he’s an avid theatre lover and always has thoughts and opinions on all things to do with Broadway and the Tony Awards. He currently resides in Chicago and is a proud member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. He also writes and podcasts for Next Best Picture and co-hosts his own podcast “Halloweeners: A Horror Movie Podcast.” You can follow him on Twitter and Letterboxd @codymonster91

‘Dandelion’ Review: KiKi Layne is Electric in Wilted Story of a Musician’s Journey | Chicago Critics Film Festival

Most actors count themselves lucky to land a leading role. In the case of Dandelion, the new film from writer-director… Read More

May 7, 2024

‘Oddity’ Review: Damian Mc Carthy’s Mannequin Horror is Anything But Wooden | Chicago Critics Film Festival

Films that rely on jump scares are a controversial topic amongst horror fans. Some prefer them over the kinds of… Read More

May 7, 2024

Interview: Vera Drew on the Long-Delayed Release and Surprising Healing Power of Her Feature Directorial Debut ‘The People’s Joker’

"I didn't know what a director was, but I knew I wanted to be it." Many film lovers first heard… Read More

April 3, 2024

‘The People’s Joker’ Review: Vera Drew’s Transgressively Creative Caricature Finds New Angles on the Crazed Clown

After seeing three different live-action depictions of the Clown Prince of Crime in the past 16 years – including two… Read More

April 2, 2024

‘Late Night with the Devil’ Review: David Dastmalchian is a Fiendish Leading Man in Gory Horror Mock Doc

David Dastmalchian is the very face of the modern character actor. With nearly 100 credits to his name,, it’s inevitable… Read More

March 20, 2024

‘Mean Girls’ Review: Reneé Rapp Shines but this Plastic is not Fantastic

“What’s wrong with me?” sings Gretchen Wieners (Bebe Wood) about 30 minutes into Mean Girls, the new film adaptation of… Read More

January 11, 2024

We Wish You a Scary Christmas: 12 Christmas Horror Movies to Watch This Holiday Season

For horror fans, the most wonderful time of the year came and went about two months ago. But just because… Read More

December 15, 2023

Return to Panem: Ranking All ‘Hunger Games’ Films

Although it burned fast and bright between 2012 and 2015, The Hunger Games film series was hugely impactful. Not only… Read More

November 15, 2023

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