Love and Subterfuge: Romance in James Bond
(02/12/19 4:52am)
To associate a genre such as the spy film with love is, in reality, a little bit ridiculous.
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A Valentine's Day Playlist for Rekindling Your Love
(02/12/19 9:55pm)
Need to recover from heartbreak or not getting that text back? Street has you covered with some soulful, romantic songs that will make you believe in love again this Valentine’s season.
The Perfect On–Campus Date for Valentine's Day
(02/12/19 1:13am)
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, there's more and more hype and pressure to find new and unique ways to spend time with your significant other. You’ve exhausted coffee dates, surpassed your monthly budget for downtown meals, and the thought of yet another Netflix and chill sesh already has you yawning. This Valentine’s Day, discover a new part of campus to create a romantic adventure that promises to shake up your mid–winter routine.
What Do AI Relationships in Movies Say About Us?
(02/12/19 1:14am)
In Ex Machina, Caleb Smith falls in love with Ava, a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence (AI). In Her, Theodore Twombly falls in love with Samantha, a self–named operating system with AI. In Blade Runner 2049, K is in a domestic relationship with Joi, a projected hologram of Ana de Armas… with AI.
What to Watch on Netflix this Valentine’s Day Depending On Your Mood
(02/11/19 1:25am)
It’s that time of year that some dread and others anticipate: Valentine’s Day. It’s time to pull out the romantic comedies, sappy love stories, popcorn, and Ben & Jerry’s to help it all go down.
Overheards 02.06.2019
(02/06/19 10:24pm)
Wharton Undergraduate Finance Club Member: “We can’t just ‘get this bread,’ we’ve gotta bake it.”
The Stand–Up Round–Up: The Best Netflix Comedian For You
(02/07/19 1:52am)
Stand-up comedy has reached new heights with help from Netflix. The streaming platform even has an entire Instagram, @netflixisajoke, dedicated to promoting their endless comedy series and specials. Not sure where to start? Check out the following comedians, each with a unique style to suit you. Watch to laugh, or just so you can start catching your friend's constant references to well-known comedy routines in casual conversation. Either way, there's a comedian who you'll soon find yourself Youtube–stalking, whether it's their sets from the early 2000s or their work on your favorite current comedy shows.
Celebrating the Innovation of Animated Movies
(02/07/19 2:28am)
When we think about the point at which movies cross over from being popular entertainment to art cinema—the artificial division between the empty genre film and the poetic, slow–moving indie flick—where exactly do we place animated movies? The proliferation of animation as a major film–making medium has been a long process primarily driven by technological innovation. The special effects of classic films like King Kong would not have been possible without the use of stop–motion animation. Early computer–generated animated films, including Pixar’s first feature film Toy Story, have held up surprisingly well despite the great leaps in CGI technologies. In 2018, Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse garnered significant acclaim for emulating the visual style of a comic book through computer animation. In short, contemporary 3D animation is nothing less than awe–inspiring. However, in addition to innovation at the artistic and technological level, the medium of animation has been a hotbed for inventive modes of storytelling. Many of the greatest animated films in recent memory have transcended the genres and the audiences that we set on such a flexible medium, using the liberties of limitless visual invention to tell the stories that children hold with them well into adulthood.
The Death of the Director
(02/05/19 10:25pm)
In Roland Barthes’ essay, “The Death of the Author,” he asserts that critics and audiences must separate literature from its author. To acknowledge the author is to unnecessarily add background context to the piece. The phrase, “death of the author,” has come up in recent criticism around artists like J.K. Rowling and the validity of her extensive addendums to Harry Potter. Now, with the current round of Oscars coming up, we face the slight alteration of Barthes’ concepts, a proposed idea for a newer medium: The death of the director.
‘Velvet Buzzsaw’: Horror Comedy at its Most Pretentious
(02/05/19 5:07am)
Following Outlaw King, Roma, and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix keeps its output of original productions rolling in 2019 with Velvet Buzzsaw, a satirical thriller–turned–comedy following several art world big–shots who begin commercializing a dead man’s artwork. When business begins picking up, supernatural tragedy befalls everyone who’s been involved with profiting off the dead artist, Vetril Dease.
Street x Sundance: 'Honey Boy'
(02/06/19 10:17pm)
Honey Boy is an explanation. It might even be a baptism. Or maybe it's about permission. Permission to hate, permission to forgive, and permission to move on.
The Ted Bundy Tapes: Unrevolutionary, Sad, and Tiresome
(02/04/19 11:59pm)
He’s been dubbed the "Jack the Ripper" of the United States. He’s admitted to brutally violating and murdering over 30 women during the 1970s. He’s known for his disarming charisma and (literally) devilish good looks. His story has been recounted in media and popular culture countless times. Ted Bundy—the household name that plagued headlines and haunted millions for decades—is emerging once again. 30 years after his execution, we’re offered yet another allegedly unique look into the mind of America’s most infamous serial killer—this time, through a Netflix Original.
Street x Sundance: 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile' Review
(01/31/19 6:53am)
Former Street editor–in–chief Nick Joyner went to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Now Nick’s back to fill us in about all the hottest indies coming out this year.
Street x Sundance: 'Adam' Review
(02/01/19 4:06am)
It’s a rare thing to see a socially conscious film held with care and comedy, and Adam is just that. The movie—directed by Rhys Ernst, a queer filmmaker who has worked as a producer on Amazon Studios’ Transparent—resembles something of a queer The Perks of Being a Wallflower crossed with radical sexual politics.
Street x Sundance: 'Dirty God' Review
(02/01/19 4:04am)
Dirty God (2019) opens with a slow pan over a body of burned flesh. The sinewy, drum–tight skin looks like a tapestry in the warm morning light, so gorgeous that it becomes textural. Several minutes pass before we see a face, the face of the disembodied figure we’ve been scrutinizing.
Your Guide to the 2019 Oscar–Nominated Shorts
(02/02/19 2:00pm)
With just under a month left before the 91st Academy Awards air on ABC, the scramble to watch as many of the nominees as possible is well underway. For those of us excited to share in the joy and outrage that will inevitably erupt in response to the Oscar results, this is our last chance to catch up on all that we may have missed in 2018. Although the nominated feature films tend to populate theaters nationwide or are available on–demand via streaming services, the 15 nominees in the short categories are often left out of the conversation. While many of these shorts may require screenings at specialty theaters, six of the 15 are available online.
The Oscars' 'Best Popular Film' Award: Blurring the Lines Between Commercial and Artistic Success
(02/01/19 10:18pm)
What exactly qualifies a film as "popular?" This question came to the forefront when, this past August, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced an addition to the upcoming Oscars, an award titled “Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film.” The category would be separate from the most anticipated prize of the evening of Best Picture. Though the Academy released few details about the new award other than its title, the decision still incited passionate response.
'Akira': An Introduction to Anime
(02/04/19 4:03am)
In possession of a 1.1-billion-yen budget, a massive bank of source material, and a story steeped in destruction, brotherhood, and power, Akira (1988) was set up to succeed.
Overheards 1.30.2019
(01/30/19 6:55am)
English Major, during critique: “I don’t want to be offensive to the story, but I thought a lot about Twilight while I was reading it.”
The Ghostbusters are Returning in 2020—and Leslie Jones is Not Having It
(01/30/19 10:51pm)
Ghostbusters is one of those classic films that everyone loves. The catchy theme song, iconic white hearse, and clunky proton packs are easily recognized by all and beloved by many. In the era of sequels and remakes, it’s no surprise that this cherished franchise is being adapted to entertain a new generation of viewers. But the drama surrounding the 2016 and 2020 Ghostbusters remakes may come down to more than just creative differences.
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