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JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
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![A man with a child clinging to his back dressed in winter clothes walks through the snowy woods.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/arts-film-hamaguchi-int-1-1200x724.jpg)
Ryusuke Hamaguchi on blurring reality and fiction
WSN spoke with Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi about his newest film “Evil Does Not Exist.”
JP Pak, Contributing Writer
• May 3, 2024
![A film still from Godland with actor Elliott Crosset Hove, who plays Lucas, in the center on the beach. The ocean, shoreline, and another character can be seen behind him.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/arts-film-GODLAND-review-900x682.jpg)
Review: ‘Godland’ shows faith at the ends of the earth
In Hlynur Pálmason’s accomplished third feature film, a Danish priest succumbs to a bitter existential crisis in the badlands of coastal Iceland. “Godland” is currently playing at the IFC Center.
JP Pak, Contributing Writer
• February 8, 2023
![An illustration of three Oscar awards, with one placed further in front of the other two to create a triangle.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/susan-oscars-900x675.png)
This year’s Oscars hit different
The 94th Academy Awards were a harrowing milestone for streaming services, an ultimate victory for “CODA” and the slap heard around the world. Also: a full list of winners.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• March 29, 2022
![A headshot of Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/JoachimTrierHeadShot-900x487.jpg)
Leaps of faith: Q&A with director Joachim Trier of ‘The Worst Person in the World’
WSN spoke with Joachim Trier about failure, impatience in filmmaking and what it means to be the worst person in the world.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• February 22, 2022
![If securing a Valentine’s date proves to be a failure, WSN has you covered with a list of movies to watch alone on Valentine’s Day. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Arts-staffrecs-900x675.jpg)
Staff Recs: Anti-Valentine’s Day films
The Arts Desk recommends the best films to protest Saint Valentine’s Day.
Yas Akdag, Isabella Armus, JP Pak and Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
• February 14, 2022
![The 94th Oscar nominations saw academy voters recognize streaming services, with Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV+ receiving close to 40 nominations. (Image courtesy of Kirsty Griffin/Netflix)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/TPOTD_KS_0383-900x377.jpg)
Oscar nominations 2022: Streaming takes center stage during the awards’ biggest test yet
The 94th Academy Award nominations were released on Tuesday. The full list of nominations is a strange mix of questionable picks haunted by a long list of snubs.
JP Pak and Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
• February 9, 2022
![Yoo's interest in aesthetic philosophy was a significant source of her inspiration in her crafts. (Photo courtesy of Sophia Somin Yoo)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-21-at-11.53.13-PM.png)
Sophia Somin Yoo: A curator’s voice
The designer, ceramicist and art curator finds purpose in bringing new ideas into focus.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• October 22, 2021
![“Zola,” directed by NYU alumna Janicza Bravo, is a 2020 comedy-drama film based on a twitter thread. “Zola” is now in theaters and available to rent on demand. (Image courtesy of A24)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arts-film-zola-900x549.jpg)
“Zola” Review: A modern Floridian fairytale
Janicza Bravo’s sophomore feature is a dazzling adaptation of a legendary Twitter thread.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• August 25, 2021
!["Minari" is an Oscar-nominated semi-autobiographical American drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. It follows a family of South Korean immigrants as they try to navigate their way in the 1980s rural United States. (Courtesy of A24)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/arts-film-minari-900x600.jpg)
‘Minari’ and the roots of the Asian American experience
Despite its cultural specificity, Lee Isaac Chung’s story of family and dreams is a film for all of us.
JP Pak, Film Editor
• April 26, 2021
![GODZILLA and KONG in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA VS. KONG,” a Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures release. (Image Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PICTURE-4-JPEG-900x448.jpeg)
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: The joys of absurdity
The fourth installment in Warner Brothers’ MonsterVerse franchise is the colossal action movie we need right now.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• April 2, 2021
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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