Film & TV
‘The Pitt’: Hopecore or Overwhelming Stress?
The chaos of the emergency room may be exactly what the world needs right now.
Going Forward Won’t Save You in ‘Exit 8’
Genki Kawamura’s adaptation turns a looping hallway into a reflection on avoidance, forward movement, and modern life.
Should We Be Worried About AI Actors?
Why artificial intelligence actors will never replace movie stars in Hollywood.
Before the Movies Begin, AI is Already Watching
For Penn students pursuing a career in the film industry, artificial intelligence is altering both the work and the way in.
“Penn at Penn,” But What Was the Point?
At a SPEC event, the Gossip Girl and You star takes on media, morality, and modern relationships—but never quite finds his footing.
HUMP! is Decadent and Depraved
HUMP! Film Festival thinks sex is funny, but also profound. HUMP! is neither.
‘The Drama’ is NOT a Rom–Com
Kristoffer Borgli’s new (unorthodox) love story challenges audiences to question whether love is truly unconditional alongside its characters.
‘Forbidden Fruits’: The Revival of Girl Horror
What’s not to love about a toxically feminist, sapphic coven?
Not Everyone Can Be TikTok
The start (and end) of Sora is the beginning of streaming verts.
Romance Isn’t Everything in ‘Bridgerton’
Bridgerton Season 4 shows a promising return to the series’ world–building.
'Project Hail Mary' is a Saving Grace for the Movies
In an era of lackluster filmmaking and distracted viewing, a sincere, slow–burning blockbuster makes a case for the theatrical experience.
“War Machine” and the Franchise Trap
A thrilling, hyper–violent genre pivot can’t save a film more interested in its future than its present.
'Doc' Creator Hank Steinberg Visits Penn
Penn Alum and former DP Staffer Hank Steinberg explores memory and medicine in his latest hit TV series.
Certainly! Let’s Break Down AI Usage In Film
How theories in film vastly predated technological evolution, and how we seem to have learned nothing about the dangers of new inventions.
Blumhouse: A Studio With Guts (and Gore)
How this horror studio keeps the nightmare factory churning.
Why Do We Adapt Video Games?
What gets lost when you take the player out of the game—and what has to replace it.
Never Mind
Paramount’s win of Warner Bros. Discovery over Netflix signals a larger transformation, as Hollywood studios merge to survive a scale–driven streaming market.
The Body Never Lies
From “final girls” to forced birth, horror films track America’s shifting anxieties about women, reproduction, and control.
The Hunt Returns in ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’
The game of deadly hide–and–seek goes global.
