Ryan Syrek

If you want to know how improbable it is that a documentary has become the buzziest, most meme-tastic movie currently rockin' cineplexes, my father literally stopped me when I said 'I just saw a three-hour documentary' because he was simply too disinteres... See more

The most shocking moment in Other Mommy has nothing to do with its sensational opening scene. No, the most shocking moment is when the credits reveal that the movie was based on a book. Really? An actual book? With words and such? And a full novel of abou... See more

Call me a rube, boob, or any synonym for cinematically simplistic, but I love me some Aaron Sorkin. I was weaned on The West Wing . I devoured A Few Good Men at an impressionable age. I will still defend The Newsroom without hesitation. I am, if nothing e... See more

If Robert Pattinson is granted award show adulation for his role as Chris Hansen in Primetime , it won’t be for turning in an uncanny impression of the TV host. It is abstract impressionism at best. It will mostly be for a finger-gunned gesture towards a ... See more

The latest “what if we made a metaphor literal” movie tackles the oft-sung refrain “life is a highway.” Don’t worry: It Ends realizes that the road trip of sentient modern human existence is, in fact, an abject nightmare for which there is no working GPS.... See more