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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.

The Handmaid’s Tale 2×10 Review: “The Last Ceremony” Is The Most Brutally Relevant Episode Yet

The Handmaid’s Tale 2×10 Review: “The Last Ceremony” Is The Most Brutally Relevant Episode Yet

By Andrea Thompson

Damn it, this episode of The Handmaid’s Tale shouldn’t be as relevant as it is. It isn’t just its themes of brutality being normalized, it’s the depiction of the powerless having their children and infants ripped from their arms while those in power smile and try to justify the unjustifiable. How could we have come to this?

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The Handmaid’s Tale 2×09 Review: Diplomacy Offers Accountability, Atonement In “Smart Power”

The Handmaid’s Tale 2×09 Review: Diplomacy Offers Accountability, Atonement In “Smart Power”