By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor”—Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment—for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. 9.5 out of 10. To put it simply, “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor” is a great game and you should definitely play it, “Lord of the Rings” fan or not. […]
8.5 out of 10. By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Though the specifics now elude me, I remember seeing “Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare’s” trailer début at E3 2013 for the Xbox One, and I was actually a bit excited. It looked exactly like the kind of wacky, fun shooter that was severely needed […]
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”—Starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett and William Fitchner 5 out of 10 By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Here is a question: Did anyone expect “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to be good? My guess: probably no one. Yet another nostalgia franchise reboot produced by Michael Bay, starring Megan Fox and numerous […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 & Joseph Valencia ’17 THE ROUNDUP Already accomodating themselves to the Brophy lifestyle, 16 new teachers on campus come from a variety of places beyond the Phoenix metropolitan area. One such person is Mrs. Kristin Venberg, who grew up in Buffalo, NY, but travelled extensively as an adolescent. “I went […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Now writing “two to three pages a day,” Alex Keating ’14 said he began creative writing when he took Honors English II with Mr. John Damaso ’97. “It wasn’t really until Damaso’s class sophomore year that I gave writing a serious thought,” Keating said. “I’d always read a […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP 8.5 out of 10. Make no mistake when I say I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised by “Killzone Shadow Fall.” It was just like finding a $5 bill on the sidewalk—completely unexpected, but pleasant nonetheless. Developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, “Killzone Shadow Fall” […]
“Non-Stop”—Starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Michelle Dockery 7 out of 10 By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Due to Hollywood’s recent obsession with bland, homogenized action movies, good old-fashioned mystery films have become rarer than diamonds. Unlike most of its contemporaries, “Non-Stop” first piqued my interest with its intriguing trailer, which promised a […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP 6.5 out of 10 In a dark, Victorian, steampunk city, a plague runs rampant through the streets. The rich prosper in peaceful isolation, free from infection, while the poor struggle suffer the yoke of oppressive guardsmen and a tyrant. Enter “Dishonored” by Arcane Studios. I mean, “Thief” developed […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Before coming to Brophy in 2006, Dr. Sam Ewing worked as an assistant professor at Elmira College where he never pictured himself teaching at high school. According to him, it was “just serendipity” and “just luck” that brought him to Brophy. “My experience prior to this had been […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Throughout the history of the United States, private industry and capitalism have been two key factors that have played major parts in dictating the growth of the nation. After the Civil War, industrialization boomed–private industry began to climb to its apex. Large businesses, such as mining conglomerates and […]