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 Monday, August 3, 2026
SILVER SCREEN RIOT
Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

AUTHOR: <SPAN>MATT OAKES</SPAN>

REVIEW
Wachowski's Take to Netflix Original Series with SENSE8

Wachowski's Take to Netflix Original Series with SENSE8

  Netflix Original Series has really stepped up their game quickly. From the victory that was Lilyhammer to the commercial and critical success of House of Cards, the pending release of a much wanted reunion for Arrested Development and the first promising trailer for Eli Roth’s Hemlock Grove, Netflix Original Series seems all for locking...

REVIEW
Second KICK ASS 2 Trailer Focuses on Hit Girl

Second KICK ASS 2 Trailer Focuses on Hit Girl

  This international trailer for Kick Ass 2 may skimp out on the ultra-violence that characterizes the Kick Ass universe but it pays a lot more attention to Hit Girl played by (Chloe Moretz) and her struggle to acclimatize to a new life after the events of the first film.    If you missed it,...

REVIEW
First Trailer for WHITE HOUSE DOWN

First Trailer for WHITE HOUSE DOWN

  First off, no White House Down is indeed not the same movie as Olympus Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler which hit theaters this past week. It’s just another movie centered on a paramilitary group taking the White House but if those aren’t just a dime a dozen I don’t know what are. This White...

REVIEW
PAIN AND GAIN Red Band Trailer Plays Up the Comedy

PAIN AND GAIN Red Band Trailer Plays Up the Comedy

  After releasing a so-so trailer last month for general audiences, the new red band trailer for Pain and Gain hits hard and really plays up the comedic and gruesome elements of the film. Director Michael Bay of Transformers fame has been trying to make this ‘true story’ come to life for a while and...

REVIEW
$3 Theater: THE IMPOSSIBLE

$3 Theater: THE IMPOSSIBLE

Ultimately, whatever I say at this point about this film will seem reactionary but I nonetheless feel poised to defend it for what it is; a riveting narrative anchored by…

EDITORIAL
Will Smith Talks DJANGO and Makes Himself Look Like a Douche

Will Smith Talks DJANGO and Makes Himself Look Like a Douche

  Making the internet rounds today is news that box-office superstar Will Smith has finally opened up about why exactly he turned down the titular role for Quentin Tarantino‘s smash hit Django Unchained. His comments are strange and mostly ungrounded and when taken out of context, he comes off a bit like a selfish child...

REVIEW
HEMLOCK GROVE Trailer From NETLFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

HEMLOCK GROVE Trailer From NETLFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

  In the midst of next month, Netflix Original Series is primed to release their third series, Hemlock Grove, all in one go.Horror auteur Eli Roth is sitting in the executive producer’s chair on this project that is based on the novel of the same name by Brian McGreevy, who also helped develop the series....

REVIEW
Weekly Review 19: UNITED 93, DOGTOOTH, THE THING, LILYHAMMER

Weekly Review 19: UNITED 93, DOGTOOTH, THE THING, LILYHAMMER

It’s been a long time since I did my last issue of Weekly Review and seeing that I haven’t been to the theater in a while, I’ve decided to reinstate this weekly installment to get those film reviewing a’flowing.   United 93 (2006)   I recently revisited Paul Greengrass‘ critically acclaimed, controversial United 93. United...

REVIEW
HBO Really Wants You to Watch GAME OF THRONES

HBO Really Wants You to Watch GAME OF THRONES

  Less than a week after the last preview, HBO has released yet another trailer for Game of Thrones’ third season. Luckily, they have a host of awaiting fans willing to not only watch them but re-post these things regardless of how many there are. This trailer takes a closer look at some character relations...

REVIEW
New GAME OF THRONES Trailer- War and Duty and Daft Punk

New GAME OF THRONES Trailer- War and Duty and Daft Punk

“I am the king! Everyone is mine to torment.” – Joffrey Check out the houses from all over the Seven Kingdom’s preparing for the next stage in battle as the Starks, the Lannisters, the Baratheons and the Targaryens all show their military might in HBO‘s new full length Game of Thrones trailer that surges to...