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An illustration of a person dressed in a blue outfit holds their left fist up while riding a horse. The words “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana” and “Bad Bunny” are printed above and below the illustration.

Review: Bad Bunny’s unpredictable journey with ‘nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana’

After a few months of inactivity that followed a year of groundbreaking success, the Puerto Rican artist returns with a new vibe.
Sneha Tripathy, Contributing Writer October 24, 2023

When the Latin music industry is brought up in conversation, it is nearly impossible not to mention Bad Bunny. In recent years, the artist’s career has skyrocketed with a series...

(Photo by Annie Leibovitz)

Review: Ed Sheeran welcomes his listeners to the fall season with his new album ‘Autumn Variations’

Finding bliss despite tragedy, Ed Sheeran’s second album of 2023 is perfect for finding hope in the fall.
Danielle Jaculewicz, Contributing Writer October 17, 2023

I’ll admit it: when I saw that Ed Sheeran had released a new album, especially one that was unrelated to a math symbol, I was surprised. The singer-songwriter released his previous...

Actor Paul Dano wearing a blue shirt and red headband sits in a brown desk chair. He is speaking into a red microphone while looking at two computer monitors. The image is from the film “Dumb Money.”

Review: ‘Dumb Money’ wages war on the wealthy through sensory overload

Craig Gillespie’s energetic new film begins by telling the story of the 2021 GameStop short squeeze, but ends with overconfident optimism.
Liv Steinhardt, Contributing Writer September 25, 2023

Gabe Plotkin, the millionaire hedge fund founder and chief information officer played by Seth Rogen, sits in his oceanfront mansion, preparing for a TV interview about his sinking...

A doctor wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, a blue mask and scrubs.

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

The intrusive lens of the micro camera burrows through cavernous organs and once unseen crevices of the human body in “De Humanis Corporis Fabrica.” First premiered at the...

A woman with blonde hair wearing a white dress with wings while being held up by strings above two gravestones bearing the words “MOTHER” and “FATHER” on a stage with opened red curtains. Curled in a ball in front of the gravestones lies a man in a tan shirt and brown pants.z

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

“Beau Is Afraid,” and there’s no doubt about it. What exactly Beau is afraid of, though, is a question that director Ari Aster seems less interested in answering than he...

Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and Alexander Skarsgård stand on grass and rocks in front of snow-capped mountains.

Recap: ‘Succession’ S4E5: Viking country

Waystar Royco goes to Norway for a deal, with middling results.
Colleen Secaur, Contributing Writer April 25, 2023

The Roy siblings have spent the entirety of “Succession” either parroting their father, doing his dirty work for bits of praise or claiming to be a radical departure from him,...

An illustration of a laptop placed on a bed with blue sheets. The laptop displays two people wearing white T-shirts sitting together.

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

The documentary film genre is often treated as the simple presentation of facts — a journalistic investigation that reveals answers to real-world phenomena. A passive camera...

An illustration of a blue album cover on a blue background with the face of a woman on it. A yellow vinyl record emerges from the right side of the album cover.

Review: Samia confesses all in ‘Honey’

Samia’s sophomore album is an exciting experiment in absolute honesty.
Audrey Abrahams, Contributing Writer February 9, 2023

There's an ugly side to everyone’s personality. We usually struggle to hide our darkest thoughts and spontaneous explosions of emotion, but in Samia’s sophomore album “Honey,”...