All content by Joe Paladino

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with these reads
From Chicana voices to magical realism, here are six must-reads by Hispanic authors to add to your list this fall.
Dani Biondi, Maya Santiago, Alexa Donovan, Joe Paladino, Isabel Aljure and Lyra Dean
• September 30, 2025

5 casting choices we’re manifesting
We all have dreams, and some of ours just happen to include Timothée Chalamet embracing his inner theater kid.
Dani Biondi, Skylar Boilard, Joe Paladino, Ellie DaSilva and Nisma Qureshi
• September 29, 2025

Review: ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ bids farewell to the beloved franchise
Reckonings with the past, present and future come to a head in a glorious send-off to the series and a tribute to its matriarch.
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer
• September 24, 2025

5 shows we want a Broadway revival of
From your middle school haunts to shows gone too soon, here are the productions we’re itching to see back on Broadway.
Skylar Boilard, Amelia Knust, Tanzeel Ahmed, Annie Emans and Joe Paladino
• September 18, 2025

Hear us out: Film & TV edition
Don’t judge — just watch.
Dani Biondi, Joe Paladino, Pritheva Zakaria, Roshan Rao, Oshmi Ghosh, Ellie DaSilva, Isabella D’Erasmo and Petunia Hu
• April 10, 2025

8 of our favorite film scores
Because music is as good a narrative device as any.
Dani Biondi, Amelia Knust, Kaleo Zhu, Ethan Li, Joe Paladino, Isabella D’Erasmo, Rory Lustberg and Kyra Reilley
• March 6, 2025

Review: ‘Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story’ brings us the unseen stories of the showbiz icon
Bruce David Klein’s documentary feels like a night at the cabaret with an old chum.
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer
• February 6, 2025

Review: The Cure takes on death in gothic rock fashion with ‘Songs of a Lost World’
Sixteen years since its last album and almost 50 years since the band formed, The Cure is back with its strongest album since “Disintegration.”
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer
• November 14, 2024

Review: ‘The Rings of Power’ returns after a clunky first season
The Second Age, though handled with many liberties, leaps from page to screen in true Tolkien fashion.
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer
• October 17, 2024

Review: ‘The Critic’ showcases a legend at his best
Sir Ian McKellen’s nuanced, vile and vulgar performance redeems an otherwise clunky and short film.
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer
• September 23, 2024

The futility of the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s choices for new inductees this year are raising an increasing number of eyebrows — especially since they don’t track with the industry’s actual success.
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer
• February 29, 2024

The lasting genius of ‘The Sopranos’ on its 25th anniversary
Even 25 years on, “waste management” has never been so entertaining.
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer
• February 6, 2024

Review: We asked and, as always, he listened – ‘Frasier’ is back
Kelsey Grammer triumphantly returns in a revival with a pulse. The show is now streaming on Paramount+.
Joe Paladino, Contributing Writer
• December 13, 2023

Books beyond Bobst: A vampire novel, a literary-themed rom-com and more
Books beyond Bobst is a monthly book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Joe Paladino, Maisie McDermid and Ariana Wahab
• December 11, 2023

Theater has a future, and it’s in Red Hook
Founded by NYU junior Booth McGowan, the Quick & Dirty Theatre Company offers artists a space to create within a close community.
Joe Paladino, Contributing Writer
• December 4, 2023

Off the Radar: ‘Batman: Mask of the Phantasm’ has the caped crusader and the late Kevin Conroy at their best
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” is available to stream on Max.
Joe Paladino, Contributing Writer
• November 10, 2023

Review: ‘All The Devils Are Here’ summons Shakespeare’s villains
Broadway icon Patrick Page masterfully traverses the Bard’s canon to highlight the devil in all of us.
Joe Paladino, Contributing Writer
• October 31, 2023


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Christobelle Rudes, Staff Writer • October 7, 2025

Joseph Hillyard, Guest Contributor • October 7, 2025