by Dylan Friedman ’21 Halloween is upon us. A time of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins. People are still confined in their homes and aren’t able to fully participate in the holiday as in previous years. Therefore, everyone will have to make due with what they have, such as candy, pumpkins, and of course, horror movies. The 1974 cult classic film … Read More
by Marissa Harris ’22 Montgomery County is currently in phase two, which means the capacity of indoor food establishments can not exceed 50 percent of each restaurant’s maximum capacity. However, many families, like my own, are not comfortable with eating inside yet, and want to continue to eat outside, get take-out, or do or curbside pickup. The county held a … Read More
by Aidan Trump ’21 Nearly all businesses have felt the effects of Covid-19, but very few have been hit as hard as independent music venues that are struggling to make ends meet. Live music venues have been closed since March. This lack of business means that venues have been relying on cash reserves and won’t be able to cover operating … Read More
by Reade Fenner ‘22 “Enola Holmes,” a comedic mystery based on the first book in Nancy Springer’s series of the same name, was released by Netflix on September 23. Initially, the rights to the film belonged to Warner Bros. Pictures; however, they were sold to Netflix as a result of theater closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This movie follows the … Read More
by Devon Goldstein ’21 Throughout the years Chadwick Boseman has become more than just a movie actor. He has inspired many different people all over the world, and created a legacy that many will never forget. Tragically, Boseman died on August 28th at age 43 after a years-long battle with cancer. When Boseman was a teen, he attended an acting … Read More
by Jack Miller ’21 Charlie Kaufman, writer of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Adaptation.,” and “Being John Malkovich” and director of “Synecdoche, New York” and “Anomalisa,” has made a career out of finding humanity in the surreal with the offbeat and often perplexing stories he crafts. His new film, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” follows a similar trajectory as … Read More
by Selene Ashewood ’22 Everyone is officially back in school and settling into this year’s classes, which they all chose last winter without any knowledge that they’d be taking the courses from home. Other than the national number of COVID-19 cases or political tension, what else is on the rise this September? Unlike in August, general Autumn enthusiasm is now … Read More
by Graham Skinker ’21 “The Devil All the Time,” the new Netflix film starring Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgard, Robert Pattinson, Jason Clarke and Sebastian Stan and directed by Antonio Campos, takes place in two small towns of Virginia and Ohio in the aftermath of World War Two. Arvin Russell (Tom Holland), the son of Willard Russell (Bill Skarsgard), follows in … Read More
by Joseph Oscilowski ’22 “American Horror Story” (AHS) is a very popular show, known for actress Sarah Paulson’s whale-crying, as well as its fairly graphic scenes involving everything grisly, gory, and gruesome. As fall is coming up right around the corner, this is the perfect show to watch to get into the Halloween mood. Each season, including those titled Murder … Read More
by Ella Casey ’21 Disney recently released its live-action “Mulan” onto Disney+, but the film immediately received extensive backlash. The controversy had nothing to do with problematic scenes or deviations from the original story. In fact, the animosity was actually sparked by a statement in the end credits thanking Chinese government entities for letting them film part of the movie … Read More