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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.

You need to watch the most intense zombie cult classic on HBOMax ASAP

You need to watch the most intense zombie cult classic on HBOMax ASAP

By Andrea Thompson

Can a film loom so large that it becomes self-referential, the pop culture equivalent of a snake eating its own tail? It seems so, because when I was trying to describe how Sam Raimi’s 1987 comedy horror masterpiece continues to impact us all, it was the first example of an influential sequel that came to mind. To watch it is to view a course-altering piece of film history.

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My Top Films of 2021

My Top Films of 2021

Lady Gaga is the perfectly poised center of the fashionable excess of 'House of Gucci'

Lady Gaga is the perfectly poised center of the fashionable excess of 'House of Gucci'