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Inside Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis
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Drew Magary
August 2, 2022
Arts And Culture
Bad Special Effects Are A Choice
294
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Drew Magary
May 10, 2022
NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4
Drew and Roth are bringing The Distraction to a live stage for the first time in two years! Expect special guests, live Funbag questions from the audience, Guys remembered, gratuitous sandwich talk, and much more. (Pals, check your daily newsletter from August 31 for discount code.)
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Defector At The Movies
No More Beams
324
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Tom Ley
October 15, 2021
TV
‘Loki’ Was Marvel’s Biggest Gamble, And It Almost Paid Off
208
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 15, 2021
Defector At The Movies
All It Takes To Make A Half-Decent Marvel Movie Is For The Main Character To Be Dead
255
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Nicholas Russell
July 9, 2021
Senators Week
ESPN’s Marvel-Themed NBA Game Was The Sweatiest, Most Painfully Shoehorned Crossover Event By Any Sports Media Company This Week
140
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Samer Kalaf
May 4, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Wow: I Can’t Wait To Watch A Broadcast Crossover Event Between The NBA And This Beloved Action Film Franchise
90
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Patrick Redford
April 23, 2021
TV
‘WandaVision’ Was Nothing More Than A TV Show, And That’s Enough
169
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 15, 2021