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Soraya Roberts

Still image from the movie The Vanishing.

Cold Comforts

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Defector At The Movies

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Brian Feldman

At The Turtle Club In The Shadow Of 9/11

Caitlin Schneider

Let’s Remember Some Iconic Cinematic Hair Changes That Show The Passage Of Time

The Bleak, Austere, Horny World Of ‘The Piano Teacher’

Rafi Schwartz

‘Mortal Kombat’ Should Have Had More Gore

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Drew Magary

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21: Actor Benedict Cumberbatch attends "The Current War" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on October 21, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Funbag

Shut Up About Bad Movie Accents

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

‘The Way Back’ Is Right Where Ben Affleck Belongs

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Chris Thompson

Aaron Gordon is sad, with headlines from different publications expressing surprise at his dunk contest loss.

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

David Roth

A still image of a very stressed out Charlie Chaplin from his film "Modern Times."

Podcasts

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Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

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

Jason England

A still from the movie Judas and the Black Messiah.

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

We Will Never Run Out Of War Movies

Tom Ley

This Is So Stupid

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Fran Hoepfner is a writer and teacher.

Fran Hoepfner

A scene from Bacurau, courtesy Kino Lorber.

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

Billy Haisley

Screenshot of a scene from La Grande Bouffe, with Michel Piccoli holding a cow's head.