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Defector At The Movies
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Corey Atad
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All This Bleeding
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David Roth
October 7, 2023
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Four Days At The Flooded New York Film Festival
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Israel Daramola
October 5, 2023
Arts And Culture
Joanna Arnow’s Time Has Arrived
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Soraya Roberts
October 4, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
Lois Smith Is Too Cool To Be Hollywood’s Grandma
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Nicholas Russell
September 20, 2023
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Apologies To The Makers Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Prequel, But I Would Call This Dog “My Little Sweetie Baby” And Rub Its Belly
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Tom Ley
September 13, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Boys Are Back In Movie Town
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Israel Daramola
August 31, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘Bottoms’ Turns High School Into A Violent, Absurdist Playground
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Israel Daramola
August 29, 2023
Arts And Culture
Have You Seen Skyler Gisondo?
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Soraya Roberts
August 24, 2023
Arts And Culture
20 Years Later, ‘Oldboy’ Still Lives Up To The Hype
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Israel Daramola
August 22, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
Can Benny Safdie Just Make Himself Into A Character Actor?
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Nicholas Russell
August 16, 2023
Arts And Culture
In An Era Of Gnarly Filmmakers, William Friedkin Aimed To Be The Gnarliest
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Israel Daramola
August 8, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Barbenheimer: The Ratto Review
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Ray Ratto
July 24, 2023
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‘Barbie’ Was Born Out Of The Anxiety Of Modern Filmmaking
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Nicholas Russell
July 21, 2023
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‘Dead Reckoning’ Knows Exactly Who We Need Behind The Wheel
176
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Soraya Roberts
July 14, 2023
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‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News
315
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Nicholas Russell
June 22, 2023
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The Most Important Sports Movie Ever Made
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Adam Charles Hart
June 19, 2023
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‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Animation’s Pioneering Spirit
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Corey Atad
June 16, 2023
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In Honor Of Cormac McCarthy, Let’s Reconsider ‘The Counselor’
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Israel Daramola
June 15, 2023
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It’s Good When Action Movies Remember To Be A Little Silly
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Tom Ley
May 30, 2023
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Movies Have A Reality Disease. ‘Sisu’ Is The Cure
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Drew Magary
May 25, 2023
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‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit
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Soraya Roberts
May 17, 2023
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Soraya Roberts
May 10, 2023
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Remembering “The Winners,” George Romero’s Forgotten Sports Documentary Series
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May 3, 2023
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