By Andrea ThompsonCan a film not be groundbreaking but still do something new? Take the 2014 film “Appropriate Behavior,” which follows another aimless twentysomething who finds herself…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Appropriate Behavior (2014)”

By Andrea ThompsonWhen someone outs themselves as a dinosaur, it can be fun to watch. But when that someone was once a person who, despite their flaws, became…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Jon Stewart’s “Irresistible” is toothless, out-of-touch political satire”

By Andrea ThompsonCritics may not have been ready for “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar,” but a lot of other people sure as hell were.…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)”

By Andrea ThompsonLife-changing is a cliché I hesitate to use, but that was certainly my experience when I saw “Winter’s Bone” in theaters in 2010. I remember…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Winter’s Bone (2010)”

By Andrea ThompsonThe way I first became aware of the grisly history of Punch and Judy was through the novel “Gone Girl,” which used the misogynistic history…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: It’s Mia Wasikowska versus the patriarchy in ‘Judy & Punch’”

By Andrea ThompsonDo we really want to know how the sausage is made? Of course we do. If it were made humanely, it wouldn’t be nearly as…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Shirley (2020)”

By Andrea ThompsonIt’s been a tough couple of months for everyone, needless to say. As a writer, you’d think it’d be easier for me, seeing as how…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: The Five Chicago Coffee Shops I’ve Missed Most During Self-Quarantine”

By Andrea Thompson“Sword of Trust” is an odd little film, and sadly will now be director Lynn Shelton’s last due to her unexpected death this month from…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Sword of Trust”

By Andrea Thompson“By the Sea” would be an interesting film on its own terms, if only due to the deliciously scandalous personal lives of its two leads.…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: By the Sea (2015)”