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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.

52 Films By Women: Wild Nights With Emily (2018)

52 Films By Women: Wild Nights With Emily (2018)

By Andrea Thompson

“Wild Nights With Emily” is meant to evoke laughter and rage in equal measure. Rage against the forces that literally erase history, but also joy and humor for those who manage to contribute to it against all odds. It’s one of those rare films where a director’s perspective also feels like an insider’s view of an invisible, almost parallel history as seen via a great love story, one that happened to be between two women. 

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52 Films By Women: Lady Bird (2017)

52 Films By Women: Lady Bird (2017)

The road to a brothel is paved with good intentions in 'Come As You Are'

The road to a brothel is paved with good intentions in 'Come As You Are'