Film

Alum Sean Baker snags 4 Oscars for ‘Anora,’ including best picture
Five alumni took home a total of seven Academy Awards last night, including best picture, best director, best costume design and best animated feature film.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• March 3, 2025

WSN predicts the Oscars
Because only NYU students’ voices matter this awards season.
WSN Staff
• February 28, 2025

Review: ‘The Monkey’ marches to the beat of its own drum
This movie’s killer may be a wind-up toy, but this horror comedy is anything but child’s play.
Annie Emans, Staff Writer
• February 27, 2025

Review: The newest ‘Bridget Jones’ installment is unnecessary and disorienting
"Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” tries a tone shift but lacks the emotional depth necessary — a poor wrap-up of the beloved franchise.
Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2025

The Oscars have a category fraud problem
Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña are front-runners in the supporting categories, but should they even be there?
Leo Field, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2025

Review: Is $5 million worth your humanity?
In MrBeast’s new Prime Video game show, “Beast Games,” money and potential entertainment value makes beasts out of us all.
Dani Biondi, Film & TV Editor
• February 24, 2025

Q&A: Ben Stiller on directing ‘Severance’ and the importance of creativity
The director of Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series “Severance” spoke to WSN about his production methods.
Ava Fackler, Contributing Writer
• February 20, 2025

The case for ‘Sing Sing’
“Sing Sing” is the best picture contender Hollywood missed — raw, real and too powerful to keep secret.
Chloe Haack, Staff Writer
• February 20, 2025

8 must-watch films by Black female directors
From historical dramas to romantic comedies, here are some films to add to your watchlist — and not just during Black History Month.
Dani Biondi, Annie Emans, Maya Santiago, Pritheva Zakaria, Ella Sabrina Malabanan, Luke Vrba, Leo Field and Tony Yang
• February 19, 2025

Off the Radar: ‘The Beaches of Agnès’ is a beautiful autobiography of a life well lived
Off the Radar is a column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “The Beaches of Agnès” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor
• February 19, 2025

Review: ‘Mo’ season 2 is a comedic reprieve in Trump’s America
Mohammed Amer’s witty comedy series connects a Palestinian American story to a larger message about immigration and displacement.
Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Staff Writer
• February 14, 2025

Review: ‘Love Hurts’ subverts conventional Hollywood action comedy with a disappointing hero
While Ke Huy Quan presents a fresh take on the classic action hero, it struggles to create an interesting world for its characters.
Tony Jaeyeong Jeong, Staff Writer
• February 13, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • March 20, 2025

Tony Jaeyeong Jeong, Staff Writer • March 20, 2025


Roshan Rao, Contributing Writer • March 20, 2025

Caia Cupolo, Contributing Writer • March 20, 2025