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 Chronology of Water’ Review: Kristen Stewart’s Expansive, Evocative Work of Cinematic Poetry
Cannes 2025: Imogen Poots gives a career-best performance in this bold adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir
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‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker Make a Bittersweet Family Dramedy
Cannes 2025: This winning feature proves Shih-Ching Tsou is a talented filmmaker in her own right
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‘Death Does Not Exist’ Review: Stunning but Slippery Animated Feature Confronts Love in the Shadow of Death
Cannes 2025: Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s film is an intentionally murky meditation on mortality and survivor’s guilt
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‘Friendship’ Review: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd Are a Riot in the Year’s Best Comedy
The “I Think You Should Leave” star cements his status as a modern comedy genius with writer/director Andrew DeYoung
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‘The Legend of Ochi’ Review: A24 Fantasy Adventure Is Lovingly Crafted Yet Oddly Inert
Isaiah Saxon’s feature directorial debut looks the part, but lacks an emotional punch
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Review: Humanity Shatters as HBO Drama Examines Cycles of Violence to Devastating Effect
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey shine as the show cuts deeper into character and makes critical changes from the video game
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‘Hell of a Summer’ Review: Finn Wolfhard’s Directorial Debut Is Occasionally Amusing but Mostly Empty
The “Stranger Things” star co-directs a film that’s one part “Friday the 13th,” another “Wet Hot American Summer”
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‘The Actor’ Review: André Holland Is Astoundingly Good in This Dark Cinematic Dream
Director Duke Johnson makes his live-action debut with this fascinating adaptation
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‘Drop’ Review: Meghann Fahy Leads a Far From Killer Blumhouse Thriller
SXSW: The latest from the director of “Happy Death Day” drops us into a date from hell
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‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman and Matthew Macfadyen Are Terrific in Twisty, Overstuffed Thriller
SXSW: Mimi Cave’s great cast makes the most of a madcap script that nearly overstays its welcome
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‘No Other Land’ Review: Oscar-Nominated Documentary Is a Radical Act of Cinema
The moving film chronicles a community in the West Bank through the eyes of a Palestinian and an Israeli
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‘Last Days’ Review: ‘Fast & Furious’ Director Justin Lin’s Return to Indies Falls Flat
Sundance 2025: This feature about doomed missionary John Chau pales in comparison to the documentary that already exists
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‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Review: Netflix True Crime Found Dead in a Ditch
Sundance 2025: Charlie Shackleton’s clever documentary is a wake-up call for the true crime genre
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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Review: Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall Bring Life to Ira Sachs’ Quietly Devastating Drama
Sundance 2025: A recreation of a conversation between two friends finds slivers of meaning in mundanity
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‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: Eva Victor’s Directorial Debut Is a Delightful, Devastating Discovery
Sundance 2025: Also starring Naomi Ackie, this dramedy marks the arrival of an exciting new voice in cinema
