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ILLUSTRATIONS: KAITLYN PATTERSON 20/THE HAWK

CineHawk Review: “Birds of Prey”

Jaylen Dotson February 19, 2020

The eighth installment in the hit or miss “DC Extended Universe (DCEU),” “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” brings back the titular “Suicide Squad” character...

GRAPHICS: Kaitlyn Patterson 20

CineHawk Review: ‘The Gentlemen’

Jaylen Dotson February 4, 2020

The latest directorial endeavor from crime genre veteran Guy Ritchie, “The Gentlemen,” is a modern masterpiece, filled with dark humor, a compelling and thrilling plot and Oscar-caliber performances...

A little validation, as a treat

A little validation, as a treat

Faith Cowell February 4, 2020

Female directors snubbed by the Academy yet again I’ll say it: the Academy Awards hold less and less weight every year and the same goes for other awards shows. Acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon-ho,...

GRAPHICS: Kaitlyn Patterson ’20

CineHawk movie review: “Earthquake Bird”

Jaylen Dotson December 3, 2019

The Netflix original “Earthquake Bird” is a tense, visually arresting thriller that aims to be like “The Girl on The Train” but instead set in Japan. Directed by Wash Westmoreland and starring...

Alyssa LaMont 19 plays Lady Macbeth, Ryan McDonnell 20 plays Macbeth and Raegan Davies 21 plays Banquo in the 2019 production of Macbeth. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Shakespeare on the terrace

Carly Calhoun April 25, 2019

A new approach to a timeless play The St. Joe’s department of music, theater and film will be presenting a free production of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” from April 27-28 at 8:30 p.m. on the...

Meg Kloss 19 and Nicole Walters 20 react to the APEX: The Appalachian Experience on March 19.

Capturing the heart of APEX

Elaina Wall March 27, 2019

Documentary debuted to campus community A group of participants in the Appalachian Experience Program (APEX) debuted a documentary they created to capture the essence of the week-long volunteer program. About...

Rose Weldon ’19 watches the Netflix Original series GLOW (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

The undefinable summer

Rose Weldon September 4, 2018

Summer ends on many high notes. Remember when it was easy to label the middle of the year with a ubiquitous pop culture product? I do. Last year, we had the summer of “Despacito.” 2016 was the summer...

A scene from Creed II was shot in the Maguire pool in Hagan Arena (Photo by Charlie Concannon 19).

“Rocky” on Hawk Hill

Emily Graham May 30, 2018

The cast of “Creed II” films in Hagan Arena. Rebecca Barus '19 co-wrote this story.  Scenes from the upcoming installment of the “Rocky” franchise, “Creed II,” were filmed at St. Joe’s...

Lady Bird was robbed

“Lady Bird” was robbed

Ethan Flanagan March 6, 2018

Although “The Shape of Water” won Best Picture at the Academy Awards on March 4, “Lady Bird,” to myself and many others, was the true Best Picture this year. While there were certainly more conceptual...

Rose Weldon 19 with Jason Katz, story supervisor of Pixars “Coco” (Photo Courtesy of Rose Weldon 19).

Por qué el mundo ama “Coco”

Rose Weldon November 28, 2017

A Q&A with Pixar’s Jason Katz “Coco,” the 19th feature from Pixar Animation Studios, dominated the box office upon its release last week. The story follows a young Mexican boy named Miguel...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson ’20.

Not my Superman

Rose Weldon November 14, 2017

Reflecting on the DCEU before "Justice League" This weekend sees the release of “Justice League,” the latest film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), based on the classic DC Comics, where classic...

Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund, Rose Weldon ’19 and some Insomnia Cookies (Courtesy of Rose Weldon).

Man of my nightmares

Rose Weldon October 24, 2017

A fan recalls meeting Freddy Krueger In October of my freshman year, I became aware of Robert Englund. I was working on a blog for a communications class that involved looking at outlandish movies....

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