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Arts And Culture
‘The Comeuppance’ Is The Great American Millennial Play
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Lauren Theisen
June 22, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Animation’s Pioneering Spirit
142
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Corey Atad
June 16, 2023
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Defector At The Movies
In Honor Of Cormac McCarthy, Let’s Reconsider ‘The Counselor’
130
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Israel Daramola
June 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
“You Knew It Was Something Really Nasty”: How The Art Department Brings ‘I Think You Should Leave’ To Life
76
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Soraya Roberts
June 13, 2023
Video Games
The Video Game Where You Play As A Tortured Wretch Isn’t Very Fun
140
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 6, 2023
TV
‘The Idol’ Isn’t Good Enough To Be Shocking
232
Comments
Israel Daramola
June 5, 2023
TV
Why ‘The Other Two’ Is So Good
92
Comments
Soraya Roberts
June 5, 2023
TV
The ‘Succession’ Misery Index: A Meal Fit For A King
221
Comments
Israel Daramola
May 30, 2023
This Is So Stupid
My Pointless Quest To Double The Number Of Apostles At The Last Supper
100
Comments
Dan McQuade
May 30, 2023
Defector At The Movies
It’s Good When Action Movies Remember To Be A Little Silly
214
Comments
Tom Ley
May 30, 2023
Arts And Culture
Movies Have A Reality Disease. ‘Sisu’ Is The Cure
181
Comments
Drew Magary
May 25, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit
128
Comments
Soraya Roberts
May 17, 2023
Music
Celebrating Robert Pollard’s No-Hitter And The Rock-Jock Nexus
66
Comments
Dave McKenna
May 14, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Indie Cinema Is Now Genre Cinema
104
Comments
Soraya Roberts
May 10, 2023
Arts And Culture
Cam’ron And Mase Argue About Sports Now, And It’s Working
78
Comments
Israel Daramola
May 4, 2023
Arts And Culture
Reality TV Won’t Fix What’s Broken About Hollywood Economics
167
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
May 4, 2023
The Machines
AI Art Sucks Ass And You Should Say It’s Bad
245
Comments
Casey Taylor
May 4, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Remembering “The Winners,” George Romero’s Forgotten Sports Documentary Series
56
Comments
Adam Charles Hart
May 3, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Internet Isn’t Meant To Be So Small
301
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
May 1, 2023
Arts And Culture
John Mulaney Still Goes For The Laugh First
296
Comments
Israel Daramola
April 28, 2023
TV
Steven Yeun Knows What To Do With How He Looks
65
Comments
Soraya Roberts
April 28, 2023
This Is So Stupid
A Fistful Of Eastwoos: Inside The Battle For Clint Twitter
195
Comments
John Semley
April 20, 2023
Politics
The Art Of American Conservatism
346
Comments
David Roth
April 17, 2023
Arts And Culture
How Did Hip-Hop Media Get So Bad?
199
Comments
Israel Daramola
April 13, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘How To Blow Up A Pipeline’ Is A Film About Action
117
Comments
Corey Atad
April 12, 2023
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