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

Washington Square News

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 family — including a mother with a blonde bob haircut who is wearing a white shirt and a black dress, a son, and a father wearing a gray, plaid three-piece suit — watches a movie in the theater.

Review: ‘The Fabelmans’ is Spielberg at his most vulnerable

In a career notable for poignant moments, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg gets more personal than ever in this Oscar-nominated, semi-autobiographical tale. 
Madeline Kane, Staff Writer March 8, 2023

In a career spanning over half a century, Steven Spielberg has tackled a wide array of subjects in his movies: dinosaurs, archaeologists, aliens, combat soldiers, sharks, rebelling...

An illustrated portrait of Robert Patison’s Batman. The illustration is close up on his face and he is wearing heavy black under eye makeup.

The inescapable campiness of ‘The Batman’

With a whopping three-hour long runtime and a cast full of attractive faces in silly costumes, "The Batman" exemplifies the inherent silliness of Hollywood's attempts to transform comic book schlock into material worthy of criticism.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Arts Editor March 30, 2022

When Bill Finger and Bob Kane’s Batman first jumped from the comic book page to the silver screen, he did so wearing an excessively tight gray undershirt complemented by two...

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 23, 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,...

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“Little Miss Sunshine” actor dazzles in new film

September 6, 2012
Paul Dano, an up-and-coming young actor, flaunts his acting versatility in "For Ellen" where he plays a struggling rock star who is also desperate to remain a good father.