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The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

The members of HUNTR/X—Mira, Rumi, and Zoey—playfully tease a plane full of demons before slaying them in the first scene of K-Pop Demon Hunters. This animated film has taken summer by storm, becoming the most watched film on Netflix of all time and seeing several of its songs making it on the Billboard Hot 100. A film doesn't make an impact like that without being excellent, and K-pop Demon Hunters delivers on all levels. (Netflix)

K-pop Demon Hunters Takes the World by Storm

Angeline Ontiveros, Staff Contributor September 5, 2025
Sony's K-pop Demon Hunters gains millions of fans over a few weeks and becomes a breakthrough hit for the animation industry, the record industry, and Netflix.
Toothless and Hiccup are shown here trying to get along which would be the start of their friendship. Little did they know, that their friendship would lead to something awesome to happen in the movie. (DreamWorks)

New How to Train Your Dragon Is Both the Same and Better

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer September 5, 2025
The live-action remake does little different from its source, but it doesn't need to—the film exceeds the original in great performances and thrilling scenes.
One of the many children in the movie running off into the night. Finding out where these children went is what the entire movie revolves around(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Weapons Reloads the Mystery Genre

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer September 5, 2025
Zach Cregger's excellent follow-up to Barbarian dives into the grief of a community after a tragedy with slow-burn scares broken up by unintentional humor.
The plot for R.K. Kuang’s newest novel is made clear with the cover—two students descend into the madness of Hell to save their recently deceased professor. While Kuang's book contains an inventive depiction of Hell and magic, her overly academic style may leave some readers feeling like they're plodding through an unending nightmare themselves. (HarperAcademic)

Katabasis Is a Trip through Hell Worth Taking

Carly Evans, Staff Contributor September 2, 2025
R.F. Kuang's new dark academia novel is her darkest, as its characters literally go through Hell to locate a damned soul in a compelling and haunting journey.
7 Movies to Look Out For This Summer

7 Movies to Look Out For This Summer

Kendan Cartwright, Staff writer May 26, 2025

This summer is looking to have some very promising movies for the next two months. Ranging from superhero movies to action adventures, there is something for everyone this coming summer. Superman...

Final Destination Bloodlines is a must watch for any Final Destination movie lovers. The 6th movie keeps the watchers on the edge of their seats throughout the whole movie, with many plot twists and special effects added throughout as well. Courtesy of Warner Bros

Final Destination Bloodlines is Finally Here

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Staff Writer May 21, 2025

The Final Destination movie franchise reaches its 25th anniversary this year. The five-film series is notably the bloodiest franchise in horror not named The Purge (with 503 deaths) and is notable for...

Beach Bunny performing with her band in Denver, Colorado on May 18th, 2025

Beach Bunny Rocks Denver

Melina Joy, Assistant copy editor May 20, 2025
On the heels of their latest album release, Beach Bunny's Denver concert proves that Lili Trifilo's underground indie group is starting to get mainstream love.
The Minecraft Movie, which has been waited on for a while, has blown up in theaters. The movie is similar to the game, with a few differences here and there, but is overall a good watch for any Minecraft lovers. Courtesy of Warner Brothers

Minecraft Movie Frenzy

Carson Birdsall, Staff Writer May 12, 2025

Fans are swarming to see how the popular sandbox game has been adapted for the big screen as the eagerly awaited Minecraft movie finally opens in theaters. Starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Danielle...

Joe Goldberg returns to New York City with his wife Kate for the finale of You. This season brings plot twists, and excitement, guaranteeing to leave the watcher interested. ( Courtesy of Netflix)

You Ends with a Killer Finale

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Staff Writer May 10, 2025

The famous stalker Joe Goldberg returns for a final stalking spree in You season 5. The final season came out on Netflix on April 24th, drawing fans and new watchers in. For the finale, Joe Goldberg...

“Well, the film is actually pretty genre fluid. It actually pushes into a lot of different genres but yes, vampires are one of the elements of the movie but that is not the only supernatural element” (Ryan Coogler)

In Sinners, Every Choice Comes with a Price

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

Award-winning Ryan Coogler continues his streak of excellent movies with Sinners, which stars Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, and Hailee Steinfeld, who all deliver amazing performances. The film revolves...

In this photo they are getting ready for a challenge of tug a war to determine which teams they are going to be on. The Battle Camp is made up 18 contestants from different shows like Too Hot to Handle, Love is blind, The Cheer, The Mole and among others. The show was premiered April 23, 2025 and consists of 10 episodes. Courtesy of Netflix

Netflix’s Newest Adventure Show

Layra Colon, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

The Battle Camp is a new Netflix reality show starting with 18 Contestants hosted by Taylor Lewan. The  contestants do challenges to determine the final winner and they will receive $250,000. The fate...

“ I just thought there was a ton of potential there, especially with the freedom that Absolute provides. It’s a really big swing and probably the biggest change of any of the Absolute characters, but I was really inspired to take advantage of that freedom because it doesn’t come along very often. “- Deniz Camp. (DC)

Absolute Martian ManHunter Breaks The Mold

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

The new Absolute universe grows with its newest addition for the second line of comics, Absolute Martian Manhunter by Deniz CaCamp, who has also worked on The Ultimates and 20th CenturyMan. Also, the artist...