BREAKING NEWS: CITIZEN KANE LOSES BEST PICTURE TO HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY BREAKING NEWS: HITCHCOCK'S VERTIGO BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE, DEEMED COMMERCIAL FAILURE BREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK'S 2001 TOO CONFUSING, AUDIENCES DEMAND REFUNDS BREAKING NEWS: BRANDO REFUSES OSCAR, SENDS APACHE ACTIVIST IN HIS PLACE BREAKING NEWS: THE EXORCIST FIRST FILM NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE FEATURING PROJECTILE DEMON VOMIT BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG'S JAWS BREAKS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD BREAKING NEWS: LUCAS STEALS SPIELBERG'S BOX OFFICE RECORD WITH STAR WARS BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG RECLAIMS RECORD FROM LUCAS WITH E.T. BREAKING NEWS: WATERWORLD BECOMES MOST EXPENSIVE FILM IN HISTORY AT $175 MILLION BREAKING NEWS: SHOWGIRLS SETS RECORD FOR MOST RAZZIES WON BY SINGLE FILM BREAKING NEWS: ACADEMY VOTERS ASKED TO ACTUALLY WATCH ALL NOMINATED FILMS BREAKING NEWS: CITIZEN KANE LOSES BEST PICTURE TO HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY BREAKING NEWS: HITCHCOCK'S VERTIGO BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE, DEEMED COMMERCIAL FAILURE BREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK'S 2001 TOO CONFUSING, AUDIENCES DEMAND REFUNDS BREAKING NEWS: BRANDO REFUSES OSCAR, SENDS APACHE ACTIVIST IN HIS PLACE BREAKING NEWS: THE EXORCIST FIRST FILM NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE FEATURING PROJECTILE DEMON VOMIT BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG'S JAWS BREAKS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD BREAKING NEWS: LUCAS STEALS SPIELBERG'S BOX OFFICE RECORD WITH STAR WARS BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG RECLAIMS RECORD FROM LUCAS WITH E.T. BREAKING NEWS: WATERWORLD BECOMES MOST EXPENSIVE FILM IN HISTORY AT $175 MILLION BREAKING NEWS: SHOWGIRLS SETS RECORD FOR MOST RAZZIES WON BY SINGLE FILM BREAKING NEWS: ACADEMY VOTERS ASKED TO ACTUALLY WATCH ALL NOMINATED FILMS
FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Thursday, April 30, 2026
SILVER SCREEN RIOT
Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

AUTHOR: <SPAN>MATT OAKES</SPAN>

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Dragon Voiced by Benny Cum in New HOBBIT Trailer

Dragon Voiced by Benny Cum in New HOBBIT Trailer

  I think I’ve made it abundantly clear that I didn’t love the last Hobbit film. Certainly that had something to do with seeing it in the incredibly disorienting 48 frames per second format but my biggest issue was with the story itself. Following in the footsteps of the epic – in all senses of...

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Talking With William Cusick of WELCOME TO NOWHERE

Talking With William Cusick of WELCOME TO NOWHERE

There is some mystic magic in independent cinema. Having the freedom to express raw emotion without the framework of a studio-approved “story” gives one the freedom to experiment in new mediums. With Welcome to Nowhere (Bullet Hole Road), director William Cusick has captured something raw, something grimy, and something disgusting. While perhaps not for the...

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2014 Oscar Race Loses Some Serious Contenders

2014 Oscar Race Loses Some Serious Contenders

Last week, two serious Oscar contenders declared that they would no longer be vying for the golden ticket this year, as they’ve been pushed to 2014. Boththe Nicole Kidmanstar-vehicle Grace of Monaco and Bennett Miller‘sFoxcatcher with Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo were originally scheduled for Oscar-qualifying releases this fall but due to “not...

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Out in Theaters: ENOUGH SAID

Out in Theaters: ENOUGH SAID

By putting these reasonably challenging questions on display, Enough Said feels like it has a sense of purpose. It's abundantly evident that no one here is in it for the…

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Out in Theaters: BAGGAGE CLAIM

Out in Theaters: BAGGAGE CLAIM

In quick summation, Baggage Claim offers little new and fewer things memorable or worthwhile. Patton’s charm and the comedy of the supporting cast don’t cover up for the sour writing,…

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Out in Theaters: RUSH

Out in Theaters: RUSH

As for the man behind the enterprise, Howard deserves high praise. Coming off his utterly inexcusable interlude of cinematic smudge that is The Dilemna, Howard is back on top, making…

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Out in Theaters: DON JON

Out in Theaters: DON JON

Just as Jon delivers his all on the late night dance floor, JGL gives his all artistically, proving there is volcanic potential welling up inside him. Although he doesn't always…

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Set Plans for Adult Animated Feature SAUSAGE PARTY

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Set Plans for Adult Animated Feature SAUSAGE PARTY

    Following the tremendous critical and commercial success of This is the End, director/writer duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have their next project in line and it’s probably not what you expected. A joint production of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Annapurna Pictures and Point Grey, Sausage Party is an existentialist journey of a sausage...

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Jesse Pinkman Goes Vroom! in NEED FOR SPEED Trailer

Jesse Pinkman Goes Vroom! in NEED FOR SPEED Trailer

Still sporting a raw face from the white-power methlab prison, Jesse Pinkman, er Aaron Paul, is set to headline his first major motion picture in Need for Speed. Based on the popular video game franchise that involves racing, evading cops, and driving real fast, the film hopes to ground the story with Tobey Marshall (Paul),...