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In this week's notes column, I wrote about MATERIALISTS, "being weird about Celine Song," streaming spread too thin, that Indiewire list, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-on-mat...

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I reviewed four music documentaries from #tribeca2025 for Living Life Fearless, on Counting Crows, Billy Idol, Boy George, and Yellow livinglifefearless.co/2025/film-tv...

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I wrote about 50 years of JAWS, the movie that changed everything stephensilver.substack.com/p/after-50-y...

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I reviewed 28 YEARS LATER for Splice Today, and I can't remember the last time I was so baffled by the critical consensus, because this one was TERRIBLE www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...

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I reviewed five more #tribecafilm documentaries: My Mom Jayne,' 'Holding Liat,' 'BLUE SCUTI: Tetris Crasher,' 'The Inquisitor,' and 'Bodyguard of Lies' stephensilver.substack.com/p/more-docum...

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For Living Life Fearless, I wrote about SMALL BALL, a bizarre, basketball-and-Gulliver's Travels-themed stage musical, produced by @sixersnba.bsky.social executive Daryl Morey livinglifefearless.co/2025/culture...

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Here's my latest @appleinsider.com #crimeblotter, featuring that Apple Store looting in L.A.

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Will gas prices rise if Trump strikes Iran? I wrote about that for National Security Journal nationalsecurityjournal.org/will-gas-pri...

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Very relieved to hear that Sec. Kristi Noem, who I do not like or agree with, is doing well after being rushed by ambulance to the M3GAN Corporation Headquarters for regularly scheduled ringlet-restoration and pore-reduction maintenance. Just because she is evil does not mean we should uh hold on

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I reviewed ELIO and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON stephensilver.substack.com/p/elio-is-de...

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I reviewed EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT, a Tribeca film that comes out Friday stephensilver.substack.com/p/everything...

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I wrote for National Security Journal about Trump vs. Tucker nationalsecurityjournal.org/complicit-in...

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Brevity? The soul of wit?

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I wrote about why the A24/Neon/Mubi arms race is good for the movies (and why the Sequoia investment in Mubi, in the grand scheme, is a silly thing to complain about) stephensilver.substack.com/p/let-a-thou...

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In this week's notes column, I talked about Brian Wilson, Harris Yulin, my movie theater soda routine, the "return" of Mr. Big, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-brian-...

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I reviewed MATERIALISTS for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...

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Tablet in 2009: what if Slate but explicitly Jewish Tablet in 2025: what if Meir Kahane and the Unabomber had a baby

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I reviewed five documentaries from #TribecaFilmFestival: 'We Are Pat,' 'State of Firsts,' 'Surviving Ohio State,' 'Call Her Alex,' and 'Natchez' stephensilver.substack.com/p/documentar...

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People get mad at me on bluesky but I rarely get called slurs, see someone posting a bullshit chart about how people like me are subhuman, and no one complains when i Romapost. People seem to actually read pieces I share! As far as social media experiences go it’s about as good as it gets

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checking in on the philadelphia phillies

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I reviewed BALLERINA stephensilver.substack.com/p/ballerina-...

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I reviewed the GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK @cnn.com broadcast, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/...

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I wrote about 30 days of CONGO stephensilver.substack.com/p/congo-one-...

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What’s the matter with Tottenham?

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I wrote about AMC showing more commercials stephensilver.substack.com/p/amc-pivots...

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I wrote for National Security Journal about the Trump/Musk divorce nationalsecurityjournal.org/elon-musk-vs...

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This week's notes column: I wrote about GOODBYE DRAGON INN, The GAP Theatre, @marcmaron.bsky.social the John Candy movie at @tiffnet.bsky.social, selfies with movie stars, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-goodby...

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For the @inquirer.com I wrote about Shaq and Iverson's Reebok revival, and the new @netflix.com series about it www.inquirer.com/entertainmen... @philafcc

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Facebook Reels are like if Taboola was a load-bearing pillar of the economy

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I reviewed ABSOLUTE DOMINION for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...

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I'm setting booby traps, and I wrote about 40 years of THE GOONIES stephensilver.substack.com/p/hey-you-gu...

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I reviewed THE LIFE OF CHUCK stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-life-o...

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Here's this month's documentary review 10-pack, including PAVEMENTS, THE BEST OF ME, GOING INSIDE, DEAF PRESIDENT NOW, ANTIDOTE, AND SO IT BEGINS, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/june-2025-...

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For this morning, I wrote about why documentaries aren't as dead as they look stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-death-...

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For @appleinsider.com here's my latest #crimeblotter appleinsider.com/articles/25/...

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For Broad Street Review's #BSRBookWeek, I reviewed "You Didn't Hear This For Me," Kelsey McKinney's book about gossip www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/you-...

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I wrote for Political Tribune about Trump possibly pardoning Diddy polinews.org/trump-reveal...

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Also for @National Security Journal, I wrote about Trump turning on the Federalist Society nationalsecurityjournal.org/sleazebag-wh...

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I wrote for National Security Journal about why Trump thinks he's God nationalsecurityjournal.org/trumps-missi...

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I wrote for National Security Journal about the Tapper book nationalsecurityjournal.org/jake-tapper-...

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In this week's notes column, I wrote about the movie prospects of the Tapper book, Spacey's directorial return, Sacha Jenkins, a year of no Marvel, and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-can-or...

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I reviewed MOUNTAINHEAD, which comes to @hbomax tomorrow, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...

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Here's the June repertory film preview for Broad Street Review www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/the...

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For Political Tribune, I wrote about TACO polinews.org/investors-re...

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Also, I wrote about the Trump military birthday parade, and the planned protests, for National Security Journal nationalsecurityjournal.org/trumps-us-ar...

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Is the "Big Beautiful Bill" actually going to pass? I looked at it for National Security Journal nationalsecurityjournal.org/trump-wont-b...

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