WSN’s guide to the 62nd New York Film Festival
In anticipation of this year’s New York Film Festival, WSN has put together a list of must-see movie premieres that you will want to secure tickets for before they sell out.
Dani Biondi, Film & TV Editor
• September 9, 2024
Review: ‘High & Low: John Galliano’ captures a fashion icon falling apart at the seams
The documentary chronicles fashion designer John Galliano’s career in full, but falters in redeeming his character following incidents of antisemitism.
Karina Rower, Deputy Copy Chief
• April 2, 2024
Off the Radar: ‘24 City’ and building over the ashes of industry
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “24 City” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Mick Gaw, Film & TV Editor
• February 2, 2024
Xyza Cruz Bacani explores community and sacrifice in ‘Komunidad: Filipinos in the UAE’
The exhibit represents the lives of five workers, the complexity of their identities and experiences working in the UAE.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• January 31, 2024
Review: Joan Baez says goodbye her own way in new documentary
“Joan Baez I Am a Noise” follows the political activist and musician as she embarks on her farewell tour and looks back on her storied career.
Holden Lay, Staff Writer
• October 6, 2023
Review: ‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ cuts deep into the human body
In their latest documentary feature, Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor bring viewers on a transformational journey of human anatomy. “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” is currently showing at the IFC Center.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer
• May 1, 2023
Off the Radar: Lessons on how to film ‘The Act of Killing’
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “The Act of Killing” is available to stream on Kanopy and NYU Stream.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer
• March 10, 2023
Review: ‘Navalny’ is a profound portrait of the Russian activist
Nominated for an Oscar and now streaming on HBO Max, “Navalny” portrays a man who became the face of a movement.
Madeline Kane, Staff Writer
• March 3, 2023
Review: New doc on Sarah Lawrence cult tells the harrowing truth of survivors
The docuseries follows a group of nine students at Sarah Lawrence College who fell victim to manipulation. It serves as a harrowing realization that cults are not things of the past, but closer than we know.
Julia Diorio, Contributing Writer
• February 28, 2023
Review: ‘The Sorrow and the Pity’: Once illegal, now in theaters
The film returned to theaters on Feb. 24, 50 years after director Marcel Ophuls exposed how the French Vichy government secretly collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
Ashley Simons, Contributing Writer
• February 27, 2023
Q&A: Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke on China’s changing identity
WSN spoke with celebrated Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke about nationalism, the internet and capturing contemporary China.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Arts Editor
• February 20, 2023
Off the Radar: ‘Lessons of Darkness’ in the chaos of the Gulf War
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Lessons of Darkness” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer
• February 3, 2023
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor • October 9, 2024
Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor • October 9, 2024
Emily Genova, Managing Editor • October 9, 2024
Bella Simonte, Staff Writer • October 9, 2024