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(04/25/19 7:18pm)
Growing up, I wasn't plagued by the idea of strange boogeymen lurking in the dark. Instead I was haunted by story of the legendary La Llorona, or the Weeping Woman. Her story is ancient and dates back hundreds of years, so naturally, it varies. But I always knew it as follows: Before she was La Llorona, Maria was a young, beautiful and happy wife to a rich businessman. As their two sons grew older, Maria's husband began to travel more and grew disillusioned with her, as she was not as young and beautiful as she once was. Whenever her husband would visit, he would spend much of his time with his sons, and hardly paid any attention to Maria. Angry and confused, Maria blamed her children for her husband's actions and, in a fit of rage, drowned them in a nearby river. Immediately regretting her actions, Maria threw herself in the river, committing suicide. Her ghost, unable to cross over into the after life, now weeps constantly for her children and kidnaps and drowns any child she comes across, as she mistakes them for her own. The tale has been told to many, including myself, to keep children indoors, to keep safe from real dangers.
(04/26/19 12:58am)
Long gone are the days where cartoons were strictly reserved for small children and hazy late–night re–runs. In the last decade or so, comedic adult–oriented animation has been on the rise, and for good reason, too. Combining whimsical animation styles with adult subject matter and humor produces a seemingly contradictory form of entertainment. But opposites are sometimes better together than they are apart. So if you're in the mood for the sweet–and–salty mix that is adult animation, check out these ten shows that do it best.
(05/20/19 7:00am)
The subject has an age–worn quality about him, as if he has seen more than he lets on, though at his age he has already seen quite a bit. His eyes are creased around the edges, his lips held tight even as he speaks. A lilt of Polish and French tinges his voice; he says that he is “French in [his] heart,” though he speaks passionately about his childhood in Poland—still, he never raises his tone too much, never lets it waver. He is a composed man, a careful one, and clearly an artist.
(04/24/19 10:51pm)
I am officially eating my own words. Sunday's episode was much stronger than the first—this one had better character interactions, better dialogue, and while the pace was a little slower, this was a virtue when compared to last week's breakneck pace that ran faster than Gendry. This episode was bitter–sweet and full of sexual tension, but it was hard to really enjoy it knowing that this was the final night many of our favorite characters would spend in the world of the living. The army of the dead is outside of the walls of Winterfell, but before the second War for the Dawn begins, we're greeted with some of the the sweetest moments of the entire series.
(04/22/19 4:43pm)
On April 20, the majority of the cast of Lin–Manuel Miranda's upcoming In the Heights film released. Miranda, famous for his blockbuster musical Hamilton, wrote In The Heights in 1999 to critical acclaim, and after the success of Hamilton, translating his only other full–length musical becomes a clearly beneficial move. However, the adaptation of his second most famous work raises the question of the movie musical and the translation of stage musical onto the screen.
(04/22/19 4:51am)
Elle Fanning stares into the camera, fresh–faced and doe–eyed. Neon light floods the background. Fanning is the center of attention in both Teen Spirit (2019) and The Neon Demon (2016)—audiences of both are treated to pensive, close–up shots of her unmoving face that are similar in execution, but shockingly different in vision. When compared, Teen Spirit and The Neon Demon can be described in the same way: similar but different, and tied together by a gorgeous performance from Fanning.
(04/23/19 4:44am)
Donald Glover and Rihanna in a musical film together, shot over the course of a few months in Cuba. What’s not to love?
(04/18/19 7:52pm)
In the opening scene of Unicorn Store, twenty–something art student Kit (Brie Larson) is seen bug–eyed, inspired, and furiously working on an art piece about her favorite thing in the world, unicorns. As she covers her blank canvas with glitter and strokes of pink, purple, and blue, she can't help but smear some of the material onto her face (an image that reoccurs quite often throughout the film.) When she's finished, Kit turns and proudly presents the sparkly masterpiece to her three monochromatic and stiff–collared professors, who immediately flunk her, and effectively crush her dreams. This first scene is a good representation of what watching The Unicorn Store is like. It's visuals are stunning and wondrous, and it's filled to the brim with whimsy and quirk, but at the end of the day it's not up to par, and a bit disappointing.
(04/22/19 11:38pm)
Among Netflix’s newest additions this April is A Land Imagined: the Singaporean, neo–noir winner of the 71st Locarno Film Festival’s Golden Leopard. Sounds niche—but neo–noir might be more familiar than you think.
(04/22/19 5:17am)
We all loved Noah Centineo in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, because really, what was not to love? The overwhelmingly positive—and slightly obsessive—response to this cliché yet innovative film was well–deserved. However, Netflix has taken a great movie and the refreshingly adorable Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo) and overused them both to the point where they become dull and false in their new film The Perfect Date — and they’ve exposed Centineo’s uncomfortably bad acting in the process.
(04/19/19 5:31pm)
It comes as no shock that the final leg of the third trilogy of the Star Wars revival will be the most anticipated release this Christmas. Though the franchise has had a rocky road to its ninth film, the end of principal photography garnered a positive response from fans and built excitement for the film. Just last week, at an extensive panel with director J.J. Abrams and the cast, the teaser trailer for the finale of the trilogy dropped. With it, there is much to unpack, and I will break it down by section.
(04/19/19 4:26am)
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, or purposefully avoiding popular culture, you may know that a little film named Avengers: Endgame is due to come out in two weeks—on April 26, to be exact. Whether you have read every Marvel comic, or are only seeing this movie because your friend has read every Marvel comic, Street has got you covered on how to get up to speed for what is poised to be the biggest movie of all time.
(04/16/19 7:27pm)
After almost two years of waiting, Winter has finally returned, and I want a jacket because it is absolutely chilling. As an avid watcher and a dedicated fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, I have been waiting for many of the payoffs that we saw in last night's episode for years. While the premiere was visually stunning and full of content, this is not the same Game of Thrones that I once loved.
(04/22/19 4:00am)
Avengers: Endgame has officially been set to release on April 25, and Marvel fans couldn't be more excited. It's a bittersweet day—the movie will finally answer all the questions posed in its predecessor, Avengers: Infinity War, but it will also mark the end of the Marvel Universe's current generation. From 2008 to 2019, we have grown up with these Marvel movies—but some are better than others. If you're looking to binge Marvel films before Endgame comes out, take a look at this ranking of Marvel's best and worst.
(04/22/19 12:05am)
The sitcom is one of the most treasured forms of American media, often defining a generation with a specific sense of humor and creating a common language among its viewers. The “situational comedy” centers on a set of characters in the same setting as they go about their lives—they enter new relationships, lose others, and have to make grand life choices before our very eyes. Perhaps one of the most influential shows for the current generation has been Friends, which, while premiering in the 1990s, has enjoyed a revival among an audience of young adults with time to kill.
(04/16/19 7:30pm)
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect when I settled into my seat at the Ritz at the Bourse to see The Aftermath. I hadn’t seen a trailer and I hadn’t read the book, but I knew that Keira Knightley starred in the film alongside Alexander Skarsgård and Jason Clarke, so I had high hopes.
(04/22/19 12:44am)
The strange and ever–changing horror genre seems to currently be dominated by names like Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, and John Krasinski—and rightly so. Their works are inventive, terrifying, and challenge viewers to redefine what they believe to be the typical horror film. But no matter how much time has passed, we can't overlook the classics—and no one does classic horror better than Stephen King.
(04/22/19 12:21am)
Anime has been granted its boom in the West. Shows and movies that might've only been found on Cartoon Network in the early 2000s, and only watched by nerdy kids, have weaved their way into mainstream culture—in lyric references, on Kim K’s Instagram, and even at the Oscars. What’s all the talk about? And why do so many rappers rap about going “Super Saiyan?”
(04/13/19 6:25am)
Of all villains in comic book history, the most famous is certainly The Joker. His green hair, red lips, purple suit, and too–wide grin are lodged into the collective cultural knowledge of not just comic book villains, but villains in general. He is not only the most recognizable villain, but perhaps the most interesting to follow when it comes to his film adaptations, with the tragic story of Heath Ledger’s run followed by the disappointing revival by Jared Leto. After the cancellation of Leto’s Joker film following the painfully embarrassing Suicide Squad, the fate of DC’s most iconic villain remained up in the air—until now.
(04/09/19 6:34pm)
There’s no question that movie theater attendance has been dropping. Wall Street has even speculated that the advent of streaming services has doomed movie theaters to extinction. But are they really doing that poorly?
