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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.

A Heist Gets Personal in the South African Film ‘The Umbrella Men’

A Heist Gets Personal in the South African Film ‘The Umbrella Men’

Heist films will always be a source of fascination and suspense for audiences, even if we know all the beats. Generally, a group of underdogs gather to right an injustice, which means they must rob a powerful, wealthy entity to balance the scales a little. Not to mention rake in that money.

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Hocus Pocus 2 Fails To Conjure Its Own Magic

Hocus Pocus 2 Fails To Conjure Its Own Magic

Poverty Rots the Soul in the Stellar Brazilian Drama ‘Charcoal’

Poverty Rots the Soul in the Stellar Brazilian Drama ‘Charcoal’