Film
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
Review: The sunny ‘La chimera’ finds tenderness in graverobbing
In this tale of stolen artifacts and found families, a long-lost love shines through.
Ethan Beck, Staff Writer
• April 29, 2024
Review: ‘Civil War’ asks viewers what kind of American they are
Alex Garland criticizes journalistic and bystander integrity in his new A24 film “Civil War.”
Bella Simonte, Contributing Writer
• April 24, 2024
Inside the Boxd: ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ and more
Inside the Boxd is a column documenting WSN staffers’ recent film reviews on Letterboxd. Grab some popcorn and get that watchlist ready!
Anna Baird-Hassell, Julia Diorio, Mick Gaw, Grace Katz, Karina Rower, Samson Tu and Stephanie Wong
• April 19, 2024
Review: ‘Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion’ has been a long time coming
Australian documentarian Eva Orner calls for strikes and boycotts against the exploitation and overconsumption at Brandy Melville, within a larger conversation about fast-fashion culture.
Bella Simonte, Contributing Writer
• April 18, 2024
Review: ‘Wicked Little Letters’ spells out what it means to be kind
In “Wicked Little Letters,” handwriting isn’t the only script that denotes what it means to be a good mother, drunkard, neighbor or friend.
Liv Steinhardt, Contributing Writer
• April 17, 2024
Review: In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ Godzilla is nowhere to be found
The newest installment of the MonsterVerse franchise is a try-hard successor of “Godzilla vs. Kong.”
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Contributing Writer
• April 16, 2024
Off the Radar: ‘Attenberg’ is a transformative repose
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Attenberg” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Amalia Rizos, Contributing Writer
• April 12, 2024
Review: ‘Monkey Man’ powerfully reinvents the underdog action film
Dev Patel’s groundbreaking directorial debut breathes new life into the action genre through gruesome fight scenes, Hindu folklore and social commentary.
Lulu Chatterjee, Staff Writer
• April 9, 2024
Q&A: South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong on realism in cinema
With Lee Chang-dong’s upcoming retrospective at the Metrograph, WSN spoke with the legendary South Korean filmmaker about the significance of realism in his films.
Tony Jaeyeong Jeong, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2024
Review: ‘Chicken for Linda!’ is chaotically charming and delightfully delicious
The French animated film packs a surprisingly magnificent punch of touching and hilarious moments.
Gabriel Murray, Contributing Writer
• April 5, 2024
Q&A: Bertrand Bonello on AI, pigeons and ‘The Beast’
WSN spoke with Bonello about his new film “The Beast,” a genre-bending sci-fi melodrama about the fear of love.
Mick Gaw, Film & TV Editor
• April 5, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • January 24, 2025
Andrea Lui, Staff Writer • January 24, 2025