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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.

Top 12 Episodes of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Ranked

Top 12 Episodes of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Ranked

Come with me, if you will, to a simpler time, to 2018, when Netflix tended to see a series through to the end, even those with  LGBTQ+ protagonists.

In an environment when #cancelyourgays seems disturbingly evergreen in ways not limited to screens, the Netflix reboot She-Ra and the Princesses of Power stands apart. It’s the rare remake that exceeds the original while paying homage to it, and it’s a show for kids that isn’t just easy for adults to enjoy, it spoke directly to them, packing in hard topics as heroic Adora/She-Ra and her nemesis/frenemy/love interest Catra went head-to-head for the future of Etheria over the course of five seasons.

And the finale of course had the kiss that threw the culture into a frenzy, and made official what was always obvious: Catradora was endgame.

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‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Joyously Swims in Familiar Waters

‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Joyously Swims in Familiar Waters

Pride at the movies

Pride at the movies