All content by Andre Garcia
![An illustration of a man with red skin wearing a pair of goggles with the text “Ready Player One” printed on it.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WSN_Ready_Player_1_-900x675.jpg)
‘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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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024