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GRAPHIC: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ’23/THE HAWK

Netflix announces new “paid sharing” policy

Colin Kissane February 21, 2023

Are you one of the over 100 million people who logs into a Netflix account using a shared password? If so, you may need to consider alternatives.  Paid sharing will spread more widely, including...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD 23

The “Tinder Swindler” Review

Jaylen Dotson February 22, 2022

Directed by Felicity Morris, “The Tinder Swindler” is a British true crime documentary about an immoral con artist who used the eponymous social media app to swindle numerous women out of millions...

GRAPHIC: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO 23/THE HAWK

CineHawk: “Mixtape”

Jaylen Dotson January 26, 2022

Written by Stacey Menear and directed by Valerie Weiss, “Mixtape” tells the story of a young girl discovering a mixtape that belonged to her late parents and her journey to decipher all of the songs...

GRAPHIC: SADIE HENZES ’24/THE HAWK

CineHawk: Red Notice

Jaylen Dotson December 7, 2021

Bringing together three of the biggest stars in Hollywood for an action/heist extravaganza, “Red Notice,” written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, follows a wrongfully imprisoned FBI agent...

‘Ginny & Georgia’ and biracial representation

‘Ginny & Georgia’ and biracial representation

Tayler Washington March 30, 2021

Microaggressions in entertainment “Ginny & Georgia” has been in the Top 10 on Netflix since its release on Feb. 24. It follows 15-year-old Virginia (Ginny) Miller and her mother, Georgia, as they...

ILLUSTRATION: SADIE HENZES24/THE HAWK

CineHawk Review: “Moxie”

Jaylen Dotson March 16, 2021

“Moxie” is a flawed but fun coming-of-age dramedy about a shy teenager who anonymously initiates a feminist uprising in her high school in protest against a sexist, objectifying status quo.  Adapted...

ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK

CineHawk Review: “Outside the Wire”

Jaylen Dotson February 3, 2021

 “Outside the Wire” is the superficially subversive but ultimately forgetful story of a disgraced drone pilot who, in the distant future of 2036, is assigned to the command of a combat cyborg whom...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK

CineHawk Review: “Enola Holmes”

Jaylen Dotson October 20, 2020

“Enola Holmes” is a fun, unforgettable historical comedy that adapts the critically acclaimed book series of the same name by Nancy Springer. It tells the story of Enola, the younger sister of Sherlock...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD 22/THE HAWK

What made “Avatar: the Last Airbender” the number one show on Netflix

Alex Manduca June 30, 2020

Netflix made this quarantined world more bearable with its very timely release of “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, which screened across the U.S. beginning on May 15. This marked the cartoon’s first...

ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD 23/THE HAWK

Become Empowered

Maggie Brennen June 15, 2020

While staying safe at home, I had plenty of time to watch all kinds of TV series and films that Netflix suggests. When Netflix released the documentary “Becoming,” on May 6, which follows Michelle...

CineHawk Review: “Uncorked”

CineHawk Review: “Uncorked”

Jaylen Dotson April 13, 2020

Written and directed by “Insecure” alum Prentice Penny, “Uncorked” is the heartwarming, yet cliche story of BBQ restaurant heir Elijah. Played by Mamoudou Athie, Elijah is a brilliant young man...

GRAPHIC: LUKE MALANGA 20/THE HAWK

Escape quarantine through these films

Kaila Mundell-Hill April 6, 2020

It’s yet another Saturday night, and we’ve got nowhere to go. As we settle into another month of social distancing, cabin fever might be setting in as you find yourself wanting to escape from the confines...

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