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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‘The Fence’ Review: Claire Denis’ Latest Film Is a Consuming Drama About Death
TIFF 2025: Isaach De Bankolé gives a typically excellent performance even when the film is not Denis’ best
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‘A Simple Soldier’ Review: A Fascinating, Fraught Documentary About the Ukraine War
TIFF 2025: Filmmaker Artem Ryzhykov becomes an active participant in this grim portrait of the ongoing war
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‘Swiped’ Review: Lily James Can’t Make This Shallow Dating App Saga Into ‘The Social Network’
TIFF 2025: Though it’s plenty sincere, there’s no greater depth to this film about the creation of Tinder and Bumble
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‘Powwow People’ Review: Sky Hopinka’s Stunning New Doc Is a Vital Vision of Modern Indigenous Life
TIFF 2025: The experimental filmmaker’s latest work is already one of the most essential documentaries of the year
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‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari’s Astonishing Feature Debut Is a Riveting Reflection on Memory and Regret
TIFF 2025: The film is both rigorously detailed and enduringly compassionate
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‘Normal’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Has a Bloody Blast in ‘Die Hard’ Meets ‘Fargo’ Action Romp
TIFF 2025: Ben Wheatley’s latest has a whole lot of fun smashing everything together and keeping us on our toes
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‘Bad Apples’ Review: Saoirse Ronan Schools Us in Daring, Darkly Funny Satirical Thriller
Toronto Film Festival: Ronan gives one of her best, funniest performances to date in Jonatan Etzler’s stellar second feature
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‘The Christophers’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Chamber Drama Is a Riveting Meditation on Art
TIFF 2025: Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are a compelling duo in this story of forgery, art and legacy
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‘& Sons’ Review: Bill Nighy’s Bad Dad Leads a Strong, Surprising Family Drama
TIFF 2025: Director Pablo Trapero and co-writer Sarah Polley craft a film that steadily grows on you
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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Review: Rian Johnson’s Glorious, Goofy Gothic Horror Is the Best ‘Knives Out’ Movie Yet
TIFF 2025: Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor are a match made in heaven in the director’s latest murder mystery
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‘The Man in My Basement’ Review: Willem Dafoe and Corey Hawkins Play Mind Games in a Scattered Horror Film
TIFF 2025: This genre exercise introduces whole ideas but ultimately does little with them
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‘The Choral’ Review: Ralph Fiennes Can’t Save Overly Sincere, Stuffy WWI Drama
TIFF 2025: The latest film from Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett leaves the ‘Conclave’ star stranded with little to work with
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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
