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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.

Willem Dafoe Goes ‘Inside,’ but Not Deep in an Art Heist Gone Wrong

Willem Dafoe Goes ‘Inside,’ but Not Deep in an Art Heist Gone Wrong

Can one man live out all the social ills of the 21st century? The film Inside demands no less of Willem Dafoe and its own high-concept pretensions. So his art thief Nemo better gear up, because in an era where space itself has become privatized, the 1% is where no one can hear you scream.

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Love Adds up Most in ‘A Thousand And One’

Love Adds up Most in ‘A Thousand And One’

Elizabeth Banks Gets Audiences High on Violence in The Blood-Soaked Dark Comedy ‘Cocaine Bear’

Elizabeth Banks Gets Audiences High on Violence in The Blood-Soaked Dark Comedy ‘Cocaine Bear’