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Emerald Fennell Now Going Moor-To-Moor Trying To Shock People

By Chris Thompson

February 19, 2026

130Comments

Defector At The Movies

A Good Marriage Plot Needs Real Stakes

By Kelsey McKinney

June 16, 2025

175Comments

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II Decadent II Decrepit: The Politics Of ‘Gladiator II’

By Alan Kluegel

December 13, 2024

134Comments

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‘Alien: Romulus’ Is Exhausting, Gross As Hell, And Incredibly Fun

By Albert Burneko

August 17, 2024

192Comments

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Please Do Not Strive For Documentary Realism In A Movie (Spoiler Alert) Where A Huge Worm Bursts Out Of A Man’s Eye-Socket

By Chris Thompson

May 23, 2024

103Comments

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

By Chris Thompson

January 18, 2023

133Comments

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In ‘Watcher,’ Fear Is Scary

By Chris Thompson

October 24, 2022

35Comments

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Nothing In ‘We’re All Going To The World’s Fair’ Is Scarier Than The Internet As It Really Is

By Lauren Theisen

April 22, 2022

48Comments

This Is So Stupid

15 Years Later, The Dick Vermeil Cinematic Universe Expands

By Dan McQuade

December 24, 2021

127Comments

Defector At The Movies

‘Licorice Pizza’ Brings A Rarer Kind Of Escapism Back To The Movies

By Lauren Theisen

December 2, 2021

72Comments

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All It Takes To Make A Half-Decent Marvel Movie Is For The Main Character To Be Dead

By Nicholas Russell

July 9, 2021

243Comments

NBA

Aaron Gordon’s 19-Minute “Documentary” About Losing The Dunk Contest Is Just The Lamest Shit Ever

By Chris Thompson

March 29, 2021

105Comments

Defector At The Movies

Louise Linton’s ‘Me You Madness’ Is One Unpleasant Film

By Dan McQuade

March 17, 2021

224Comments

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