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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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A small film crew stands in a cathedral with camera equipment, filming a woman in a long blue dress. A woman in a long blue dress. Behind the film crew, two people sit with cellos, and larger group of people are seated like an audience.

Review: ‘Maestro’ is a grand celebration of an American icon

Bradley Cooper’s sophomore directorial effort sees the star almost unrecognizable as Leonard Bernstein, exploring his tumultuous relationship.
Madeline Kane, Staff Writer December 4, 2023

Hollywood favorite Bradley Cooper stars as American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein in his sophomore directorial effort, “Maestro.” With career-best performances from...

Promising Young Woman is a new film by Emerald Fenner. Starring Carey Mulligan as Cassandra Thomas, the film takes a dive into the grief and hurt caused by the patriarchy. (Staff Illustration by Debbie Alalade)

‘Promising Young Woman’ review: an introspective glance into female trauma

Emerald Fenner’s “Promising Young Woman” unravels the day-to-day trauma of living life as a woman under a patriarchal system.
Aliyah Fong, Staff Writer March 26, 2021

Spoiler Alert: contains spoilers for large parts of the movie. Content warnings include implications of rape, sexual assault, drug use, on-screen gore, murder and suicide. Cassandra...

Carey Mulligan as Jeanette Brinson, and Jake Gyllenhaal as Jerry
Brinson in Paul Dano’s WILDLIFE. (Courtesy of IFC Films)

The Disintegration of a ’60s Family in ‘Wildlife’

Paul Dano reflects on what it means for a parent to shape a child in his film "Wildlife."
Elizabeth Crawford October 22, 2018

You join them for dinner — the Brinsons. Enter loving housewife Jeanette (Carey Mulligan), hard-working man of the house Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal) and their 14-year-old skamp,...

Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep star in the new British drama, “Suffragette”.

‘Suffragette’ screening, panel discuss sexism at Cantor Film Center

Anubhuti Kumar, Staff Writer November 23, 2015
The Fusion Film Festival at NYU launched their celebration of women in film with a screening of the film "Suffragette" and a panel discussion with leading feminists of the modern day.