Film
Off the Radar: ‘Ruined Heart’ rides out the high and lows of love to a medley of moving melodies
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Remembering Godard: Formal innovator and revolutionary poet
In a career that spanned over sixty years of film history, Jean-Luc Godard revolutionized the art innumerable times. In light of his sudden passing, WSN revisits his life’s work and the indelible imprint he left on cinema.
4 NYU alumni take home 2022 Emmys
As seen in the results of the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, NYU’s significant impact across the entertainment industry makes itself evident once again.
Film Forum restores iconic François Truffaut anthology
Modeled on Truffaut’s own life, the series returns to the big screen in new 4K restorations.
Review: ‘The World After Us’ is a charming modern ode to French New Wave cinema
Screened among other independent French films at this year’s Burning Bright: New French Filmmakers festival “The World After Us” tells the classic story of a struggling young writer in his pursuit for love.
Review: ‘The Rings of Power’ premiere shows promise, despite a shaky start
Now available to stream on Amazon Prime, “The Lord of the Rings” prequel series will explore the creation of the One Ring.
Review: ‘Pearl’ sees Mia Goth play an atypical homicidal heroine
A slasher-film fanatic’s dream, A24’s second installment in the “X” franchise, “Pearl,” is one not to miss, currently playing in theaters.
Off the Radar: ‘Tokyo Drifter’ reinvents the Yakuza Film
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Tokyo Drifter” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Review: ‘Moonage Daydream’ is an eccentric odyssey into the mind of David Bowie
Director Brett Morgen takes advantage of the IMAX format in his newest documentary to deliver a visual and auditory experience as extravagant as its subject. “Moonage Daydream” opens in select cinemas in New York on Sept. 16.
Review: ‘Riotsville, U.S.A.’ is about the present as much as the past
In "Riotsville, U.S.A.," the civil uprisings of the ‘60s are recontextualized using previously-unseen archival footage from public broadcasts and the U.S. military. “Riotsville, U.S.A.” begins its theatrical run at Film Forum on Sept. 16.
Staff Recs: Back to school
The Arts Desk spotlights some of their favorite artworks dealing with the highs and lows of college life.
Review: Mohammed Amer deconstructs the Palestinian American experience in Netflix’s ‘Mo’
Mohammed Amer stars in his own semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy about struggling to balance his Palestinian culture and traditions in America.
