By Will Van Gelder ’16 While “Spectre” isn’t a great movie, it sure is fun. The 24th film about the British M16 spy is a ferocious, funny, gorgeously produced love letter to the longest-running franchise in film. Bond fanatics will be ecstatic to see all of the references to early movies in the series that began in 1962 with “Dr. … Read More
By Lauren MacFadden ’17 Each year students eagerly sign up for auditions to be in the spring showcase, Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival (RnR), which features students performing songs from previous decades. The audition process usually begins in early December, when students must prepare a song to either sing or play on an instrument. The auditions take about three days, and … Read More
By Milan Polk ’16 CBS’ “Supergirl” premiered on October 26 with fairly positive reviews, and since then the show has definitely shown promise. Amid the current wave of superhero movies and television shows, “Supergirl” gives viewers the fresh feminine face that television needed. In the show, Melissa Benoist plays Kara Zor-El, or Supergirl, Superman’s cousin. At age 13, she was … Read More
By Amanda Allen ’16 “Purpose” allows fans to take Justin Bieber seriously. Surprisingly to most, Bieber’s newest album, “Purpose,” released at number one on November 13. Bieber’s album also received four out of five stars from Billboard and has garnered mostly praise from music critics. A couple months ago, no one would have guessed a Bieber comeback album would be … Read More
By Tyler Ruth ’16 “The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.” With that, let’s talk about “Fight Club.” The unparalleled film came out in 1999 and is directed by David Fincher. The narrator and main character, played by Edward … Read More
By Megan Werden ’17 In the action and sci-fi movie “The Martian,” Matt Damon plays Mark Watney, a determined astronaut who is presumed dead after a storm hits Mars while he and his fellow crew are on a mission there. Some debris hits Watney during the storm, and he suffers a gruesome injury. The rest of crew escapes from the … Read More
By Jacob Golomb ’16 As all music students at Sherwood know, Alex Silverbook is a dedicated and very talented band teacher. One of the ways he shows his love for music education is by inviting well-known musicians to Sherwood to perform and work with students. The workshops that these guests do include working on musical pieces with students, sharing what … Read More
Global superstar Taylor Swift is one of the most well-known singer/songwriters in the world. With her newest album, “1989,” she is reaching levels that have rarely been seen before. “1989” became the ninth album to spend at least 24 weeks in the Billboard 200, along with albums by artists like Michael Jackson and the Backstreet Boys. Swift’s third album, “Speak … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ’16 Liam O’Connor (Josh Hopkins), an FBI agent demoted to work as an instructor at the academy, does not lie when he tells his newest FBI recruits to trust their gut as opposed to just blindly following orders. In just the second episode of ABC’s newest television series “Quantico,” the characters on the show and the viewers … Read More
By Lauren MacFadden ’17 The series “Scream Queens” made its debut on ‘Fox’ September 21 and is already becoming this year’s pop-culture phenomenon. The new hit show is a mix of comedy and horror all in one; it takes place on a college campus and follows a group of sorority girls who are targeted by a mysterious killer wearing a … Read More