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CineHawk: ‘Hundreds of Beavers’

Ben Vanilli ’25 April 16, 2025

Something you can’t do in Hollywood is pitch a story about an applejack salesman stuck in the frigid Canadian winter who must fight — wait for it — hundreds of beavers, without expecting to be laughed...

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CineHawk: ‘Smile 2’

Luke Kropiewnicki ’25, Online Editor April 2, 2025

For my first review, I will be discussing one of my favorite horror movies from last year: “Smile 2,” the sequel to 2022’s “Smile.” This movie, written and directed by Parker Finn, had many people...

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CineHawk: ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’

Ben Vanilli ’25, Photographer March 26, 2025

“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” released in 1974, is Martin Scorsese’s fourth feature-length and first Hollywood project, sandwiched between “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver,” two films...

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CineHawk: ‘All the President’s Men’

Ben Vanelli ’25, Photographer February 26, 2025

There is nothing more engaging than a ’70s political thriller. Based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, “All the President’s Men,” directed...

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CineHawk: ‘Nickel Boys’

Ben Vanelli ’25, Photographer February 12, 2025

I am not Black. I will never know what it is like to be Black. Many of us today don’t know what it was like to be Black in 1960s Florida. Luckily, this is why we have movies, which help bring us closer...

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CineHawk: ‘Wicked’

Hannah Pajtis, Features Editor December 4, 2024

The cast interviews fill up your Instagram explore page. The soundtrack keeps popping up in your TikTok algorithm. Your theater friends keep making niche references. Over the past few weeks, it’s been...

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CineHawk: ‘Transformers One’

Jaylen Dotson, Hawk Staff October 2, 2024

Returning to theatrical animation for the first time since 1986, “Transformers One” is an animated epic that takes fans back to the very beginning of Cybertronian mythology. It follows Orion Pax and...

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CineHawk review: ‘Challengers’

Kasheem Jefferson May 1, 2024

“Challengers” is a romantic sports drama directed by Luca Guadagnino starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, with a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes. “Challengers” follows Tashi, played...

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CineHawk review: ‘Civil War’

Jaylen Dotson April 24, 2024

An edge-of-your-seat dystopian epic that hits far too close to home, “Civil War” follows a quartet of intrepid photojournalists as they document the harrowing events of a second American Civil War....

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CineHawk review: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’

Tayla Evans April 17, 2024

Filled with icy betrayals and unexpected companionship, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” is a delightful addition to the cult-classic “Ghostbusters” franchise. Following the events of “Ghostbusters:...

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CineHawk review: ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’

Jaylen Dotson April 10, 2024

An unexpectedly emotional monster mash trapped in an empty human drama, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” follows its titular monsters as they delve further into the depths of the Hollow Earth and...

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CineHawk review: ‘All of Us Strangers’

Tess Margis ’26 March 27, 2024

Death, taxes and grief – perhaps the only universal experiences in this world. “All of Us Strangers” follows Adam, played by Andrew Scott, who is a screenwriter in his mid-40s living in London...

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