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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Monday, August 3, 2026
SILVER SCREEN RIOT
Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

AUTHOR: <SPAN>MATT OAKES</SPAN>

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Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor Johnson Confirmed for THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor Johnson Confirmed for THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Elizabeth Olsen (Martha May Marlene) and Aaron Taylor Johnson (Kick-Ass) are slated to play twin superheroes, Scarlett Witch and Quicksilver, in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Samuel L. Jackson announced Elizabeth Olson’s involvement, while promoting Spike Lee’s upcoming adaptation of Oldboy, saying “I know we’re shooting in London, that James Spader is Ultron...

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Taylor Swift Cast in THE GIVER to the Excitement of No One

Taylor Swift Cast in THE GIVER to the Excitement of No One

In a move to delight the singer’s tween audience, enrage readers of books, and generally boost box office returns, Taylor Swift has been cast in the movie adaptation of The Giver, Lois Lowry’s Newberry Medal winning 1993 children’s novel about a frightening dystopian future disguised as a utopia where pain has been eliminated along with...

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New Teaser Trailer and Poster for ENEMY

New Teaser Trailer and Poster for ENEMY

Not much has been released or even said about Enemy, the second work by Denis Villeneuve starring Jake Gyllenhaal since Prisoners, the powerful drama that premiered at TIFF on September 20th, 2013. No US release date has been set, but from the poster and the just-over-a-minute teaser trailer, replete with ennui from the content to...

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Second Trailer for OUT OF THE FURNACE is More Exciting, Just as Heartbreaking

Second Trailer for OUT OF THE FURNACE is More Exciting, Just as Heartbreaking

The second trailer for Out of the Furnace, the Scott Cooper film staring Christian Bale and Woody Harrelson, pounds its pulse a little more wildly then the first trailer, but overall still conveys the sense of despair and futility associated with poverty that the first one did. The film, also starring Casey Affleck as Bale’s...

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Second Trailer for OUT OF THE FURNACE is More Exciting, Just as Heartbreaking

Second Trailer for OUT OF THE FURNACE is More Exciting, Just as Heartbreaking

The second trailer for Out of the Furnace, the Scott Cooper film staring Christian Bale and Woody Harrelson, pounds its pulse a little more wildly then the first trailer, but overall still conveys the sense of despair and futility associated with poverty that the first one did. The film, also starring Casey Affleck as Bale’s...

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Out in Theaters: RUNNER RUNNER

Out in Theaters: RUNNER RUNNER

It's not quite bad enough to stand too firmly against but it's far too soft to inspire any level of recommendation. Ultimately, Runner Runner is best left for a lazy…

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Documentary Dossier: THE SUMMIT

Documentary Dossier: THE SUMMIT

The footage is there, it just needs coherence, which proper editing could provide. An argument can be made, that the editing style was supposed to make the audience feel the…

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Out in Theaters: PARKLAND

Out in Theaters: PARKLAND

Often told with the wandering panache of a drunkard on Funny or Die's Drunk History, Parkland has neither foresight into what makes a film interesting nor any captivating power over…

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First Trailer for JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT

First Trailer for JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s release of the first poster poster for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Paramount has issued the first trailer for the newest iteration of the weathered character. With Tom Clancy passing away yesterday, it certainly seems like Paramount has found a golden spot to market their film, however sketchy that may...