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    ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ review: Judy Blume’s classic gets the wise, funny, moving movie it deserves

    by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Apr 27, 2023 3 minutes
    Rachel McAdams, left, as Barbara Simon and Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon in "Are You There God?

    At the end of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” the hugely rewarding film version of Judy Blume’s 1970 classic, the characters played by Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams have just shared a momentous private moment, through tears and laughter, in the close quarters of the family bathroom.

    No spoilers, but: The depth of feeling in this scene, conveyed by these two, isn’t what you find in most commercial movies, certainly not

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