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Review: After 4 seasons, maybe Paris isn’t what Emily needs

“Emily in Paris” delivers minimal substance but mindless fun in its fourth season.
Amelia Knust, Contributing Writer September 19, 2024

Warning: This review contains spoilers for "Emily in Paris."  “Emily in Paris” isn't the type of show you watch for complex writing, high-stakes plotlines or even well-developed...

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Review: ‘His Three Daughters’ delivers a fresh take on familial conflict

Azazel Jacobs’ newest film offers a bittersweet musing on siblinghood.
Aaraaf Rasheed, Contributing Writer September 19, 2024

Director and writer Azazel Jacobs’ “His Three Daughters” is a new film among the many about estranged siblings coming together to care for an ailing parent. However, this...

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Review: ‘The Front Room’ is too camp for its own good

A24’s new hagsploitation film reeks of failed attempts at narrative ambition, leaving audiences disappointed and confused.
Chloe Haack, Contributing Writer September 18, 2024

In the last decade, A24 has become synonymous with innovative arthouse films, but one of their latest releases, “The Front Room,” struggles to match its predecessors. The first...

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Review: ‘Speak No Evil’ manifests the horrors in the unspoken

The new psychological thriller will be sure to make your skin crawl this fall.
Maggie Turner, Staff Writer September 16, 2024

Family vacations can be relaxing retreats that allow everyone to forget about their responsibilities — until sometimes, they go too far. These blurred boundaries of reality define...

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Review: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is a classic Tim Burton horror, with modern muses and snappy humor

“Turn on the juice and see what shakes loose” with your favorite demon in Tim Burton’s new film.
Alisia Houghtaling, Multimedia Editor September 16, 2024

There are few directors who have such a distinct style that you can guess their work with one frame. Tim Burton is one of them. His works are completely recognizable —...

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Review: ‘My Old Ass’ is a fresh twist on the coming-of-age dramedy

Megan Park crafts a hilariously philosophical tale through smart dialogue, a magnetic cast and a refreshing premise.
Lulu Chatterjee, Staff Writer September 12, 2024

We’ve all fantasized about coming face-to-face with our older selves at one point or another — wondering what they’d look like, what they’d be doing or who they’d spend...

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WSN’s guide to the 62nd New York Film Festival

In anticipation of this year’s New York Film Festival, WSN has put together a list of must-see movie premieres that you will want to secure tickets for before they sell out.
Dani Biondi, Film & TV Editor September 9, 2024

This year, the New York Film Festival — which runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 14 — will celebrate its 62nd anniversary. With the festival’s Main Slate featuring films from 24...

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Review: The only thing to fear in ‘AfrAId’ is the next generation of iPad kids

No amount of jumpscares could save the mediocrity of Blumhouse’s newest release.
Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor September 6, 2024

Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for“AfrAId.” Old habits die hard. Blumhouse Productions’ latest horror movie — if you can call it that — is a haphazardly...

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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

In the years since his breakout “Happy Hour” (2015) and Academy Award-winning “Drive My Car” (2021), the world seems to have almost conformed to the central concerns of...

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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

As the semester rapidly comes to a close, with final exams and 15-page papers weighing us down, the prospect of summer has never tasted so sweet. Whether it is cycling through...

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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

In his nearly three-decade-long career, American filmmaker David Leitch has been a prominent figure in the action film genre, with credits as a producer on the “John Wick”...

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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

Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has mastered erotic subtext in his filmography; by means of cannibals in “Bones and All” and even peaches in “Call Me by Your Name,” his...