Ryan Whatever
@silberwhatever
analog kid furthering romance and intellect over brute force and cynicism. Currently: Host, Pay Attention, 007 podcast; Staff Writer, MovieJawn; Member, Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Links to my newsletter and more: linktr.ee/silberwhatever (he/him)
Anne Hathaway is having the best summer, but Bennie Safdie is a great runner up
The Nixon playbook again (again @rickperlstein.bsky.social is essential reading) www.salon.com/2014/08/05/r...
15. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM is the best movie *about* Batman.
14. THE ICE STORM is a damning portrait of upper middle class white families in 1970s America
13. THE SEARCHERS is also an essential text on the ways that white supremacy and toxic masculinity have shaped America
12. While its soundtrack might be its legacy, O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? is a fully realized mini epic of the American South
11. THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS is the best sequel in this franchise, but is also a radical poem about love and identity.
10. FANTASIA is a masterpiece, and one of the apex points of western animation
9. The blocking in HIGH AND LOW is worthy of study, but the movie is also an amazing parable for economic disparity
8. DIRTY DANCING perfectly encapsulates multiple subcultures wrapped inside a fun coming-of-age romance story. Truly brilliant.
7. ASTEROID CITY is a vital work about making art and scientific discoveries during apocalyptic times
6. NOPE has not only a great blend of sci fi and westerns, but also that magical blend of awe and fear I love so much
5. EBIRAH THE HORROR OF THE DEEP has Godzilla, spy genre elements, and a surf rock soundtrack.
Read my essay about the Wes Anderson characters who live in hotels, primarily from THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, in the pages of the newest @moviejawn.com
I’ve been having a shit time lately (the last two years basically) but today is a blessed day because I am about to watch a new Steven Spielberg movie with a new John Williams score. Review on @moviejawn.com soon!