 ✰✰ (out of five) Synopsis: An ambient slasher that methodically depicts the enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness.
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 ✰✰✰✰½ (out of five) Synopsis: The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, Thelma is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar® nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) her first leading role and features the final performance of trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree (Shaft). Squibb, who did most of her own stunts in the film, plays Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (The White Lotus’ Fred Hechinger) and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend (Roundtree) and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her.
All Reviews By Matt Sheehan  Find all our coverage here in one spot for the 2023 edition of the Chicago Critics Film Festival that took place at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago May 5-11, 2023. Click the below film titles to see the individual reviews. Stay tuned for coverage of the 2024 event, slated for May 3-9, 2024 at the Music Box.
 ✰✰✰✰ (out of five) Synopsis: Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
 ✰✰✰½ (out of five) Synopsis: The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the infamous "The Star Wars Holiday Special," featuring interviews with Seth Green, Weird Al Yankovic, Paul Scheer, Donny Osmond, Gilbert Gottfried, Bonnie Burton, Bruce Vilanch and Steve Binder.
 ✰✰✰✰ (out of five) Synopsis: A morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but she must harvest biological materials from pregnant women to keep the child breathing. When the girl's mother, a nurse, discovers her baby is alive, the two enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path.
 ✰✰✰✰ (out of five) Synopsis: In the wake of inheriting his father's hotel chain, Hal tries to end his long and secret relationship with Rebecca, a dominatrix. A battle of wills ensues over the course of one fraught night, with Rebecca and Hal struggling to keep the upper hand.
 ✰✰✰ (out of five) Synopsis: Eccentric staff members of an upstate New York theatre camp must band together when their beloved founder falls into a coma.
 ✰✰✰✰ (out of five) Synopsis: Explores the incredible growth and tragic collapse of the world's first smartphone and how it smashed huge enterprises before surrendering to Silicon Valley's fiercely competitive companies.
 ✰✰✰✰ (out of five) Synopsis: In 1988, a new law stigmatizing gays and lesbians forces Jean, a closeted gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes a crisis that will push Jean to the edge.
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