Chase Hutchinson is a film and TV critic for TheWrap and has written for the publication since 2024. He is a member of the Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS).
Experience:
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‘Christy’ Review: A Spectacular Sydney Sweeney Will Break Your Jaw — and Your Heart
TIFF 2025: David Michôd’s boxing biopic has great performances, but the film doesn’t do them or its subject justice
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‘Maddie’s Secret’ Review: John Early’s Excellent Directorial Debut Is a Comedy for Our Moment
TIFF 2025: Early writes, directs and stars in this sincere skewering of TV movies of old
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‘Mile End Kicks’ Review: Barbie Ferreira and Chandler Levack Make Movie Magic Together
TIFF: Levack’s fantastic second feature cements her status as an essential voice
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‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’ Subject Frantisek Klisik Dies Hours After Film Wins at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The acclaimed documentary about Klisik and his brother Ondřej had premiered days before at the festival
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Critic’s Take: Czech Cinema Triumphs and Stellan Skarsgård Makes a Splash
Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2025: “Broken Voices” and “Better Go Mad in the Wild” were the must-see Czech standouts this year
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‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’ Takes Top Prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
“Bidad” and “Broken Voices” also won at the Czech Republic fest
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‘Dreams’ Director Michel Franco Explains Why His Jessica Chastain Drama Had to Be So Brutal and Cruel
Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2025: “In a way, I’m taking advantage of how lame most movies are,” says the Mexican director
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‘Bidad’ Director Soheil Beiraghi Details His Battle With Iranian Government: ‘We’re Fighting for Freedom’
Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2025: The Iranian filmmaker’s movie was kept secret until the last minute to give him time to get out of the country
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‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’ Review: Czech Documentary Is the Year’s Best Twin Movie
Karlovy Vary 2025: A film of life, death and a talking cow, Miro Remo’s latest work follows two identical twin brothers
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‘April’ Director Dea Kulumbegashvili Says Her Acclaimed Drama Came Out of ‘A Lot of Anger’
Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2025: The Georgian filmmaker will soon make her first American-based film for Emma Stone’s production company
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‘Broken Voices’ Review: Disquieting Czech Drama Is ‘Whiplash’ for Singing
Karlovy Vary 2025: Based on a true story of widespread child abuse, the film introduces exciting newcomer Kateřina Falbrová
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Pays Tribute to an Icon While Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps Decry Fascism
The opening night at the Czech festival was about honoring the late director Jiří Bartoška
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Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Jay Duplass and Dea Kulumbegashvili will also attend the Czech festival, which takes place July 4 – July 12.
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival to Show New Films From Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough
One film playing at the festival from Iran has yet to be announced due to safety concerns
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‘Stick’ Review: Owen Wilson’s Wonky Apple Golf Dramedy Struggles to Be the Next ‘Ted Lasso’
A winning cast can’t hold this overstretched sports underdog story together
