Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 22, 2026 Yes, it’s another story about a protagonist trying to come to terms with his trauma and awful parents, but it's hugely entertaining Go to Full Review Behemoth! (2026) 87% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 22, 2026 Once again photographed in beautiful black-and-white, this one depicts a famous literary family, the Manns, at a deeply fascinating time in history: Go to Full Review Fatherland (2026) 91% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 22, 2026 This story features gorgeous cinematography, compelling narration, and one of the best documentary scores this year. Go to Full Review Nuisance Bear  (2026) 97% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 22, 2026 This outstanding documentary tells a story I hadn’t known about before watching it. Go to Full Review Who Killed Alex Odeh? (2026) - - - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 22, 2026 You may find kids like that annoying, but I will say this: The people they’re going up against are malevolent neo-fascists Go to Full Review First They Came for My College (2026) 90% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 22, 2026 It’s riveting as a film, especially considering how heavy a lift it must have been to set up the key conversation. Go to Full Review When a Witness Recants (2026) 100% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 22, 2026 The doc is a lot of fun, with Christgau talking about his career and sharing his record-overflowing apartment, packed with rock memorabilia. Go to Full Review The Last Critic (2026) 100% - -

Stephen Silver Broad Street Review Oct 22, 2026 I liked a lot here, including gorgeously shot compositions and heartbreaking work from several actors, although it lost me a bit in the third act. Go to Full Review La Bola Negra (2026) 87% - -

Stephen Silver Broad Street Review Oct 22, 2026 A poignant crime drama starring John Turturro as an aging criminal out of time, in more ways than one. Go to Full Review The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) 97% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 15, 2026 The first half is a fascinating push-and-pull between a documentarian and a subject, but the second half sends it into the stratosphere Go to Full Review You Can See Everything (2026) 98% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 15, 2026 The MCU’s loss is the rest of our gain, as the director and star of the scrapped ‘Blade’ movie have instead made a first-rate action picture about religious faith and fatherhood. Go to Full Review Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026) 96% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 15, 2026 Marie Antoinette is not as significant a film as Apocalypse Now, nor was its production nearly as chaotic, but it’s still a compelling look at a young filmmaker at work Go to Full Review Making Marie Antoinette (2026) 100% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 15, 2026 This documentary is compelling for both what happens on screen and for the story behind it. Go to Full Review Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026) 100% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 15, 2026 One of those political documentaries whose entire thesis I pretty much agreed with, while acknowledging that it’s not especially well argued and is extremely unlikely to persuade anyone of anything. Go to Full Review 14th (2026) 81% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 15, 2026 Israel may see Iran as a sworn enemy, but persecuting dissident filmmakers is something both countries now have in common. Go to Full Review NAZA (2026) 100% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 15, 2026 it’s hard not to be in awe of the subjects’ bravery. Go to Full Review My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (2026) 100% - -

Stephen Silver Splice Today Oct 15, 2026 It's never quite boring, but the film has some issues—daddy, and otherwise. Go to Full Review Whalefall (2026) 73% - -

Stephen Silver Splice Today Oct 15, 2026 A derivative kidnapping thriller that doesn’t offer anything fresh. Go to Full Review Animals (2026) 31% - -

Stephen Silver Splice Today Oct 15, 2026 A fantastic road trip drama, one very different from most in that mini-genre Go to Full Review Dreams in Nightmares (2024) 100% - -

Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 9, 2026 Not only is it not very entertaining, but it also doesn’t seem to understand its subject. Go to Full Review The Social Reckoning (2026) 54% - -