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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.

35 Years of 'Conan the Barbarian'

35 Years of 'Conan the Barbarian'

Arnold Schwarzenegger is such a staple of our culture today that it’s hard to remember a time when his place in it was anything but assured. But if it was ever in doubt, the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian cemented it. Two years later, the bodybuilder from a small town in Austria would take on another iconic role, that of the Terminator. More...

The Handmaid's Tale 1x7 Review: The Other Side

The Handmaid's Tale 1x7 Review: The Other Side

20 Years of 'The Fifth Element'

20 Years of 'The Fifth Element'