Author Archives: Katie Gile
Tips for a fun last-minute Halloween
It’s All Hallows Eve and your plan to give candy to the neighborhood kids – or hog it all and pretend nobody’s home — fell through courtesy of a socialite friend or two. They have a Halloween party to go to and while your “plus-one” status is mandatory, your closet is absent of a killer [...]
Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect’ hits all the right notes
Welcoming the fall season with open arms is the auto-tuned, hilarious love letter to collegiate a capella, Pitch Perfect. In essence, imagine Glee without the hallway drama, with an added a splash of gut-busting pro-girl comedy, all poured over the sugary rim of Top 40 mash-ups. Doing what Bring It On did for cheer-leading, Pitch Perfect is [...]
Movie Review: ‘Lawless’ triumphs with moonshine to spare
With an issue that’s recently come back into fame courtesy of the Emmy Award-winning series Boardwalk Empire, Lawless brings bootlegging to the big screen.
Movie Review: ‘The Possession’ wins with screams, subtlety
‘The Possession’ gives horror fans the special effects and gore they expect, but doesn’t overdo it.
Movie Review: Premium Rush pedals a “greener” kind of action flick
In this action-thriller, Bike messengers own the streets alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I have a feeling local bike stores are about to get a whole lot more business.
Movie Review: ‘The Campaign’ dishes out social critique, belly laughs
By all accounts, walking into The Campaign, I was ready for a brainless few hours of physical humor and loud laughs. The casting of Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, the brash, goofy humor associated with the duo and the film’s overall scale led me to expect an over-the-top political comedy.
Though entirely goofy and a riotous good time, the film was in no way brainless.
5k tests athletes’ focus at final day of NCAA East Preliminaries
A hazy May twilight descended upon the final races of the Division I NCAA East Preliminary Round Saturday, May 26, as the packed crowd filling Hodges Stadium surrounded the fleet-footed competitors with wave after wave of palpable energy.
UNF campus religious center in the works
Students may have the opportunity to get in touch with their spiritual side when a non-denominational building opens on campus.
Fair labor clothing goes in stock at the campus bookstore
One brand available in the UNF Bookstore keeps its prices competitive but improves life for its employees.
A guide to First Coast diner digs
Order up Jacksonville diners serve up home cooking and a plateful of history.
