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Defector At The Movies
‘Ninjababy’ Is The Movie For You If You Don’t Want To Be Pregnant
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Soraya Roberts
July 26, 2022
TV
‘The Bear’ Is Why We Must End The Reign Of TV’s Vibes Cartel
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Soraya Roberts
July 20, 2022
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Defector At The Movies
‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Is The Worst Kind Of Indie Throwback
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Soraya Roberts
June 29, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘RRR’ Didn’t Cross Over Just Because It’s Awesome
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Soraya Roberts
June 15, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Men’ Is Bad
155
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Soraya Roberts
May 27, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Empty Center Of The Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Trial
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Soraya Roberts
May 13, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Power Of The Big Suit Endures
113
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Soraya Roberts
May 4, 2022
TV
Ben Stiller Explains How ‘Severance’ Became The Rare Streaming Show That’s Actually Good
209
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Soraya Roberts
April 22, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Is Where The Chaotic, Splintered Universes Of Modern Life All Collide
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Soraya Roberts
April 8, 2022
Defector At The Movies
What’s So Great About Relatability?
252
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Soraya Roberts
March 24, 2022
Defector At The Movies
I Watched A Ben Shapiro Movie By Accident
284
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Soraya Roberts
March 4, 2022
Life Lessons
I Hate Games
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Soraya Roberts
February 21, 2022
TV
And Just Like That, I Watched An Entire Season Of ‘And Just Like That…’
77
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Soraya Roberts
February 3, 2022
TV
We Don’t Need Joss Whedon’s Cover Story
244
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Soraya Roberts
January 21, 2022
TV
In ‘Yellowjackets,’ The Old Eat Their Young
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Soraya Roberts
January 13, 2022
Cold Comforts
‘Elle’ Is The Kind Of Dark, Twisted, Sexy Christmas Movie Only Paul Verhoeven Could Dream Up
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Soraya Roberts
December 23, 2021
Cold Comforts
‘Red Road’ Is A Revenge Story So Hot You Can’t Look Away
16
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Soraya Roberts
November 26, 2021
Cold Comforts
In ‘The Vanishing,’ What Can Kill You Is What You Want To Know
35
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Soraya Roberts
October 29, 2021
Defector At The Movies
The Muddy Ethics Of The Thai Cave Rescue Entertainment Machine
50
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Soraya Roberts
October 6, 2021
Cold Comforts
‘Dear Zachary’ Is A Greek Tragedy Come To Life
113
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Soraya Roberts
October 1, 2021
Cold Comforts
‘Forbrydelsen’ Seduced The World With A Sweater And A Murder
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Soraya Roberts
August 30, 2021
Cold Comforts
The Bleak, Austere, Horny World Of ‘The Piano Teacher’
31
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Soraya Roberts
July 30, 2021
Cold Comforts
Watching ‘Touching The Void’ Should Qualify As An Extreme Sport
40
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Soraya Roberts
June 30, 2021
TV
‘Love & Anarchy’ Has Liberated The Rom-Com From Its Neoliberal Shackles
19
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Soraya Roberts
May 28, 2021
Defector At The Movies
‘Collective’ Shows Why Newsrooms Will Always Matter More Than Newsletters
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Soraya Roberts
April 23, 2021
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