Silver Screen Riot - Matt
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A proud SFCS, OFCS, Tomatometer-approved film critic obsessed with movies that make you go "youch!". Expect luke warm takes and misanthropic cinematic musings.
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-...
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February 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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' 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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‘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.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
'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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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...
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.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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...
My rundown of the bests of the Sundance film fest, award winners, and all the rest. silverscreenriot.com/the-best-of-...
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.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
My rundown of the bests of the Sundance film fest, award winners, and all the rest. silverscreenriot.com/the-best-of-...
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: ‘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.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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 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: ‘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.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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 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: '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.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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 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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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.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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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Officially calling it a wrap on Sundance 2026. 34 movies down. Most reviewed. A few more to come over the next couple days.
February 2, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Officially calling it a wrap on Sundance 2026. 34 movies down. Most reviewed. A few more to come over the next couple days.
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: ‘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.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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 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: '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.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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 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 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.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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 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 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.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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 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: ‘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.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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 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: ‘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.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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 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: '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.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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 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: '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.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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 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: '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.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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 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-...
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.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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-...
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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‘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.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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 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: ‘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.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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 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: 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.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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 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: ‘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.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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 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: '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.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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 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: '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.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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-...