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The Lighthouse, a thriller movie directed by Robert Eggers, released on October 18, 2019. (Via Facebook)

‘The Lighthouse’ Merges Classic Saltwater Horror with Modern Experimentalism

Robert Egger's latest film proves there is indeed enchantment in the light.
Ethan Zack, Music Editor October 20, 2019

“The Lighthouse” could have been nothing more than a novelty. The stylish black and white veneer of the film that harkens back to early cinema ensured a unique visual treat...

Arthur (Vincent Lacoste) dances with Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps) after coming to Paris to comfort him during his treatment. (Courtesy of Plaire Aimer et Courir)

‘Sorry Angel’ Unveils the Highs and Lows of Queer Love

The French drama offers an unforgivably beautiful portrait of a gay love affair at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
Claire Fishman, Film and TV Editor February 19, 2019

A young man from the Brittany region of France, Arthur (Vincent Lacoste), and a 40-something-year-old writer, Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps), meet by chance in a cinema, sneaking...

“Naruda,” the World War II noir drama by Pablo Larraín, screened on the third week of the New York Film Festival.

NYFF Week 3: Comedies Within Dramas

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor October 11, 2016
WSN's wrap-up of the third week of the New York Film Festival covers figures from Iggy Pop to the iconic Chilean poet Pablo Neruda whose narratives are told with comedic artistry within their own dramatic tales.

“Manchester by the Sea,” starring Casey Affleck, is one of many tragic films featured in the 54th New York Film Festival.

NYFF Week 2: The Contrasting Reasons for Sadness in Daily Life

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor October 4, 2016
Between Ava DuVernay's "13th" and Kenneth Lonergan's "Manchester By the Sea," this week's films at New York Film Festival exhibited the varying flavors of sorrow.
Son of Saul is a 2015 Hungarian drama film, where a Hungarian-Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz works as a Sonderkommando member, burning the dead, during the Holocaust.

‘Son of Saul’ captures hell on screen

Ethan Sapienza, Staff Writer October 15, 2015
Experience the horror of the Holocaust as never before in the brutally dark "Son of Saul," following Saul's attempts to find a rabbi in Auschwitz for his dead son.
In a NYFF movie, “The Forbidden Room” the terrified crew of a trapped submarine find themselves on a voyage into the origins of their darkest fears.

What you need to know about surrealist films from the ‘The Forbidden Room’ directors

Anthony Schwab, Contributing Writer October 14, 2015
The directors of the surrealist film "The Forbidden Room" discuss their inspirations and upcoming projects in film and teaching.
Opening on October 16th, The Movie “The Assassin” displays the struggle between duty and morality in ninth-century China.

Stunning minimalism in ‘The Assassin’

Min-Wei Lee, Contributing Writer October 12, 2015
Taiwanese martial arts film "The Assassin" brings morality to question in the face of duty, starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen.
“The Witness” Documents the story of Kitty Genovese, the woman who was stabbed in 1964 as 37 witnesses stood by without calling the police.

An infamous murder case is reinvestigated in ‘The Witness’

Carter Glace, Staff Writer October 8, 2015
In 1964, Kitty Genovese was murdered in the streets of Queens, New York. The Times reported that 38 witnesses walked by. In the touching documentary "The Witness," Kitty's brother Bill tries to find these 38 people.
Pierre Lescure, Frédérique Bredin, Christophe Rossignon, Stéphane Brizé, Vincent Lindon and Thierry Frémaux at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

‘The Measure of a Man’ mirrors working class life

Stephen Spoth, Contributing Writer October 8, 2015
Thierry Taugourdeau, an unemployed factory worker, must choose between his moral integrity and getting by in the quiet French film "The Measure of a Man."
Part of The New York Film Festival, “Arabian Nights” is a three-part movie that delves into Portugal’s financial collapse.

Portuguese recession meets Caliphate folk tales in 6-hour ‘Arabian Nights’

Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer October 6, 2015
The six-hour, three-part film about Portugal's social collapse is more interesting and humorous than you'd think.
“Les Cowboys,” directed by Thomas Bidegain, is screening as part of The New York Film Festival.

‘Les Cowboys’ pays tribute to its classic Western inspiration

Carter Glace, Staff Writer October 6, 2015
"Les Cowboys" is French screenwriter Thomas Bidegain's take on the classic American Western tale,
Michael Fassbender portrays Steve Jobs and takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter.

‘Steve Jobs’ shows tougher side of icon

Stephen Spoth, Contributing Writer October 5, 2015
Explore the darker side of the infamous tech giant in the Aaron Sorkin-written biopic "Steve Jobs."