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(08/31/18 12:00pm)
Insatiable, the latest original show that Netflix has regrettably poured money into and is now throwing at all of us each time we open up our loading screens, is painfully bad. It’s billed as a comedy but feels like the writers were forced to watch YouTube tutorials on how to be funny and then locked in a writer’s room with no food and ten years’ worth of Cosmo magazines. I am an avid, guilty watcher of reality shows and other garbage TV, but Insatiable is different—it is the rare show that manages to be trashy without even being slightly enjoyable to watch.
(08/29/18 12:56am)
Despite Hollywood ignoring minority contributions to film and, in some cases, actively creating hostile environments to creatives of color, films with racially diverse casts are crushing it right now. The success of recent films like Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians, and Sorry to Bother You proves that audiences are eager for stories with racial diversity. What the success of these movies also shows is that audiences are willing to engage with another kind of diversity, more present but perhaps even harder to get right—socioeconomic diversity.
(08/19/18 4:31pm)
When Camille skates, she’s skating against the wishes of her mother. She’s also skating despite the expectations of the community. Her home life is a classic single-parent dynamic, her sport is one that’s crowded by boys. This is the premise of Skate Kitchen, director Crystal Moselle's new film. The teenage Camille, played by the very cool Rachelle Vinberg, is skating against stereotypes. As far as she knows, the only place where other girls skate is online.
(08/10/18 1:00pm)
Though most famous for his stand–up comedy, Bo Burnham has become a hot topic of late for his new movie, Eighth Grade. Plainly stated, the plot and characters are (un)remarkably normal, at least by today's standards. Starring 15–year–old Elsie Fisher as Kayla, Eighth Grade is a comically awkward and poignantly moving glimpse into the new teenager’s final moments of middle school.
(08/05/18 3:33pm)
A man sitting on a leather couch, smoking a cigar, and looking ecstatic as he says “I love money” is a sight you would expect to see in a movie like The Wolf of Wall Street, behind some closed door in the Financial District. Except the scene in question is shot about 4,000 miles away, and its protagonist—whose German accent, if not the gilded background, gives him away—is none other than Florian Homm, the “Antichrist of finance.”
(07/13/18 1:39pm)
It’s always distressing to go on Netflix in search of that movie you know was on there just last week, only to find that it disappeared. Here’s a little warning for you on upcoming expiration dates—and, just in case you miss them, some alternatives that (heads up!) were just added to the Netflix catalog.
(07/05/18 1:21pm)
Almost two decades after Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven reinvigorated the American heist, Ocean’s 8 has given the genre a female facelift. It’s not the first franchise reboot to feature a new all–women cast; the 2016 Ghostbusters faced backlash from critics and concerned misogynists alike, even before its release. Regardless, both films mark a shift towards better representation on the big screen—think: Wonder Woman, Lady Bird, The Handmaid’s Tale, etc.
(07/02/18 1:46pm)
Happy first day of July! With temperatures set to reach 100°, it's easy to be tempted to stay inside. While there's no quick escape from the heatwave, there's always the option of barricading yourself in an air–conditioned cubicle on the premise that you're working hard. For when you're successfully done with that (and happy hour too, if you're into that), we have a couple of cinephile–friendly chill–out suggestions.
(06/28/18 1:00pm)
The rom–com may be making its comeback. On June 15th, everyone’s favorite streaming giant released the Netflix Original Set It Up, a movie about twenty–somethings Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell), two overworked personal assistants who, in a desire to get more free time for themselves, scheme to matchmake their demanding, workaholic bosses (played with obvious enjoyment by Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs).
(06/14/18 1:33pm)
Nobody asked for this. But my Wi–Fi is down and I’m stuck listening to the workmen who cut the cable for it in the first place as they tear up the backyard at my house, so here it is.
(06/04/18 10:48pm)
As a gay black man growing up in the Jim Crow South, André Leon Talley had to climb a pretty high ladder to reach the position he has in today's fashion world. But, in exploring Talley's life and career, Kate Novack’s new documentary film The Gospel According to André barely highlights this struggle—it’s unclear whether this is due to Novack’s reluctance to pry or Talley’s own insecurities about bringing up difficult topics.
(05/21/18 1:00pm)
Pulling up to see an R–rated movie at 9:45 a.m. on a Friday, I wasn’t expecting a crowded theater, but there were at least 40 other people without jobs looking to exploit that matinée pricing. Deadpool 2, I’m happy to say, delivered the laughs for us all.
(05/11/18 5:22pm)
At the end of our last legal studies class this semester, the professor, in his characteristic hyper–excited tone, was shouting instructions for the final paper: “don’t use flowery language,” “get to the point,” “keep it short and relevant, not sweet!”
(05/13/18 2:00pm)
It’s finally here—summer break. You can finally sit back, relax, and enjoy the warm weather. Or, if you’re more of an indoor cat, you can sit inside and live your summer vicariously through the characters (who don’t have an internship) in these summer classics:
(04/23/18 1:00pm)
If there is a limit to how dark the subject matter of a black comedy can be without contaminating its humor, then The Death of Stalin pushes right up against that limit. The film holds itself together by containing its tone, neither ignoring nor elaborating too deeply on the ever–present background atrocities concurrent with the wildly dysfunctional antics of its main characters. At least for me, this approach worked like a charm. Despite my full awareness of the arrests, gulags, and executions that the audience was frequently reminded of (if only briefly), the film had my sides aching by the time it reached a violent conclusion.
(04/20/18 1:00pm)
If you don't feel like studying all throughout reading days, Street's got your back. Here are some popular TV shows that will be returning before finals!
(04/19/18 1:00pm)
With every passing day, finals week feels like less of something to worry about later and more like something to break down about now. What once was just a mark on your calendar, outshined by the preceding festivities of Spring Fling, is now a daunting reality. However, as you let the procrastination bug settle in, you might as well watch movies that are, at the very least, tangentially related to the content of your final exams. Sure, they won’t replace the hours you’ll spend locked up in Van Pelt, but they may help you get through a hellish few weeks.
(04/20/18 1:00pm)
Spring is here, and the city of Philadelphia is awash in things that you probably don’t have time for because you’re stressing about finals. Food festivals, concerts, beer gardens, and more—we know you’re hitting “Interested” on Facebook when you have no intention of going. We see you. But if you can spare two hours, consider going to at least one event: SpringFest.
(04/16/18 1:00pm)
After ending on a cliffhanger in December 2016, Westworld is finally returning to HBO for its highly anticipated second season on April 22nd. The part science–fiction epic, part western garnered attention during its first season due to its remarkable quality and thought–proving subject matter. To recap, Westworld season one followed several storylines, each involving or revolving around advanced humanoid robots called “hosts,” equipped with incredibly fine–tuned artificial intelligence. Within the confines of Westworld, a playground for the rich and powerful, the hosts can inflict no harm, whereas they themselves can be destroyed.
(04/18/18 1:00pm)
Whatever you think of when you hear the word “documentary,” it probably isn’t “sexy,” or “terrifying,” or even “interesting.” People have been making documentaries for as long as they’ve been making feature films, but the documentary film has been co–opted by lazy high–school teachers and studio executives, and we now think of documentaries as slow, squeaky clean, and full of pretty pictures. There’s a time and place for that—Street loves Planet Earth, don’t get us wrong—but documentaries are much more diverse than that. Whatever spicy, weird stuff you’re into, we can almost guarantee you someone has made a doc on it, so here are some of our favorites:
