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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.

Well-Worn Clichés Get Shiny New Packaging in Bullet Train

Well-Worn Clichés Get Shiny New Packaging in Bullet Train

There are few things as annoying as a firm belief in your own edginess, but nearly every damn movie now, regardless of genre, feels obligated to stake a self-righteous claim in inclusion as a kind of essential ingredient for modern filmmaking. It’s not exactly a bad thing, but when you regard diversity as a trend that must be adhered to for success, not as something which should be a given, old prejudices tend to be repackaged to a disturbing degree.

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Rebecca Hall’s Astounding Efforts Can’t Bring New Life to Resurrection

Rebecca Hall’s Astounding Efforts Can’t Bring New Life to Resurrection

Filipino-American Community Gets a Lovingly Hilarious Tribute in Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday

Filipino-American Community Gets a Lovingly Hilarious Tribute in Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday