A Reel Of One's Own

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Hi.

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.

TIFF 2019 Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is the Anti-Hero We Never Needed

Sep 13

Sep 13 TIFF 2019 Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is the Anti-Hero We Never Needed

Andrea Thompson

Toronto International Film Festival 2019: Knives Out

Sep 12

Sep 12 Toronto International Film Festival 2019: Knives Out

Andrea Thompson

Babadooks don't compare to Australia's blood-soaked history in Jennifer Kent's 'The Nightingale'

Aug 26

Aug 26 Babadooks don't compare to Australia's blood-soaked history in Jennifer Kent's 'The Nightingale'

Andrea Thompson

Here Come Those Warm Fuzzy Feelings of Hunting Down the 1%, 'Ready or Not'

Aug 25

Aug 25 Here Come Those Warm Fuzzy Feelings of Hunting Down the 1%, 'Ready or Not'

Andrea Thompson

Harlots 3×07 Review: Women Try to Become Saviors, With Mixed Results

Aug 25

Aug 25 Harlots 3×07 Review: Women Try to Become Saviors, With Mixed Results

Andrea Thompson

Memory Informs Trauma in the Extraordinary Documentary 'One Child Nation'

Aug 19

Aug 19 Memory Informs Trauma in the Extraordinary Documentary 'One Child Nation'

Andrea Thompson