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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.

Black Panther (2018) REVIEW – The Best Marvel Movie Yet

Black Panther (2018) REVIEW – The Best Marvel Movie Yet

By Andrea Thompson

o many movies come and go, most of them forgettable. But some are destined to be talked about before they even hire a crew, let alone hit theaters. Take Black Panther, for instance. This was a movie which was always going to be noteworthy. It’s not just one of the few movies that focuses on a black superhero, it has a cast and crew consisting almost entirely of black people. And that superhero, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), is king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, which, far from needing any kind of assistance, is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world.

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