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‘The Shrouds’ and grieving in the digital age

David Cronenberg’s latest is a poignant portrait of traumatic personal loss in the 21st century, now screening at Film at Lincoln Center and Angelika Film Center.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

In the opening of David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds,” we find Vincent Cassel’s Karsh — a grieving tech mogul fashioned in a similar style to the film’s director — lying...

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Review: ‘Drop’ drops the ball

A promising concept is completely squandered in this dull, forgettable thriller.
Chloe Haack, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

“Drop” arrives with a premise tailor-made for our digitally anxious age: a bootleg AirDrop app called DigiDrop that allows anonymous users to send messages — first playful,...

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Q&A: For queer Christians, indie artist Semler is bringing a great awakening

Blending gay pop and contemporary Christian music on their debut album, this musician is growing a fanbase of faithful outcasts.
Monique Ezeh, Contributing Writer April 17, 2025

For Grace Baldridge, better known as Semler, performing in concerts evokes feelings of both church-camp worship services and hazy house parties. Audience members harmonizing feels...

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Review: ‘Warfare’ warns audiences of the realities of battle

Based on the accounts of a Navy SEAL platoon, the A24 film successfully places its audience in the middle of a war zone.
Annie Emans, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

This review contains spoilers. War movies are a staple in American cinema. From “Saving Private Ryan” to the “Top Gun” franchise, themes of patriotism and resilience...

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Review: Margo Guryan’s ‘28 Demos’ invites you under her musical umbrella

A newly released anthology of the late Margo Guryan’s early work provides a revival of her music for a new generation.
Eva Mundo, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

The blissful, bubbly sound of Margo Guryan’s voice is meant to be heard while drinking an iced matcha, enjoying the first slivers of spring. Her unique jazz-pop style and friendship...

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‘Anonymous Was A Woman’ celebrates women artists’ individuality

NYU’s Grey Art Museum presents work from the first 25 years of the Anonymous Was A Woman grant program.
Siobhán Minerva, Deputy Arts Editor April 16, 2025

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Review: Skrillex’s newest album brings a new meaning to all killer, no filler

The dubstep icon returns with a flippant, rapid-fire mixtape that’s possibly his most fun body of work yet.
Kaleo Zhu, Contributing Writer April 16, 2025

Andy Warhol once declared that “in the future, everybody will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” While this idea has only grown more relevant with the ever-fleeting nature of...

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Review: ‘The Amateur’ doesn’t understand its message

This is the perfect espionage thriller to put on while you’re cooking dinner in another room.
Max Vetter, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

You can’t look up the budget for the CIA. Ever since the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, it has remained a secret not only from the public, but from Congress. To obtain...

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Review: ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ celebrates the bigness of LGBTQ+ love

LGBTQ+ rom-coms have never been so back.
Christine Vigliotti, Contributing Writer April 15, 2025

“A Nice Indian Boy” will probably go down as an underrated, but pretty good LGBTQ+ rom-com. There’s little buzz surrounding it, but I saw it anyway — all I knew was...

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Some sad songs for rainy days

A number of musical selections to embrace your inner melancholy.

At this point, we’ve made it through the lion’s share of April showers, but the rainy season is far from over. There’s something about the gloomy weather that makes us somber,...

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Review: ‘The Pitt’ strips American health care to its core

Noah Wyle’s return to the medical drama came not a moment too soon.
Julia Diorio, Arts Editor April 14, 2025

Fifteen hours of pure, unadulterated chaos — that’s the roller coaster that MAX’s new medical drama “The Pitt” takes you on in season one. Each episode chronicles one...

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Review: Greed and desire reach full bloom in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3

The hit satirical dramedy captures how hunger corrupts all.
Annie Emans, Staff Writer April 14, 2025

This review contains spoilers. The recent season of “The White Lotus” was pretty hard to ignore. Major publications like The Hollywood Reporter and Forbes extensively covered...