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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.

An Audience Favorite Is Forced to Slow Down in the Shallow Sundance Documentary ‘STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie’

An Audience Favorite Is Forced to Slow Down in the Shallow Sundance Documentary ‘STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie’

Pop culture continues to reap the benefits of our emphasis on mental health and male vulnerability. It’s hard to picture a documentary such as STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie existing otherwise.

Michael J. Fox needs no introduction, and he knows while we’re here, kicking off the documentary with a reference to the trilogy that’s remained a longstanding favorite for audiences. In Florida in 1990, he discovered that there were certain simple gestures that he could no longer fully control, which was at that point limited to a single finger. “The trembling was a message from the future,” Fox recalled.

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Uncomfortable Intimacy Makes ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’ Stand Out From Celebrity Documentary Crowd

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