Publications list

The National Interest

The National Interest is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer^® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Stephen Silver.

Rating	Title \| Year	Author	Quote
4/5	Charlie Wilson's War (2007)	Stephen Silver	An all-time great director, Hollywood’s hottest screenwriter, and a pair of the world’s biggest movie stars teamed up to make a movie about diplomacy, politics, statecraft, and covert war, one that's funny throughout (15th anniversary, 19Fortyfive.com Posted Dec 27, 2022 Edit critic review
2/5	Silk Road (2021)	Stephen Silver	Far from the most interesting possible movie to be made from this story. It's presented somewhat inertly and isn't very arresting visually. Posted Feb 19, 2021 Edit critic review
3/5	Space Sweepers (2021)	Stephen Silver	Overlong, but it features some impressively creative visuals, and a story that's ultimately compelling. Posted Feb 15, 2021 Edit critic review
2/5	A Glitch in the Matrix (2020)	Stephen Silver	A full movie of what strongly resembles stoned dorm room philosophizing, in which the musings are very rarely particularly interesting. Posted Feb 05, 2021 Edit critic review
4/5	The Dissident (2020)	Stephen Silver	A first-rate examination of a despicable crime, committed on the international stage. Posted Dec 31, 2020 Edit critic review
4/5	Assassins (2020)	Stephen Silver	Explores this wild topic with journalistic precision and is equally concerned with several different types of intrigue Posted Dec 18, 2020 Edit critic review
3.5/5	Mosul (2019)	Stephen Silver	A harrowing war film, directed with urgency, in a way that's always clearly rendered, and not dependent on shaky-cam techniques Posted Nov 30, 2020 Edit critic review
4/5	Kingdom of Silence (2020)	Stephen Silver	It's an eye-opening, infuriating, but very well put-together look at an international tragedy. Posted Oct 08, 2020 Edit critic review
2/5	The Devil All the Time (2020)	Stephen Silver	The only thing that makes the film worth watching is a performance by Robert Pattinson, who has been the best thing about quite a few films in the last year. Posted Sep 25, 2020 Edit critic review
4/5	Desert One (2019)	Stephen Silver	What's particularly striking is how much many of these people are haunted by their failure, and guilty over their actions that not only failed in the mission but resulted in the deaths of servicemen. Posted Aug 21, 2020 Edit critic review
4/5	Coup 53 (2019)	Stephen Silver	A fascinating peering into that era of history, even if it doesn't dive quite as deep as some of the scholarship that's been done in the matter. Posted Aug 21, 2020 Edit critic review
4/5	7500 (2019)	Stephen Silver	A taut, engaging action thriller that never feels like a gimmick, even though it sort of is one. Posted Jun 19, 2020 Edit critic review
0/5	The Last Days of American Crime (2020)	Stephen Silver	It's ludicrously long, at nearly two and a half hours, and wades into extremely relevant issues of crime, policing and street violence without having much to say about any of it Posted Jun 11, 2020 Edit critic review
3.5/5	Code 8 (2019)	Stephen Silver	It isn't groundbreaking, but it does skillfully combine several genres, including sci-fi, superheroes, and even heist movies, while getting quite creative at certain points Posted Apr 17, 2020 Edit critic review