Stephen Silver
@stephensilver.bsky.social
Journalist, film critic, dad
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I reviewed the Stranger Things making-of doc stephensilver.substack.com/p/one-last-a...
‘One Last Adventure’: The Making of Stranger Things 5’ is a longwinded wrap-up of a long-winded show
No, there was no “secret final episode,” but there was a making-of documentary that followed the finale
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January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I reviewed the Stranger Things making-of doc stephensilver.substack.com/p/one-last-a...
I reviewed 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, which I liked a lot, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
Mandible Rising
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a step-up from last year's sequel. || Stephen Silver
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January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I reviewed 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, which I liked a lot, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
I wrote about 30 years of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN stephensilver.substack.com/p/from-dusk-...
'From Dusk till Dawn,' that other surprise vampire movie, turns 30
Three decades before 'Sinners,' Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino teamed up with a new movie star named George Clooney for a crime film that suddenly turned into something else.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I wrote about 30 years of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN stephensilver.substack.com/p/from-dusk-...
"He has zero talent, musically." I reviewed the Netflix Diddy documentary for Living Life Fearless livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
Netflix’s 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' is a Questionable Documentary About a Questionable Man » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
Sean Combs: The Reckoning, while raising some ethical alarm bells, is nevertheless a fairly complete telling of this horrible man.
livinglifefearless.co
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
"He has zero talent, musically." I reviewed the Netflix Diddy documentary for Living Life Fearless livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
I reviewed Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, and lamented that its release was totally botched stephensilver.substack.com/p/father-mot...
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ is Jim Jarmusch’s moving meditation on family
Jarmusch’s first film in over six years tells three different stories about fractured families.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I reviewed Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, and lamented that its release was totally botched stephensilver.substack.com/p/father-mot...
I wrote for Living Life Fearless about Rob Reiner's best acting roles livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
Rob Reiner's Ten Most Memorable Acting Roles » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
Rob Reiner was a director of major distinction, but he also did a lot of acting across a long career, here are his most memorable roles.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I wrote for Living Life Fearless about Rob Reiner's best acting roles livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
I wrote about Rumsfeld's famous quote: www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/u-s-...
U.S. Army Quote of the Day by Donald Rumsfeld: 'You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might...'
"You go to war with the Army you have." Rumsfeld's 2004 quote sparked outrage. See the story behind the controversial remark and his complex legacy.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I wrote about Rumsfeld's famous quote: www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/u-s-...
I wrote about why the Golden Globes are still bad stephensilver.substack.com/p/yes-the-go...
Yes, the Golden Globes are still an embarrassing joke
The Globes may have weathered the existential threat of a few years ago, but it pulled up on Sunday with the worst awards show in recent memory.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I wrote about why the Golden Globes are still bad stephensilver.substack.com/p/yes-the-go...
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Most dystopian stuff I saw last week (always a competition) - Renee Good haters sharing a fake rap sheet that listed her age as 35 and her birth year as 1980.
It was the low quality that got me; audience so ready to believe "she deserved it," doesn't care if the math on the hoax doc is right.
It was the low quality that got me; audience so ready to believe "she deserved it," doesn't care if the math on the hoax doc is right.
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Most dystopian stuff I saw last week (always a competition) - Renee Good haters sharing a fake rap sheet that listed her age as 35 and her birth year as 1980.
It was the low quality that got me; audience so ready to believe "she deserved it," doesn't care if the math on the hoax doc is right.
It was the low quality that got me; audience so ready to believe "she deserved it," doesn't care if the math on the hoax doc is right.
This is exactly what they deserve.
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
This is exactly what they deserve.
I wrote for Political Tribune about a top-five moment in Minnesota Timberwolves franchise history polinews.org/fans-at-minn...
Fans At Minnesota Timberwolves Game Send Blistering Message To ICE During Moment Of Silence
The Minnesota Timberwolves observed a moment of silence before their game on Thursday.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I wrote for Political Tribune about a top-five moment in Minnesota Timberwolves franchise history polinews.org/fans-at-minn...
I also wrote for Living Life Fearless about a stupid game of Internet telephone last weekend, in which it was widely aggregated/reported that Netflix had decided on theatrical windows livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
No, Netflix Has Not Promised a 17-day Theater Window » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
At the heart of Netflix's expected takeover of Warner Bros. is the question about the company's plans for movie theater releases.
livinglifefearless.co
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I also wrote for Living Life Fearless about a stupid game of Internet telephone last weekend, in which it was widely aggregated/reported that Netflix had decided on theatrical windows livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
I wrote about... everything this week. The ICE killing, Minneapolis (again) as battleground, why it's bad to falsely accuse people of murder, our appallingly racist vice president, and a few movie things too. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-from-h...
Fin: From Hitchcock to Tim Walz, it’s really bad to falsely accuse people of murder
Thoughts on false murder conspiracies, the killing of Renee Nicole Good, Minnesota, and a tragic and difficult week. And, a few movie things.
stephensilver.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I wrote about... everything this week. The ICE killing, Minneapolis (again) as battleground, why it's bad to falsely accuse people of murder, our appallingly racist vice president, and a few movie things too. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-from-h...
I reviewed PRIMATE for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
Monkey Shines
Primate is an entertaining albeit silly movie. || Stephen Silver
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January 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I reviewed PRIMATE for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
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Per governing WWE precedent, if Machado attempts to hand the Nobel Peace Prize to Trump it's actually deemed vacant, and will be contested at the next WrestleMania.
(Said precedent being Andre->DiBiase 1987, and since Trump is a WWE Hall of Famer he's bound by this. ht: @stephensilver.bsky.social)
(Said precedent being Andre->DiBiase 1987, and since Trump is a WWE Hall of Famer he's bound by this. ht: @stephensilver.bsky.social)
“The president also said it would be a "great honor" if Machado decided to give him the Nobel Peace Prize she won last year.”
January 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Per governing WWE precedent, if Machado attempts to hand the Nobel Peace Prize to Trump it's actually deemed vacant, and will be contested at the next WrestleMania.
(Said precedent being Andre->DiBiase 1987, and since Trump is a WWE Hall of Famer he's bound by this. ht: @stephensilver.bsky.social)
(Said precedent being Andre->DiBiase 1987, and since Trump is a WWE Hall of Famer he's bound by this. ht: @stephensilver.bsky.social)
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Various outlets have done frame-by-frames of the video confirming that Good was turning away from the ICE agents when she was shot, but you can just look at the agents themselves. Nobody is lunging out of the way like they think a car is barreling toward them.
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Various outlets have done frame-by-frames of the video confirming that Good was turning away from the ICE agents when she was shot, but you can just look at the agents themselves. Nobody is lunging out of the way like they think a car is barreling toward them.
I wrote for 19FortyFive about why the tariff dividend is unlikely to be real www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/2026...
2026 $2,000 Tariff Dividend 'Stimulus Check' Update: What We Know Right Now
Trump promised a $2,000 "tariff dividend," but no check is coming yet. Experts warn of deficit costs, while "bogus" scams flood phones claiming otherwise. (156 characters)
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January 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I wrote for 19FortyFive about why the tariff dividend is unlikely to be real www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/2026...
Here's the latest repertory film roundup, for Broad Street Review www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/the...
The BSR January 2026 Philadelphia repertory movie roundup
Philadelphia Film Society celebrates Mira Nair, more David Lynch, and a screening of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Stephen Silver previews.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Here's the latest repertory film roundup, for Broad Street Review www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/the...
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bluesky is nice because you open it up and there's no "for you" tab filled with accounts explicitly calling for race war
January 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
bluesky is nice because you open it up and there's no "for you" tab filled with accounts explicitly calling for race war
I reviewed the outstanding THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, opening wider on Friday stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-chrono...
‘The Chronology of Water’ is an assured directorial debut from Kristen Stewart
Stewart’s adaptation of Lida Yuknavitch’s memoir is not an easy watch, but it’s very well-acted and even more audacious.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I reviewed the outstanding THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, opening wider on Friday stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-chrono...
I reviewed the outstanding THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, opening wider on Friday stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-chrono...
‘The Chronology of Water’ is an assured directorial debut from Kristen Stewart
Stewart’s adaptation of Lida Yuknavitch’s memoir is not an easy watch, but it’s very well-acted and even more audacious.
stephensilver.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I reviewed the outstanding THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, opening wider on Friday stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-chrono...
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Read @stephensilver.bsky.social's year-end countdown of every movie he saw in 2025: stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-2025-b...
The 2025 Ben Hecht 600 Part VI: The Finale
My final ranking of all the movies that I saw in 2025.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Read @stephensilver.bsky.social's year-end countdown of every movie he saw in 2025: stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-2025-b...
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No one who treated "wear a mask when you enter this store" as horrific tyranny actually believe in deference to state authority.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
No one who treated "wear a mask when you enter this store" as horrific tyranny actually believe in deference to state authority.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
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Is the hope that the owners have some sort of epiphany that there's no such thing as Israeli cuisine and simply stop? I mean they're free to decide that, but then there's no Breads Bakery.
The Train Has No Brakes: "Breads Bakery employees unionize, call for end to Jewish Israeli owners’ ‘support for the genocide in Gaza’" (including ... catering Jewish food events and baking cookies with the Israeli flag on them).
www.jta.org/2026/01/07/u...
www.jta.org/2026/01/07/u...
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Is the hope that the owners have some sort of epiphany that there's no such thing as Israeli cuisine and simply stop? I mean they're free to decide that, but then there's no Breads Bakery.