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The Apprentice tells the story of former President Donald Trump and his rise to fame. (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk) (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

REVIEW: The Apprentice: A Donald Trump biopic that has both audiences and politicians divided

Ash Karpf, Staff Writer October 29, 2024

After months of lawsuits and controversy, “The Apprentice,” a biopic about former President Donald Trump and his lawyer Roy Cohn, finally released in October 2024. Centering around Trump’s booming...

A recreation of the iconic SNL cast photo. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures)

REVIEW: Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” is a spectacular homage to comedy’s roots at SNL

Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2024

“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30.” - Lorne Michaels  It’s 10 p.m. on Oct. 11, 1975. Lorne Michaels stands outside of NBC’s building in the...

"Every minute counts." (Grace Lanham/The Seahawk)

REVIEW: We Live in Time will have you contemplating the meaning of life and subsequently sobbing in your car after watching

Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2024

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield put on the performance of a lifetime in Director John Crowley’s (“The Goldfinch” and “Life After Life”) heartfelt romance about two people who just so happened...

Poster of Megalopolis. (Courtesy of Lionsgate Publicity)

Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis:” a confused disaster 40 years in the making

Noah Phillips, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

Few creatives in Hollywood need less of an introduction than Francis Ford Coppola. The man has created absolute masterpieces of cinema, from the “Godfather” trilogy and “Apocalypse Now” to...

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" movie cover (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

REVIEW: Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!

Samantha Hill, Marketing Manager September 25, 2024

BEETLEJUICE! “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Cathrine O’Hara, hit the theaters Friday Sept. 6, in time for the fall and Halloween season. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”...

Movie poster for "Love Lies Bleeding." (Courtesy: A24)

REVIEW: “Love Lies Bleeding” puts queer romance in the limelight—and kills

Kennedy Cole, Contributing Writer April 24, 2024

Queer. Romance. Thriller. On their own, these three genres have powerful connotations and large audiences, each in their personal, private way. It’s not often that these three words are placed in...

A poster for the 2024 film "Civil War." (Courtesy: A24)

REVIEW: Is “Civil War” the film we need right now?

Noah Phillips, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

It would be far from a reach to say that the United States has become a politically divisive country in the past couple decades. Frankly, to call it just “divisive” is a major understatement. The...

Poster art for Dune: Part Two. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

Dune: Part Two: A sci-fi masterpiece for the ages

Noah Phillips, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

Despite receiving delays due to the global pandemic and premiering at the same time on HBO Max, the first part of Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited, much anticipated and lifelong passion project, an...

Cover art for Disney's "Wish." (Courtesy of Disney)

REVIEW: Disney’s “Wish” is a heartwarming homage to 100 years of magic

Sarah Carter, Staff Writer December 4, 2023

Disney debuts “Wish” in the year of its 100th  anniversary and pays tribute to the studio’s years of magic. Audiences can look for numerous references made to “Bambi,” “Peter Pan,” “Mary...

Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. (Courtesy of Lionsgate)

REVIEW: “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” deserves the highest praise

Sarah Carter, Staff Writer November 30, 2023

The release of the movie adaptation of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” brings viewers back to Suzanne Collin’s dystopian world of Panem, 60 years prior to the original...

Paul Rudd and Kathryn Newton star as a father-daughter duo that fails to take to flight, despite being a main focus of the film. Image courtesy of Marvel Studios.

REVIEW: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ brings new levels of strange to the MCU but fails to deliver on plot

Anna Ford, Staff Writer February 22, 2023

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” kicks off Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with a zany tale of fatherhood, revolution and giant ants. Starring Paul Rudd as Ant-Man and Evangeline...

Judy Greer, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Andi Matichak in “Halloween Kills” (2021).

REVIEW: Wilmington is the backdrop for grisly murders and nonsensical characters in ‘Halloween Kills’

Boyce Rucker, Intern October 16, 2021

The long-awaited sequel to 2018’s “Halloween” introduces several story elements to the new canon. “Halloween Kills” is a darker and more violent sequel that further explores the mythology of...

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