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Welcome to my site! My name is Andrea Thompson, and I’m a writer, editor, and film critic who is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival, which you can find more info about at filmgirlfilm.com! I have no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.

52 Films By Women: The Old Guard (2020)

52 Films By Women: The Old Guard (2020)

By Andrea Thompson

Action movies are every bit as much wish fulfillment fantasies as rom-coms. We want to believe that people are capable of these kinds of breathtaking physical stunts, this formidable of a mindset, and that they could not only stand up to the bad guys, but beat them against all odds, just as we want to believe in the great love stories. 

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52 Films By Women: Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta (2019)

52 Films By Women: Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta (2019)

“Batman and Robin” struggled under the weight of its own excess

“Batman and Robin” struggled under the weight of its own excess