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A Reel of One's Own

A Reel of One's Own is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Andrea Thompson.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
B+
Frankenstein (2025) Andrea Thompson It's hard to complain about going back to basics when we have a diabolical mind to bring the horror and humanism to such breathtaking effect.
Posted Nov 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Sin City (2005) Andrea Thompson For all the fantastic performances on display (along with mostly female flesh), the most essential ingredient Sin City possesses is its willingness to go all in.
Posted Apr 03, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
The Monkey (2025) Andrea Thompson In another director’s hands it could be cliche and sadistic, but Osgood manages to center connection and trauma, along with some truly funny dialogue.
Posted Feb 24, 2025  Edit critic review
D-
Heretic (2024) Andrea Thompson One is inclined to say there was a great movie hiding in there that could’ve come out... But writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods are simply too dishonest, too cowardly in what their intentions truly are in Heretic.
Posted Nov 24, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Mistress Dispeller (2024) Andrea Thompson It’s so startling in fact that the familiarity of the story feels both almost beside the point and simultaneously comforting.
Posted Nov 24, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Hard Truths (2024) Andrea Thompson If there’s dark humor to be found, it’s because it isn’t us, and Leigh doesn’t bother to bring much besides a mere outline to the plot, because Pansy can make her own obstacles, thank you very much.
Posted Nov 24, 2024  Edit critic review
B+
Blitz (2024) Andrea Thompson What Blitz leaves us with isn’t rosy messages of hope for a vicious time we know had an ending, but what we can cling to in the midst of so much loss.
Posted Nov 04, 2024  Edit critic review
B+
Unstoppable (2024) Andrea Thompson It couldn’t be anything resembling new territory, but it gives us the best of the genre, showcasing softness alongside the sweaty, personal nature of wrestling as Anthony and his mother Judy claw their way to empowerment...
Posted Oct 24, 2024  Edit critic review
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) Andrea Thompson When everyone's a victim first, no one wins. When it's also the central premise of your movie, it tends to spiral into a self-pitying mess.
Posted Oct 19, 2024  Edit critic review
The Last Showgirl (2024) Andrea Thompson The Last Showgirl is all about women who are having a moment. Or how for some, their moment is ending, or has long since run its course. For lead Pamela Anderson, it's a continuation of a career renaissance in her most layered role yet as Shelley...
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
Conclave (2024) Andrea Thompson If movie's surest sign of a true leader is the unlikelihood of them even being in the halls of power in the first place, it's also a true failure of imagination...
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
Shell (2024) Andrea Thompson In an age where beauty influencers have become the new gurus, promising fulfillment on the inside and out, the movie wastes any potential Zoe has for great villain status...
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
Queer (2024) Andrea Thompson Not familiar with William S. Burroughs? If not, the trippy odyssey in Queer will be…well, a trip. Although I suppose even those who are familiar will find a few surprises in Luca Guadagnino's latest tale of desire and longing.
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
Dead Talents Society (2024) Andrea Thompson What if your life literally depended on your ability to go viral? In the case of John Hsu’s delightful Taiwanese comedy horror movie Dead Talents Society, it does.
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
Anora (2024) Andrea Thompson Sean Baker is back again, and he not only can’t seem to miss, he’s taking a somewhat new approach even if his usual trademarks are present.
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
Dahomey (2024) Andrea Thompson It probes tough topics, but never fear at the lack of answers: the fact that these questions are being asked in terms of practicality is a development in itself, one that requires time to provide conclusions, if there are any to be found.
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
B+
Janet Planet (2023) Andrea Thompson Annie Baker has likewise figured out how to transfer her particular set of Pulitzer Prize-winning skills to film...
Posted Jul 05, 2024  Edit critic review
Priscilla (2023) Andrea Thompson This flaw is what ultimately prevents her from telling Priscilla Presley's story more effectively...
Posted Jun 10, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Dream Scenario (2023) Andrea Thompson Thankfully Borgli never allows his commentary on social media, masculinity, and modern celebrity to obscure the fact that our dreams can always potentially contain the sort of magic that can't always be a part of our waking life.
Posted Jun 10, 2024  Edit critic review
The Marvels (2023) Andrea Thompson I thought the superhero fatigue was real for me, so much so that I completely opted out of Blue Beetle. But Disney does what it does, and since it insists on continuing its now sprawling universe, I couldn't help but be intrigued by The Marvels.
Posted Jun 10, 2024  Edit critic review
We Grown Now (2023) Andrea Thompson Much like The Florida Project, there’s a certain lightness in the fact that we are seeing an impoverished setting through the eyes of a child, even if things are a lot less grim in Minhal Baig’s We Grown Now.
Posted Jun 10, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Poor Things (2023) Andrea Thompson Trust Lanthimos to make a film where the cast prepped by going to mortician school. Yet for all the delightful derangement, there's a refreshing lack of resignation...
Posted Jun 10, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) Andrea Thompson George Miller hardly needs to prove he still has his very particular set of skills and clout to give the people what they want, even in the era of CGI and now AI...
Posted Jun 07, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Dandelion (2024) Andrea Thompson “Dandelion” is the kind of indie film that tends to get referred to as a gem.
Posted May 12, 2024  Edit critic review
C-
The Dead Don't Hurt (2023) Andrea Thompson I suppose you have to give Viggo Mortensen’s Western drama “The Dead Don’t Hurt” some credit. It starts with one cliche, and it goes out with another.
Posted May 12, 2024  Edit critic review
C+
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Andrea Thompson As it submerses itself deeper in the learned helplessness of its protagonist, even the most beautifully neon brand of regret can become dull and repetitive.
Posted May 12, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Evil Does Not Exist (2023) Andrea Thompson If only all filmmakers were allowed to take such care and time with their art. And art is very much what “Evil Does Not Exist” is.
Posted May 12, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
The Fall Guy (2024) Andrea Thompson This is Gosling’s funniest role since “The Nice Guys,” with cameos, mid-credit scenes to make the most of, and credentials that industry insiders and newcomers alike will appreciate.
Posted May 12, 2024  Edit critic review
B-
Challengers (2024) Andrea Thompson None of this would work without Zendaya strutting her way through it like the force of nature she is, the kind of movie star whose immaculate power is beautifully ruffled by gale force winds.
Posted Apr 29, 2024  Edit critic review
C+
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Andrea Thompson Forgettable popcorn fare... practically everything about it has been done before, and with far more care...
Posted Apr 22, 2024  Edit critic review
B-
Abigail (2024) Andrea Thompson If you’re fine with leaving certain questions on the back burner, the top one being why these idiots keep deciding to split up, you’ll have a bloody good time as a reward.
Posted Apr 22, 2024  Edit critic review
B-
To Freddy (2020) Andrea Thompson “Til Freddy” may clock in at a slight 71 minutes, but it leaves an impression...
Posted Dec 20, 2022  Edit critic review
D
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) Andrea Thompson “Mary Queen of Scots” could've at least been an average, or even above average effort to explore a history that is so often misconstrued. Instead, both women are done a disservice in a more modern way...
Posted Dec 19, 2022  Edit critic review
B+
The Report (2019) Andrea Thompson “The Report” doesn't much acknowledge just how much racism played a role in what happened, but it also almost seems to seethe, in its own understated fashion, against giving ground to the argument of torture being a necessary evil.
Posted Dec 19, 2022  Edit critic review
A-
Language Lessons (2021) Andrea Thompson Morales has had a steadily successful career as an actress, and more recently has just as quietly built up her director bonafides, and hopefully “Language Lessons” is a sign of a promising new(ish) direction.
Posted Dec 19, 2022  Edit critic review
D
Benediction (2021) Andrea Thompson Any film or piece of art in general is going to in some sense reflect the artist, but biopics should at least try to capture a sense of the life and perspective of those they’re depicting.
Posted Dec 19, 2022  Edit critic review
C-
The Starling (2021) Andrea Thompson It doesn’t exactly make for a bad movie, but it can’t be called good either.
Posted Dec 19, 2022  Edit critic review
C-
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) Andrea Thompson The more “Electrical Life” goes on, the more buried it becomes, sometimes literally, under a sea of quirk rather than delving into just how far Wain fell and how his vulnerability left him exploited.
Posted Dec 19, 2022  Edit critic review
A-
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) Andrea Thompson The film is deeply knowledgeable about the fact that sex and pleasure can be two very different things. To a depressing degree.
Posted May 24, 2022  Edit critic review
A-
Watcher (2022) Andrea Thompson A film where a single hand wave can be as terrifying as any flashy chase scene.
Posted May 24, 2022  Edit critic review
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022) Andrea Thompson “Cha Cha Real Smooth” is a crowd-pleaser in the best way, blending humor, heartbreak, and above all else, sincerity.
Posted May 24, 2022  Edit critic review
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) Andrea Thompson An old-fashioned crowd-pleaser in shiny new packaging, the kind of film that cinephiles can ditch the sitter for and just experience with their kids.
Posted May 24, 2022  Edit critic review
I Love My Dad (2022) Andrea Thompson That [Morosini] pulls this off so successfully is doubtless an indicator of a filmmaker at the cusp of a long career.
Posted May 24, 2022  Edit critic review
Hold Your Fire (2021) Andrea Thompson What director Stefan Forbes manages to achieve is a documentarian’s dream state, bolstered by a staggering access to a number of New York characters who were directly involved in a nightmare.
Posted May 24, 2022  Edit critic review
D
The Northman (2022) Andrea Thompson You can always count on things to get weird with Eggers, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they get interesting.
Posted Apr 15, 2022  Edit critic review
B-
Alice (2022) Andrea Thompson For those who are willing to go with it, “Alice” will certainly be a satisfying ride.
Posted Feb 03, 2022  Edit critic review
A-
Happening (2021) Andrea Thompson “Happening” is body horror in every sense, but the true revulsion lies in how easily it all could’ve been avoided.
Posted Feb 03, 2022  Edit critic review
B+
The Princess (2022) Andrea Thompson Sometimes it's shockingly kind, sometimes it's horribly malicious, but always it's an indictment of us, and how we so often thoughtlessly, actively empower those who would drive a woman to an early grave.
Posted Jan 26, 2022  Edit critic review
C-
Silent Night (2021) Andrea Thompson Where Silent Night loses its way is how it can't bear to follow its own conclusions to their natural ends.
Posted Jan 06, 2022  Edit critic review
House of Gucci (2021) Andrea Thompson It hardly needs saying that House of Gucci calls for an entirely different performance, and Gaga more than rises to the occasion, over the top accent and all.
Posted Dec 08, 2021  Edit critic review
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