Why ‘Parasite’ winning best picture is game-changing
Stephen Lambros, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020
On Feb. 9, 2019, a fairly unassuming Sunday evening, the South Korean dramatic film "Parasite" was awarded best picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Bong Joon-ho, the prolific director of the film, had already won awards in three other categories that night. As he stood alongside...
“Parasite” and the rise of South Korean cinema
Stephen Lambros, Contributing Writer
November 15, 2019
We are currently experiencing a golden age of South Korean cinema. A slew of international hits have poured out of the country over the course of the decade: "Train to Busan," "The Wailing," "The Handmaiden" and "Burning" are just a few of South Korea’s films making names for themselves on the international...
OPINION: 2018 Winter Olympics in exciting full blast
Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 16, 2018
Editor’s Note: Veronica Wernicke is a freshman at UNCW majoring in Communication Studies and is the Assistant Opinion Editor for The Seahawk. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author. Veronica Wernicke may be found on Twitter @itsveronica98. All suggestions and inquiries may...
Weekly Update: News from the World Outside Wilmington
Tyler Newman, Assistant News Editor
February 1, 2018
Paris inundated by flooding In Paris, the Seine River’s water level reached 19.1 feet early on Monday after weeks of rainfall that created an ongoing water rise in France’s rivers. Throughout the Paris region, nearly 1,500 people have been evacuated from their homes and numerous homes ...
Go to Hell, North Korea
Sean W. Cooper, Assistant Opinion Editor
August 29, 2017
There are two countries that I am tired of hearing about in the news. One is Russia, whose interference in the 2016 elections we are still hearing about, nine months later. By the time we’ve finally heard the end of it, we can expect that Russia will have meddled in probably three or four more presidential...