Chicago Critics Film Festival

We are almost one week away from the 13th Chicago Critics Film Festival at the historic @musicboxtheatre! Have you gotten your tickets yet?? Get your passes and individual tickets now: musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-fes…

Thank you as always to the staff at @musicboxtheatre and to the pass holders and everyone who came out this past week! See you all again next year! 📸 Kate Scott Photography

Cake and revelry was had in the Music Box Lounge afterwards. And that’s a wrap for the 13th edition of the Chicago Critics Film Festival! Audience awards will be announced shortly.

Yesterday screenings of BROKEN ENGLISH and THE SUN NEVER SETS with director Joe Swanberg and Cory Michael Smith closed out the festival.

Another year, another fantastic lineup. Rankings are as follows. Thanks @musicboxtheatre & @CriticsFf, see you in 2027! #CCFF

Phenomenal closing night of @CriticsFf, celebrating @JoeSwanberg’s latest, THE SUN NEVER SETS, with star Cory Michael Smith. Look for a review and red carpet interview when this can’t-miss film opens later this year from @IndieFilmCom!

We talked to Judy Greer about Chili Finger during the @CriticsFf! @chicagocritics #CCFF #ChilifingerMovie @missjudygreer ▶️Watch the full video now! tiktok.com/t/ZP8p2UL26/

Carolina Caroline has Samara Weaving & Kyle Gallner robbing banks and sweet romance. Read my review from @CriticsFf: amovieguy.com/2026/05/caroli… @KyleGallner @Sweaving

#Loafers is scrappy and endearing. Honors the messiness of your early twenties that we so rarely get in movies in a very honest way. The entire cast feels like a discovery, new faces with genuine magic in their performances. If this is already Zach Schnitzer on his first outing, I’m excited to see how he grows on future endeavors as an indie artist. #CCFF

We interviewed CHILI FINGER 🌶️👆 star Judy Greer + directors Edd Benda & Stephen Helstad about their new Fargo-esque black comedy about a couple who blackmail a fast food chain after they find a severed finger in their chili Check out the interviews here: theholofiles.com/2026/05/07/exc…

CCFF In Review: The Invite, Carolina Caroline, Decorado, I Want Your Sex, Chili Finger doomrocket.substack.com/p/ccff-in-revi…

Black Zombie is a fantastic look at the destruction of a nation due to the incorrect portrayal of a religion. Strong & powerful, this is a must watch for fans of horror & history! Make sure to stay after the credits! @CriticsFf @chicagocritics #CCFF

2026 Chicago @CriticsFf Film Fest wraps up tonight 5/7 (chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com) with Joe Swanberg's THE SUN NEVER SETS! Below: Judy Greer for CHILI FINGER on 5/5! FULL INTERVIEW/Photos by @fotogod63 ... hollywoodchicago.com/news/39856/ccf… @musicboxtheatre @EriktheMovieman @missjudygreer

Pass holders are encouraged to stick around the Music Box Lounge afterwards for cake! 📷 Kate Scott Photography

Tonight we close out the fest with BROKEN ENGLISH, an experimental doc about Marianne Faithful, and the Chicago premiere of THE SUN NEVER SETS featuring a post-screening Q&A with director Joe Swanberg and actor-producer Cory Michael Smith!

Yesterday: ROMERÍA co-presented by @Chicago_IC, the hometown premiere of LOAFERS with writer-director-star Zach Schnitzer and producer Nate Simon (plus the cast & crew!) for a post-screening Q&A, and lastly a 40th anniversary 35mm screening of Jonathan Demme’s SOMETHING WILD!

#NowSeated for my 150th film of the year in 35mm (fw)

2026 Chicago @CriticsFf Film Fest continues through May 7th (chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com)! TONIGHT it's LOAFERS, directed by Zach Schnitzer. FULL INTERVIEW ... youtu.be/Ym9e9nIMDT8?si… @musicboxtheatre

A musical gem that shines at the @CriticsFf at @musicboxtheatre! My review on Power Ballad! movieswithtarek.com/2026/05/06/pow… @CriticsChicago @movieswithtarek

We spoke to Judy Greer about her new film CHILI FINGER 🌶️👆 The movie is a Fargo-inspired crime thriller/black comedy about a woman who finds a finger in her fast food chili and decides to blackmail the owner of the restaurant. Check out the interview below!

I’ve been on the Danielle Brooks train for quite some time but I think her work in #IfIGoWillTheyMissMe may just be her best performance yet. Nothing short of staggering.