Stephen Silver
@stephensilver.bsky.social
Journalist, film critic, dad
https://stephensilver.substack.com/
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I wrote for Living Life Fearless about the Chevy Chase documentary livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
'I'm Chevy Chase and You’re Not' Asks If We Can Separate the Asshole from the Artist » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
'I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not' does a good job of laying out the entire story of the controversial figure, and letting you decide.
livinglifefearless.co
February 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I wrote for Living Life Fearless about the Chevy Chase documentary livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
In this week’s notes column, I wrote about the rise of Industry, two new newsletters you should subscribe to, my interview with Marc Shaiman, and remembering James Van Der Beek and Bud Cort. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-sudden...
Fin: Suddenly, the whole world is watching ‘Industry’
Two new newsletters, talking to Marc Shaiman, remembering two departed legends, and more in this week’s notes column.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
In this week’s notes column, I wrote about the rise of Industry, two new newsletters you should subscribe to, my interview with Marc Shaiman, and remembering James Van Der Beek and Bud Cort. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-sudden...
I wrote about 30 years of John Woo's BROKEN ARROW, a film I've never quite been able to separate from Roger Ebert's review of it stephensilver.substack.com/p/john-woos-...
John Woo’s ‘Broken Arrow’ marks 30 years of eye-narrowing
Christian Slater and John Travolta squared off in one of multiple nuclear-smuggling action movies from 1996.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I wrote about 30 years of John Woo's BROKEN ARROW, a film I've never quite been able to separate from Roger Ebert's review of it stephensilver.substack.com/p/john-woos-...
I reviewed GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
Ready Player None
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die can’t make the most of a handful of good ideas. || Stephen Silver
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February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I reviewed GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
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Putting aside that the old House doesn't seat the new House, the buy-in for a conspiracy like this would have to be massive. It would take thousands of polling places giving up ballots, nearly every state-level official going along with it, and likely require tens of thousands of armed enforcers.
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Putting aside that the old House doesn't seat the new House, the buy-in for a conspiracy like this would have to be massive. It would take thousands of polling places giving up ballots, nearly every state-level official going along with it, and likely require tens of thousands of armed enforcers.
Substack was being screwy this morning, so here's my WUTHERING HEIGHTS review again: stephensilver.substack.com/p/wuthering-...
‘Wuthering Heights’ is a streamlined and very horny Brontë adaptation
Emerald Fennell’s third film is a naughty and audacious literary adaptation, although not quite on the level of her first two films.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Substack was being screwy this morning, so here's my WUTHERING HEIGHTS review again: stephensilver.substack.com/p/wuthering-...
For @livinglifefearless.bsky.social I reviewed the excellent new Muppets special, with Sabrina Carpenter now on Disney Plus livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
Sabrina Carpenter's New 'Muppet Show' Special is the Best Muppets Outing in Years » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
Seth Rogen and Sabrina Carpenter helped give the Muppets their deserved justice with the best offering since the 2011 movie.
livinglifefearless.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
For @livinglifefearless.bsky.social I reviewed the excellent new Muppets special, with Sabrina Carpenter now on Disney Plus livinglifefearless.co/2026/film-tv...
I reviewed WUTHERING HEIGHTS stephensilver.substack.com/p/wuthering-...
‘Wuthering Heights’ is a streamlined and very horny Brontë adaptation
Emerald Fennell’s third film is a naughty and audacious literary adaptation, although not quite on the level of her first two films.
stephensilver.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I reviewed WUTHERING HEIGHTS stephensilver.substack.com/p/wuthering-...
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She's now the most successful credit card thief in sports
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
She's now the most successful credit card thief in sports
For Broad Street Review, I reviewed two new documentaries, both featuring the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social NFL Films and Super Bowl LII: History Making Productions and Sam Katz's BOYS TO FAME and @espn.com's THE PHILLY SPECIAL: www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/boys...
Boys to Fame and The Philly Special are two new must-watch…
Two new documentaries featuring legendary sportswriter Ray Didinger and The Philly Special won’t have many surprises for Eagles fans, but they’re still…
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February 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
For Broad Street Review, I reviewed two new documentaries, both featuring the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social NFL Films and Super Bowl LII: History Making Productions and Sam Katz's BOYS TO FAME and @espn.com's THE PHILLY SPECIAL: www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/boys...
I reviewed ten documentaries, including ELWAY, VIVA VERDI!, 33 PHOTOS FROM THE GHETTO, MIRACLE: THE BOYS OF '80, HOMEGROWN and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/february-2...
February 2026 documentary review 10-pack: ‘Elway,’ ‘Viva Verdi!,’ ’33 Photos from the Ghetto,’ ’Miracle: The Boys of ’80,’ 'Vivien's Wild Ride,' 'Homegrown' and more
Reviewing ten recent documentary features.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I reviewed ten documentaries, including ELWAY, VIVA VERDI!, 33 PHOTOS FROM THE GHETTO, MIRACLE: THE BOYS OF '80, HOMEGROWN and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/february-2...
For JTA, I talked to the great Marc Shaiman about his career, his new memoir, the South Park movie, and how much he really cares about finishing the EGOT jta.org/2026/02/09/c...
From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a showbiz story shaped by Jewish humor - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A Tony winner and seven-time Oscar nominee recounts collaborations with Bette Midler and Rob Reiner, and the musical liberties he took at his bar mitzvah.
jta.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
For JTA, I talked to the great Marc Shaiman about his career, his new memoir, the South Park movie, and how much he really cares about finishing the EGOT jta.org/2026/02/09/c...
I wrote about the Super Bowl, and really mostly the commercials, and how they got to be so bad stephensilver.substack.com/p/how-did-su...
How did Super Bowl commercials get this bad?
The premise of almost every Super Bowl commercial is now, “hey, remember that movie?”
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February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I wrote about the Super Bowl, and really mostly the commercials, and how they got to be so bad stephensilver.substack.com/p/how-did-su...
Here's the latest #crimeblotter for @appleinsider.com, featuring an Apple Store theft in the UK and Jeffrey Epstein gifting an expensive Apple Watch appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
Crime blotter: Teens arrested for stealing from Cambridge Apple Store
Jeffrey Epstein's Apple Watch gift, an actor followed his stolen iPhone to China, and two iPhone thefts in one day in Texas, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter
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February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Here's the latest #crimeblotter for @appleinsider.com, featuring an Apple Store theft in the UK and Jeffrey Epstein gifting an expensive Apple Watch appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
I wrote for Political Tribune about MELANIA's historically large critic/audience split on @rottentomatoes.bsky.social and why it's probably legit polinews.org/melania-sets...
‘Melania’ Sets Record For Biggest Critic-Audience Split In Rotten Tomatoes History
The critic/audience score disparity is 'suspicious' for 'Melania' on Rotten Tomatoes.
polinews.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I wrote for Political Tribune about MELANIA's historically large critic/audience split on @rottentomatoes.bsky.social and why it's probably legit polinews.org/melania-sets...
I wrote about Trump vs. Bad Bunny polinews.org/trump-respon...
Trump Responds To Bad Bunny's Halftime Show
The president gave a bad review to Bad Bunny's halftime performance.
polinews.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I wrote about Trump vs. Bad Bunny polinews.org/trump-respon...
I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump vs. Bad Bunny polinews.org/trump-respon...
Trump Responds To Bad Bunny's Halftime Show
The president gave a bad review to Bad Bunny's halftime performance.
polinews.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump vs. Bad Bunny polinews.org/trump-respon...
I reviewed SEND HELP, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
Survival of the Cynics
Send Help is Sam Raimi's best film in years. || Stephen Silver
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February 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I reviewed SEND HELP, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
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Righteous gemstones ass dialogue
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Righteous gemstones ass dialogue
I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump's racist video polinews.org/trump-shares...
Trump Shares Shock Video Targeting The Obamas — It Crosses A Disturbing Line
The president posted a racist image of the Obamas, amid an election conspiracy video, on Truth Social.
polinews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump's racist video polinews.org/trump-shares...
In this week’s notes column, I wrote about the EYES WIDE SHUT thing, other Epstein-inflected conspiracy slop, why Mel Gibson is not “vindicated,” the Washington Post’s self-defenestration, the scourge of influencers in both movies and politics, and more. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-they-k...
Fin: “They killed Stanley Kubrick over ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and other stupid Epstein/movie conspiracy theories
The Washington Post offs itself, influencers are bad, and more in this week’s notes column.
stephensilver.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
In this week’s notes column, I wrote about the EYES WIDE SHUT thing, other Epstein-inflected conspiracy slop, why Mel Gibson is not “vindicated,” the Washington Post’s self-defenestration, the scourge of influencers in both movies and politics, and more. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-they-k...
I wrote about 40 years of HANNAH AND HER SISTERS stephensilver.substack.com/p/hannah-and...
‘Hannah and Her Sisters,’ a sprawling, literary New York drama, turns 40
The 1986 film featured three sisters, numerous romantic entanglements, and a Catholic Woody Allen.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I wrote about 40 years of HANNAH AND HER SISTERS stephensilver.substack.com/p/hannah-and...
I also wrote for Political Tribune about Trump's Sopranos-inspired Columbus statue polinews.org/trump-report...
Trump Reportedly Wants To Erect A Controversial Statue At The White House — And People Are Already Furious
The president is planning a new statute.
polinews.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I also wrote for Political Tribune about Trump's Sopranos-inspired Columbus statue polinews.org/trump-report...
I reviewed THE MOMENT, a fake documentary that isn't really from Amazon, which I liked a lot more than a certain real documentary that was really from Amazon stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-moment...
‘The Moment’ is ‘Curb Your Charli XCX’
The pop star’s A24 mockumentary is a mostly successful meditation on fame and public personas.
stephensilver.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I reviewed THE MOMENT, a fake documentary that isn't really from Amazon, which I liked a lot more than a certain real documentary that was really from Amazon stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-moment...