Film/TV
664 results
Page 14
![Feeling seen: Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire.’ (Image courtesy of NEON.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Portrait_of_a_lady_on_fire__BSR_5_11_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=1ab8a840f49a825d26d9f54d6fa95552)
Between ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire,’ one film is true to queer experiences
Queer voices in quarantine
Josh Hitchens examines ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire,’ two acclaimed recent films with similar premises of island isolation, but vastly different methods of telling queer stories.
![Josh Hitchens](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Josh_Hitchens.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=fa36966af7235c823fcaf16f9379829a)
Articles
5 minute read
![Is Chris Morales (Carlos Santos) a “real Mexican”? America Ferrera directs an episode of ‘Gentefied’ that heads to a high-end kitchen. (Photo by Kevin Estrada, for Netflix.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Gentefied_BSR_4_28_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=e7a261325054272372390af2e2dbffff)
Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ rings true in my own immigrant family experience
Podemos prosperar
‘Gentefied,’ now streaming on Netflix, captures the duality of the immigrant experience, reminding us that life is about not just surviving, but thriving. Christina Anthony considers.
![Christina Anthony](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Christina_Anthony_2021.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=66fe7edc568694a1610ff756e366b388)
Articles
4 minute read
![Illustrating the impact of color: Danish artist Olafur Eliasson on Netflix’s ‘Abstract.’ (Image courtesy of Netflix.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Abstract__The_Art_of_Design_BSR_4_21_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=71fc6b84c266d73b6f792c36daa5f5d6)
Scott Dadich’s ‘Abstract: The Art of Design’ is streaming on Netflix
Inventing the future
Brilliant designers make for brilliant television. Gail Obenreder reviews ‘Abstract: The Art of Design,’ an original Netflix documentary series.
![Gail Obenreder](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/GailObenreder_BSRauthors_100116.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=6b06d1c43a7bead0d21ebb25d53017b0)
Articles
4 minute read
Three Bollywood movies shaped who I am today—and they’re ready to stream
Growing up in Bollywood
Christina Anthony grew up renting a Bollywood movie with her family every weekend. She looks back on three films—which you can now stream on Netflix or Amazon Prime—that shaped who she is today.
![Christina Anthony](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Christina_Anthony_2021.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=66fe7edc568694a1610ff756e366b388)
Articles
5 minute read
![“If I can do it, you can do it, and here’s how to do it.” Today’s master chefs honor Julia Child on ‘Dishing with Julia.’ (Image courtesy of PBS.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Julia_Child_BSR_3_30_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=063e7b5f22d14a8321b9fcd6ee781eca)
‘Dishing with Julia Child’ premieres on WHYY
Feasting on the past and present
Today’s top culinary stars view a past master on PBS’s ‘Dishing with Julia Child.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
![Gail Obenreder](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/GailObenreder_BSRauthors_100116.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=6b06d1c43a7bead0d21ebb25d53017b0)
Articles
4 minute read
![A breathtaking Philly aesthetic: Jason Segel and Eve Lindley in ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere.’ (Photo by Joy Richardson for AMC Networks.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Dispatches_from_Elsewhere_BSR_3_30_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=af992a67cdd881971234e5a7af204ac4)
‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’: Seeing Philadelphia while you’re stuck inside
Philly gets its TV due
The locally shot 'Dispatches from Elsewhere' has established itself as a first-rate mystery, making better use of Philadelphia locations than any movie or show in memory. Stephen Silver reviews.
![Stephen Silver](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/StevenSilver_BSRauthors_062016.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=5a1ac24fb1580257037e879d95002566)
Articles
4 minute read
![BoJack helps us look honestly at ourselves. (Image courtesy of Netflix.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/BoJack_Horseman_BSR_3_23_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=94542705cd151b728f058feae795cdd9)
Streaming in quarantine: ‘BoJack Horseman’ vs. ‘The Good Place’
Your guide to two TV gems
Picking the right philosophical approach to your TV-in-isolation experience can be a daunting task. With zero spoilers, Mina Reinckens helps you choose the show that’s right for your quarantine.
Articles
5 minute read
![Ready to continue edgy, innovative film programming: Lightbox director Jesse Pires in the theater’s new Broad Street home. (Photo by Stephen Silver.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Lightbox_BSR_2_23_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=eb75254cb9a3360085ecba8ab0798f9b)
Lightbox Film Center gets a new home on Broad Street with UArts
Lightbox lives on
Lightbox Film Center, which closed at University City's International House in December, has reopened on Broad Street, in partnership with University of the Arts. Stephen Silver visited the new location before its February grand opening.
![Stephen Silver](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/StevenSilver_BSRauthors_062016.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=5a1ac24fb1580257037e879d95002566)
Articles
4 minute read
Sign up for our newsletter
All of the week's new articles, all in one place. Sign up for the free weekly BSR newsletters, and don't miss a conversation.
Escalators, art films, and Tommy Wiseau: Farewell to Ritz at the Bourse
Philly’s big-screen problem continues
Philadelphia’s film culture will lose five movie screens, and a whole lot more, when the Ritz at the Bourse closes its doors. Stephen Silver considers the theater’s legacy.
![Stephen Silver](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/StevenSilver_BSRauthors_062016.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=5a1ac24fb1580257037e879d95002566)
Articles
4 minute read
![The winningest Jewish girl ever: Rachel Brosnahan as Midge Maisel. (Image courtesy of Amazon Studios.)](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/MrsMaisel_BSR_1_7_20.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=6b74a64a3d946720897fa7122025b732)
Not so marvelous: Why I’m done with ‘Mrs. Maisel’
Not like other (((girls)))
With the third season of Amazon’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ recently released, Wendy Rosenfield finds the trouble with the streaming sensation, from its casting to the script's erasure of Jewish identities.
![Wendy Rosenfield](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/MyHeadshot_BSReditorsletter_061116.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=31ecfe7391ac2d42388c5f639b3f4315)
Reviews
5 minute read