Taylor Sheridan’s last two scripts, Sicario, and Hell or High Water are both films that aim to illustrate large social ills—drug cartels, economic disenfranchisement—via neo-Westerns about the nature of manhood. […]
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Author: Ryan Silberstein
Ryan spends his days at a company named one of the best to work for in the Philadelphia area, and his nights as a mysterious caped vigilante saving his city from the disease that is crime watching movies. He lives on a diet consisting of film, comic books, experimental beer, black coffee, and those big metal historical markers around town. Follow him on Twitter and Letterboxd.
Logan Lucky review
Soderbergh is back, baby! Logan Lucky is the director’s first film since his “retirement” after 2013’s Behind the Candelabra made for HBO. Dropping out of film (but he directed every […]
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Contest: The Only Living Boy in New York advance screening
Advance screening: Monday, August 14th at 7:30 PM at the Ritz Bourse We’re giving away passes to see The Only Living Boy in New York before it comes out in theaters. […]
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John Denver is 2017’s Most Surprising Film Trend
Every year, I keep a running playlist in iTunes (leaving my expansive and long-gestating library of music would feel like too much of a betrayal to move to streaming music […]
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Person to Person review
I hate summer. It’s too hot, I’m too sweaty, and I never feel comfortable in my own skin. So I can’t decide if Person to Person, with its autumnal look […]
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8 Vacation Movies That Will Help You Escape
It’s summer! And it’s hot! So to keep cool, maybe you’re hitting a chain theater to see the latest blockbuster or an indie theater to see the latest festival darling. […]
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is not necessarily the best movie of the year thus far, but it might just be my favorite. From director Luc Besson […]
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Spider-Man: Homecoming review
Spider-Man: Homecoming is the sixth cinematic outing for Marvel’s flagship character (all since 2000; this iteration debuted in last year’s Captain America: Civil War), and this newest venture has to […]
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The Ornithologist review
The Ornithologist, from Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues, is a head trip of a film in the “what did I just watch?” kind of way. At various points, it is […]
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Contest: Lost in Paris tickets
Lost in Paris opens Friday July 14th at the Ritz Five, and we are giving away some free passes to see the film Monday-Thursday during its theatrical run. To enter, email […]
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Rise and Shine, Campers! 6 Summer Camp Classics
It’s summer! And it’s hot! So to keep cool, maybe you’re hitting a chain theater to see the latest blockbuster or an indie theater to see the latest festival darling. […]
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