Cody Dericks

The Film We Don’t Speak Of – Revisiting M. Night Shyamalan’s Masterpiece ‘The Village’ 20 Years Later [Retrospective]

The trailer for the upcoming film Trap proudly declares it to be “a new experience in the world of M.… Read More

August 2, 2024

Interview: Chris Perfetti on Pairing Up with Lisa Ann Walter, Shakespeare and What Inspires Jacob on ‘Abbott Elementary’

Chris Perfetti was a familiar face to TV fans long before landing his biggest role yet in 2021 with Abbott… Read More

June 4, 2024

‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Vicky Krieps Rides High in Viggo Mortensen’s Slow, Sparse Western

The Western is a tricky genre to fully define. Whereas horror movies have to have scares and musicals have to… Read More

May 28, 2024

‘Ghostlight’ Review: Two Households Both Aim for Dignity in Cathartic Shakespearean Dramedy | Chicago Critics Film Festival

One of the best moments of Ghostlight actually occurs during the end credits. Looking at the cast list, one thing… Read More

May 14, 2024

‘Good One’ Review: India Donaldson’s Feature Debut is a Profound and Big-Hearted Triumph | Chicago Critics Film Festival

It’s a risky prospect to give a movie a title that could also be used to critically assess it. Some… Read More

May 10, 2024

‘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

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