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‘HOW TO MAKE A KILLING’ Is Slick Nihilism That Never Quite Gels - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'How to Make a Killing' directed by John Patton Ford and starring Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley.

‘How to Make a Killing’ is a stylish crime caper about a man murdering his way toward a faster inheritance, but its inability to cut beneath the surface of its characters leaves it feeling as vacuous as the ultra-wealthy figures it aims to lampoon. silverscreenriot.com/how-to-make-...

‘28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE' A Funky Continuation of the Infection - Silver Screen Riot A film review of '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' directed by Nia DaCosta and starring Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, and Alfie Williams.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is now available on digital VOD. It’s a very solid and unique take on the zombie genre that sets up one more entry in the franchise. silverscreenriot.com/28-years-lat...

Robert Duvall passed away today. I had a chance to interview him back in 2015. What a legend of the screen. silverscreenriot.com/876-talking-...

‘GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE’ Attempts to Save The Future in Bombastic A.I. Apocalypse Comedy - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Sam Rockwell, Juno Temple, and Haley Lu Richardson.

'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' delivers on its primary mission: to have a laugh at the absurdity of the present while issuing a very serious warning about an apocalyptic future we seem determined to meet halfway.

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Love Is Warfare in Steamy Brontë Adaptation, ‘WUTHERING HEIGHTS’ - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Wuthering Heights' directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

Not without its issues, Emerald Fennell’s over-the-top take on ‘Wuthering Heights’ makes for a deliciously devious dark romance with alluring lead performances from Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The production elements are electrifying across the board. silverscreenriot.com/love-is-warf...

The Best of Sundance 2026: Top Films, Breakouts, and Award Winners from the Final Park City Festival - Silver Screen Riot Discover the best films from Sundance 2026 with our complete festival recap, including top award winners, breakout premieres, must-see documentaries, and indie highlights from the final year in Park City.

My rundown of the bests of the Sundance film fest, award winners, and all the rest. silverscreenriot.com/the-best-of-...

Sundance ‘26: ‘THE INVITE’ A Zesty Swinger Comedy That’s Equally Hilarious and Therapeutic  - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'The Invite' directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Seth Rogan, Edward Norton, and Penelope Cruz as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

MY FINAL SUNDANCE REVIEW! (#34): 'The Invite' from Olivia Wilde is a wildly funny swinger comedy that explores how relationships open, close, and end in hilarious and heartfelt ways. Seth Rogan, Olivia Wilde, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton are all fantastic.

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Sundance ‘26: ‘FRANK & LOUIS’ Is a Somber Reflection on Finding Compassion in a Cage - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Frank & Louis' directed by Petra Volpe and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #32: Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan lead ‘Frank & Louis’, a delicate two-hander about an incarcerated man caring for a fellow prisoner with Alzheimer’s, built around a powerful conceit about finding purpose through care. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: 'UNION COUNTY' A Maybe Too-Authentic Portrait of Addiction and Rehabilitation - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Union County' directed by Adam Meeks and starring Will Poulter as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #31: 'Union County’ is an observant drama about the victims of addiction and road to recovery that focuses on the people behind the statistics. But despite a strong Will Poulter performance, the film itself remains more document than drama. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: 'NUISANCE BEAR' Sees Man and Beast Interests at Odds - Silver Screen Riot A review of documentary 'Nuisance Bear' directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #30: A thoughtful documentary about the intersection of human interests and animal instincts, ‘Nuisance Bear‘ is a beautifully-mounted tone poem about the consequence of humanity reshaping the land.

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So deeply Sundance but in the charming and weird Hunt for the Wilderpeople way rather than the sad, kinda aimless drama way.

Officially calling it a wrap on Sundance 2026. 34 movies down. Most reviewed. A few more to come over the next couple days.

Sundance ‘26: ‘JOSEPHINE’ Is a Feel Bad Movie Through the Eyes of a Child - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Josephine' directed by Beth de Araújo and starring Channing Tatum as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #29: Dark and potent, Beth de Araújo’s ‘Josephine‘ is a feel-bad movie about the downstream effects of trauma on someone too young to intellectualize what they’ve witnessed. The film itself may be too uncomfortable unrelenting, for many.

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Sundance ‘26: 'UNDERTONE' is Actually the Scariest Movie in Years - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Undertone' directed by Ian Tucson and starring Nina Kiri as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #27: A masterfully assembled nightmare of all-encompassing horror, Ian Tucson’s ‘Undertone‘ is as immersive as it is bone chilling, featuring truly elite sound design. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: ‘THE INCOMER’ An Oddball Isle Curio Ripe with Laughs - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'The Incomer' directed by Louis Paxton and starring Domhnall Gleeson as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #28: A strange little gem powered by plenty of heartfelt laughs and feral charm, ‘The Incomer’ is a hilarious treatise of solitude vs. connection, and the glorious madness of being human anywhere on earth.

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Sundance ‘26: ‘THE MUSICAL’ Is Elite Crash Out Cringe Comedy - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'The Musical' directed by Giselle Bonilla and starring Will Brill and Rob Lowe as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #26: Powered by Will Brill’s fearless performance, ‘The Musical’ emerges as one of the funniest comedy debuts in years, built around the truly unhinged idea of a broken middle school English teacher staging a 9/11 musical to destroy his principal. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: ‘THE GALLERIST’ is A Frenetic Art World Satire Hoisted on Its Own Petard  - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'The Gallerist' directed by Cathy Yan and starring Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #25: Cathy Yan’s high-concept art world dark comedy ‘The Gallerist’ boasts an impressive cast of Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sterling K. Brown, and more but can’t manage to deliver sharp satire or laughs. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ’26: ‘ROCK SPRINGS’ Excises The Ghosts of A Not-So Distant Shame - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Rock Springs' directed by Vera Miao and starring Kelly Marie Tran and Benedict Wong as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #24: ‘Rock Springs’ is an audacious debut of a horror movie from Vera Miao, thematically rich and complete with goopy practical effects even if not every element soars equally high. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ’26: 'THE WEIGHT' Turns Depression-Era Grit into a Gorgeously Verdant Trek - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'The Weight' directed by Padraic McKinley and starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #23: ‘The Weight’ is an effective survival Dad movie, buoyed by intoxicating production design and a killer Ethan Hawke man-on-a-mission performance. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: 'SEE YOU WHEN I SEE YOU' Is a PTSD-Suicide-Cancer Comedy That's Still Somehow Funny - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'See You When I See You' directed by Jay Duplass and starring Cooper Raiff as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #22: Cooper Raiff leads a strong ensemble in ‘See You When I See You’, a tragicomedy about a young man stuck in the loop of grief. Duplass threads heavy subject matter with surprising warmth, capturing the mess of surviving the unthinkable. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: 'HA-CAN SHAKE YOUR BOOTY' Is a Joyous Celebration of Movement and Change - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty' directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka and starring Rinko Kikuchi as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #21: A crowd-pleasing, playful story about finding the will to move on through the power of dance, ‘Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty’ shines brightest when it embraces its goofiness and lets the music lead. It’s a delightful, high-spirited burst of joy.
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Sundance ‘26: 'HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR' Sees Battle Breakout at Home and Abroad - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'How to Divorce During the War' directed by Andrius Blaževičius as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #20 ‘How to Divorce During the War' is a powerful kitchen table drama that uses the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia war to explore the quieter war of domestic selfishness, anchored by two strong leads and Andrius Blaževičius’s assured direction. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

‘TIME AND WATER’ Moves at the Pace of a Glacier, and Feels Just as Cold - Silver Screen Riot A review of documentary 'Time and Water' directed by Sara Dosa and featuring Andri Snær Magnason as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #19: ‘Time and Water’ moves at the pace of a glacier, and unfortunately feels just as cold. Sara Dosa’s anticipated follow-up to ‘Fire of Love’ is ultimately a major snooze about ice loss that struggles to thaw.
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Sundance ‘26: ‘NIGHT NURSE’ Is a Beguiling Wannabe Midnight Cult Classic - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Night Nurse' directed by Georgia Bernstein and starring Camre Paksoy as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #18: Unreachable and strange, ‘Night Nurse’ very much goes to the beat of its own bizarro drum but this twisted psychosexual midnight movie is too often caught up in its own weirdness to deliver much in the way of connection. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: Fury and Fathers Fly Over ‘IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME' - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'If I Go Will They Miss Me' directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #17: ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ is an impactful portrait of a frayed relationship between a father and his impressionable son in the projects. Reminiscent of Barry Jenkins, marking Walter Thompson-Hernández as someone to keep a close eye on. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: ‘EVERYBODY TO KENMURE’ Captures a City’s Peaceful Rebellion Against Detaining Immigrants - Silver Screen Riot A review of documentary 'Everybody to Kenmure Street' directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #16: ‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’ sees spontaneous civil disobedience break out on the streets of Glasgow circa 2021 as the police attempt to forcibly disappear alleged-immigrants. A story that’s tragically even more poignant today. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: 'HOLD ONTO ME' Sees An Estranged Father-Daughter Bond, Frayed and Fumbling Toward Repair - Silver Screen Riot A review of 'Hold Onto Me' directed by Myrsini Aristidou and starring Maria Petrova and Christos Passalis as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #15: HOLD ONTO ME is a slow-burn Greek coming-of-age drama about a girl chasing a father who’s here to leave again. Myrsini Aristidou’s debut is emotionally potent and quietly devastating, with two standout performances at its core. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance ‘26: 'SENTIENT' a Traumatizing Doc About the Horror of Animal Testing - Silver Screen Riot A film review of the animal testing documentary 'Sentient' directed by Tony Jones as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #14: SENTIENT is a profoundly upsetting doc about the horrors of animal testing, on the creatures and the humans complicit in it. Tony Jones pulls no punches, asking if the science is even sound. Harrowing, soul-rattling stuff. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...

Sundance '26: 'TAKE ME HOME' A Tender Condemnation of American Care - Silver Screen Riot A film review of 'Take Me Home' directed by Liz Sargent and starring Anna Sargent and Victor Slezak as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.

Sundance Review #13: TAKE ME HOME is a tender, quietly devastating look at how broken American care systems are. Liz Sargent draws from lived experience to expose a bureaucratic maze where the most vulnerable are left behind. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...