Chicago Critics Film Festival
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The 12th Chicago Critics Film Festival will be held May 2-8, 2025 at the Music Box Theatre. Early bird pass on sale now. The only film fest curated by critics.
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May 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere... so long as they repel the occasional raiding party.
40 ACRES screens Sunday, May 4th at 9:30pm
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40 ACRES screens Sunday, May 4th at 9:30pm
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May 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere... so long as they repel the occasional raiding party.
40 ACRES screens Sunday, May 4th at 9:30pm
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
40 ACRES screens Sunday, May 4th at 9:30pm
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40 ACRES director R.T. Thorne answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
40 ACRES director R.T. Thorne answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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LIVING REALITY is an emotional exploration of television and the effects it has on its audience.
The film screens Saturday, May 3rd at 1:45pm as part of Shorts Program #1
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The film screens Saturday, May 3rd at 1:45pm as part of Shorts Program #1
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April 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
LIVING REALITY is an emotional exploration of television and the effects it has on its audience.
The film screens Saturday, May 3rd at 1:45pm as part of Shorts Program #1
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
The film screens Saturday, May 3rd at 1:45pm as part of Shorts Program #1
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LIVING REALITY director Philip Thompson answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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April 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
LIVING REALITY director Philip Thompson answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
LURKER screens Friday, May 2nd at 9:45pm
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LURKER screens Friday, May 2nd at 9:45pm
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April 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
LURKER screens Friday, May 2nd at 9:45pm
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
LURKER screens Friday, May 2nd at 9:45pm
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LURKER writer-director Alex Russell answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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April 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
LURKER writer-director Alex Russell answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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SORRY, BABY screens Monday, May 5th at 7:00pm
Actor/Writer/Director Eva Victor will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A
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Actor/Writer/Director Eva Victor will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A
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April 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
SORRY, BABY screens Monday, May 5th at 7:00pm
Actor/Writer/Director Eva Victor will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A
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Actor/Writer/Director Eva Victor will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A
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Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, APRIL, from acclaimed Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili, screens Tuesday, May 6th at 4:30pm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
April 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, APRIL, from acclaimed Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili, screens Tuesday, May 6th at 4:30pm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
SUCH GOOD FRIENDS screens Sunday, May 4th at 2:15PM as part of Shorts Program #2
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
April 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
SUCH GOOD FRIENDS screens Sunday, May 4th at 2:15PM as part of Shorts Program #2
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
SUCH GOOD FRIENDS director Bri Klaproth answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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April 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
SUCH GOOD FRIENDS director Bri Klaproth answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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Paradise Man searches for meaning in an unknowable universe.
PARADISE MAN (II) screens Sunday, May 4th at 2:15PM as part of Shorts Program #2
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PARADISE MAN (II) screens Sunday, May 4th at 2:15PM as part of Shorts Program #2
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April 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Paradise Man searches for meaning in an unknowable universe.
PARADISE MAN (II) screens Sunday, May 4th at 2:15PM as part of Shorts Program #2
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
PARADISE MAN (II) screens Sunday, May 4th at 2:15PM as part of Shorts Program #2
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PARADISE MAN (II) director Jordan Michael Blake answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
PARADISE MAN (II) director Jordan Michael Blake answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire.
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Filmmaker Sarah Friedland and star Kathleen Chalfant will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A after FAMILIAR TOUCH, which screens Wednesday, May 7th at 7:00pm
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April 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Filmmaker Sarah Friedland and star Kathleen Chalfant will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A after FAMILIAR TOUCH, which screens Wednesday, May 7th at 7:00pm
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
FAMILIAR TOUCH writer-director Sarah Friedland answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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April 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
FAMILIAR TOUCH writer-director Sarah Friedland answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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Read: www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/spotlight/ci...
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT screens Wednesday, May 7th at 9:30pm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...?
April 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT screens Wednesday, May 7th at 9:30pm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...?
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT director Charlie Shackleton answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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April 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT director Charlie Shackleton answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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Carlos Lerma will appear in person for a Q&A after Shorts Program 1, which screens Saturday, May 3rd at 1:45pm
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April 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Carlos Lerma will appear in person for a Q&A after Shorts Program 1, which screens Saturday, May 3rd at 1:45pm
@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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CALL ME CRAZY director Carlos Lerma answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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April 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
CALL ME CRAZY director Carlos Lerma answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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BROTHER VERSES BROTHER screens Saturday, May 3rd at 4:15pm
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
April 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
BROTHER VERSES BROTHER screens Saturday, May 3rd at 4:15pm
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
BROTHER VERSES BROTHER co-director Ari Gold answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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April 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
BROTHER VERSES BROTHER co-director Ari Gold answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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OBEX screens Tuesday, May 6th at 9:45pm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
April 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
OBEX screens Tuesday, May 6th at 9:45pm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
OBEX writer-director-star Albert Birney answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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April 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
OBEX writer-director-star Albert Birney answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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SISTER MIDNIGHT screens Monday, May 5th at 9:45pm at
@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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April 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
SISTER MIDNIGHT screens Monday, May 5th at 9:45pm at
@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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SISTER MIDNIGHT director Karan Kandhari answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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April 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
SISTER MIDNIGHT director Karan Kandhari answers the CCFF filmmaker questionnaire!
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