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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.

Directed By Women: Priscilla (2023)

Directed By Women: Priscilla (2023)

A biopic of Priscilla Presley directed by Sofia Coppola? What is there to say besides what took so long?

Or at least, you would think so. Coming back from a vacation (hence the absence of last week’s column), all I could think was how much I hate it when I disagree with my favorite creatives. I am among the minority who absolutely loathed Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and while my feelings are far less negative for Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” I still find it to be among her weakest films.

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Directed By Women: The Marvels (2023)

Directed By Women: The Marvels (2023)

Chicago International Film Festival 2023 Review: Poor Things

Chicago International Film Festival 2023 Review: Poor Things