All content by Joe Paladino

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

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

Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

Daphne Zhu, Beauty & Style Editor • March 18, 2025

Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor • March 18, 2025

Greg Cutler, Contributing Writer • March 18, 2025