Film & TV
Philly Film Festival Review: "Caucus"
A typical Northeastern Obama-supporting Liberal, I strived for an open mind in watching "Caucus." Though I’d like to claim objectivity, it was immediately apparent I had failed.
Trailer of the Week: "Neighbors"
The release of a new trailer for “Neighbors,” Seth Rogen’s upcoming comedy that’s sure to be a hit, gives us a glimpse of what life turns into for a couple with a newborn baby when a fraternity moves in next door.
Synesthesia: "Friday Night Lights"
“I was living in a devil town/ didn’t know it was a devil town,” sings Tony Lucca as he covers Daniel Johnston’s 1990 song, “Devil Town.” Johnston had no idea his “devil town” would be Dillon, Texas, the imaginary town profiled in “Friday Night Lights,” but his song, reprised in a huskier tone yet with a whimsical air by Lucca, is one of the standouts of the show.
Philly Film Festival Review: "Miele"
What is a good reason to want to die? The eponymous main character of “Miele” has built a career out of avoiding that question.
Philly Film Festival Review: "A Touch of Sin"
Directed by Jia Zhangke, "A Touch of Sin" captures the unsettling side effects of the economic expansion in China.
Drinking Game: “How I Met Your Mother”
Here is a nine–step drinking game to be played while watching any episode from HIMYM’s nine seasons. It’s sure to make your night legen–waitforit–dary.
Interview: Jason Osder
Jason Osder, a professor of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, is the director of “Let The Fire Burn,” a new documentary about the radical organization located in Philadelphia known as MOVE.
B–Roll: Blood & Guts for Film Buffs
This past summer, I let my roommates convince me to do something quite uncharacteristic: watch a horror movie, “The Audition.” Somehow, boredom and curiosity beat out the overwhelming urge to turn on “American Idol” and watch those horrific auditions instead . One of the first horror movies I ever watched was “The Fourth Kind,” a mockumentary about alien abductions.
Philly Film Festival Review: "Let The Fire Burn"
The first person we meet in Jason Osder’s documentary, “Let the Fire Burn,” is a young child introduced to us as Michael Moses Ward.
Netflix Pick of the Week: "Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)"
Ramón Sampedro, played by a Javier Bardem, is a Spanish man who became a quadriplegic at age 25. He spent the next 29 years of his life fighting for his right to an assisted suicide.
Guilty Pleasure: "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit"
Remember when they made a movie about Whoopi Goldberg as a nightclub–singer–turned–nun on the run from the mob and it was the greatest thing you had ever seen?
Philly Film Festival Review: "Ilo Ilo"
There is a scene in “Ilo Ilo” where the maid and the only child of the Singaporean family run up to the roof of their apartment complex to watch the sunset. “The view is so beautiful here.
Philly Film Festival Review: "The Art of the Steal"
The film takes time to set up the backstory and illustrate the setting of the new heist, but it eventually finds the right tempo and tone for the rest of the movie.
HIMYM Recap: "No Questions Asked"
Awesome: As usual, most of the episode was really funny. • There’s a documentary entitled “True and Real Ghost Stories of the Supernatural”. • Barney arranged for doves to be flying overhead as they leave the wedding.
Philly Film Festival Review: "The Motel Life"
In the opening scene of “The Motel Life,” Jerry Lee (Stephen Dorff) barges into the motel room he shares with his brother, Frank (Emile Hirsch), and declares that they need to leave.
Philly Film Festival Review: "The Immigrant"
Apprehension immediately onsets as the camera navigates through the bustling crowd of immigrants eagerly anticipating a stamp of approval from the Ellis Island officers.
Trailer of the Week: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
If Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012) was a mellow ballad, then his upcoming film, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” looks like a thundering symphony.
Synesthesia: Gossip Girl
Sometimes you can only picture a show with a particular soundtrack. That's synesthesia, yo.
