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Ashley Thomas is The Nerdy Blogger. She holds a B. A. in English Literature from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee (c/o 2007) and completed her M. A. in Literature and Language, concentrating in Imaginative Literature at Signum University in Summer 2017. Ashley blogs, reads, writes (for fun and for hire), and spends time with her husband, Ryan, and their two cat-monsters, Oliver and Nynaeve. She and Ryan reside in Charlotte, North Carolina with a large quantity of board games, comic books, and polyhedral dice. She would like to be Brienne of Tarth, Leslie Knope, and Sylvia Tilly when she grows up.

#WayBackWednesday – ‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’ (2003)

Watching The Lizzie McGuire Movie this week was a real blast from the past for me. I never thought I’d get nostalgic for the early 2000s, but there were little things that really pushed my nostalgia buttons.

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ 2×02 Review: “Kayshon, His Eyes Open”

From the cold open that set the tone for the episode to a story full of deep-cut references, episode 2×02 of Star Trek: Lower Decks proves that it’s more than just a comedy within the Star Trek universe.

#WayBackWednesday – ‘Jaws’ (1975)

Don’t go into the water this #WayBackWednesday–check out the penultimate review in our Summer Vacation Series, Jaws (1975) on Fangirlish!

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ 2×01 Review: “Strange Energies”

Starting the season off with a bang, Star Trek: Lower Decks dives right in with “interpersonal conflict” in three different ways–the conflict between Beckett Mariner and Captain Freeman, between Tendi and Rutherford, and conflict between Ransom, Captain Freeman, and Mariner.…

#WayBackWednesday – ‘Ever After’ (1998)

If you want a fresh take on Cinderella, you should check out Ever After (1998), this week’s #WayBackWednesday Summer Vacation Flick!

Hopes, Fears, and Feels for ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 2

The next season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is coming up on August 12! Check out our hopes, feels, and fears for season two!

#WayBackWednesday – Blast from the Past (1999)

If you want to go back to the 1960s by way of 1999, check out our #WayBackWednesday review of Brendan Fraser’s Blast from the Past.

#WayBackWednesday – The Black Stallion (1979)

This is my first rodeo with today’s #WayBackWednesday movie, The Black Stallion. I’m not a true horse girl, but that doesn’t mean I am completely unfamiliar with horses. My mom showed horses in her youth and the last horse she…

#WayBackWednesday – Dirty Dancing (1987)

As iconic and ubiquitous as Dirty Dancing is, particularly its soundtrack, I never watched Dirty Dancing until a couple of summers ago. I was petsitting for a friend and took advantage of her big TV and very nice soundbar while…

Star Trek News: Matt Shakman, Lindsey Beer & Geneva Robertson-Dworet Have the Conn

The next film in the Star Trek franchise just got some fresh (green) blood. Matt Shakman, Lindsey Beer, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet are helming the next film in the Star Trek film series. WandaVision director Matt Shakman is directing the next…