All content by Andre Garcia
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‘Ready Player One’ is a cinematic masterpiece, actually
Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” is often maligned as pure commercial noise by hoity-toity cinephiles. Despite the criticism, Spielberg’s love letter to the gaming community upholds the essence of fun action films in the face of pretentious cinema.
Andre Garcia, Contributing Writer
• March 31, 2023
![An illustration of a woman wearing a yellow dress and a man wearing a black shirt and brown pants. They are dancing in front of a building with a red exterior.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/arts-case-against-west-side-story-900x675.jpg)
The case against Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’
Hide your theater kids for this one.
Andre Garcia, Contributing Writer
• March 10, 2023
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The case against ‘Whiplash’
We made a huge mistake giving this guy an Oscar.
Andre Garcia, Contributing Writer
• February 20, 2023
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Graylin Lucas, Contributing Writer • February 11, 2025
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Jake Christy, Contributing Writer • February 11, 2025
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Brian Sanchez, Contributing Writer • February 11, 2025
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Vaishnavi Girish, Contributing Writer • February 11, 2025
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Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer • February 11, 2025