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‘The Shrouds’ and grieving in the digital age

David Cronenberg’s latest is a poignant portrait of traumatic personal loss in the 21st century, now screening at Film at Lincoln Center and Angelika Film Center.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

In the opening of David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds,” we find Vincent Cassel’s Karsh — a grieving tech mogul fashioned in a similar style to the film’s director — lying...

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Review: ‘Drop’ drops the ball

A promising concept is completely squandered in this dull, forgettable thriller.
Chloe Haack, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

“Drop” arrives with a premise tailor-made for our digitally anxious age: a bootleg AirDrop app called DigiDrop that allows anonymous users to send messages — first playful,...

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Review: ‘Warfare’ warns audiences of the realities of battle

Based on the accounts of a Navy SEAL platoon, the A24 film successfully places its audience in the middle of a war zone.
Annie Emans, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

This review contains spoilers. War movies are a staple in American cinema. From “Saving Private Ryan” to the “Top Gun” franchise, themes of patriotism and resilience...

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Review: ‘The Amateur’ doesn’t understand its message

This is the perfect espionage thriller to put on while you’re cooking dinner in another room.
Max Vetter, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

You can’t look up the budget for the CIA. Ever since the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, it has remained a secret not only from the public, but from Congress. To obtain...

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Review: ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ celebrates the bigness of LGBTQ+ love

LGBTQ+ rom-coms have never been so back.
Christine Vigliotti, Contributing Writer April 15, 2025

“A Nice Indian Boy” will probably go down as an underrated, but pretty good LGBTQ+ rom-com. There’s little buzz surrounding it, but I saw it anyway — all I knew was...

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Review: ‘The Pitt’ strips American health care to its core

Noah Wyle’s return to the medical drama came not a moment too soon.
Julia Diorio, Arts Editor April 14, 2025

Fifteen hours of pure, unadulterated chaos — that’s the roller coaster that MAX’s new medical drama “The Pitt” takes you on in season one. Each episode chronicles one...

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Review: Greed and desire reach full bloom in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3

The hit satirical dramedy captures how hunger corrupts all.
Annie Emans, Staff Writer April 14, 2025

This review contains spoilers. The recent season of “The White Lotus” was pretty hard to ignore. Major publications like The Hollywood Reporter and Forbes extensively covered...

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Review: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is barely a movie

If you’re going to this movie for the memes, that’s all you’re going to get.
Max Vetter, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

When critiquing a kids movie, you have to try to meet the film where it’s at. It would be strange and counterproductive to judge “A Minecraft Movie” using the same criteria...

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Hear us out: Film & TV edition

Don’t judge — just watch.

People are pickier with their watchlists than their dating rosters. With social media’s echo chambers and the Letterboxd-ification of film and TV, there’s few safe spaces left...

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‘Hell of a Summer’ is a Gen Z take on slasher, summer camp horror

WSN spoke with director-actor duo Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk about how they tailored their debut film for a younger audience.
Tony Jaeyeong Jeong, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

Horror films set at summer camps were a guaranteed formula for decades in the past. Isolated summer camp in the middle of a dark forest, seemingly ancient cabins that hide a dark...

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Review: ‘Snow White’ fails to charm viewers

Rachel Zegler is the only saving grace in the film plagued by CGI dwarfs and Gal Gadot’s lackluster acting.
Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer April 2, 2025

Since Disney announced its live-action “Snow White” remake, the film has sparked plenty of debate for controversies involving its cast. Released March 21, the film reimagines...

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Review: ‘The Alto Knights’ is not worth your time

The new Robert De Niro mafia drama is a bland, forgettable disappointment.
Leo Field, Staff Writer April 2, 2025

Some movies should be sure-fire hits. With the right cast and crew working together in perfect harmony, it’s hard not to make a good movie. “The Alto Knights,” the latest...