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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Nicholas Russell

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Defector At The Movies

‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News

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Capital

What Comes After Meeting The Neighbors?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: Cherry Jones attends the "Downton Abbey: A New Era" New York Premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House on May 15, 2022 in New York City.

“Downton Abbey: A New Era” New York Premiere

Hey It's That Guy

Cherry Jones Makes Acting A Breeze

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Arts And Culture

The Gunplay Of ‘John Wick’ Is A Bit Too Real For Comfort

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Djimon Hounsou’s Been Stuck In Big-Budget Purgatory For Too Long

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‘Physical: 100’ Asks What A Body Is For

Hundreds of people gather in streets in freezing temperatures Monday evening to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols, in Chicago, United States on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Tyre Nichols protest in Chicago

Policing

The Stories We Tell Ourselves To Live

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You’ll Never Meet Tilda Swinton Twice

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Sean Harris Leans Into The Pain Of Being A Creep

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Video Games

Sometimes It’s Fun To Be A Weird Guy With A Hand For A Head

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Keith David Is Somewhere In Your Head

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Who Needs Big-Budget Action When You’ve Got Scott Adkins’s Flying Kicks?

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Marton Csokas Is Too Quiet To Forget

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Journalismism

What Does ‘The Believer’ Want To Be?

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Who Does A True Crime Convention Really Serve?

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‘The Matrix’ Trilogy Has Always Been A Masterpiece

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Defector Reads A Book

How Do You Pin Down An Auteur As Evasive As David Fincher?

Neighborhood Sports and Social Center Turns Into a Market To Survive During Quarantine

Running Towards Nothing

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James Wan Just Wants You To Have As Much Dumb Fun As He’s Having

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‘The Glassy, Burning Floor Of Hell’ Is A Horror Collection That Will Validate Your Misery

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All It Takes To Make A Half-Decent Marvel Movie Is For The Main Character To Be Dead

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All The Lessons I Didn’t Learn From Watching ‘Seinfeld’

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‘The Way Back’ Is Right Where Ben Affleck Belongs