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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Where Will The Next Good Movies Come From, With Amy Nicholson

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Defector At The Movies

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

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Jason England

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Shaka King, Director Of ‘Judas And The Black Messiah,’ Talks Radical Politics, How To Make Black Movie Stars, And The Black Excellence Industrial Complex

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 Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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We Will Never Run Out Of War Movies

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This Is So Stupid

The Film Of The Year Is ‘Best Of The Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee Thursday 10th December 2020’

Fran Hoepfner is a writer and teacher.

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‘Bacurau’ Is The Movie-est Movie You’ll See This Year

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‘La Grande Bouffe’ Knew Exactly How To Make Arthouse Accessible: Lots Of Fart Gags

Wuhan Reopens Cinemas After Months In Lockdown

Please Do Not Doom Me To A Life Of Only Watching Movies In My Wretched Home

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This Shit Sucks

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There Should Be A Grand Jury To Approve All Future Film And TV Remakes

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