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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Thursday, June 25, 2026
SILVER SCREEN RIOT
Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

AUTHOR: <SPAN>MATT OAKES</SPAN>

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Matt's 2014 Oscar Predictions

Matt's 2014 Oscar Predictions

Boy oh boy, the 86th Academy Awards are bearing down now and it’s time to start pulling my hair out deciding what awards going to go and why. Hours spend bargaining and equivocating all probably for nothing. The problem with predicting the Oscars is that the damn thing is anything but a science so as...

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Out in Theaters: STALINGRAD

Out in Theaters: STALINGRAD

Having already caught a bit of early flack from critics stateside, I have a sneaking suspicion that one's willingness to accept this will depend largely on demographics. Girls are somewhat…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: NON-STOP

Out in Theaters: NON-STOP

While most of the film's logic can be punted through with the mention of a black box, it's not one of those omnipresent nags that won't allow you to enjoy…

EDITORIAL
Lena Dunham to Play Sith Lord in STAR WARS 7

Lena Dunham to Play Sith Lord in STAR WARS 7

Taking a decidedly more mumblecore approach to this next gen of Stars Wars films, J.J. Abrams has cast Girls‘ creator and star Lena Dunham as a sith lord and the main antagonist for Star Wars 7 and beyond. Of Dunham, Abrams said, “While certainly not what most people were expecting, casting Lena will bring in...

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2nd Annual Silver Screen Riot Oscar Prediction Contest

2nd Annual Silver Screen Riot Oscar Prediction Contest

Before I go ahead and spoil the fun for everybody by posting my own predictions, I’m giving you guys a shot to predict the Academy Award winners. While I feel like I have a solid handle on my predictions, there’s definitely a few categories that I’m still not 100% confident in so don’t be alarmed...

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Out in Theaters: POMPEII

Out in Theaters: POMPEII

A hotpot of narrative no-no's hyped up on its own garishness and blinded by the Hot Pocket consumerism driving the thing, Pompeii is a disaster of a disaster movie in…

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Out in Theaters: 3 DAYS TO KILL

Out in Theaters: 3 DAYS TO KILL

When it comes down to it, 3 Days to Kill exceeds expectations like a 4th grader jumping hurdles at the district track meet. Costner has come a long way since…

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Out in Theaters: THE WIND RISES

Out in Theaters: THE WIND RISES

Is The Wind Rises Mizayaki's masterpiece? Certainly not. But it's an intriguing work nonetheless. It lacks the jubilant capriciousness of Mizayski's prior filmography, a thing ineffably harder and more coarse…