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‘Nobody Wants This’ season 3 is carried by its romantic subplot

By Audrey Moché | October 26

Despite its predictable ending, the new season shines with its core couples’ chemistry.

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‘Paper Tiger’ packages domestic drama within a thrilling crime narrative

By Lize Deng | October 26

The Ivy Film Festival hosted an early screening of the film followed by a conversation with director James Gray P’29.

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October singles track the highs and lows of love

By Alyssia Ouhocine | October 25

The latest October singles showcase the currents moving through pop culture this month.

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It’s not too soon to give ‘I think I spoke too soon’ a listen

By Kendra Eastep | October 22

Rachel Chinouriri’s sophomore studio album shines with sober confessions and layered synths.

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‘Sense and Sensibility’ remake disappoints with lackluster acting, unnatural pacing

By Rebecca Goodman | October 21

The new adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters.

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‘The Lost Boys’ is a mesmerizing, dazzling Broadway spectacle

By Lize Deng | October 20

Members of the TAPS department traveled to Broadway to see the show.

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Review

Does Nathan Fielder believe Elizabeth Holmes? Would you?

By Rebecca Goodman | October 20

In the documentary “You Can See Everything,” Fielder follows the disgraced Theranos founder in her last 34 days before she went to prison.

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The moral of the story is to listen to Ashe’s new album, ‘The Girl Of Your Dreams’

By Ann Gray Golpira | October 18

With its enthrallingly theatrical blend of jazz and pop, “The Girl Of Your Dreams” is a testament to the singer’s sonic authenticity.

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Out with pop, in with indie: Three new songs perfect for fall

By Ann Gray Golpira | October 15

New releases from Bleachers, Carly Rae Jepsen and Lizzy McAlpine depict love in its many forms.

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Cameron Winter and Paul Thomas Anderson melt metal with ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’

By Timothy Sullivan | October 14

The film presents the Geese frontman’s celebrated December 2025 performance in New York City.

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‘Animals’ struggles to live up to the weight of its many ambitions

By Timothy Ro | October 13

Ben Affleck’s new Netflix thriller overcrowds its storyline with threads of political corruption, marriage and immigration.

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‘Unabomber’ searches too hard for an explanation behind a genius killer

By Timothy Ro | October 6

The film delivers strong individual performances, but oversimplifies Ted Kaczynski’s history.

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‘Primetime’ is gloriously thrilling, darkly comedic

By Amelie Chin | September 30

Directed by Lance Oppenheim, the film tells a fictionalized, behind-the-scenes story of Dateline NBC’s popular show “To Catch a Predator.”

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Charli xcx masterfully explores rock music in ‘Music, Fashion, Film’

By Ambreen Sidhu | September 30

The British singer’s latest album presents a vulnerable commentary on putting on a persona and the meaning of art.

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‘Pylon’ by beabadoobee is grounded in excellence but short of electric

By Kendra Eastep | September 29

The artist’s new album is as cathartic as it is repetitive.

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Taylor Swift should pull down the curtain on ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’

By Alyssia Ouhocine | September 27

With four new songs, Taylor Swift is doubling down on her worst era yet.

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Miley’s new album ‘Bass Persuades’ does little to persuade or inspire

By Amelia Barter | September 23

Released last Friday, the record fails to live up to advertised expectations and aesthetic.

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September reaches an exciting close with these new singles

By Alyssia Ouhocine | September 22

Slayyyter, Troye Sivan, Julia Wolf and Ellie Goulding are shaking up the music scene with their new releases.

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‘Forgotten Island’ is a joyful spectacle with a buried emotional core

By Lize Deng | September 22

The new DreamWorks animation film explores themes of friendship and memory through Philippine mythology.

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‘PRIMA’ is clever but lacks lyrical depth

By Camilla Rodriguez | September 21

With funky instrumentals and flat lyrics, ADÉLA’s newest record is enjoyably vapid.