By Andrea ThompsonFor the final chapter in a trilogy that has always been about a legendary friendship between man and mythical, awe-inspiring creatures, “How to Train Your…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ brings the feels, but not the action”

By Andrea ThompsonOh, rom-coms. Is there a genre so many feel so guilty about loving? As Carrie Bradshaw put it, we want that “ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can’t-live-without-each-other-love.”…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Isn’t It Romantic Movie Review: Rebel Wilson is trapped in a rom-com wonderland”

By Andrea ThompsonThe zombie comedy “Little Monsters” is a zomedy for the ages. Much like “Shaun of the Dead,” it’s about a slacker reeling from a break-up…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Sundance Film Festival 2019: Little Monsters”

By Andrea Thompson“Never Look Away” is one of the only movies I’ve seen that disbelieves its own slogan. As a child, the main character Kurt is told,…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Never Look Away’ is an epic, three-hour, three-decade German tale of love and horror”

By Andrea Thompson“State of the Union” may be about yet another middle class marriage in crisis, but it’s still got a few things going for it. One,…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Sundance Film Festival 2019: State of the Union”

By Andrea ThompsonAs someone who regrettably wasn’t a fan of Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith’s previous work “Mercury in Retrograde,” I was happy to find I greatly…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Rendezvous in Chicago’ gives Windy City residents three charming tales of love”