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Frederick Lantern

The Student News Site of Frederick High School

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Gangs, Gender, and Great Music

Gangs, Gender, and Great Music

Layliah Mestas-Del Real, Staff Writer November 25, 2024

Much of Netflix's success over the past few years can be attributed to bringing more foreign films and series to American audiences. South Korea's Squid Game is still Netflix's most watched series,...

Universal Studios

The Wonderful Wicked of Oz

Kennedy Fisher, Staff Writer November 23, 2024

Thanksgiving Break has arrived! While Americans have lots of traditions that revolve around the holiday--eating turkey, watching the Macy's parade, wondering if the Detroit Lions will finally win the...

A New Adventure Awaits

A New Adventure Awaits

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief November 22, 2024

Since the debut of the Netflix original Outer Banks, the show has won many awards. Outer Banks won drama show of the year at the 2024 Peoples Choice Awards, as well as the 2021 Peoples Choice Awards...

HBO's The Penguin Kills

HBO’s The Penguin Kills

Brandon Coon, Faculty Adviser November 18, 2024

When Matt Reeves announced his DCEU-adjacent take on Batman in January 2020, the internet quickly zeroed in on a peculiar casting choice: Colin Ferrell as Oswald Cobblepott, a low-level gangster that...

Kirie Goshima (originally voiced by Uki Sataki and voiced by Abby Trott in the US dub) stares out at the town in the first episode of the Uzukami anime. Notice the small details around the eyes and how sharp the lines of the hair are. That level of detail is gone in the rest of the series, one of many downgrades that make Uzumaki the most frustrating television project this year. (Adult Swim)

Spiraling Out of Control

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer November 16, 2024

Five years ago, anime fans were stunned by an announcement at Crunchyroll Expo 2019: legendary manga artist Junji Ito was going to get a four-episode Adult Swim series adapting his most famous work Uzumaki....

Kelly Macdonald, Damian Lewis, Bo Bragason, and Harry Baxendale star as the titular family in The Radleys. Based on the best-selling novel by Matt Haig, this suburban vampire story has a decent premise but isn't nearly as interesting or entertaining as it tries to be. (Netflix)

Don’t Expect to Be Rattled

Alex Lyman, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

The Radley family has a pretty big secret: they’re vampires. But here’s the twist—they’ve chosen not to drink blood and are trying to live a normal suburban life. Things take a dramatic turn when...

The poster given to everyone who attended the Terrifier 3 premiere in London. (Bloody Disgusting)

Another Brutal Work of Art

Kaylee Ledgerwood and Hazel Mciver Oun November 12, 2024

                      The following review is for a film rated R by the MPA. The film contains excessive profanity,...

Chromakopia is Tyler, the Creator's eighth studio album, which was released on October 28, 2024. The album explores Tyler, the Creator's process of getting through the hurdles of adulthood with many tracks including the voice of his mother. (Columbia Records)

Chromakopia Ushers in a New Era

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer November 9, 2024

Tyler the Creator recently dropped his new album Chromakopia, which is his seventh studio album. The album covers his battle with maturity and the hurdles that he has of adulthood that need to be overcome....

Sony Pictures

The Ultimate Symbiote Showdown

Alex Lyman, Staff Writer November 7, 2024

When the first Venom movie released in 2018, few people expected it to be a hit. With a lesser-known superhero and a mix of humor and action, the film seemed risky, but it ended up making over $850...

The poster and marketing for Smile 2 feature an image of pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) with a smile ripped across her mouth. Smile 2, an R-rated film now in theatres, is a scary joyride that outdoes the intensity of the original. (Paramount Pictures)

It Will Make You Smile Too

Ivonne Sambrano, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

Warning: This article discusses suicide. In 2022, Parker Finn wrote and directed the supernatural horror movie Smile, a skin-crawling viewing experience that became a successful sleeper hit with $105...

What’s Inside? Not Much

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief October 25, 2024

The new Netflix thriller It’s What’s Inside had potential to be a good movie but the way it was filmed deprived it from being good. The movie scored a 57% according to Metacritic. The movie received...

The Wild Robot is an animated story about found family in the most unlikely of places that is getting great reviews from both audience and critics: it has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an A CinemaScore. (Dreamworks Animation)

A Wildly Heartwarming Film

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer October 22, 2024

October isn't a usual month for new family-friendly animated films—these tend to come out when little kids aren't in school, like during the summer or holiday weekends. Hopefully, that doesn't keep audiences...