By Andrea ThompsonInclusion must be taken quite seriously these days if a filmmaker with one of the whitest filmographies out there has a cast which is primarily…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Youth fades into a pleasant haze in Sofia Coppola’s charmingly uneven ‘On the Rocks’”

By Andrea ThompsonThe 2004 film “D.E.B.S.” is one of those deeply silly gems that was unfairly panned, both critically and commercially, but was subsequently rewarded with cult…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: D.E.B.S. (2004)”

By Andrea ThompsonThe film “Residue” is about as quiet as a silent scream. To watch it is to contemplate another cry of pain in plain sight, Edvard…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Residue’ is a poetic exploration of a neighborhood under gentrification”

By Andrea ThompsonThis movie should not be this bad this movie should not be this bad this movie should not be this bad this movie should not…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Antebellum’ is a disappointment of historical proportions”

By Andrea ThompsonJane Campion’s “Bright Star” manages to accomplish quite a bit, not the least of which is a love story where the lovers not only rarely…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Bright Star (2009)”

By Andrea ThompsonMovies about women that are written AND directed by men don’t have the best track record, but “Eternal Beauty” bucks the trend for the most…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Sally Hawkins is a woman on the edge in ‘Eternal Beauty’”

By Andrea ThompsonFor all the bluster and male machismo on display in Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 cult masterpiece “Point Break,” there’s a subtlety to it. Yes, behind the…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Point Break (1991)”

By Andrea Thompson Since everyone seems to be in a revolutionary kind of mood, it seemed like a good time to check out “Born in Flames,” which…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Born in Flames (1983)”

By Andrea Thompson“Suppose, for instance, that men were only represented in literature as the lovers of women, and were never the friends of men, soldiers, thinkers, dreamers;…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: “The Handmaiden” explored the passion of female friendship”

By Andrea ThompsonAmong the many fascinating things about “Boys State,” the documentary that recently debuted among Apple TV+, is that it’s basically a meditation on the state…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: Boys State (2020)”