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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.

Judy Movie Review: Garland and Zellweger deserve better than another mediocre biopic

Judy Movie Review: Garland and Zellweger deserve better than another mediocre biopic

By Andrea Thompson

Today in stories of men who take it upon themselves to tell the story of a woman’s pain, we have the well-intentioned Judy, which fails to fully bring the performer to life. Renée Zellweger incredible efforts can’t save it despite throwing herself into the role with an abandon that most likely would’ve been appreciated by the much-missed Judy Garland.

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Tye Sheridan is No Match for Jeff Goldblum in the Dour Drama 'The Mountain'

Tye Sheridan is No Match for Jeff Goldblum in the Dour Drama 'The Mountain'

Toronto International Film Festival 2019: Parasite

Toronto International Film Festival 2019: Parasite