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Joanna Arnow’s Time Has Arrived

By Soraya Roberts

October 4, 2023

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Hey It's That Guy

Lois Smith Is Too Cool To Be Hollywood’s Grandma

By Nicholas Russell

September 20, 2023

48Comments

This Is So Stupid

Apologies To The Makers Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Prequel, But I Would Call This Dog “My Little Sweetie Baby” And Rub Its Belly

By Tom Ley

September 13, 2023

195Comments

Arts And Culture

The Boys Are Back In Movie Town

By Israel Daramola

August 31, 2023

158Comments

Arts And Culture

‘Bottoms’ Turns High School Into A Violent, Absurdist Playground

By Israel Daramola

August 29, 2023

119Comments

Arts And Culture

Have You Seen Skyler Gisondo?

By Soraya Roberts

August 24, 2023

171Comments

Arts And Culture

20 Years Later, ‘Oldboy’ Still Lives Up To The Hype

By Israel Daramola

August 22, 2023

113Comments

Hey It's That Guy

Can Benny Safdie Just Make Himself Into A Character Actor?

By Nicholas Russell

August 16, 2023

125Comments

Arts And Culture

In An Era Of Gnarly Filmmakers, William Friedkin Aimed To Be The Gnarliest

By Israel Daramola

August 8, 2023

82Comments

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Barbenheimer: The Ratto Review

By Ray Ratto

July 24, 2023

358Comments

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‘Barbie’ Was Born Out Of The Anxiety Of Modern Filmmaking

By Nicholas Russell

July 21, 2023

488Comments

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‘Dead Reckoning’ Knows Exactly Who We Need Behind The Wheel

By Soraya Roberts

July 14, 2023

176Comments

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

By Nicholas Russell

June 22, 2023

315Comments

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The Most Important Sports Movie Ever Made

By Adam Charles Hart

June 19, 2023

74Comments

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‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Animation’s Pioneering Spirit

By Corey Atad

June 16, 2023

141Comments

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In Honor Of Cormac McCarthy, Let’s Reconsider ‘The Counselor’

By Israel Daramola

June 15, 2023

130Comments

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It’s Good When Action Movies Remember To Be A Little Silly

By Tom Ley

May 30, 2023

214Comments

Arts And Culture

Movies Have A Reality Disease. ‘Sisu’ Is The Cure

By Drew Magary

May 25, 2023

180Comments

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‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit

By Soraya Roberts

May 17, 2023

128Comments

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Indie Cinema Is Now Genre Cinema

By Soraya Roberts

May 10, 2023

104Comments

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Remembering “The Winners,” George Romero’s Forgotten Sports Documentary Series

By Adam Charles Hart

May 3, 2023

56Comments

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‘How To Blow Up A Pipeline’ Is A Film About Action

By Corey Atad

April 12, 2023

117Comments

Announcements

We Turned David Roth And Cardboard Roth’s Journey Into A Short Film

By Defector Staff

April 11, 2023

250Comments

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How 1995’s ‘Party Girl’ Became The First Movie To Premiere Online

By Soraya Roberts

March 10, 2023

52Comments

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Tom Sizemore’s Characters Made Movies Better

By Israel Daramola

March 7, 2023

137Comments

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