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Rays Week

How To Be A Good Friend: Do Not Expose Your Pals To Cosmic Rays

July 13, 2022
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‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Is The Worst Kind Of Indie Throwback

Arts And Culture

“They’ve Got To Pee On It”: A VFX Supervisor Explains Why Their Job Is So Tricky

June 3, 2022
Defector At The Movies

‘Men’ Is Bad

Interviews

An Anonymous TV Writer Offers An Inside Look At Why Special Effects Seem So Bad Right Now

May 18, 2022
Arts And Culture

Bad Special Effects Are A Choice

May 10, 2022
Podcasts

Nicolas Cage’s Remarkable Pet Crow, With Gabriella Paiella

April 21, 2022
Defector At The Movies

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Is Where The Chaotic, Splintered Universes Of Modern Life All Collide

April 8, 2022
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Down With Sympathetic Villains

March 29, 2022
Defector At The Movies

What’s So Great About Relatability?

March 24, 2022
Elder Wisdom

The Best Time To Watch A Movie Is First Thing In The Morning

March 10, 2022
Defector At The Movies

I Watched A Ben Shapiro Movie By Accident

Life Lessons

I Hate Games

February 21, 2022
Podcasts

Sacred Himbos And Pacino Decisions, With Vince Mancini

January 20, 2022
Cold Comforts

‘Elle’ Is The Kind Of Dark, Twisted, Sexy Christmas Movie Only Paul Verhoeven Could Dream Up

December 23, 2021
Cold Comforts

‘Red Road’ Is A Revenge Story So Hot You Can’t Look Away

November 26, 2021
Cold Comforts

In ‘The Vanishing,’ What Can Kill You Is What You Want To Know

October 29, 2021
Defector At The Movies

This ‘Dune’ Has No Ideas

October 26, 2021
Defector At The Movies

At The Turtle Club In The Shadow Of 9/11

September 9, 2021
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Let’s Remember Some Iconic Cinematic Hair Changes That Show The Passage Of Time

Cold Comforts

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

July 30, 2021
Defector At The Movies

‘Mortal Kombat’ Should Have Had More Gore

April 28, 2021
Funbag

Shut Up About Bad Movie Accents

April 27, 2021
Defector At The Movies

‘The Way Back’ Is Right Where Ben Affleck Belongs

NBA

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

March 29, 2021
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