Thompson Smith
Expertise
X-Men, Lost, David Lynch
- Thompson is an armchair expert in virtually every area of entertainment media ... except for reality TV. (Unless it's "Jersey Shore.")
- He has interviewed many prominent individuals in the entertainment industry, including singer-songwriter Laura Jane Grace and "Double Dare" host Marc Summers.
- He doesn't have enough room in his apartment to store his perpetually expanding comic book collection.
Experience
Thompson Smith has been writing for Looper since 2022. During his roughly 15 years in the journalism and journalism-adjacent businesses, he has contributed to old school newspapers, irreverent alt-weeklies, and quite a few websites.
Education
Thompson Smith has a master's degree in print and multimedia journalism from Emerson College.
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Stories By Thompson Smith
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The first rule of Fight Club is, keep digging deeper for easter eggs after twenty years, including Tyler's driver's licenses and other details we reveal.
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Here are some of the actors who were considered for the role of The Doctor.
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Here's a closer look at what Thora Birch has been up to.
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From Wolverine to Deadpool, Magneto to Nightcrawler, we explain the best way to watch all the X-Men characters' movies - and prepare for their MCU invasion.
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Have you found yourself wondering why Ian McKellen's not exactly the ubiquitous presence at the multiplexes he used to be? Let's consider the factors involved.
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Captain America has appeared in multiple movies and TV shows -- but which ones are worth the watch? We've ranked them all, from worst to best
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While the loss of DC stars like Christopher Reeve or Heath Ledger makes for worldwide news, many other DC actors have passed away over the years.
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A-Force is Marvel's premiere all-female super team, and we're here with all the details on its members, origin, and future.
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David Tennant is one of the most beloved actors around -- so why haven't you heard from him lately? We're here to answer that question.
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It's been a little while since Zack Snyder's Justice League debuted on HBO Max, which means by now, we've had some highly necessary time to think about it.
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Deathbird is a major X-Men and Captain Marvel baddie with a long, weird history. Here's what you need to know about the Shi'ar black sheep.
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Lindsay Lohan was an inescapable celebrity back in the '00s. Why has her star fallen in the years since? Read on to find out.
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Robert Downey Jr. might be known as Iron Man, but he had a whole lot of flops before he stepped into the MCU. We're here to take a look at the most forgotten.
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What rules do The Walking Dead's walkers have to follow to stay gruesome? We're here to uncover them all, one bloody edict at a time.
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Can HBO Max compete in the realm of new, exciting, dynamic programming? Let's see what they've already pulled off in 2021.
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Justice League Unlimited remains the apex of animated DC endeavors -- and here's a look at the show's best and worst episodes according to IMDb.
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From body horror to staying awake, here are things that happen in every Nightmare on Elm Street movie.
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Superhero movies have been going strong for decades. These are the very best of the bunch, from every year since 1999.
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From costume elements to tragic deaths, here are all rules that Batman always has to follow.
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Batman is a well-known character, but DC has still managed to lie about him. These are the most ridiculous falsehoods DC has put out involving the Dark Knight.
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Riverdale is full of characters with tons of hidden meaning you might not realize. We're here to demystify Kevin, Toni, and all the rest for you.
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Search Party is one of the best shows on TV. These are its best and worst episodes -- though really, there's no such thing as a bad Search Party episode.
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Southland Tales wasn't a hit, but it turned out to be pretty prophetic. These are all the predictions the quirky 2006 movie made that have come true.
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Here's a compilation of some of the most egregious occasions in which the powers-that-be behind Spider-Man led his audience astray -- in other words, lied.
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What do some of our most iconic movie monsters look like once the makeup comes off?
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With thousands of characters in the Marvel comics canon, there are still plenty with no current plans to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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From his power set to his exaggerated death, here all the times that DC lied to you about Superman.