Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson

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  • The Flowers of St. Francis

  • Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

  • Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

    ★★★★

  • Matilda

    ★★★★½

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  • The Wild Robot

    The Wild Robot

    ★★★★½

    Right up there with Lilo and Stitch in terms of bringing the feels.

  • The Novice

    The Novice

    Like seeing a Darren Aronofsky flick filtered through the female gaze.

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  • Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta

    Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta

    ★★½

    For all this movie's flaws (and there are many) it's the only Jane Austen adaptation with a modern setting outside of a high school that works. Really works. High school is really the only modern setting where the social norms have about as much impact as a Regency setting, but they feel believable here in a close knit Atlanta community where the gulf between middle class and the wealthy is also so extreme. I just wish that the male love…

  • Captain Blood

    Captain Blood

    ★★★★

    Wanted to watch an Olivia de Havilland films as my own personal tribute to one of our best actresses, and so glad I chose this one. This film's sense of humor is as delightful as it is dark, and the pacing, acting, and action scenes are fantastic. It has a kind of pacing that I think is missing from a lot of films now, that refuses to characterize its leads as predestined and very subject to sudden changes in fortune.