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Deirdre Crimmins

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Film critic. Horror Fan. Spinster. Currently: @ChicagoCritics @RueMorgue @thatshelf; Formerly: @cville_weekly @bmoviesd @highdefdigest @bofca she/her
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Movie Review: “BLOOD SHINE” worships questioning and questions cults

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By Deirdre Crimmins
| Rue Morgue Magazine Verified
Starring Emily Bennett, David Call and Larry Fessenden Written and directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks Dark Sky Films Cults may not be all they’re cracked up to be.* For all of their brainwashing, promises of enlightenment and prescribed worship, they tend to at least promise community and belonging. BLOOD SHINE shows the horror and solidarity that religious cults can fabricate.
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Fantasia ’26 Movie Review: “NAMELESS” is anything but hopeless

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By Deirdre Crimmins
| Rue Morgue Magazine Verified
Starring Jirō Satō, Ryûhei Maruyama and Megumi Written by Hideo Jōjō and Jirō Satō Directed by Hideo Jōjō Kino Films If there were awards given to horror films for best opening scene, NAMELESS would not only win this year, it would likely get into the Hall of Fame of this fictional accolade. Though the movie wavers a bit throughout the following hour, its throat-ripping introduction is a sight to behold.
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Fantasia ’26 Movie Review: “NIGHTBORN” proves mother knows best—it’s just natural

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By Deirdre Crimmins
| Rue Morgue Magazine Verified
By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint and Pamela Tola Directed by Hanna Bergholm Written by Hanna Bergholm and Ilja Rautsi Shudder In her sophomore film, Hanna Bergholm is making a helluva splash. Winner of the Cheval Noir Awards for Best Film and Outstanding Performance at this month’s Fantasia Film Festival (where it made its North American premiere), NIGHTBORN has come out swinging before its release today on Shudder.
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