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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Debut Poster and Trailer for Alexander Payne's NEBRASKA

Debut Poster and Trailer for Alexander Payne's NEBRASKA

  Starring Will Forte and Bruce Dern, Nebraska follows a father and son traveling across four states to claim a sweepstakes prize. Shot in black-and-white, Nebraska is only Alexander Payne’s second film since 2004’s critical darling Sideways. In 2011, Payne came out of semi-retirement with a bang, offering up The Descendants, another critically acclaimed work...

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Schwarzenegger Circles Baddie Role in AVATAR Sequels

Schwarzenegger Circles Baddie Role in AVATAR Sequels

Arnold Schwarzenegger has had a bit of a tough go returning to Hollywood after his seven year stint as California governor. His last film, The Last Stand, which pitted him and Johnny Knoxville against a drug cartel only mustered a hair over $12 million domestically on a budget of over $45 mill. Schwarzenegger’s long promised...

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First Look at GRACE OF MONACO Trailer

First Look at GRACE OF MONACO Trailer

  While Naomi Watts‘ Princess Diana biopic Diana is getting lambasted by critics, a new princess arrives in the form of Nicole Kidman. While both Watts and Kidman were early contenders for Best Actress nominations, it seems that Watts is almost out of the race already, opening a widening margin for Kidman’s take on a...

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12 YEARS A SLAVE Wins TIFF Audience Award

12 YEARS A SLAVE Wins TIFF Audience Award

  Winning at the highly watched, well-hyped Toronto International Film Festival can do wonderful things for a career, and speaks plenty about future Oscar nominations. At TIFF, the festival’s films are voted on by an audience instead of a Jury. Recent films given the People’s Choice Award  include Slumdog Millionaire, The King’s Speech and Argo....

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New OLDBOY Trailer Gets Greenbanded

New OLDBOY Trailer Gets Greenbanded

In drafting my fall preview, I put Spike Lee‘s Oldboy at number nine on my list of most anticipated films so while I’m all for more marketing, I’m going to hold off on taking a lookie at this one. For those of you not bought in yet, take a look and see if this looks...

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Out in Theaters: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

Out in Theaters: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

Insidious: Chapter 2″ Directed by James Wan Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter Horror, Thriller 105 Mins PG-13     Back in grade school, we learn about the five paragraph essay. It starts with an intriguing hook to invite readers into the text. Following from the content of...

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Out in Theaters: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

Out in Theaters: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

As a solitary feature, without what comes before it and will come next, Insidious 2 is wildly incomplete, capped off with more holes than a back country freeway sign in…

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Trailer and Poster for Jason Vs. Franco Actioner HOMEFRONT

Trailer and Poster for Jason Vs. Franco Actioner HOMEFRONT

Adapted from Chuck Logan‘s bestselling book, Homefront pits retired DEA agent Jason Statham against a meth-cooking James Franco.While it’s intriguing to see Franco filling the villain’s shoes, the project looks like just another Statham vehicle to punch people and shoot things. It certainly doesn’t help that Sylvester Stallone is responsible for the screen adaptation. For some...

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AMC Kills THE KILLING…Again

AMC Kills THE KILLING…Again

After a gripping cliffhanger of a season finale, AMC has gone ahead and axed The Killing for a second time. Originally snuffed out after season two and then revitalized thanks to a partnership with Netflix, The Killing had always struggled to find its footing in a market over-saturated with police drama. But those who watched...

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Saul Gets His Own BREAKING BAD SPINOFF With BETTER CALL SAUL

Saul Gets His Own BREAKING BAD SPINOFF With BETTER CALL SAUL

For months, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has been spouting the idea of a spinoff for one of the show’s most beloved characters Saul Goodman. Today, it seems that that notion has become reality. Better Call Saul will center on Bob Odenkirk‘s conniving, pun-ladden lawyer Saul Goodman and will run on AMC. Following a licensing...