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Please Remove Me From This List
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Soraya Roberts
December 15, 2022
Defector At The Movies
Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Or That Christina Applegate Is Now Older Than Her
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Soraya Roberts
December 9, 2022
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Nicholas Russell
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Defector At The Movies
In ‘Watcher,’ Fear Is Scary
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Chris Thompson
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Defector At The Movies
Let’s Just Crown Justin Long The Toxic Horror King
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Soraya Roberts
October 20, 2022
Defector At The Movies
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Soraya Roberts
September 21, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Saloum’ Is A Genre-Bending Romp That Is As Smart As It Is Thrilling
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Corey Atad
September 19, 2022
Defector At The Movies
How We Ended Up In The Summer Of New Enthusiasm
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Soraya Roberts
September 9, 2022
Defector At The Movies
Anne Heche For Me Is Anne Heche In ‘Walking And Talking’
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Soraya Roberts
August 16, 2022
Hey It's That Guy
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Nicholas Russell
August 11, 2022
Defector At The Movies
In ‘Sharp Stick,’ Jon Bernthal Invents Kissing
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Soraya Roberts
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Capital
Inside Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis
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Drew Magary
August 2, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Ninjababy’ Is The Movie For You If You Don’t Want To Be Pregnant
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Soraya Roberts
July 26, 2022
Defector At The Movies
Three Decades In The Making, Phil Tippett’s ‘Mad God’ Is A Movie For This Moment
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Pete Segall
July 25, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘The Gray Man’ Is A $200 Million Homework Assignment
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Tom Ley
July 24, 2022
Rays Week
Ray Wise Has Always Been More Than “That Guy”
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Corey Atad
July 13, 2022
This Is So Stupid
Do You “Shoot Hoops” Or “Shoot Hoop”?
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Dan McQuade
July 7, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Elvis’ Is The King As He Deserves To Be Seen
139
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Lauren Theisen
July 6, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Is The Worst Kind Of Indie Throwback
142
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Soraya Roberts
June 29, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘RRR’ Didn’t Cross Over Just Because It’s Awesome
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Soraya Roberts
June 15, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Men’ Is Bad
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Soraya Roberts
May 27, 2022
Defector At The Movies
Ray Liotta Saved ‘Field Of Dreams’ From Itself
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Tom Ley
May 26, 2022
Arts And Culture
Bad Special Effects Are A Choice
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Drew Magary
May 10, 2022
Defector At The Movies
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Lauren Theisen
April 22, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Is Where The Chaotic, Splintered Universes Of Modern Life All Collide
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Soraya Roberts
April 8, 2022
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