Sitemap - 2023 - The SS Ben Hecht, by Stephen Silver
My favorite things I wrote in 2023
'Time Bomb Y2K' is a cinematic essay about the apocalypse that didn’t happen
Reviews: 'All of Us Strangers,' 'Ferrari,' 'The Boys in the Boat' and 'Rebel Moon: Part I'
‘Tombstone,’ at 30, is still your huckleberry
‘The Sweet East’ is an American fantasia on the Eastern seaboard- written by a critic
HBO's 'Great Photo, Lovely Life' is a shattering documentary about abuse
‘The Iron Claw’ is a superlative depiction of pro wrestling’s saddest saga
'The Wolf of Wall Street' marks ten years of debauchery- and depiction/endorsement disagreement
After 30 years, 'Schindler’s List' still stands tall
Money ruins everything: 'A Simple Plan' turns 25
Surprise: ‘Wonka’ is wonderful
808 lines about 404 movies (Part 2)
808 lines about 404 movies (Part 1)
‘We Live Here: The Midwest' poignantly explores the queer experience in Middle America today
New book on ‘Siskel and Ebert’ goes inside the balcony
‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ the Coens’ brilliant 1960s folk meditation, turns 10
‘Poor Things’ is the best film of 2023
Fin: Bradley Cooper's Sophie’s choice, remaking ‘Juwanna Mann,’ and is ‘Wish’ woke?
‘Silent Night’ marks John Woo's triumphant, wordless return
Hating Emerald: ‘Saltburn’ and why its loudest detractors are wrong
10 years ago: ‘Frozen’ was Disney at its best
'The Fall of Minneapolis' is Orwellian nonsense
Fin: The FYC deluge, a 'Scream' firing, and Hall vs. Oates
‘Wish,’ ‘Leo,’ and ‘Trolls Band Together’: Three new animated musicals
‘Out in the Ring’ offers a much-needed queer history of pro wrestling
Fin: Real and fake reasons why 'The Marvels' tanked
Five selections from the 2023 DOC NYC Festival
‘Napoleon’ a fascinating misfire from Ridley Scott
20 years ago today, 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World' brought violence and violins
Hamas doesn’t care what Steven Spielberg thinks
Fin: SBF: The book and movie, the Swift reporter, and political ads about dirty jokes
HBO’s ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ is a probing look at a multifaceted comedy legend
In 'The Marvels', chemistry overcomes a shaky plot
‘Role Models,’ one of the funniest comedies of the Aughts, turns 15
Fin: Marvel is in trouble, the president fears The Entity, and the many Tommy DeVitos
'The War Room' at 30, and 'Shattered Glass' at 20
PFF32: 'Sly' tells us little about Sylvester Stallone that we didn't already know
PFF 32: ‘Saltburn’ is absolutely insane, in the best way
'The Killer' is fun but forgettable fare from David Fincher
'Velvet Goldmine' — Shudder to Think! — turns 25
PFF 2023: 'Dream Scenario,' Bucky F*cking Dent' and 'Rustin'
Why the digital release of ‘Sound of Freedom’ should be called off
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is another great American epic from Martin Scorsese
Previewing the 2023 Philadelphia Film Festival
'The Mission' shows all sides of a missionary’s tragic end
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ is a great concert film- and helps me understand the Swiftie thing
'Dicks: The Musical' has the audacity, but not the delivery
Revisiting Steven Spielberg’s ‘Munich,’ after the attack in Israel
Reviews of four new documentaries, on two music legends and two strange dudes
NYFF 2023: ‘Maestro’ is a masterful exploration of Leonard Bernstein
NYFF 2023: 'Hit Man' is a crowd-pleasing triumph from Richard Linklater
’72 Seconds in Rittenhouse Square’ explores all sides of a high-profile Philly killing
Of romance, and Fluffy: ‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist' at 15
After 'The Last Dance': Where sports documentaries have gone wrong
Fin: I'll never meet Martin Scorsese, the end of the strike, and looking forward to October
30 years ago, 'True Romance' gave us the unfiltered Quentin Tarantino
The Last Red Envelope, Or: Netflix DVDs' long goodbye
Fin: The fall of Russell Brand, "but he's a comedian," and declaring podcast bankruptcy
John Carney's 'Flora and Son' sings a familiar song
'The Saint of Second Chances' is a moving tale of Mike Veeck's baseball redemption
After 30 years, 'Dazed and Confused' is still all right, all right, all right
Interview: 'Kelce' director and producer Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce
'A Haunting in Venice' is fine but flawed
With 'Burn After Reading', the Coen brothers went to Washington
'Kelce' and the twilight of the NFL's renaissance man
50 things I believe about movies
Fin: Festival FOMO, Taylor at the movies, Rotten Tomatoes bribery, and woke James Bond
'Hello Dankness' mashes up the Trump years