by Rachel Klein ‘22 Director Guy Ritchie’s movie, “The Gentlemen,” starring Matthew McConaughey and Jeremy Strong has recently hit theaters, and it won’t be leaving without a little controversy. Despite the film getting good reviews on major websites like Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, many viewers were disturbed by the racist and anti-semitic jokes and remarks throughout the movie. “The Gentlemen” … Read More
by Jonah Sachs ‘20 Two Vultures, one Spiderman. With the recent teaser of Sony Pictures’ “Morbius,” showcasing a vampire-supervillain hybrid known to few diehard Marvel fans as one of Spiderman’s arch nemesis’, many viewers are left scratching their heads, unable to understand where exactly the much-beloved Spiderman was. As it turns out, recent complications between Disney and Sony cut the … Read More
by Devon Goldstein ‘21 The Netflix original documentary six-episode series “Cheer” first came out on January 8 and took the world by storm. Just as the Navarro Community College cheer team wiped out their competition at Daytona Beach, Florida the year before in 2019, the documentary series was very successful after it premiered at the beginning of the new year. … Read More
by Andrew Waterfield ‘20 With Marvel dominating the current superhero film landscape, it can be easy to forget that not every superhero film needs to end with a big laser shooting into the sky and the fate of the world hanging in the balance. The DC Universes’ first R-rated film “Birds of Prey” is a reminder that smaller, ground-level adventures … Read More
by Brenna Henderson ‘21 “Spies in Disguise,” released on December 25, 2019, is an animated movie that follows a smooth spy, Lance Sterling (Will Smith), on a quest to defeat a cybernetic terrorist, Killian (Ben Mendelsohn). Unfortunately for Lance, not-so-smooth scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) accidentally turns him into a pigeon. Now the duo has to race to stop Killian … Read More
by: Colin Horan ‘21 Each year as the Super Bowl approaches, viewers across the country prepare for Super Bowl Sunday’s greatest spectacle- the commercials. Football’s fans are graced by companies going all-out, spending millions on 30 seconds to entertain the 100 million who turned into the big game. Commercials often go at viewer’s emotions, like with Budweiser’s infamous “Puppy Love” … Read More
by Martholdy Pierre-Canel ‘21 It is extremely likely that you have heard the name “Dirtyy Eli” in the hallways of Sherwood. Junior Elijah Williams has been gaining fame throughout the school since freshman year by producing trap music for his fans. Coined by Williams himself, he encourages students to join the “AllButt Nation” of people he identifies as fans and … Read More
by Conall Sahler ‘20 Like the aim of a stormtrooper, “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker” is clumsy yet oddly charming. “The Rise of Skywalker” is the culmination of 42 years, 11 films and four television shows. Does this concluding chapter properly end this beloved series? Kind of. “The Rise of Skywalker” has a lot to wrap up … Read More
by Jack Miller ‘21 Prolific actor and comedian Adam Sandler takes a break from the typical slapstick schlock he’s become known for in recent years to deliver a sledgehammer performance in “Uncut Gems,” the electrifying new crime thriller by Josh and Benny Safdie. He plays Howie Ratner, a sleazy diamond district jeweler that makes a series of high-stakes bets in … Read More
by Sarah Nove ‘20 While promoting his latest project, comedian John Mulaney emphasized his lack of musical ability, as well as his disinterest in having kids. Despite that, his new Netflix special, “John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch” (JMTSLB), is a children’s musical comedy. In it, Mulaney and a group of kids ages 8-13, dubbed the “Sack Lunch Bunch,” … Read More