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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

Ten Minute Quarters comedy show at 3:2 ratio

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Live Event

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


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Nicholas Russell

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the film Barbie

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Defector At The Movies

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

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Soraya Roberts

Hayley Atwell and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

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

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

<div>Adam Charles Hart is an author, curator, and archivist who lives in Pittsburgh. His second book, &#8216;<i>Raising the Dead: The Work of George A. Romero, </i>will be out in early 2024 from Oxford University Press.</div>
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Adam Charles Hart

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The Most Important Sports Movie Ever Made


<p>Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.</p>


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Corey Atad

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

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Israel Daramola

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

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Tom Ley

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

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


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Drew Magary

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Arts And Culture

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

17 February 2023, Berlin: Matt Johnson, director, arrives for the photocall of the film "BlackBerry". Berlinale is one of the major film festivals and lasts until February 26, 2023.

Berlinale 2023 – Photocall “BlackBerry

‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit

Kelly Reichardt directing Michelle Williams on Showing Up

Showing Up

Indie Cinema Is Now Genre Cinema

An evil zombie poking its head up from behind a black wall, and at the bottom it says DIRECTED BY GEORGE A. ROMERO. And zombie has baseball stitches on his head. And then above there are comic word bubbles that say things like "OJ SIMPSON" and "BRUNO SAMMARTINO" and "REGGIE JACKSON" and "FRANCO HARRIS"

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

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

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Defector Staff

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Announcements

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

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

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Tom Sizemore’s Characters Made Movies Better

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‘Creed III’ Fails To Land Its Biggest Punch

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No, That Movie Was Not All A Dream

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Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nod Is A Nomination For The Past

Premiere Of Netflix’s “Pamela, a love story”

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Who Is The Celebrity Documentary For?

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Lauren Theisen

Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in 'Aftersun'

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In ‘Aftersun,’ It’s The Memory That Hurts

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Chris Thompson

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‘Skinamarink’ Will Only Scare You If You’ve Ever Been A Child

An Interview With The Cop Who Stole ‘M3GAN’

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Hey It's That Guy

Sean Harris Leans Into The Pain Of Being A Creep

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Please Remove Me From This List

Still image from the movie Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

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Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Or That Christina Applegate Is Now Older Than Her