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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.

Films and Margot Robbie Shine Brightest in Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood Epic ‘Babylon’

Films and Margot Robbie Shine Brightest in Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood Epic ‘Babylon’

Damien Chazelle inspires a Nolan-esque devotion among cinephiles, and he’s giving his core audience what they want in Babylon. Not that his previous features Whiplash and La La Land were for the elite. Far from it. But his emphasis on greatness longing to be achieved and his stylistic yearning for times past has especially endeared him to some of the most visible and vocal of those who exalt film as their great passion.

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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Glory Days Gently Give Way to the Present in Kayaking Documentary ‘The River Runner’

Glory Days Gently Give Way to the Present in Kayaking Documentary ‘The River Runner’