Stephen Silver
@stephensilver.bsky.social
Journalist, film critic, dad https://stephensilver.substack.com/
It’s the monthly documentary 10-pack! I reviewed MOCKBUSTER, COLD WAR IN PHILLY, WHATEVER IT TAKES, GAME OF DOUBLE STANDARDS, BABY DOE, and more: stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-august...
The August 2026 documentary review 10-pack: 'Mockbuster,' 'Cold War in Philly,' 'Whatever It Takes,' 'Fear and Doping in Las Vegas,' 'Baby Doe,' 'Flood' and more
This month's roundup of documentary capsule reviews.
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I shared my hopes for ESPN's "The Last Dance"-style documentary on LeBron James stephensilver.substack.com/p/what-i-wan...
What I want from the LeBron James documentary
The new Philadelphia 76er and ESPN are reportedly teaming up on their own ‘The Last Dance’
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In this week’s notes column: A second look at THE ODYSSEY, the KoP IMAX projector, Emily Wilson’s scathing review, an X leak, plus remembering Glen Hansard, a stolen Netflix movie, an off-Broadway boycott, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-the-od...
Fin: ‘The Odyssey’ controversies roundup: A second look, Emily Wilson, that projector in King of Prussia, and an X leak
Plus, a stolen Netflix movie, the ‘Birthright’ boycott, remembering Glen Hansard, and more in this week’s notes column.
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I reviewed ROSEBUSH PRUNING for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
No Grow Gardens
Rosebush Pruning is merely shock for shock’s sake. || Stephen Silver
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Also for Broad Street Review, I wrote about YOU ARE HERE, a BACKROOMS-like short film, shot in Neshaminy Mall, by a local high school senior www.broadstreetreview.com/profiles/ted...
Ted Linden and Chromatic Films present You Are Here
A local teenager made the Backrooms of Bucks County at the mostly abandoned Neshaminy Mall. Stephen Silver profiles.
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Here's my Broad Street Review repertory roundup for August, including MANHUNTER, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, REPO MAN, and THE DEKALOG www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/the...
The BSR August 2026 repertory movie roundup
Classic films decorate the area, including a ten-part epic and an annual showing of The Big Lebowski. Stephen Silver previews.
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I reviewed the fantastic TONY stephensilver.substack.com/p/tony-shows...
‘Tony’ shows us Anthony Bourdain in formation
The biopic, adapting a small section of the chef/writer’s ‘Kitchen Confidential,’ lovingly creates 1970s Provincetown, while giving us a slice of Bourdain’s story.
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I wrote about 45 years of UNDER THE RAINBOW, a famously bad movie that’s as bad as its reputation stephensilver.substack.com/p/under-the-...
‘Under the Rainbow,’ the notorious film that married ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to Nazis, turns 45
Sometimes a famously bad movie is just as bad as its reputation.
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I reviewed a terrible documentary, MY GRANDFATHER CHARLES MANSON stephensilver.substack.com/p/my-grandfa...
‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’ is the most misbegotten documentary in memory
Sophia Maddox directs a movie about the titular subject, a filmed therapy session that should have stayed unfilmed.
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This Fauci hearing is the biggest explosion of right wing brainworms I've ever seen. Years of debunked and absurd antivax and "gain of function" conspiracy theories expressed as incoherent screaming at an 85 year old man. It's absolutely demented and embarrassing to watch.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
Today’s newsletter: A subscriber milestone, a new project, a call for mailbag questions, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/ben-hecht-...
Ben Hecht 1,000: A subscriber milestone, a mailbag and more
Some exciting housekeeping announcements.
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Still on the LeBron high, and I still compare it to Pedro on the Phillies because when you are a Philly fan, and I'm sure this goes for other Northeast cities, you get insulated. Now, that he's on my team, I can take more of a look at his entire career and like Holy Shit, this guy shouldn't exist.
In this week’s notes column: Elon Musk’s two fake ODYSSEY movies, the return of the Cinerama Dome, the “Netflix documentary trend,” that Fiddler remake, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-elon-m...
Fin: Elon Musk’s two fake 'Odyssey' movies, and other forms of cope
The return of the Cinerama Dome, the “Netflix documentary” trend, that forgotten Fiddler remake, and more in this week’s notes column.
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NEW PODCAST: On the latest Film Scribes, @filmbuffrich.bsky.social fRich @stephensilver.bsky.social @tinseltine.bsky.social and @jaysj1.bsky.social talk THE ODYSSEY, while welcoming Jay to PFCC and remembering Sam Neill filmscribes.libsyn.com/film-scribes...
The Film Scribes Podcast: Film Scribes Podcast Episode 142 - THE ODYSSEY
Join Philadelphia Film Critics Circle members Steve Silver (Philadelphia Inquirer), LeAnne Lindsay (Tinsel & Tine) and Rich Drees (FilmBuffOnline) in welcoming the Film Critics Circle's newest mem...
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I reviewed three movies- FUCKTOYS, BY DESIGN and HER PRIVATE HELL stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-two-si...
The highs and lows of audacity: 'Fucktoys,' 'By Design' and 'Her Private Hell'
Three new movies that could accurately be described as "batshit insane'
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Apparently, the criteria for being an ambassador during Trump II is "be one of the worst Senate/governor candidates in American history." Herschel Walker is an ambassador too!
Adam Bonin@adambonin.bsky.social · 2w agoJohn Cornyn has told the WH he won't move forward the ambassadorial nominations of Trump allies Kari Lake (Jamaica?!) and Doug Mastriano (Slovakia) without a commitment to distribute PEPFAR funding, saying it's both the compassionate thing to do and in our self-interest to have friends in Africa.
John Cornyn has told the WH he won't move forward the ambassadorial nominations of Trump allies Kari Lake (Jamaica?!) and Doug Mastriano (Slovakia) without a commitment to distribute PEPFAR funding, saying it's both the compassionate thing to do and in our self-interest to have friends in Africa.
Exclusive: Cornyn threatens to sink Trump nominees over PEPFAR
The Texas Republican told Semafor he would not support action on two ambassadorial picks without movement on the AIDS-fighting program for Africa.
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such a good, sad window. these side quest conspiracies are just desperate attempts to protect an alternate reality they've been fed algorithmically. the utter popularity of this film is evidence that they live in a bubble of insanity. so they recruit new "evidence" so as not to confront that truth
Sal Gentile@salgentile.bsky.social · 2w agothe odyssey discourse is a beautiful perfect window into right wing culture war psychosis. they went from hysterial racist mania over a character that’s on screen for 5 minutes to claiming there’s a massive conspiracy to fake ticket sales. this is just what they do for everything now. they’re insane
I wrote about THE ODYSSEY’s box office performance and why I’m sort of sick of these box office-validated culture wars, even though “my side” won this one. stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-odysse...
‘The Odyssey’ is a massive hit- but the weekly movie culture wars need to stop
My “side” was right about this one- but that’s not what the movies should be about.
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In this week’s notes column, I wrote about that All-Star Game tribute to THE SANDLOT, baseball movies, that ODYSSEY marquee, how to talk about AI movies, what the Pee-wee Herman doc can teach us about Lindsey Graham, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-from-f...
Fin: From 'Field of Dreams' to 'The Sandlot,' baseball embraces, and shifts, its cinematic legacy
Plus, that Oregon marquee strikes again, how to talk about "AI movies," what the Pee-wee Herman doc can teach us about Lindsey Graham, and more in this week's notes column.
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I reviewed READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
Secret Pages
There are better Iranian films than Reading Lolita in Tehran. || Stephen Silver
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I wrote about 12 years of Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD, and time and fatherhood stephensilver.substack.com/p/boyhood-ri...
‘Boyhood’: Richard Linklater’s magnum opus about time and fatherhood, turns 12
A father of boys looks back on a movie about sons growing up
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I wrote about THE ROOM RETURNS, which is THE ROOM minus the sex scenes, which means it's about 20 minutes shorter stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-room-r...
‘The Room Returns’ is Bob Odenkirk’s oddball remake of ‘The Room’
Odenkirk and friends have remade the midnight movie staple, and it’s bad, and funny, in a whole other way.
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I wrote for Political Tribune about what Jon Ossoff says about the election conspiracies polinews.org/jon-ossoff-j...
Jon Ossoff Just Revealed What GOP Senators Say About Trump Behind Closed Doors
One senator revealed what Senate Republicans really think of Donald Trump.
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