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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 – White Christmas (1954)

White Christmas is a film that I missed growing up. My parents aren’t really into musicals. Truthfully, it wasn’t even on my radar until a few years ago when one of my best friends was aghast that I’d barely heard…

‘The Mandalorian’ 2×07 Review: “The Believer”

The last half of this season of The Mandalorian has really picked up the pace compared with last season. “The Believer” not only amps up the action, but also really puts Mando through the moral and ethical wringer. This episode…

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ 3×09 Review: “Terra Firma, Part 1”

This week’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “Terra Firma, Part 1,” gave us some deep cut Star Trek lore, time travel, and another appearance by the king of body horror, David Cronenberg. Truthfully, even after watching this week’s episode three…

#WayBackWednesday – Home Alone (1990)

Home Alone is one Christmas movie that gets repeat play at my house every single year, and has since I was a kid. I was the perfect age for Home Alone when it premiered and long dreamt of setting all…

‘The Mandalorian’ 2×06 Review: “The Tragedy”

The Mandalorian knocked it out of the park AGAIN this week with “The Tragedy.” An episode that brings not one, but two characters officially back from the dead, adds more cuteness (and Big Force Energy) from Grogu, Mando expressing some…

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ 3×08 Review: “The Sanctuary”

Go to “The Sanctuary” with the crew of Star Trek: Discovery! Check out our review of episode 3×08 on Fangirlish.

#WayBackWednesday – Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977)

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas brings back a few memories for me from my childhood. I’ve always enjoyed Jim Henson and the Muppets, but Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas came across my radar by pure happenstance. I was maybe somewhere in the…

‘The Mandalorian’ 2×05 Review: “The Jedi”

The Mandalorian delivers yet again this week with “The Jedi.” The fandom has been holding its collective breath since the announcement that fan favorite character Ahsoka Tano would be joining the cast of The Mandalorian in her first live-action appearance.…

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ 3×07 Review: “Unification III”

As I settled in to watch this week’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery 3X07 “Unification III”, with a plate of Thanksgiving leftovers, I couldn’t help but be grateful for the way the show continues to model the world as it…

#WayBackWednesday – Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Planes, Trains & Automobiles is the quintessential Thanksgiving movie. To be totally fair, there just aren’t that many Thanksgiving movies, but aside from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, there’s probably no other Thanksgiving film more beloved than Planes, Trains & Automobiles.…