Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A roundup of select screenings in the Greater Philadelphia Metro area in November. Stephen Silver rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:30PMMonday, October 25, 2021
After an all-digital event last year, the Philadelphia Film Festival is back in theaters through October 31 with a series of notable new releases, including Belfast, Finding Cousteau, and St…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:40PMTuesday, October 5, 2021
The new Sopranos movie, The Many Saints of Newark, isn’t nearly as transcendent as its series predecessor. But it does tell a much more honest story about the Mafia, Newark, and race. Step…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:07PMA Halloween-y lineup of films screening in the Philadelphia area this month. Stephen Silver rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:58PMThursday, September 2, 2021
Fans of TLA Video found a new home after Miguel Gomez opened Viva Video in Ardmore. As Viva Video now closes, the community that loved it reflects on the future of movie-watching. Stephen Si…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:57PMTuesday, August 31, 2021
From recognizable classics like 'Casablanca' to notable anti-classics like 'Evil Brain From Outer Space,' a variety of films are screening in the Philadelphia area this month. Stephen Silver…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:00PMWednesday, July 28, 2021
A highlight reel of film screenings in the Greater Philadelphia area in August. Stephen Silver rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:00AMFriday, July 2, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
Movie theaters are back, and with them film festivals. The recent PFF SpringFest screened seven films including ‘Summer of Soul,’ ‘The Meaning of Hitler,’ and ‘Swan Song.’ Stephe…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:11PMTuesday, June 8, 2021
Norman Jewison, director of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ and
‘Moonstruck,’ is one of the most prolific filmmakers of the second half of the 20th century. A n…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:57AMTuesday, April 13, 2021
Movie fans have been waiting a year to get back to movie theaters. Stephen Silver visited Bryn Mawr Film Institute on its reopening day, contemplating the future of in-person moviegoing.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:09PMMonday, April 5, 2021
‘Concrete Cowboy,’ Ricky Staub’s directorial debut, provides a compelling and beautifully rendered look at the subculture of Black horsemanship in North Philadelphia. Stephen Silver re…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:26PMTuesday, March 16, 2021
Ephraim Asili’s ‘The Inheritance,’ a thought-provoking new film about a Black socialist collective in West Philadelphia, combines fictional characters with real-life appearances by vet…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:46PMTuesday, February 23, 2021
Journalist Abraham Riesman has authored a definitive biography of the famed Marvel creator Stan Lee, uncovering truths that may make Lee's fans uncomfortable. Stephen Silver reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:38PMTuesday, February 9, 2021
‘Philly D.A.,' a new docuseries about Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival February 3. It’s a multifaceted look at the controversial civil-…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:39PMTuesday, November 17, 2020
Like the city itself, the Riverview movie theater in South Philly was far from perfect. But it formed lasting memories for generations of Philadelphian moviegoers from all walks of life. Ste…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:40PMTuesday, November 3, 2020
Talia Lavin, one of the current political moment’s most incisive journalists, details her confrontations with the world’s worst trolls in ‘Culture Warlords.’ Stephen Silver reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:32PMTalia Lavin, one of the current political moment’s most incisive journalists, details her confrontations with the world’s worst trolls in ‘Culture Warlords.’ Stephen Silver reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:32PMMonday, October 26, 2020
‘Nomadland’ launched the 29th annual Philadelphia Film Festival's hybrid presentation, with a showing at the PFS Drive-in at the Navy Yard on October 23. Stephen Silver reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:36AMTuesday, July 28, 2020
Film critic Stephen Silver misses movie theaters, and can't wait to see Christopher Nolan's upcoming ‘Tenet.’ But he still won’t risk attending an indoor theater.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:23PMMonday, June 15, 2020
A new short documentary, ‘40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic,’ examines a movie that tells one story of Philadelphia. Are we writing a new history this month? Stephen Silver consi…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:37PMMonday, June 8, 2020
In his new biography of late Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay, longtime local baseball writer Todd Zolecki shows how even the best athletes are facing more struggles than you know. Stephen Silv…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:52PMTuesday, May 19, 2020
Film critic Stephen Silver has been arguing for years that Philadelphia's movie theaters are insufficient. What he wouldn't give to get back to them.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:40PMMonday, March 30, 2020
The locally shot 'Dispatches from Elsewhere' has established itself as a first-rate mystery, making better use of Philadelphia locations than any movie or show in memory. Stephen Silver revi…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:53PMSunday, February 23, 2020
Lightbox Film Center, which closed at University City's International House in December, has reopened on Broad Street, in partnership with University of the Arts. Stephen Silver visited the …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:49PMFriday, January 24, 2020
Philadelphia’s film culture will lose five movie screens, and a whole lot more, when the Ritz at the Bourse closes its doors. Stephen Silver considers the theater’s legacy.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:34PMSunday, December 1, 2019
Ronan Farrow, one of the leading journalists of the #MeToo movement, has written ‘Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,’ a gloriously cinematic narrative of…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:59PMMonday, November 11, 2019
'Picture of His Life,' a documentary about an enigmatic Israeli-American attempting a historic photographic feat, kicked off this year’s Fall Fest at the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:15PMTuesday, October 29, 2019
Three of the most notable documentaries at the Philadelphia Film Festival covered the theft of a priceless violin, American negotiators' memories of the failed Mideast peace process, and a P…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:34PMWednesday, May 15, 2019
South Jersey's Ritz Theatre Company presents 'Big Fish,' a faithful and emotional musical adaptation of Tim Burton's 2013 film. Stephen Silver reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:36PMMonday, February 25, 2019
‘Rent’ was the most popular Broadway musical of the 1990s. How does the show that's synonymous with Generation X play in 2019, as millions of millennials try to pay their bills? Stephen …
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