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GRAPHIC: SATINA SACKIE ’27/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘Pretty Lethal’

Lisbeth Urena ’27, Features Reporter April 15, 2026

Showcasing the talents, muscle and drive of ballerinas through action-packed fight and dance sequences, “Pretty Lethal” is a women-empowering film emphasizing the connection between women and their...

ILLUSTRATION: ALEXIS KAIN ’27

CineHawk: ‘The Boy and the Heron’

Tayla J. Evans ’27, Features Editor November 26, 2025

After its recent theatrical re-release Nov. 15-19, “The Boy and the Heron” continues to dazzle audiences with its fantastical plotline and soft pastel art style. Written and directed by Studio Ghibli...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘The Graduate’

Ben Vanelli ’25, Photographer April 30, 2025

In the spring semester of my sophomore year, I took a class called Re-Reading the Sixties with the now-retired Owen Gilman, Ph.D., professor of English. This was easily the best class I’ve taken throughout...

graphic of a bunker with the movie title "Civil War"

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....

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk review: ‘Madame Web’

Jaylen Dotson February 28, 2024

Sony’s latest scheme to squeeze every last drop of value from the “Spider-Man” IP, “Madame Web” follows Cassandra Webb as she struggles to protect three teenagers from a super-powered maniac...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk review: ‘Argylle’

Jaylen Dotson February 21, 2024

Written by Jason Fuchs and directed by Matthew Vaughn, “Argylle” is an irreverent parody of the spy genre about a mild-mannered author dragged into the bizarre and dangerous world of espionage when...

GRAPHIC: HANNAH MADEYA ’24 & SADIE HENZES ’24/THE HAWK

CineHawk review: ‘The Beekeeper’

Kasheem Jefferson February 14, 2024

“The Beekeeper” is a 2024 action-thriller directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer, starring Jason Statham as Adam Clay, a retired deadly assassin also known as the Beekeeper. The film follows...

GRAPHIC: ALLY ENGELBERT ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk review: ‘Night Swim’

Jaylen Dotson February 7, 2024

A passable if forgettable horror debut from writer-director Bryce McGuire, “Night Swim” pits an innocent suburban family against a haunted swimming pool. Adapted from a short film McGuire co-directed...

GRAPHIC: SADIE HENZES ’24/THE HAWK

CineHawk review: ‘American Fiction’

Jaylen Dotson January 31, 2024

A timely and provocative exploration of the power of a story, “American Fiction” is an adaptation of the 2001 novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett. Written and directed by Cord Jefferson, the film...

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