Film & TV
PARKS & RECREATION RECAP: "Gin It Up!"
1. Donna's own scandal. Finally, "Parks" fans hungry for some more face–time with the enigmatic Donna Meagle get thrown a bone.
Interview: Stuart Connelly
Stuart Connelly is the writer and director of the new movie “The Suspect.” Connelly is a local filmmaker, and “The Suspect” is his first feature film. It will be competing for two awards at the upcoming Philadelphia Film Festival. Connelly took a moment to chat with Street about his exciting project.
Netflix Pick of the Week: "Top of the Lake"
Television is full of cop shows and serial killers, so it is really hard to reinvent the genre.
Review: "The Fifth Estate"
“The Fifth Estate” follows the rise to prominence and popularity of the WikiLeaks website and founder, Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch), over a five–year period, culminating in the website’s biggest leak: Iraq and Afghan War diaries and government cables.
Philly Film Festival Preview
Sure to please both the gritty American independent film enthusiast and Francophone cinemaphile alike, this year's Philly Film Fest—the 22nd annual—includes categories like Greater Filmadelphia (local picks) and Sight & Soundtrack (rockumentaries and music biopics). Presented below is the best of the hundred–plus field of films.
Review: "Kill Your Darlings"
Biopics are a tough film category to tackle—they are either great, à la “8 Mile,” or fall short like 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” However, “Kill Your Darlings” manages to find its place right in the middle.
B-Roll: My Love/Hate Relationship with "Honey Boo Boo"
My heart quickens; I feel adrenaline rushing through my body as my eardrums await the lovely serenade of banjo notes coming through my shitty laptop speakers.
HIMYM RECAP: "The Poker Game"
We’re down to 48 hours until the wedding. It’s game time: time to start worrying about last minute details, time for Robin and Barney to get nervous or (more likely) time for Lily and Ted to totally freak out and time for Marshall to get home, right?
Review: "The Summit"
If you want a nice story to tell at a cocktail party, you could climb Mount Everest. If you want to prove your prowess as a climber and wrestle with your own mortality, then it has to be K2. While Everest will always hold the title of tallest, K2, located on the boarder of Pakistan and China, is the deadliest climb on Earth.
Review: "Machete Kills"
Don’t take your kids to see “Machete Kills.” Seriously. The sheer amount of blood, gore and violence is enough to send any parents group into a frenzy. As an homage to the exploitation flicks of the past, Robert Rodriguez’s franchise follows an ex–Federale named Machete (Danny Trejo), who is out for justice and vengeance, usually with a bloody touch.
PARKS & RECREATION RECAP: “Doppelgangers”
1. Chris–Ann OUT. We knew this moment would be coming—we just didn’t know how.
Review: "Captain Phillips"
“Captain Phillips” is a true story. It is one man’s very real and very horrible experience translated into a film that’s now predicted to be an Oscars front-runner.
Review: "Runner Runner"
Penn students may not be able to enjoy “Runner Runner” for one reason: Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake), the protagonist, goes to Princeton. Despite this particular unsavory detail, the movie proved to be a pleasant surprise.
Review: "Enough Said"
Enough is Enough: Nicole Holofcener’s Enough Said Is Warm, Witty, and Entirely Satisfying
HIMYM Recap: "The Broken Code"
51 hours left until the wedding! Part of me has trouble believing that in the four episodes thus far in the season, we have only covered five hours of the characters’ lives.
Trailer of the Week: "Grudge Match"
Warner Bros. recently released a trailer for “Grudge Match,” the story of a longstanding rivalry between two boxers from Pittsburgh.
Review: "Parkland"
An absolute pressure cooker of a film, “Parkland” presents an intimate and visceral look at events following the assassination of John F.
