Film & TV
Guilty Pleasure: Hot Rod (2007)
Before he soiled his first pair of pants and smirked his way onto the cover of TV Guide, Andy Samberg made Hot Rod. In 2007 Lorne Michaels had the idea that if he gave a camera, $25 million and more than five minutes worth of film to the Lonely Island brigade that they could somehow throw together a movie that stayed in theaters for more than a month and could recover half of its budget.
Guilty Pleasure: Dirty Dancing (1987)
You’re getting ready for a BYO with your friends on a Saturday night.
Harold & Kumar's Christmas: Drunk, High and Sober
Harold and Kumar are back with… wait for it… a Christmas movie. We couldn’t tackle this one alone, so Street sent three critics: high, drunk and sober.
'Tower Heist' Follows Action Flick Formula to a T
Just because it’s been done, doesn’t mean it isn’t entertaining.
Like Crazy Makes Us Feel Bad about Our Own Love Lives
Have you ever experienced the excitement of all–consuming love?
Pushing Boundaries One Skin Cell at a Time
Almodovar’s latest draws us into its deepest, darkest lairs.
We'll Stick To The Real 'Mozart'
French director Feret’s latest is less prodigal than its subjects.
Reading Shmeading
Didn’t do the reading for your midterm next week? Neither did we.
New Film Anonymous leaves us questioning more than Shakespeare
Let’s jump back in time to the period of William Shakespeare.
Rum Doesn't Leave Us Drunk
Johnny Depp’s latest is hardly fulfilling.
It Ended Just In Time
Justin Timberlake headlines this lackluster sci-fi take on Bonnie & Clyde.
Interview: Elizabeth Olsen and Sean Durkin
Street sat down with Martha Marcy May Marlene director Sean Durkin and actress Elizabeth Olsen. Turns out, Lizzie isn’t just Mary–Kate and Ashley’s little sister anymore.
In Defense of Movies
You won't just find an Almost Famous poster on my wall.
Marcy Martha May Marlene...Marvelous
From the Olsen cult to the Sundance cult.
Guilty Pleasure: Hocus Pocus (1993)
It’s 1 p.m. in mid–October and you’re surfing channels instead of going to class.
Penn Leaders Share Their Favorite Horror Movies
With Halloween right around the corner, Street decided to catch up with some of Penn’s campus leaders about their favorite spooky films. Lauren Yates, Excelano Project Director My favorite horror film by far is Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie. The number of bad remakes alone prove the awesomeness of this film.
A One-Day Preview Of the Philadelphia Film Festival
The festival’s most highly anticipated films — and the ones worth skipping work for.
What Not to See at the Philadelphia Film Festival
The Philadelphia Film Festival begins today and ends November 3rd, and since you can’t make it to every screening, you better know which to avoid.
A Lesson in Distraction: Best of Netflix Instant
It’s midterm season, which means that your time spent on Netflix is likely to increase exponentially.
