Ahead of In A Violent Nature playing the Chicago Critics Film Festival, writer-director Chris Nash graciously took the time to answer this year’s CCFF filmmaker questionnaire. Below, his individual responses.

Screening at the Chicago Critics Film Festival, Nicole Riegel’s Dandelion follows a struggling singer-songwriter (KiKi Layne) who falls into an intoxicating romance, leading her to a deeper appreciation of her artistic journey and the discovery of a voice that is authentically her own.

When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution, where Ted is a doctor. However, soon after the tragic killing, the suspect is found dead. A year later, Dani’s blind twin sister Darcy, a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted and his new girlfriend, Yana. Convinced that there was more to her sister's murder than people know, Darcy has brought with her the most dangerous items from her cursed collection to help her exact revenge.

Ahead of POWER screening at the Chicago Critics Film Festival, director Yance Ford answered our filmmaker questionnaire about his path to filmmaking and the inspiration for his documentary.

“National Anthem” stars Charlie Plummer in a star-making turn with a stellar supporting cast featuring dynamic performances from Eve Lindley, Rene Rosado, Mason Alexander Park and Robyn Lively.

Flipside—screening Monday, May 6, at 9:45 p.m. at the Music Box, as part of the Chicago Critics Film Festival (get tickets now)---documents his tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years.

With Gasoline Rainbow, celebrated directorial duo the Ross Brothers (Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Contemporary Color) turn their pioneering hybrid approach to the cinematic road trip.

In Francis Galluppi’s The Last Stop in Yuma County, a traveling knife salesman is stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop, when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation following the arrival of two bank robbers on the run after a recent heist.

A hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship and the messy, unpredictable challenges of adulthood and becoming a parent, Babes marks the feature directorial debut of Emmy-winning actress, writer, and director Pamela Adlon.

Screening at the Chicago Critics Film Festival on Friday, May 3, at 11:59 p.m. at the Music Box, as the opening-night midnight selection (get tickets now), Sleep follows newlyweds Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun, Parasite) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi), whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, “Someone’s inside.”

Starring Hunter Schafer, Jessica Henwick, and Dan Stevens, Tilman Singer’s Cuckoo screens at the Chicago Critics Film Festival as part of our opening-night slate.

This year, the Chicago Film Critics Association is thrilled to kick off our 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival with Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing, starring Oscar nominee Colman Domingo (Rustin).

Both a tragic love story and a nuanced depiction of the conflict between revenge and forgiveness, Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt is a portrait of a passionate woman determined to stand up for herself in an unforgiving world dominated by ruthless men.