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Mockingjay Part 2 Reviewed – The Hunger Games Closes the Book

December 28, 2015April 4, 2017 Kay Geek Kay, Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, Mockingjay Part 2, Movies, review, The Hunger Games

Mockingjay Part 2 is the last film of The Hunger Games series. From that alone it walks in the door

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Publishing Expands on The Force Awakens

December 28, 2015December 30, 2015 Lex Greg Rucka, Jason Fry, Pablo Hidalgo, Star Wars, The Force Awakens

Note: This post references spoilers for The Force Awakens. In preparation for Episode VII, Lucasfilm unveiled the Journey to The

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First Impressions of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 Fangirl review, Star Wars, The Force Awakens

This post includes MILD SPOILERS for some elements in The Force Awakens. At the press screening of Star Wars: The

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Mockingjay Part 2: Parting Thoughts On Fangirl Chat

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 Fangirl Bethany Blanton, Fangirl Chat, Hunger Games, Mockingjay Part 2, podcast, Riley Blanton

After The Hunger Games series closes on the silver screen, Bethany Blanton and Riley Blanton of Star Wars Report join us one last time to break

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Creed – Review by Sandra Choute

December 8, 2015 Guest Creed, Movies, review, Sandra Choute

Review by Sandra Choute Born in Haiti, I moved to America at a young age. I was raised in the

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Thank You, Jaina Solo

November 25, 2015December 27, 2015 Kay Del Rey, Expanded Universe, Geek Kay, Jaina Solo, Star Wars, Star Wars Legends, The New Jedi Order

As a child I outlined plots for sequels to movies I liked, you know, as totally normal children do. Star

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The Hunger Games and the Dystopian Works That Came Before It

November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 Fangirl dystopian, Hunger Games, Maria Ramos, Mockingjay Part 2

Guest post by Maria Ramos The Hunger Games film series is now considered a pop culture phenomenon, as well as

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Finding the Fun: A Review of Spy

November 8, 2015November 7, 2015 Kay Geek Kay, Melissa McCarthy, Movies, Paul Feig, review, Spy, STEM

2015’s Spy starring Melissa McCarthy is a fun action-comedy with some serious empowerment. Written and directed by Paul Feig, the

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Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company Review

November 3, 2015January 11, 2017 Kay Alexander Freed, Battlefront, books, Del Rey, Geek Kay, review, Star Wars, strong female character, Twilight Company

To be completely honest, I didn’t think Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company was going to be a book for me.

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GeekGirlCon 2015: Heroine’s Journey Panel Recap

November 2, 2015April 4, 2017 Lex Alan Kistler, B.J. Priester, GeekGirlCon, Heroine's Journey, Hunger Games, Jennifer Stuller, Mad Max, Ms. Marvel, Orphan Black, The Legend of Korra

After last year’s highly successful, standing-room-only Heroine’s Journey panel at GeekGirlCon, our four panelists – B.J. Priester, Tricia Barr, Jennifer

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