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Review: On ‘Bloodless,’ Samia teeters on the edge of rebirth

The indie singer-songwriter’s newest album delivers a musical journey of evolution and identity.
Amelia Knust, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

Ever since her 2020 debut album, “The Baby,” every Samia record has felt like a page ripped from her diary. While her previous releases highlighted the excitement and anxieties...

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TikTok songs we actually like

When was the last time you listened to these viral tunes in their entirety?

If you have the TikTok app on your phone, you know these songs. Perhaps there’s a 30-second section that you detest because you’ve listened to it nonstop in the background...

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, starring as Othello and Iago. (Courtesy photo by Julieta Cervantes)

Review: ‘Othello’s’ star-studded cast outshines its meaning

The Shakespearean play's brief return to Broadway is supported by A-list stars and a Tony-winning director, but lacks vision.
Nghi Nguyen, Contributing Writer April 30, 2025

The Bard’s return to Broadway made headlines last March, with the announcement that two of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, would...

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The Frick Collection’s Gilded Age time capsule has finally reopened

After five years of renovations, the Frick Collection reopened on April 17, 2025 with new galleries, exhibition spaces and restored decor.
Katherine Welander, Deputy Managing Editor April 29, 2025

Walking off East 70th Street and into the home of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick feels like you are stepping back in time. The 19th-century mansion is the home...

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Review: A ‘Black Mirror’ season with fragmented love and throwbacks

Keep an eye on your smart devices, the technology-driven anthology series is back.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief April 29, 2025

Aren’t we already living in a “Black Mirror” universe? I’m sure many who watched the latest season of the British dystopian fiction anthology series were thinking that...

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Ranked: Manhattan’s AMC theaters

A list by AMC A-List warriors for AMC A-List warriors.
Dani Biondi and Annie Emans April 29, 2025

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Review: ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ exists as just a live television episode

The spectacle-filled prequel to the series, better fit for a theme park than Broadway, arrives with enough fog to fill the entire Marquis Theatre.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief April 28, 2025

“Stranger Things” fans, rejoice! A new show on Broadway has everything for you. At the Marquis Theatre, you’ll see the beloved characters you remember from the series....

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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...