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Journalist, film critic, dad
https://stephensilver.substack.com/
Here's my report from the annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
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âThe Perfect Neighborâ is the big winner at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards
A report from the Edison Ballroom
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-perfect-neighbor-is-the-big-winner
about 15 hours ago
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I reviewed the fantastic DIE MY LOVE, for Splice Today
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Ramsay Wild
Jennifer Lawrence gives her best performance in years in Die My Love. || Stephen Silver
https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/ramsay-wild
about 22 hours ago
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In this week's notes column, I wrote about movie angles from the elections, from canvassing to Wallace Shawn to QUEEN OF KATWE to Zohran's video strategy to Debra Messing's crashout. Also, Dick Cheney at the movies
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Fin: Election edition: A filmmaker's son is mayor, canvassing with Wallace Shawn, and farewell to the MSNBC election music
Dick Cheney at the movies, a big move for Kazakhstan, a first look at the Michael Jackson biopic, and more in this week's notes column.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-election-edition-a-filmmakers
4 days ago
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Stephen Silver
The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
4 days ago
NEW PODCAST: On the latest Film Scribes, the whole gang (
@dantabor.bsky.social
@tinseltine.bsky.social
,
@stephensilver.bsky.social
lver
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social
@heimlich.bsky.social
and
@garymkramer.bsky.social
talks
#PFF34
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The Film Scribes Podcast: Film Scribes Podcast Episode 132 - 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival Reviews
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Film Scribes Podcast Episode 125! In this installment, Philadelphia Film Critics Circle members Rich Heimlich (/comment), Steve Silver (Philadelphia Inquirer...
https://filmscribes.libsyn.com/film-scribes-podcast-episode-132-2025-philadelphia-film-festival-reviews
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I wrote about TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A., which is now 40 years old
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âTo Live and Die in L.A.,â a neo-noir of the 1980s, turns 40
William Friedkin, 14 years after The French Connection, made an L.A. version, with corruption, double-crosses and lots of Wang Chung
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/to-live-and-die-in-la-a-neo-noir
5 days ago
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I reviewed NUREMBERG - not great! - for Splice Today. My least-favorite film from
#PFF34
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Crimes Across the Board
Unfortunately, Nuremberg isnât a movie that honors its subject. || Stephen Silver
https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/crimes-across-the-board
5 days ago
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For the
@inquirer.com
I previewed three November film festivals, from Philly JFM,
@paafff.bsky.social
and
@tcmtv.bsky.social
's
@eddiemuller.bsky.social
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Itâs film festival fall in Philly! Here are three must-attend ones coming to theaters near you
Festivals celebrating Asian American culture, Jewish films, and film noir are highlights in the city's busy arts calendar
https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/movies/fall-film-festivals-philadelphia-20251105.html
6 days ago
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I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump's post-election blame-shifting
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Trump Loses It After GOP Election Collapse, Blames Everything But Himself
It was a wipeout for most Trump-endorsed candidates in off-year elections on Tuesday night.
https://polinews.org/trump-loses-it-after-gop-election-collapse-blames-everything-but-himself/
6 days ago
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I wrote about Chris Brown and A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, a year later
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A Year After 'A History of Violence', Whatâs the Status of Chris Brownâs Lawsuit? » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
Just over a year ago, ID debuted their documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence, with lawsuits and responses, where do things stand?
https://livinglifefearless.co/2025/film-tv/a-year-after-a-history-of-violence-whats-the-status-of-chris-browns-lawsuit/
6 days ago
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Bobby Big Wheel
6 days ago
He's like if Gollum had never been Smeagol
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Stephen Silver
Jesus Zoidberg
6 days ago
We can mock anyone we like, but as Jews, we have work to do with others, particularly the older generation, to show them the real enemies and what we really stand for. And please, don't get too comfortable, because I still haven't taken my eyes off the lot of you who code what you want to say.
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I reviewed PREDATOR: BADLANDS, which I liked a lot more than I expected to
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'Predator: Badlands' is a pleasant surprise
Dan Trachtenberg has once again made a winning entry in a very uneven franchise.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/predator-badlands-is-a-pleasant-surprise
6 days ago
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Mike Rothschild
7 days ago
SANDWICH HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT TAKEN MY SPEECH TAKEN MY HEARING TAKEN MY ARMS TAKEN MY LEGS TAKEN MY SOUL LEFT ME WITH LIFE IN HELL
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I reviewed ten new documentaries, including THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD?, WHO KILLED THE MONTREAL EXPOS, FROM RAILS TO TRAILS, COEXISTANCE, MY ASS!, LOVE + WAR, STILLER & MEARA, and more
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November 2025 documentary review 10-pack: 'The Man Who Saves the World?,' 'Coexistence My Ass,' 'Love + War,' 'Stiller and Meara: Nothing is Lost,' 'Who Killed the Montreal Expos?' and more
Capsule reviews of ten recent documentary features.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/november-2025-documentary-review
7 days ago
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LeAnne_tinseltine
8 days ago
I chose THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE & BLUE MOON as my favs listen for why...
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#podcast
#PFF34
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NEW PODCAST: This week on Filmscribes, the whole gang (myself,
@heimlich.bsky.social
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social
@garymkramer.bsky.social
@tinseltine.bsky.social
and
@dantabor.bsky.social
debriefed from the Philadelphia Film Festival
#PFF34
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The Film Scribes Podcast: Film Scribes Podcast Episode 132 - 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival Reviews
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Film Scribes Podcast Episode 125! In this installment, Philadelphia Film Critics Circle members Rich Heimlich (/comment), Steve Silver (Philadelphia Inquirer...
https://filmscribes.libsyn.com/film-scribes-podcast-episode-132-2025-philadelphia-film-festival-reviews
8 days ago
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Here's my latest
#crimeblotter
for
@appleinsider.com
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Crime blotter: California Highway Patrol finds $200,000 in stolen Apple products
An Apple Store fraud suspect is arrested, AirTags lead to arrests in Texas and Georgia, and a fake Instagram store offers iPhones in India in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/11/02/crime-blotter-california-highway-patrol-finds-200000-in-stolen-apple-products
8 days ago
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I wrote for National Security Journal about whether the spyplane from TOP GUN MAVERICK will become a reality
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Mach 6 'Miracle' SR-72 Darkstar Has a Message for Russia or China
SR-72 âDarkstarâ rumors wonât die. From TBCC engine talk to Skunk Works clues, hereâs whatâs real vs. Hollywood about a possible Mach-6 Blackbird successor.
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/mach-6-miracle-sr-72-darkstar-has-a-message-for-russia-or-china/
8 days ago
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Stephen Silver
FilmBuffRich
8 days ago
@heimlich.bsky.social
@stephensilver.bsky.social
@garymkramer.bsky.social
@tinseltine.bsky.social
@dantabor.bsky.social
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social
in a roundtable discussion on the best that the fest had to offer and what films you should be looking for in the future.
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I reviewed some recent short films
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Reviews of some recent short films of note
'Ovation,' 'Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile,' 'The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong,' 'Armed Only With a Camera,' and much more from the world of short films.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/reviews-of-some-recent-short-films
8 days ago
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"fart"
9 days ago
rip in advance to Scott "Mr Dilbert" Adams who is perhaps most famous for writing a now-deleted four part blog post where he attempted to hypnotize his readers into nutting and asked them to email him after they have nutted to tell him about the nut.
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For Living Life Fearless, I talked to Chelsea Harfoush of @Skybound, producer of the revived Spike and animation festival, coming this weekend:
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Skybound Producer Chelsea Harfoush on the Return of Spike and Mikeâs Festival of Animation » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
We got a chance to talk with Skybound's Chelsea Harfoush about the revival of the iconic and subversive Spike and Mike's Animation Festival.
https://livinglifefearless.co/2025/film-tv/skybound-producer-chelsea-harfoush-on-the-return-of-spike-and-mikes-festival-of-animation/
11 days ago
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In this week's notes column, I shared final thoughts on
#PFF34
, "out-of-control" movie budgets, films about sports gambling, and the passing of Pierre Robert
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Fin: 10 final thoughts on the 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival
Plus, âout-of-control movie budgets,â movies about sports gambling, remembering a legendary DJ, and more in this weekâs notes column.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-10-final-thoughts-on-the-2025
11 days ago
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Stephen Silver
Norm Charlatan
11 days ago
This is about the Twins winning the World Series.
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For Living Life Fearless, I ranked the best horror movies of the year so far
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Ranking the Best Horror Movies of 2025 (So Far) » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
2025 has been shaping up to be the year of the horror movie, finding success both critically and commercially, here's the 10 best.
https://livinglifefearless.co/2025/film-tv/ranking-the-best-horror-movies-of-2025-so-far/
11 days ago
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I reviewed NOUVELLE VAGUE for @SpliceToday2022
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Mistakes and Waves
Blue Moon is the better of Richard Linklater's two new films. || Stephen Silver
https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/mistakes-and-waves
11 days ago
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For Broad Street Review, here's my November repertory film preview, including TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN and much more
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The BSR November 2025 repertory movie roundup
More from the FIlm Society's David Lynch retrospective, Heathers in 16mm, and more. Stephen Silver previews November movies.
https://www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/the-bsr-november-2025-repertory-movie-roundup
11 days ago
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I wrote about 20 years of KISS KISS BANG BANG
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20 years ago, âKiss Kiss Bang Bangâ helped revive Robert Downey, Jr.âs career
Shane Blackâs film was a sprawling L.A. neo-noir that also featured one of Val Kilmerâs best turns.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/20-years-ago-kiss-kiss-bang-bang
11 days ago
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I reviewed three documentaries at
#PFF34
, COVER-UP, THE DATING GAME and GHOST BOY
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Documentary reviews: 'Cover-up,' 'The Dating Game' and 'Ghost Boy,' at the 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival
Three documentaries at PFF34
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/documentary-reviews-cover-up-the
13 days ago
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I reviewed six films from
#PFF34
: THE SECRET AGENT, PETER HUJAR'S DAY, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE, THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, and URCHIN
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Reviews: 'The Secret Agent,' 'Peter Hujar's Day,' 'Lesbian Space Princess,' 'Sisu: Road to Revenge,' 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' and 'Urchin', at the Philadelphia Film Festival
Six films from the 34th PFF
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/reviews-the-secret-agent-peter-hujars
14 days ago
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I reviewed three films from the end of
#PFF34
, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, IS THIS THING ON? and DEAD MAN'S WIRE:
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Reviews: 'Sentimental Value,' 'Is This Thing On?,' and 'Dead Man's Wire,' at the 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival
Reviewing the three big films from the festival's final day
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/reviews-sentimental-value-is-this
15 days ago
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Stephen Silver
Julian Sanchez
15 days ago
I would add: There are a lot of ways in which Trump is going to try to undermine the fairness of US elections. But itâs not going to be airport thriller bullshit with mass hacking, and making yourself look ridiculous fretting about that stuff is a barrier to getting focused on the serious threats.
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Read all my recent
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Stephen Silver Movie Reviews & Previews
Read Movie and TV reviews from Stephen Silver on Rotten Tomatoes, where critics reviews are aggregated to tally a Certified Fresh, Fresh or Rotten Tomatometer score.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/stephen-silver/movies?critic=self
18 days ago
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In this weekâs notes column: How lefty is ONE BATTLE?, keep David Zaslav in charge of Warnerâs (itâs important), getting near MR. SCORSESE, why itâs good Soderbergh didnât direct a Star Wars movie, qualifying run pilgrimages, and LOTS from
#PFF34
.
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Fin: Just how left-wing is âOne Battle After Anotherâ?
Meet 'Mr. Scorsese,' itâs good that Steven Soderbergh never made a âStar Warsâ movie, tales from qualifying-run season, a very âSopranosâ racial slur, and more in this weekâs notes column.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-just-how-left-wing-is-one-battle
18 days ago
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I wrote about 20 years of IN HER SHOES, and I make the case it belongs in the Philly movie canon
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âIn Her Shoes,â a very underrated Philadelphia movie, turns 20
In 2005, Toni Collette and Cameron Diaz starred in Curtis Hansonâs adaptation of local author Jennifer Weinerâs novel.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/in-her-shoes-a-very-underrated-philadelphia
19 days ago
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I reviewed the Allen Iverson documentary, at
#PFF34
earlier this week and on Prime Video tomorrow
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âAllen Iv3rsonâ examines the basketball legend, without much new to say
While demonstrating why Iverson was an important figure, the doc, which played at the Philadelphia Film Festival and lands on Amazon October 23, doesnât offer much thatâs new.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/allen-iv3rson-examines-the-basketball
20 days ago
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I reviewed SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE for Splice Today
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Hole in the Film
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is an uninspired biopic with nothing new to say. || Stephen Silver
https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/hole-in-the-film
20 days ago
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Trump has a chance to replace Deshaun Watson as the worst person to ever be paid exactly $230 million
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Trump Reportedly Demanding $230 Million From DOJ Over Federal Investigations Into Him
Donald Trump is demanding more than $200 million in compensation for the criminal prosecutions against him.
https://polinews.org/trump-reportedly-demanding-230-million-from-doj-over-federal-investigations-into-him/
21 days ago
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I reviewed three more
#PFF34
films: HAMNET, MY FATHER'S SHADOW and LA GRAZIA
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Reviews: âHamnet,â âMy Fatherâs Shadowâ and âLa Graziaâ at the 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival
More reviews of features at the 2025 PFF
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/reviews-hamnet-my-fathers-shadow
21 days ago
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For Living Life Fearless, I reviewed DOWNEY WROTE THAT, the documentary about Jim Downey, the legendary SNL writer and friend of Jeff Epstein, the financier. Now streaming on Peacock
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âDowney Wrote Thatâ Finally Tells the Whole Story of SNLâs Greatest Writer » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
New documentary 'Downey Wrote That' is a hugely entertaining examination of the life and career of SNL's Jim Downey.
https://livinglifefearless.co/2025/film-tv/downey-wrote-that-finally-tells-the-whole-story-of-snls-greatest-writer/
21 days ago
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I reviewed Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, a
#PFF34
film, for Splice Today
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Del Toro's Alive!
Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is an enjoyable take on well-trodden material. || Stephen Silver
https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/del-toro-s-alive
21 days ago
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I reviewed the
#PFF34
opening night film, Rian Johnson's WAKEUP DEAD MAN, for Broad Street Review
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The 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival opens with Rian Johnsonâs Wake UpâŠ
The 34th Philadelphia Film Festival kicked off on October 16 at the newly renovated Film Society Center and runs through October 26. Stephen SilverâŠ
https://www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/the-2025-philadelphia-film-festival-opens-with-rian-johnsons-wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery
22 days ago
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Ken Tremendous
22 days ago
Of the five pals he mentions, the *least evil* one might be O.J. Simpson.
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Excited for this one: For Backstage magazine, I talked to Rebecca Miller, the director of MR. SCORSESE, the five-part documentary now available on Apple TV
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Rebecca Miller on What Martin Scorsese Teaches Us About Working With Actors
On âMr. Scorsese,â Miller breaks down the legendary filmmakerâs gift for trust, collaboration, and lifelong creative partnerships.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/rebecca-miller-martin-scorsese-documentary-interview-79419/
22 days ago
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For
@appleinsider.com
, here's my latest Apple
#crimeblotter
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Crimeblotter: Man arrested for New Jersey Apple Store theft
The leaked iPad in a Russian YouTube video may have been stolen, and tracked AirPods have led to arrests of two different suspects in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/19/crime-blotter-man-arrested-for-new-jersey-apple-store-theft
22 days ago
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I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump's reaction to NO KINGS
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Trump Responds To The Largest Protest In U.S. History â And Instantly Proves The Protesters Right
The president posted a gross video on social media.
https://polinews.org/trump-responds-to-the-largest-protest-in-u-s-history-and-instantly-proves-the-protesters-right/
22 days ago
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I reviewed the five movies I saw at
#PFF34
on Saturday- BLUE MOON, THE MASTERMIND, SIRAT, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT and BUGONIA.
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Reviews: 'Blue Moon,' 'The Mastermind,' 'Sirat,' 'It was Just an Accident,' and 'Bugonia,' at the 2025 Philadelphia Film Festival
Thoughts on a five-movie day at PFF34.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/reviews-blue-moon-the-mastermind
22 days ago
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In this week's notes column, I share some PFF memories, as
#PFF34
gets underway. Also, the ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER profitability tracker, remembering Diane Keaton, and the end of the "+" in Apple TV
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Fin: Philadelphia Film Festival memories, as PFF34 begins
Plus, remembering Diane Keaton, 'One Battle After Another' profitability watch, the CCDA nominations are in, Apple TV gets a new name, and more in this weekâs notes column.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-philadelphia-film-festival-memories
25 days ago
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
25 days ago
NEW PODCAST: On the latest Film Scribes,
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social
@dantabor.bsky.social
and
@stephensilver.bsky.social
talk ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, discuss
#fantasticfest
and
#NYFF
, and preview
#PFF34
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The Film Scribes Podcast: Episode 131 - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Philadelphia Film Festival Preview
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Film Scribes Podcast Episode 131! In this installment, Philadelphia Film Critics Circle members Rich Heimlich (/comment), Steve Silver (Philadelphia Inquirer...
https://filmscribes.libsyn.com/episode-131-one-battle-after-another-philadelphia-film-festival-preview
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I reviewed IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU, which I guess is my first review of a
#PFF34
film
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âIf I Had Legs Iâd Kick Youâ is an ultra-tense look at motherhood (Philadelphia Film Festival 2025)
Rose Byrne does career-best work in Mary Bronsteinâs film, an Uncut Gems-like examination at the stress of being a mom.
https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-is-an-ultra
26 days ago
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