Photo by Frankie Pastor ’20 | Paul McCartney’s musical ability has influenced Brophy, with his guitar in display inside Eller. By Frankie Pastor ’20 THE ROUNDUP With many contemporary musicians such as Drake, Cardi B, and Travis Scott claiming the top position in the American album charts over the past few months and weeks […]
‘The Glass Castle’ — starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts 7.5 out of 10 By Jack Davis ’19 THE ROUNDUP The Glass Castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls, was undoubtedly my favorite book that I’ve been assigned to read in school—and it may even be my favorite book, regardless. So naturally, when I […]
Credit to Fingerprint Releasing/Bleecker Street| Channing Tatum and Adam Driver in the film of Logan Lucky ‘Logan Lucky’ – Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Daniel Craig 9 out of 10 By Hayden Welty ’19 THE ROUNDUP Directed by Steven Soderbergh, “Logan Lucky” is a thrilling action-comedy movie that depicts the Logan sibling trio’s attempt […]
‘Designated Survivor’ – starring Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto 6 out of 10 By Michael Taszarek ’18 THE ROUNDUP “Designated Survivor” is one of those “it could have been” television shows; it is good, but it could have been a whole lot better. I love politics, so I was accordingly enthralled when I saw […]
“Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee 8 out of 10 By Joseph Valencia ’17 THE ROUNDUP “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a beloved American novel by Harper Lee that set out to demonstrate a critical view of race relations in the south. Many people are familiar with the book as a story involving a […]
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service ‘Beauty and the Beast’ — starring Emma Watson, Luke Evans, Dan Stevens 8 out of 10 By Graham Armknecht ’18 THE ROUNDUP “Beauty and the Beast” is a remake of a classic Disney cartoon of the same name, and it carries that name well. The film holds much of […]
“Iron Fist” stars Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing, Finn Jones as Danny Rand and Rosario Dawson and Claire Temple. “Iron Fist” is the newest Marvel series to be released exclusively on Netflix. ‘Iron Fist’ — starring Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, David Wenham, Tom Pelphrey 6 out of 10 By Sam Romero ’17 THE ROUNDUP Netflix […]
Green Day’s ‘Revolution Radio’ and Rick Astley’s ’50’ 9 out of 10 By Graham Armknecht ’18 THE ROUNDUP Green Day and Rick Astley came out with their new albums on Oct. 7, “Revolution Radio” and “50” respectively. These albums seemingly have nothing in common; both are from completely different bands, genres and eras. However, both […]
‘The Accountant’ — starring Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick 9.5 out of 10 By Hayden Welty ’19 THE ROUNDUP “The Accountant” is a unique blend of both action and drama that culminates in a thoroughly enjoyable, fast-paced thriller with the kind of twists and turns you won’t see coming. The film follows Ben Affleck as […]
‘Blonde’ by Frank Ocean 8 out of 10 By Ibu Oluyi ’17 THE ROUNDUP Frank Ocean’s “Blonde” lives up to the hype despite being plagued with delays over the last three years A follow up to his much acclaimed debut album “Channel Orange”, “Blonde” had been in the works since February 2013. Whether it be […]
