Film

Presenting the Youngest Director in Tribeca Film Festival History
At age 19, Tisch first-year Phillip Youmans is the youngest director in history to have a feature film premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Kaylee DeFreitas, Staff Writer
• April 29, 2019

‘Scheme Birds’ Is a Scottish Story Long Overdue
Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin frame Scotland in a new light in “Scheme Birds,” a coming-of-age documentary.
Fareid El Gafy, Staff Writer
• April 29, 2019

Staff Recs: Best Movies to Watch With Parents
It’s movie night! But with the ‘rents...
Guru Ramanathan, Alex Cullina, Claire Fishman, Nicole Rosenthal, Arts Desk
• April 26, 2019

‘The Silence’: A Netflix Algorithm Mishap
Netflix’s algorithms have predicted some of our favorite original productions, but “The Silence” isn’t one of them.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer
• April 23, 2019

How a Tisch Junior Ended up Shooting for Chanel
Meet Jason Lee, the Korean international student who networked his way into shooting magazine editorials.
Claire Fishman, Film & TV Editor
• April 22, 2019

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events This Weekend: April 19 to 21
Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Alex Cullina, Books & Theater Editor
• April 19, 2019

Staff Recs: Best Disney Channel Original Movies
We’ve talked about some of our favorite childhood Disney series, but let’s not forget how one of our favorite channels was churning out classic T.V. movies at this time as well.
Guru Ramanathan, Nicole Rosenthal, Claire Fishman and Melanie Pineda
• April 19, 2019

Tisch Alum’s Film Shines New Light on Emily Dickinson
Writer and director Madeleine Olnek’s new dramedy “Wild Nights with Emily” uses relatively recent insights into the poet’s private life.
Alex Cullina, Theater & Books Editor
• April 17, 2019

Unpopular Opinion: A24 Films
Before you watch “Under the Silver Lake,” let’s revisit past A24 films and break down if they’re really as good as Tisch kids say they are.
Nicole Rosenthal, Guru Ramanathan, Alex Cullina and Dante Sacco
• April 17, 2019

Second Season of ‘Barry’ Promises a Steady Descent Into Darkness
The show’s sophomore season feels like a natural continuation of something that was already great by itself.
Ethan Zack, Staff Writer
• April 16, 2019

‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Trades Plot for Predictability
The final season starts off slow, but promises to gain traction as the series comes to a close.
Abby Hofstetter, Instagram Editor
• April 15, 2019

‘Moonlight Sonata’ Is a Work of Love Where Silence Is a Superpower
“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements” is a vulnerable memoir which allows an intimate understanding of one deaf experience but doesn’t explore the different narratives as much as it promised.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer
• April 10, 2019



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