By Andrea ThompsonWe needn’t be told that blood and fire await in the 2019 remake of the iconic 1989 film Pet Sematary, but that happened anyway in its…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Pet Sematary Movie Review: Resurrecting this story was a grave mistake”
Category: A Reel of One’s Own
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Diane Movie Review: Quiet portrait of selflessness under strain
By Andrea ThompsonDiane is a character study of a woman whose selflessness just seems too good to be true. The title character, played with the most astounding kind…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Diane Movie Review: Quiet portrait of selflessness under strain”
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Hotel Mumbai’ is a humane, compassionate view of man’s inhumanity to man
By Andrea ThompsonA lot of films come out about real-life disasters, most of which carry uplifting messages of hope amidst death and destruction. So why does the…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Hotel Mumbai’ is a humane, compassionate view of man’s inhumanity to man”
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Tim Burton’s version of ‘Dumbo’ is a puzzling mix of commentary and convention
By Andrea ThompsonYou have to give Disney credit in “Dumbo,” which is part of its continuing line of live-action remakes of its own beloved animated properties. For…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Tim Burton’s version of ‘Dumbo’ is a puzzling mix of commentary and convention”
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: The western genre continues to be revitalized in ‘The Mustang’
By Andrea ThompsonIt’s difficult to explain just what makes Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s “The Mustang” so appealing. It’s not like it’s doing anything new. It’s a very old…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: The western genre continues to be revitalized in ‘The Mustang’”
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: SXSW 2019 Review: Well Groomed
By Andrea Thompson Subcultures are all the rage nowadays, as are a number of documentaries that have cropped up about them. Rest easy though, “Well Groomed” goes…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: SXSW 2019 Review: Well Groomed”
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Alexander Skarsgård and Keira Knightley are wasted in ‘The Aftermath,’ a dangerously simplistic look at a complex place and time
By Andrea ThompsonThe post- WWII drama “The Aftermath” isn’t just a shallow depiction of a complex place and time, it’s a dangerous one. Just how we should…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Alexander Skarsgård and Keira Knightley are wasted in ‘The Aftermath,’ a dangerously simplistic look at a complex place and time”
