by Dylan Craig ’16 “After Earth,” directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring the Father-Son combo of Will and Jaden Smith, features impressive acting, but has a weak overall plot. “After Earth” is about an estranged father and his son trying to survive after crash landing on the remains of Earth, which is now inhabitable. Cypher Raige, played by Will … Read More
by Marie Moeller ’14 On May 4, the talented students of Sherwood exceeded the expectations of the community in their performance of “Blithe Spirit.” With a high bar set after the amazing success of the musical, “Guys and Dolls”, the small cast and tech crew collaborated to make a mediocre play captivating. “Blithe Spirit” is a seriocomedy about a man … Read More
by Brian Hughes ’15 Director Michael Bay’s dark crime comedy “Pain and Gain” is one of the most obscene, interesting and hilarious movies I have seen in a while. Bay takes the realism and cinematic aspects and blends them together well enough to make it worth watching. The thing I find most interesting is that, yes, the story the film … Read More
by Sean Kang ’14 Most students have heard the name Hip Indian somewhere around school. Despite what it sounds like, this term does not actually describe a South Asian man with a lot of “swagger.” Rather, it is the name that four juniors, Nish Desai, Dean Emerson, Allison Behrendt and Rob Young, chose when they created their indie and electronic … Read More
by William McDermott ’15 Sherwood’s Night of Jazz, traditionally featuring the Jazz Choir, Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Big Band, was changed this year to include guest performer Mimi Jones and her trio. The performance took place April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ertzman Theatre. Mimi Jones is an internationally renowned musician who has earned the title “U.S. Jazz … Read More
Jackie Robinson finally gets his due on the big screen. by Brian Hughes ’15 Writer-director Brian Helgeland’s biopic “42” is something that most other films of its genre are not: inspirational. The Academy Award winner does a near perfect job, making history by retelling history. Helgeland creates a very realistic and believable storyline with feel-good, cinematic quality while conveying the … Read More
Senior Anthony Justus has never considered the field of acting as a career. Yet somehow, he still found himself on the set of the television show “Veep,” an HBO satire of the vice presidency. Justus acted as a Marine, on screen for a total of maybe a few seconds, despite hours of work on the set. The opportunity came up … Read More
by Daniel Hatfield ’13 Director Joseph Kosinski’s “Oblivion” provides an excellent time at the movie theater. Jack, played by Tom Cruise, is a part of a two-man “mop-up crew” sent to post-apocalyptic Earth to maintain several energy converting towers and to perform maintenance on drones that guard the towers. However, Jack’s perception of his situation is entirely fabricated; enter Beech … Read More
by Joy Zhang ’14 On February 28, 2012, Kid Cudi released a collaboration album, “WZRD,” with record producer Dot da Genius. The album was poorly received due to Cudi’s misguided attempt at alternative rock. Cudi’s previous mixtapes and albums are known for their creative beats, captivating rhymes and relatable lyrics. The detour to alternative rock confused his dedicated fans. Fortunately, … Read More
by Will Van Gelder ’16 The funniest thing about this parody film was the fact that I laughed more years ago at the actual films this movie was imitating. “Scary Movie 5,” is a bomb and is the worst in the Scary movie franchise. The first two movies in this series were funny, but after that they slowly went downhill. … Read More