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Welcome to my site! My name is Andrea Thompson, and I’m a writer, editor, and film critic who is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival, which you can find more info about at filmgirlfilm.com! I have no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.

Alicia Vikander's Lara Croft Breathes New Life Into 'Tomb Raider'

Alicia Vikander's Lara Croft Breathes New Life Into 'Tomb Raider'

By Andrea Thompson

h, rich superheroines. They’re just like us. Well, not even a little, but the new “Tomb Raider” movie makes a surprisingly good case for it. Part of that is due to Alicia Vikander’s performance as Lara Croft, as she manages to imbue her version with strength, charm and vulnerability without overselling. Angelina Jolie could only embody her as the unstoppable goddess, but Alicia Vikander might be the actress to take Lara through all her incarnations.

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