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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.

Emancipation (2022) Review

Emancipation (2022) Review

Elephants tend to crowd a room the more we try to ignore them, so might as well begin with the baggage that the slave drama Emancipation has been saddled with as its star Will Smith does the usual promotion. Ignoring has long since become the new panning, so the ongoing discussion over what has now been dubbed The Slap will likely fuel far more attention and box office returns rather than detracting from either. 

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‘Empire of Light’ Never Burns Bright Enough

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‘Spoiler Alert’: Tissues Are a Must for This Beautifully Flawed Love Story

‘Spoiler Alert’: Tissues Are a Must for This Beautifully Flawed Love Story