Deirdre Crimmins, Author at Film Thrills

Author: Deirdre Crimmins

Deirdre (Dede) lives in Chicago (via Boston and Cleveland) with two black cats. She writes for Film Thrills, High Def Digest, The Brattle Theater, Rue Morgue Magazine, Birth.Movies.Death., and anyone else who will let her drone on about genre film. She wrote her Master's thesis on George Romero and is always hopeful that Hollywood will get its head out of its ass.

About Deirdre Crimmins

has published 193 posts

Update

Grab passes to ANNABELLE COMES HOME

It appears that THE CONJURING franchise will never die. Or, stay dead, as the case may be. After two origins films (one good one), we now have the second film in the Warren’s cinematic universe for the year. Grab your passes to see ANNABELLE COMES HOME for free...

Deirdre Crimmins 6 months ago 0

Ticket Giveaways

Want to see MA before it is released? I have a treat for you!

Blumhouse and Octavia Spencer are finally working together? Someone must be reading my dream journal! Click on the links below to enter to win tickets up upcoming screenings of this new thriller. I haven’t seen it yet myself, but I am hoping it lives up to at least...

Deirdre Crimmins 7 months ago 0

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See THE CURSE OF LA LLORANA for Free!

Want to see the latest film in the CONJURING cinematic universe for free before it comes out? Well you are in luck! We have links below to claim your passes to see THE CURSE OF LA LLORANA next week in either Boston or Milwaukee*. Details below for each...

Deirdre Crimmins 8 months ago 0

News

See HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U for free!

I was just as shocked as you that 2017’s HAPPY DEATH DAY was actually a fun little horror film (review here), and I am happy to now be looking forward to its sequel HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U. As long as this one keeps the same airy attitude and violent...

Deirdre Crimmins 10 months ago 0

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2019 Cannot Come Soon Enough: 9 Horror Films to Look Forward To

Now it is time for my favorite list of the year: the list of next year! As an eternal cinematic optimist, I always love to be the one to reassure you, dear reader, that there are plenty of amazing films to still be seen. One of the big...

Deirdre Crimmins 12 months ago 0

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Deirdre’s Top 10 Horror Films of 2018

It seems like 2018 was the year when horror made some major progress in getting its long due respect from wider audiences. While I am allergic to terms like “high genre” and “elevated horror” this year has been a year of damn fine art house horror, in addition...

Deirdre Crimmins 12 months ago 0

Ticket Giveaways

Get into the holiday spirit by seeing ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE for free!

Since it’s premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2017, fans have been chattering about this crazy Christmas zombie musical. Yup. You read that right. Christmas. Zombie. Musical. And you know what? It is the rare example of a film that is enhanced by all of its superlatives, and not...

Deirdre Crimmins 1 year ago 0

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Want to see HALLOWEEN for free? Look no further.

Hey Boston and Hartford! Even though the upcoming HALLOWEEN is well worth your money and your time, we are giving away the chance to see it for free before it is released. Here are the details for the screenings, and the link to claim your passes (but still...

Deirdre Crimmins 1 year ago 0

Ticket Giveaways

See THE PREDATOR for free!

Want to see THE PREDATOR for free, before it gets released? We are here to make your dreams come true. We’ve got some passes to give away to a preview screening next week, in Boston. When? Monday, September 10th at 7 pm Where? AMC Boston Common How? Follow the...

Deirdre Crimmins 1 year ago 0

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See THE FIRST PURGE for free in Boston!

Guys, we all know the world is a dumpster fire right now. Want a small slice of something that doesn’t suck? Go see THE FIRST PURGE for free, in Boston, on July 2nd. I haven’t seen this latest PURGE film, but dammit did I love the last one....

Deirdre Crimmins 1 year ago 0