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Ranked: THE DRIVER ERA’s 4 albums

Enjoy this ranked list of the duo’s discography as we celebrate the release of its newest album, “Obsession.”
Leo Field, Staff Writer April 28, 2025

Since their days on the sound waves of Disney Channel with the sibling band R5, brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch have known how to craft a catchy tune. R5 was known for its fun, youthful...

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Review: ‘All Nighter’ takes on the college student’s psyche

This one-act show captures all of the saccharine sincerity inherent to college friendships and campus politics — for better or for worse.
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor April 28, 2025

In 95 minutes, “All Nighter” doesn’t just tell the story of one night. Natalie Margolin’s off-Broadway, one-act play chronicles graduating college housemates’ final study...

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10 years later, ‘Ex Machina’ is electrifyingly relevant

Alex Garland’s sci-fi drama prompts us to question artificial intelligence and its role in the film industry a decade after its release.
Leo Field, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

“A god from a machine.” That’s the translation for the iconic phrase “deus ex machina,” which the title for Alex Garland’s 2015 science fiction film “Ex Machina”...

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Review: ‘On Swift Horses’ is a slog

Gen Z’s favorite heartthrobs couldn’t save this LGBTQ+ melodrama from folding.
Dani Biondi, Film & TV Editor April 25, 2025

I shamelessly allow my favorite actors to dictate my watchlist. Because of this, I didn’t need much convincing to see the adaptation of Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel “On Swift...

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Review: Watch out Baby Yoda, it’s Ochi’s turn

A24’s “The Legend of Ochi” delivers a wonderful fantasy world, but fails to deliver much else.
Christine Vigliotti, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

An impressive directorial debut from Isaiah Saxon, “The Legend of Ochi” is almost perfect. Almost. “The Legend of Ochi” follows Yuri (Helena Zengel), a young girl who...

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Review: In ‘Sacramento,’ appropriately flawed characters are matched by an equally flawed plot

Michael Cera delivers a wonderfully awkward performance in a middling movie.
Oshmi Ghosh, Contributing Writer April 24, 2025

This review contains spoilers. If you know anything about Michael Cera, you’d approach “Sacramento” with the same expectation that I did: This is going to be incredibly...

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Review: In Bon Iver’s ‘SABLE, fABLE,’ everything is sparkling

This two-pronged project has unlocked a new level of passion and candor from the ballad pro.
Rory Lustberg, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

On “SABLE, fABLE,” Bon Iver steps into newfound light. Justin Vernon — the artist who created the project — has been known for his melancholy music since 2001. His most...

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Review: ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ wages war on the male abuser

Open up your SparkNotes: Kimberly Belflower’s new play stages a reexamination of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief April 23, 2025

This review contains spoilers. The new play, “John Proctor is the Villain,” confusingly introduced itself to Broadway. With an Instagram bio promising a show “running...

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Review: ‘American Sublime’ at the Whitney responds to the Trump era

Amy Sherald’s first major museum show is on view in New York City until Aug. 10.
Eloise Maguire, Contributing Writer April 23, 2025

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Review: The Wrecks’ ‘INSIDE:’ is perfectly heartbreaking and upbeat

The indie band intrigues listeners by releasing the first half of a larger upcoming musical project.
Caia Cupolo, Contributing Writer April 23, 2025

The Wrecks’ last record was a cathartic breakup album, but after three years of writing, its newest project is far more introspective. The band’s new EP “INSIDE:” is the...

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Review: ‘The Wedding Banquet’ subverts farcical formulas with a fruity, modern twist

In Andrew Ahn’s reimagining of the classic Ang Lee film, four LGBTQ+ friends find that marriage isn’t the solution to all their problems.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief April 22, 2025

The sound of Chinese drums beating opens Andrew Ahn’s film, “The Wedding Banquet.” A lion dancer appears, expertly moving with tradition and care. Then, in a shocking twist,...

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Remembering William Finn: Finding joy in pain, at NYU and on Broadway

The composer-lyricist and Tisch professor was widely known for the award-winning Broadway musical “Falsettos” and nurturing young writers.
Ethan Li and Ella Sabrina Malabanan April 22, 2025

“The living was the prize / The ending’s not the story / Just saying my goodbyes” — William Finn, from “Elegies: A Song Cycle.” The theater community lost a treasured...