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(07/02/18 1:46pm)
Happy first day of July! With temperatures set to reach 100°, it's easy to be tempted to stay inside. While there's no quick escape from the heatwave, there's always the option of barricading yourself in an air–conditioned cubicle on the premise that you're working hard. For when you're successfully done with that (and happy hour too, if you're into that), we have a couple of cinephile–friendly chill–out suggestions.
(06/28/18 1:00pm)
The rom–com may be making its comeback. On June 15th, everyone’s favorite streaming giant released the Netflix Original Set It Up, a movie about twenty–somethings Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell), two overworked personal assistants who, in a desire to get more free time for themselves, scheme to matchmake their demanding, workaholic bosses (played with obvious enjoyment by Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs).
(06/14/18 1:33pm)
Nobody asked for this. But my Wi–Fi is down and I’m stuck listening to the workmen who cut the cable for it in the first place as they tear up the backyard at my house, so here it is.
(06/04/18 10:48pm)
As a gay black man growing up in the Jim Crow South, André Leon Talley had to climb a pretty high ladder to reach the position he has in today's fashion world. But, in exploring Talley's life and career, Kate Novack’s new documentary film The Gospel According to André barely highlights this struggle—it’s unclear whether this is due to Novack’s reluctance to pry or Talley’s own insecurities about bringing up difficult topics.
(05/21/18 1:00pm)
Pulling up to see an R–rated movie at 9:45 a.m. on a Friday, I wasn’t expecting a crowded theater, but there were at least 40 other people without jobs looking to exploit that matinée pricing. Deadpool 2, I’m happy to say, delivered the laughs for us all.
(05/11/18 5:22pm)
At the end of our last legal studies class this semester, the professor, in his characteristic hyper–excited tone, was shouting instructions for the final paper: “don’t use flowery language,” “get to the point,” “keep it short and relevant, not sweet!”
(05/13/18 2:00pm)
It’s finally here—summer break. You can finally sit back, relax, and enjoy the warm weather. Or, if you’re more of an indoor cat, you can sit inside and live your summer vicariously through the characters (who don’t have an internship) in these summer classics:
(04/23/18 1:00pm)
If there is a limit to how dark the subject matter of a black comedy can be without contaminating its humor, then The Death of Stalin pushes right up against that limit. The film holds itself together by containing its tone, neither ignoring nor elaborating too deeply on the ever–present background atrocities concurrent with the wildly dysfunctional antics of its main characters. At least for me, this approach worked like a charm. Despite my full awareness of the arrests, gulags, and executions that the audience was frequently reminded of (if only briefly), the film had my sides aching by the time it reached a violent conclusion.
(04/20/18 1:00pm)
If you don't feel like studying all throughout reading days, Street's got your back. Here are some popular TV shows that will be returning before finals!
(04/19/18 1:00pm)
With every passing day, finals week feels like less of something to worry about later and more like something to break down about now. What once was just a mark on your calendar, outshined by the preceding festivities of Spring Fling, is now a daunting reality. However, as you let the procrastination bug settle in, you might as well watch movies that are, at the very least, tangentially related to the content of your final exams. Sure, they won’t replace the hours you’ll spend locked up in Van Pelt, but they may help you get through a hellish few weeks.
(04/20/18 1:00pm)
Spring is here, and the city of Philadelphia is awash in things that you probably don’t have time for because you’re stressing about finals. Food festivals, concerts, beer gardens, and more—we know you’re hitting “Interested” on Facebook when you have no intention of going. We see you. But if you can spare two hours, consider going to at least one event: SpringFest.
(04/16/18 1:00pm)
After ending on a cliffhanger in December 2016, Westworld is finally returning to HBO for its highly anticipated second season on April 22nd. The part science–fiction epic, part western garnered attention during its first season due to its remarkable quality and thought–proving subject matter. To recap, Westworld season one followed several storylines, each involving or revolving around advanced humanoid robots called “hosts,” equipped with incredibly fine–tuned artificial intelligence. Within the confines of Westworld, a playground for the rich and powerful, the hosts can inflict no harm, whereas they themselves can be destroyed.
(04/18/18 1:00pm)
Whatever you think of when you hear the word “documentary,” it probably isn’t “sexy,” or “terrifying,” or even “interesting.” People have been making documentaries for as long as they’ve been making feature films, but the documentary film has been co–opted by lazy high–school teachers and studio executives, and we now think of documentaries as slow, squeaky clean, and full of pretty pictures. There’s a time and place for that—Street loves Planet Earth, don’t get us wrong—but documentaries are much more diverse than that. Whatever spicy, weird stuff you’re into, we can almost guarantee you someone has made a doc on it, so here are some of our favorites:
(04/16/18 4:43pm)
A schizophrenic character is not one that most of us can identify with, but there is still one scene in Aardvark that I found relatable. After Josh’s (Zachary Quinto, in the main role) therapist fails to do her job—and fails so hard that it would be almost comical, if her job wasn’t facilitating the treatment of mental illnesses—he gets up furiously and shouts “You charge for this?” voicing my exact thoughts on what I had been watching for an hour.
(04/18/18 12:00pm)
Some of us were elated, others disappointed, but whether or not you decided to attend this year’s Spring Fling concert, there's no denying that The All–American Rejects are throwing us way back. For some, the era of “Gives You Hell” and “Move Along” are tragically superimposed over that dreadfully awkward phase between elementary and middle school. If the now cringe—inducing emo subculture spared you, I’m sorry that The All–American Rejects didn't mean as much to you as they did to me. Either way, taking a trip down memory lane can be an illuminating experience, or, you know, a reminder of just how old you’re getting. As Fling brings back the music of middle school, here are five movies that will throw you back to a simpler time.
(04/13/18 1:00pm)
How do we end up enabling the bad behaviors of the people we love the most? This is the central question behind 6 Balloons—a new Netflix original movie, starring Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson (of Broad City), that explores the devastating effects that one man’s heroin addiction has on his sister.
(04/11/18 6:41am)
As Hasan Minhaj walked onto the stage of Irvine Auditorium, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes that not even his wide smile could conceal: the hyper–enthusiastic shriek of the audience was thunderous. The event, organized by SPEC Connaissance, was sold out. More than 1,200 students and guests attended the preview for Minhaj’s upcoming Netflix talk show, followed by a Q&A session moderated by Dr. Fariha Khan, associate director of the Asian American Studies Program at Penn.
(04/10/18 1:00pm)
Nestled away on Broad Street in South Philly is CineMug. The café, which blends coffee, movie rentals, and community, is one of the city’s hidden treasures. If you’re sick of Starbucks or the Van Pelt basement and want a new place to study outside of the Penn bubble, you would be hard–pressed to find a more inviting and artsy space.
(04/07/18 1:00pm)
Gilmore Girls. The very name conjures up images of a lily–white, pigtail–wearing, plaid–skirt clad Rory with the whole wide world open to her and Lorelai holding the door. But—hot take alert—Rory Gilmore is actually kind of the worst.
(04/08/18 1:00pm)
A structured approach is how non–runners become marathon finishers, how students bump their Bs up to As, and how I hope to become a more informed appreciator of the cinematic arts over the next few years. The truth is, for someone who declares her love for film with seemingly every opportunity, I haven’t seen all that many movies. What’s particularly concerning is the number of must–see classic films that remain, in my mind, nothing more than titles with attached merit. As much as I love writing about up–and–coming movies and television that interest me in the present, I couldn’t help but wonder what can be done about all those I haven’t seen. Thus, naturally, I took to the internet for a solution.
