Cody Dericks
Film Critic at Freelance
movies, gay stuff, etc | Writer/podcaster @NextBestPicture | @chicagocritics & @DorianAwards | @halloweenerspod host | Harvey Fierstein once called me Mary
Articles
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1 week ago |
awardswatch.com | Cody Dericks
It’s easy to be cynical about Pixar. After establishing themselves as an animation powerhouse right out the gate with Toy Story, followed by their incredible run in the early part of the century (Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Toy Story 3…wow!), the past 15 years or so have been rocky.
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2 weeks ago |
nextbestpicture.com | Cody Dericks
“The Life Of Chuck” had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People’s Choice Award and received positive reviews for Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of the Stephen King novella, direction and performances from the cast, which includes Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, and Jacob Tremblay.
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2 weeks ago |
nextbestpicture.com | Cody Dericks
THE STORY – Through his YouTube channel “Man Finds Tape,” Lucas Page has gone viral with a creepy video series that he says are home movies from his childhood — although online commenters are, naturally, skeptical. One day, Lucas reaches out to his sister, Lynn, to show her surveillance footage that shows a murder in the center of their hometown, Larkin, Texas, in broad daylight.
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3 weeks ago |
nextbestpicture.com | Cody Dericks
THE STORY – On the cusp of graduation, the members of USC’s celebrated SoCal VoCals have one more challenge to conquer before adulthood: The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in New York City.
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3 weeks ago |
nextbestpicture.com | Cody Dericks
THE STORY – Sofia is a location scout tasked with finding the perfect interiors for a new TV pilot—yet what she’s really searching for may be harder to pin down. She slips in and out of strangers’ homes, capturing fleeting moments of intimacy, curiosity, and vulnerability, until her work takes a sudden, personal turn.
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