Film
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi on blurring reality and fiction
WSN spoke with Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi about his newest film “Evil Does Not Exist.”
JP Pak, Contributing Writer
• May 3, 2024
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Off the Radar: The summer of revolution in ‘Soy Cuba’
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Soy Cuba” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Mick Gaw, Film & TV Editor
• May 3, 2024
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Review: Prepare to fall for ‘The Fall Guy’
American filmmaker David Leitch’s action comedy sticks the landing in its celebration of the stunt teams and production crews that craft movie magic.
Dani Biondi, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2024
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Review: ‘Challengers’ volleys between on and off-court tension
Fear not, athletically challenged viewers: Luca Guadagnino’s new tennis drama centers on the sport, but the real heat is off the court.
Dani Biondi, Staff Writer
• April 30, 2024
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Review: The sunny ‘La chimera’ finds tenderness in graverobbing
In this tale of stolen artifacts and found families, a long-lost love shines through.
Ethan Beck, Staff Writer
• April 29, 2024
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Review: ‘Civil War’ asks viewers what kind of American they are
Alex Garland criticizes journalistic and bystander integrity in his new A24 film “Civil War.”
Bella Simonte, Contributing Writer
• April 24, 2024
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Inside the Boxd: ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ and more
Inside the Boxd is a column documenting WSN staffers’ recent film reviews on Letterboxd. Grab some popcorn and get that watchlist ready!
Anna Baird-Hassell, Julia Diorio, Mick Gaw, Grace Katz, Karina Rower, Samson Tu and Stephanie Wong
• April 19, 2024
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Review: ‘Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion’ has been a long time coming
Australian documentarian Eva Orner calls for strikes and boycotts against the exploitation and overconsumption at Brandy Melville, within a larger conversation about fast-fashion culture.
Bella Simonte, Contributing Writer
• April 18, 2024
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Review: ‘Wicked Little Letters’ spells out what it means to be kind
In “Wicked Little Letters,” handwriting isn’t the only script that denotes what it means to be a good mother, drunkard, neighbor or friend.
Liv Steinhardt, Contributing Writer
• April 17, 2024
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Review: In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ Godzilla is nowhere to be found
The newest installment of the MonsterVerse franchise is a try-hard successor of “Godzilla vs. Kong.”
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Contributing Writer
• April 16, 2024
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Off the Radar: ‘Attenberg’ is a transformative repose
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Attenberg” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Amalia Rizos, Contributing Writer
• April 12, 2024
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Review: ‘Monkey Man’ powerfully reinvents the underdog action film
Dev Patel’s groundbreaking directorial debut breathes new life into the action genre through gruesome fight scenes, Hindu folklore and social commentary.
Lulu Chatterjee, Staff Writer
• April 9, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
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Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024