BREAKING NEWS: CRITICS DISMISS CARPENTER’S ‘THE THING’ AS “INSTANT JUNK”BREAKING NEWS: ‘THE THING’ AND ‘BLADE RUNNER’ BOTH BOMB ON SAME WEEKENDBREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK NOMINATED FOR WORST DIRECTOR FOR ‘THE SHINING’BREAKING NEWS: ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ UP FOR WORST PICTURE AT FIRST-EVER RAZZIESBREAKING NEWS: ‘HOCUS POCUS’ FLOPS IN JULY; EBERT GIVES IT ONE STARBREAKING NEWS: HARPER’S CALLS ‘TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE’ “A VILE LITTLE PIECE OF SICK CRAP”BREAKING NEWS: ‘THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT’ NOMINATED FOR WORST PICTUREBREAKING NEWS: STEPHEN KING HATES KUBRICK’S ‘THE SHINING’BREAKING NEWS: CRITICS DISMISS CARPENTER’S ‘THE THING’ AS “INSTANT JUNK”BREAKING NEWS: ‘THE THING’ AND ‘BLADE RUNNER’ BOTH BOMB ON SAME WEEKENDBREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK NOMINATED FOR WORST DIRECTOR FOR ‘THE SHINING’BREAKING NEWS: ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ UP FOR WORST PICTURE AT FIRST-EVER RAZZIESBREAKING NEWS: ‘HOCUS POCUS’ FLOPS IN JULY; EBERT GIVES IT ONE STARBREAKING NEWS: HARPER’S CALLS ‘TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE’ “A VILE LITTLE PIECE OF SICK CRAP”BREAKING NEWS: ‘THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT’ NOMINATED FOR WORST PICTUREBREAKING NEWS: STEPHEN KING HATES KUBRICK’S ‘THE SHINING’
FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Saturday, October 31, 2026
SILVER SCREAM RIOT
Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

FILM REVIEWS

In-depth film reviews, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: JAMES WHITE

Out in Theaters: JAMES WHITE

Mond keeps things simple in order to showcase the developing relationship arcs - the twentysomething deadbeat manning up, the caregiver role inevitably transplanted from one generation to the next -…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘I SMILE BACK’

Out in Theaters: ‘I SMILE BACK’

A discomforting addiction drama that hits the low notes of stay-at-home domesticity like a mallet to a gong, 'I Smile Back' showcases Sarah Silverman in a brutal, potent performance that…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘BEASTS OF NO NATION’

Out in Theaters: ‘BEASTS OF NO NATION’

Disturbing and potent, 'Beasts of No Nation' benefits from Cary Fukunaga’s tasteful eye and nasty script. Likewise Idris Elba gives an electric performance as the Commandant of a squadron of…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘CRIMSON PEAK’

Out in Theaters: ‘CRIMSON PEAK’

‘Crimson Peak’ is a worthy Gothic yarn from Guillermo del Toro, abundantly rich in dreary atmospherics and made great by its two deliciously playful villains.

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘THE FINAL GIRLS’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE FINAL GIRLS’

'The Final Girls’ does for teen horror slashers what Cabin in the Woods did for the monster genre; it’s an uproariously meta romp that’s easily one of the best PG-13…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ’99 HOMES’

Out in Theaters: ’99 HOMES’

Wheeling into the last act, motivations get fuzzy and a touch overwrought. Dern's final minutes on film are without ample justification as Garfield is forced to make temperament shifts all…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘MISSISSIPPI GRIND’

Out in Theaters: ‘MISSISSIPPI GRIND’

Strong chemistry between Mendelsohn and Reynolds ease the more predictable elements from taking hold and directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's ability to slam the occasional magical surrealism into their pragmatic…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘DEATHGASM’

Out in Theaters: ‘DEATHGASM’

Landing somewhere between Heavy Metal 2000 and the original Evil Dead, Howden's bloodletting send-up 'Deathgasm' is just the kind of silly, stupid horror party movie that people have been trying…

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘THE MARTIAN’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE MARTIAN’

A wanna-be prestige picture without the visual glamour of 'Gravity' or the emotional oomph of '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 'The Martian' is content with being a commendable piece of popcorn-crunching…