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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 Protege is the kind of solid meat-and-potatoes thriller we don’t get anymore

The Protege is the kind of solid meat-and-potatoes thriller we don’t get anymore

Hollywood is in something of a conundrum these days. Audiences have by no means lost their taste for a good action flick, but such movies are meant for a theater experience, which has become somewhat limited by necessity. Then there’s the fact that so much of our lust for violence tends to be sated by established properties such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its competitors, not to mention other franchises such as the Fast & the Furious and The Purge movies.

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Nia DaCosta's 'Candyman' coughs up just another slasher flick

Nia DaCosta's 'Candyman' coughs up just another slasher flick

Immigrants try to educate their way out in Ann Hu's 'Confetti'

Immigrants try to educate their way out in Ann Hu's 'Confetti'