Arts

Chinese Animated Film “Ne Zha 2” Brings Global Success

By Gabby Wang, Managing Editor of Op-Eds

Following the international success of “Ne Zha,” produced in 2019, China’s budding animation industry has returned with a sequel, “Ne Zha 2,” that merges ancient mythology with cutting-edge visuals. The…

Changing Role of Social Media in Homicide Cases

By Hadley Brown

Today, technology advancements such as DNA analysis, enhanced autopsy techniques, surveillance, and digital evidence have become integral in solving homicide cases. The latest tech advancement, social media, now plays a…

Album Review: At The Beach, In Every Life by Gigi Perez

By Jasiek Bugaj, Director of Album Reviews

Following her breakthrough track “Sailor Song”, Gigi Perez packs a catalogue of hopelessly romantic acoustic tracks with a grand atmosphere about her queer experience. Before listening to this album, I…

Magic, Murder, Minecraft: 2025’s Best and Worst Films so far

By Phil Nguyen, Ella Brys, and Sadie Bruns

“A Minecraft Movie” This film tries to bring the world’s favorite game to life, but falls short…hard. Directed by Jared Hess and released on April 4, the Minecraft movie starts…

Artist of the Issue: Tommy Folan ’25

By Jaiden Lee

Tommy Folan ’25 has been a long-time contributor to the arts in the broader school community by acting in plays and leading the Improv Club. Tommy first got into theater…

Artist Gorden Chase Visits Belmont Hill

By Suhas Kaniyar

On Tuesday, March 11, widely accredited pastel and spray paint artist Gordon D. Chase visited Belmont Hill, offering students the opportunity to meet and learn from him. Chase, who taught…

Faculty AOTI: Mr. Patterson

By Patrick Snail

On a drowsy Monday morning, over four hundred boys slouch in their seats in the Chapel, wishing that they could have slept in for just one more hour. Ahead of…

Album Review: “The Crux” by Djo

By Sadie Bruns, Reporter

Joe Keerey is best known as an actor in the role of Steve Harrington on Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” Recently, he’s been attracting attention through his other persona: Djo. Pronounced “Joe,”…