Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot

A proud SFCS, OFCS, Tomatometer-approved film critic obsessed with movies that make you go "youch!". Expect luke warm takes and misanthropic cinematic musings.

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It is time. The biggest drop of the year. After watching 108 films and reviewing 67 of them, I am ready to share my official Top Ten Films of 2025. Strap in. https://t.co/8XUDFjdXKp

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@RufioJJ Movie isn’t any better

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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day' is a surprisingly baffling sci-fi misfire that only occasionally recaptures the sense of awe that made him one of science fiction’s defining filmmakers. Disappointing. https://t.co/oDKl6JiIDw

[Cinema Tropical @CinemaTropical]

“An intriguing descent into obsession… Beautiful and vaguely threatening, inviting and alienating” says @SSRdotcom on the Chilean film SUMMER WAR by Alicia Scherson in its world premiere at @Tribeca https://t.co/jQxhdvU4QH

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You probably haven't even heard of 'Tuner' - a crime drama about a piano tuner who starts cracking safes - but you should seek this hidden gem out in theaters immediately. It's terrific.

In theaters today!

https://t.co/N4eiPsbqdF

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‘Backrooms’ feels like it already has a viral following before it’s even hit theaters. This unapologetically surreal, Lynchian nightmare-scape doesn’t care to spoon-feed audiences answers; unsettling tho likely to narratively alienate some viewers.

https://t.co/VEqW2YXP6C

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The Mandalorian and Grogu barely even qualifies as a movie. Bloated, cheap-looking, and entirely devoid of movie qualities like plot, character growth, decent dialogue, this sets a new low bar for the once beloved galaxy far far away. https://t.co/ib3LXc8hMC

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@peoplescrtic Yes! Same.

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Another SIFF shorty: 'Mārama' is a Māori Gothic horror movie about the long, dark shadow of colonialism.
https://t.co/WeJpYKvpbN

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You may have heard the hype building around ‘Obsession’…and you should believe every word of it. That rare scary-black comedy cautionary tale that executes both its horror and hilarity with surgical precision. I loved it.

https://t.co/IG6PI0sJXe

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'Is God Is' is a horrible movie name. But this stylish vengeance-fueled black comedy is more compelling than its terrible title suggests, though not without its flaws.

In theaters Friday. https://t.co/2OPGnbD4bj

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An atmospheric, character-rich glimpse into Iran’s defiant art underground, ‘The Friend’s House is Here‘ mostly rewards patient viewers. It's playing SIFF @ Friday, May 8 @ 8:30, SIFF Cinema Uptown and Saturday, May 9 @ 2:15 PM, SIFF Cinema Uptown

https://t.co/bl1qRL1Phm

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Really enjoyed this documentary about bilateral amputee Mandy Horvath’s attempt to quite literally crawl up Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Playing at SIFF: 5/9 @ 2:30 PM, PACCAR IMAX Theater at Pacific Science Center + 5/10 @ 6:00 PM, SIFF Cinema Uptown
https://t.co/04X1lzNB3N

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The Seattle International Film Festival kicks off tonight. Here are the movies I've seen already and the list of those I'm trying to see: https://t.co/uh8euhLgSA

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Sam Raimi's 'Send Help' crash lands on Hulu today. It's a callback to his early horror movies with a survival thriller bent with an excellent leading turn from the inimitable Rachel McAdams. Definitely worth your time. https://t.co/qymJmHyVuP

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For me, 'Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour' was a painful experience. If you like concert films where the screaming, crying, off-key-singing fans are as much of a show as the main attraction, it may however be for you. Also, it's in 3D...
https://t.co/1rR5DABe2k

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'Swapped' features the voice talent of Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple and despite some alluring animation, it's a pretty forgettable Netflix kids movie. Inoffensive but bland. https://t.co/rS5NuBNmhC

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Prepare your pitchforks + come for my head because...this ain't it.

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2′ returns to high fashion glitterati with Streep, Hathaway, Blunt, and Tucci for a sequel that trades the original’s sharp class anxiety for boardroom trading. https://t.co/27gd3A6wGP

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Adam Scott gets trapped with a witch in the honeymoon suite in 'Hokum', an Irish folkloric horror movie from the director of 'Oddity'. Worth a watch for horror fans. https://t.co/A24Fnt4JkA

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‘Omaha’ is now in theaters. Check out my exclusive interview with star John Magaro (First Cow, Past Lives.) https://t.co/BLFRkrQMye

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@peoplescrtic Happy birthday buddy!