Dede Crimmins
@dedecrim.bsky.social
Film critic. Horror Fan. Spinster. Smithie.
Rue Morgue, That Shelf, CFCA
she/her
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/deirdre-crimmins/movies
Rue Morgue, That Shelf, CFCA
she/her
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/deirdre-crimmins/movies
Pinned
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Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Pig Is in the White House
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
I was in New York recently for a quick visit. Caught up with some amazing and dear friends.
The only photos I took were of two bodega cats.
Seems about right.
The only photos I took were of two bodega cats.
Seems about right.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I was in New York recently for a quick visit. Caught up with some amazing and dear friends.
The only photos I took were of two bodega cats.
Seems about right.
The only photos I took were of two bodega cats.
Seems about right.
Tomorrow night! A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING UPON EXISTENCE at the Chicago Drafthouse.
I love this strange film.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
I love this strange film.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Tomorrow night! A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING UPON EXISTENCE at the Chicago Drafthouse.
I love this strange film.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
I love this strange film.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
Tonight!
@tomorrowromance.bsky.social is bringing you NUDE ON THE BEACH by Doris Wishman.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
@tomorrowromance.bsky.social is bringing you NUDE ON THE BEACH by Doris Wishman.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
drafthouse.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tonight!
@tomorrowromance.bsky.social is bringing you NUDE ON THE BEACH by Doris Wishman.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
@tomorrowromance.bsky.social is bringing you NUDE ON THE BEACH by Doris Wishman.
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
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Making this the 🧵 for publicity appearances for POPCORN DISABILITIES. Be sure to bookmark to find out where I'm going to be in promoting the book and the various great people who have allowed me to talk about the movie this month.
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Making this the 🧵 for publicity appearances for POPCORN DISABILITIES. Be sure to bookmark to find out where I'm going to be in promoting the book and the various great people who have allowed me to talk about the movie this month.
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I moved apartments today. Just one neighborhood north, still in Chicago. But, man, does this feel like a massive change.
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I moved apartments today. Just one neighborhood north, still in Chicago. But, man, does this feel like a massive change.
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Better things are possible. Still.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Better things are possible. Still.
Now this, I love
www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...
www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...
From the illinois community on Reddit: JB Pritzker just went nuclear on Trump: “Donald Trump and his bootlickers have torn down the Department of Education from the inside. Books are being banned. His...
Explore this post and more from the illinois community
www.reddit.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Now this, I love
www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...
www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...
As if there was even a question this year.
November 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
As if there was even a question this year.
Wednesday I’ve got WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL at the Chicago Drafthouse.
Still some tickets left! Come on down!
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
Still some tickets left! Come on down!
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Wednesday I’ve got WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL at the Chicago Drafthouse.
Still some tickets left! Come on down!
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
Still some tickets left! Come on down!
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
Packing my apartment for an upcoming, short move. Nostalgia is not conducive to efficiency, but man it is fun.
Evidence that my name has always been mostly spelled correctly. Mostly.
Evidence that my name has always been mostly spelled correctly. Mostly.
October 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Packing my apartment for an upcoming, short move. Nostalgia is not conducive to efficiency, but man it is fun.
Evidence that my name has always been mostly spelled correctly. Mostly.
Evidence that my name has always been mostly spelled correctly. Mostly.
Guys. I have never been more star
struck.
struck.
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Guys. I have never been more star
struck.
struck.
Tonight! CRUEL JAWS at the Chicago Drafthouse! Still some tickets available!
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
drafthouse.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Tonight! CRUEL JAWS at the Chicago Drafthouse! Still some tickets available!
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
drafthouse.com/chicago/even...
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
I bough this shirt in 2016 and it is more relevant than ever.
I’m all for my clothes lasting, but not like this.
I’m all for my clothes lasting, but not like this.
October 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I bough this shirt in 2016 and it is more relevant than ever.
I’m all for my clothes lasting, but not like this.
I’m all for my clothes lasting, but not like this.
My very best marching shirt.
October 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My very best marching shirt.
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Aw man.
RIP Diane Keaton.
RIP Diane Keaton.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Aw man.
RIP Diane Keaton.
RIP Diane Keaton.
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The president of the Just For Laughs festival is playing a big role in coordinating all this, if you wanted something in Montreal to boycott next Summer.
US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abuses
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The president of the Just For Laughs festival is playing a big role in coordinating all this, if you wanted something in Montreal to boycott next Summer.
Happy Mountain Day, Smithies! Take a moment to reflect, relax, and fight the patriarchy.
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy Mountain Day, Smithies! Take a moment to reflect, relax, and fight the patriarchy.
September 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Do not use Tylenol recreationally. Got it.
Trump, citing no evidence at all, suggests Tylenol during pregnancy is linked to autism
He says the FDA will recommend pregnant women avoid using the painkiller unless “medically necessary"
He says the FDA will recommend pregnant women avoid using the painkiller unless “medically necessary"
September 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Do not use Tylenol recreationally. Got it.
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Researching for an article! Hit me with your favorite uses of candy in horror movies!
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky
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ALT: a picture of halloween decorations with the website horroroftruant.com visible
media.tenor.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Researching for an article! Hit me with your favorite uses of candy in horror movies!
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky
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Just learned that our episode with @dedecrim.bsky.social was shared in Paste Magazine. www.pastemagazine.com/movies/film-...
@reelrecon.bsky.social @maxcovill.com
@reelrecon.bsky.social @maxcovill.com
The Last Film Critic: Chicago and the Slow Death of the Professional Movie Review
50 years after Roger Ebert was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, Chicago is emblematic of the stark decline in film criticism.
www.pastemagazine.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just learned that our episode with @dedecrim.bsky.social was shared in Paste Magazine. www.pastemagazine.com/movies/film-...
@reelrecon.bsky.social @maxcovill.com
@reelrecon.bsky.social @maxcovill.com