Review: ‘Beau Is Afraid’ is only occasionally frightening
Ari Aster’s new film is a big departure from his previous horror films, as he ventures into a long odyssey of surrealist comedy.
Justin Martinez, Contributing Writer
• April 25, 2023
Off the Radar: ‘Casablanca Beats’ explores the complex intersection of hip hop and politics
This Moroccan film doesn’t shy away from contentious discussions, examined with hip hop. “Casablanca Beats” is currently available on Kanopy.
Afnan Abbassi, Staff Writer
• April 7, 2023
Off the Radar: ‘Where Is My Friend’s House?’ and the importance of empathy
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Where Is My Friend’s House?” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor
• March 24, 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: ‘Cocaine Bear’ is at its best when it’s just about a bear on cocaine
Colleen Secaur, Contributing Writer
• March 7, 2023
Review: ‘Dancing the Twist in Bamako’ is a tale of star-crossed lovers in a postcolonial world
Set in a nation freshly liberated from French colonial rule, director Robert Guédiguian tells the story of two lovers fighting to be together against all odds. The film opened on Feb. 24 at the Film Forum.
Sanam Estakhrian, Contributing Writer
• March 6, 2023
Review: ‘There There’ shoots for real emotions, despite its fake portrayal of them
American auteur Andrew Bujalski’s latest tests its viewers’ faiths by pairing scenes from actors who were never in the same room. “There There” opens in select New York City theaters on Nov. 18.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Arts Editor
• November 15, 2022
Review: ‘Infernal Affairs’ trilogy restoration reinvigorates a Hong Kong classic
Even two decades later, Janus Films’ restoration of the iconic “Infernal Affairs” trilogy reminds audiences that its messages are pertinent more than ever.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer
• September 28, 2022
Off the Radar: ‘Tokyo Drifter’ reinvents the Yakuza Film
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Tokyo Drifter” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer
• September 15, 2022
Off the Radar: ‘Breaker Morant’ shatters illusions of benevolent empires and noble wars
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Breaker Morant” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer
• September 8, 2022
Review: ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ meditates on the simultaneous universality and individuality of the human experience
Goran Stolevski’s “You Won’t Be Alone” (2022), a fantasy film set in rural 19th century Macedonia, tells the story of a witch who learns to navigate the world in a human body.
Lorena Campes, Staff Writer
• April 13, 2022
Review: ‘Compartment No. 6’ artfully reimagines the road film
Based on a Finnish novel by the same name, Juho Kuosmanen’s “Compartment No. 6” follows a lonely archaeology student and her unlikely companionship with a churlish miner she is forced to bunk with as they journey across Russia.
Lorena Campes, Staff Writer
• March 22, 2022
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