Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson is a writer, editor, and film critic who is also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival.

She is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and runs her own site, A Reel Of One's Own, and has written for RogerEbert.com, The Spool, The Mary Sue, and The Chicago Reader. She has no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.

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Many movies are bad, but few are as fascinatingly terrible as this misfire.

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Robots (and quality) in disguise!

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25 years ago, Buffy failed its heroine in one important way

Buffy the Vampire Slayer left a complicated legacy for its fans.

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By changing its focus and adding more chainsaws, this over-the-top sequel outperforms its predecessor.

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This 1997 underrated space movie asks if we are truly alone in the universe.

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Needle in a Timestack review: Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo’s riveting sci-fi romance gets lost in time

John Ridley’s new time travel movie, starring Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo, thoughtfully explores relationships in the near future.

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