By Ashley Nnabue ’16 Click here to buy tickets to Rock ‘n’ Roll! This year’s 43rd Rock ‘n’ Roll is set to kick off Friday night, March 7. The show’s theme is friendship and togetherness. This year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll consists of 42 songs in total, and both Act One and Act Two contain 21 numbers. Come out to support this … Read More
By Joy Zhang ’14 Rapper Schoolboy Q dropped his third studio album “Oxymoron” on February 25, after multiple delays. The California rapper repeatedly changed the release date so he could perfect his work, and he assured his fans that the album would be better than fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.” To say that “Oxymoron” was … Read More
By Dean Emerson ’14 Three years after the successful release of “A Different Kind of Fix,” British indie-rock quartet Bombay Bicycle Club has yet again proved their excellence to their ever-growing audience with the release of their fourth LP, “So Long, See You Tomorrow.” The album extends off their sound from their prior album, including many electronic elements combined with … Read More
By Joy Zhang ‘14 Fresh on the music scene, Lucy Gray is an innovative, four-piece band that puts on exciting shows and aspires to go on tour this summer. “This group that we’ve formed is interesting in that we’re all really different in what we listen to,” explained senior Nish Desai, the band’s guitarist, bassist and vocalist. “Bringing these differences … Read More
By Brian Hughes ‘15 Critically acclaimed as one of the most realistic war movies ever, compared to that of “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down,” director Peter Berg’s film “Lone Survivor” follows lone survivor Hospital Corpsman Marcus Luttrell’s (Mark Wahlberg) eye-witness account of Operation Red Wings. The operation went down in history as the single largest loss of life … Read More
By Sean Kang ‘14 When you think of Kevin Hart, you think “funny.” When you think of Ice Cube, you think “gangster.” Well, what happens when you put the two together in a buddy cop movie? Boring. “Ride Along” merely offers a mediocre plot, bland characters, and a plethora of clichés, with a few gunfights and car chases here and … Read More
By Katie Mercogliano ‘14 It seems absurd to “lightly suggest” to some of the most esteemed directors in film history, such as Francis Ford Coppola (“The Godfather Part I, II, III”), Quentin Tarantino (“Pulp Fiction,” “Inglorious Basterds,” “Django Unchained”) and Darren Aronofsky (“Requiem for a Dream,” “Black Swan,” “The Wrestler”), to cut parts of their movies to make it more … Read More
By Ankur Kayastha ’15 The well-anticipated sequel within the Hobbit trilogy entitled “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” encompasses elements of humor, romance, and action all into one lengthy and entertaining film. J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing truly received a new vitality in the new film. An element unique to the film is that the entire movie is not selectively focused on … Read More
By Jack McCallister ’15 When entering the little Chinese restaurant right off Morningwood drive, one will see a few small tables and flickering light in the corner. However, don’t let its appearance faze you, because Shanghai Chinese offers some of the best oriental cuisine in the area. While other Chinese restaurants in the area such as Hunan Delight do not … Read More
By Steven Witkin ’16 Many people know the story of Mary Poppins, the magical nanny who saves a family through life lessons, but there is a more emotional and somber story behind her creation. “Saving Mr. Banks”, directed by John Lee Hancock, reveals the story behind the story, the fascinatingly real experiences of Mary Poppins’ creator, P.L. Travers, which fueled … Read More