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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 Velvet Vampire (1971)

52 Films By Women: The Velvet Vampire (1971)

By Andrea Thompson

The 1971 film “The Velvet Vampire” couldn’t be called a good film exactly, but there’s a reason it’s achieved a kind of cult status. It’s a bizarre mishmash of art and classic slasher, and it’s the kind of movie to watch and appreciate for an artist working within their limitations.

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