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Nicholas Russell
Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.
Hey It's That Guy
Stephen Root Knows What Lurks Beneath The Everyman
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Nicholas Russell
July 7, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Art (And Commerce) Of Livin’: Five Dazed And Confusing Hours Of Matthew McConaughey’s Self-Help Seminar
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Nicholas Russell
June 30, 2023
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Defector At The Movies
‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News
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Nicholas Russell
June 22, 2023
Capital
What Comes After Meeting The Neighbors?
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Nicholas Russell
May 15, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
Cherry Jones Makes Acting A Breeze
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Nicholas Russell
April 21, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Gunplay Of ‘John Wick’ Is A Bit Too Real For Comfort
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Nicholas Russell
March 29, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
Djimon Hounsou’s Been Stuck In Big-Budget Purgatory For Too Long
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Nicholas Russell
March 20, 2023
TV
‘Physical: 100’ Asks What A Body Is For
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Nicholas Russell
March 15, 2023
Policing
The Stories We Tell Ourselves To Live
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Nicholas Russell
February 14, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
You’ll Never Meet Tilda Swinton Twice
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Nicholas Russell
February 2, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
Sean Harris Leans Into The Pain Of Being A Creep
100
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Nicholas Russell
December 19, 2022
Video Games
Sometimes It’s Fun To Be A Weird Guy With A Hand For A Head
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Nicholas Russell
November 11, 2022
Hey It's That Guy
Keith David Is Somewhere In Your Head
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Nicholas Russell
October 27, 2022
Hey It's That Guy
Who Needs Big-Budget Action When You’ve Got Scott Adkins’s Flying Kicks?
107
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Nicholas Russell
September 14, 2022
Hey It's That Guy
Marton Csokas Is Too Quiet To Forget
107
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Nicholas Russell
August 11, 2022
Journalismism
What Does ‘The Believer’ Want To Be?
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Nicholas Russell
May 17, 2022
TV
Who Does A True Crime Convention Really Serve?
209
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Nicholas Russell
May 6, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘The Matrix’ Trilogy Has Always Been A Masterpiece
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Nicholas Russell
December 20, 2021
Defector Reads A Book
How Do You Pin Down An Auteur As Evasive As David Fincher?
33
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Nicholas Russell
November 26, 2021
Running Towards Nothing
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Nicholas Russell
October 27, 2021
Defector At The Movies
James Wan Just Wants You To Have As Much Dumb Fun As He’s Having
40
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Nicholas Russell
September 14, 2021
Defector Reads A Book
‘The Glassy, Burning Floor Of Hell’ Is A Horror Collection That Will Validate Your Misery
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Nicholas Russell
August 17, 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
TV
All The Lessons I Didn’t Learn From Watching ‘Seinfeld’
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Nicholas Russell
May 26, 2021
Defector At The Movies
‘The Way Back’ Is Right Where Ben Affleck Belongs
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Nicholas Russell
April 21, 2021
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