Stephen Silver

In WEDDING CRASHERS, Walken's character was the sitting Secretary of the Treasury.

I would not have thought of Danes as a performer who easily lends herself to impressions, and yet I watch this perfect one and realize how wrong I was.

Stuart Scott is lovingly remembered in ESPN’s very moving ‘Boo-Yah’ The 30 for 30 documentary remembers the late, beloved anchor- and a bygone era at the sports network.

And I reviewed BOO-YAH, 30 for 30's wonderful tribute to Stuart Scott stephensilver.substack.com/p/stuart-sco...

E-L-L-A (Annoyed Grunt) James L. Brooks' Ella McCay ​​​​​​​is a spectacular failure for the once great director. || Stephen Silver

I reviewed the totally baffling ELLA MCCAY for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...

How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed

We've been fighting all year about Epstein, and right at the beginning, the Trump Administration let a second Epstein back into the country www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

'Chi-Raq,' an oddball entry in Spike Lee’s filmography, turns 10 The 2015 film is left out of many appraisals of Lee’s latter-day output, but it's worth another look.

I wrote about CHI-RAQ, which turns 10 years old this month stephensilver.substack.com/p/chi-raq-an...

Diving into the screener pile: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' 'Left-Handed Girl,' 'Alpha,' 'Tron: Ares,' 'M3GAN 2.0,' 'Reflection in a Dead Diamond,' 'A Little Prayer' and 'Waltzing With Brando.' Thoughts on some movies I've caught up with recently.

I dove into the screener pile, reviewing movies from A (ALPHA) to W (WALTZING WITH BRANDO) stephensilver.substack.com/p/diving-int...

i'm not allowed to do drugs

When I think of Lithuania, I think of their basketball team's awesome shirts from the 1992 Olympics

Brothers in Time The Family McMullen, the most unexpected legacy sequel, is a fine follow-up to The Brothers McMullen. || Stephen Silver

I reviewed THE FAMILY MCMULLEN for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...

'One Shot with Ed Sheeran’ is an Enjoyable Special... But is it What it Claims?  » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS 'One Shot with Ed Sheeran' is a fun special that employs a simple, enjoyable conceit; but it's not quite as spontaneous as it claims it is.

I wrote for Living Life Fearless about that Ed Sheeran Netflix special livinglifefearless.co/2025/film-tv...

Trump Responds To Marjorie Taylor Greene's 60 Minutes Interview The president reacted poorly to Marjorie Taylor Greene's '60 Minutes' interview.

I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump responding to MTG on 60 Minutes- and what it could mean for the Paramount takeover bid for WBD polinews.org/trump-respon...

Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.

Looks like People aggregated reporting from WGBH in Boston www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

10 thoughts on 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' Reacting to Quentin Tarantino’s combined opus.

I wrote about KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR stephensilver.substack.com/p/10-thought...

Letters of Transit: the reality competition series.

The Beach Boys are still just Mike Love remaining, right?

Fin: What the hell is the National Board of Review?, and other early awards season thoughts Plus: Netflix (maybe) buys Warner, no more Ferris spinoff, the Mad Men 4K flub, a Jay Kelly question, and more in this week’s notes column.

In this week's notes column, I wrote about early awards season, the National Board of Review, Netflix/Warners, a moment with Emily Mortimer, the Ferris Bueller spinoff, and much more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-what-t...

And On We Go Merrily We Roll Along is a stage success, with heartbreaking performances by Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe. || Stephen Silver

For Splice Today, I reviewed the new stage-to-screen version of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, opening tomorrow via Fathom Events www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/...

'Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead,' a mid-1990s oddity, turns 30 Andy Garcia starred in Gary Fleder’s crime picture, a rare Neo-noir set in the Mountain time zone.

Buckwheats! I wrote about 30 years of THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD stephensilver.substack.com/p/things-to-...

The BSR December 2025 repertory movie roundup A special screening of the Kill Bill duology, Hedwig and the Angry Inch , The Shining , and the holiday classic It's A Wonderful Life screen in the Philly…

Here's my latest repertory film roundup for Broad Street Review, including KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR, many chances to see IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, and much more www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/the...

'Marty Supreme' is a supremely American triumph Timothee Chalamet does career-best work in Josh Safdie's story of love, hustle and ping pong.

I reviewed the great great MARTY SUPREME, a movie about ping-pong, Jews, New York, masculinity, and America stephensilver.substack.com/p/marty-supr...

My great uncle was in the Jewish mafia in Minneapolis and once hid a bunch of cash in my great aunt's bra during a raid because he knew (correctly) that federal agents were too polite/ afraid to search a large-chested Jewish woman.

this is an admission of felony conspiracy to commit copyright infringement but holding administrations responsible for crimes they commit is so passé

the number of MLB players and prospects currently in major cities of Venezuela is... large https://worldbaseball.com/lvbp-roundup-magallanes-catches-fire-ronald-acuna-jr-homers-in-second-game/

Trump Went On A Massive, Unhinged Late-Night Posting Spree Even by Trump standards, the president went especially crazy on Truth Social overnight.

I wrote for Political Tribune about the president's crazier-than-usual late-night posting spree polinews.org/trump-went-o...

December 2025 documentary 10-pack: 'Come See Me in the Good Light,' 'When We Went MAD,' 'Goodbye Horses,' 'The Stringer,' 'Octopus!,' and more The year's final roundup of new documentary releases.

Here's my last documentary review 10-pack of the year, featuring COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT, THE STRINGER, OCTOPUS!, WHEN WE WENT MAD, GOODBYE HORSES, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/december-2...

I saw a Cusack Q&A after a screening of that movie 5 or 6 years ago, and the Q&A was longer than the movie.

My first memory of Bade was her ripping off a SBNation blog's idea and getting really huffy when she got called out. Also this show will be perfect for people who love to eat turds out of the toilet.

On James Bond casting news, be careful who you trust Tabloids, gambling sites, and a lesson in 007-related media literacy

And for today, I wrote about why you shouldn't trust most James Bond casting news stephensilver.substack.com/p/on-james-b...

Fin: Why 'Rush Hour 4' will never be made Remembering Udo Kier, rediscovering the General Cinema candy band, and more in an abbreviated Thanksgiving weekend notes column.

In last Friday's notes column, I wrote about why I don't think RUSH HOUR 4 will ever really be made stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-why-ru...