Why Thunderbolts* Works
Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* came out on May 2nd, and the world has never been the same since. It’s been a
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A Minecraft Movie: One of the Strangest Video Game Adaptations Out There
A live action adaptation of Minecraft would not have been my first choice for a video game adaptation. Yet here
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Sunrise on the Reaping: The 1984 of 2025
Collins’ message rings loud and clear: If you let them, they will change the past and rewrite history right in front of your eyes.
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Black Box to Great White Way: Darren Criss’ Journey from StarKid to Broadway Star
On a mild yet brisk November evening in 2024, playbill in hand, I stood at the stage door barricades, excitedly
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Ode to the TikTok Edit
There’s so much stuff on the Internet that the average user is drowned in “content.” Between AI-generated slop clogging the
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Snow White: Just How Many Princess Problems Does It Actually Have?
Ever since Disney released the live-action Alice in Wonderland back in 2010, they’ve been obsessed with remakes. While some of
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My Favorite Gay Couples in Media
It is Gaypril here at Rowan University, so it is the best time to talk about love. Gay love,
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“Mickey 17”: Who Deserves to Die?
Mickey 17: Who Deserves to Die? “Hey, Mickey, what’s it like to die?” This seems like a
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How the Sonic Movie Franchise Became One of the Best Video Game Movie Adaptations
When the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie came out back in 2020, it blew away peoples’ expectations. After all,
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The Toneys 2024
Welcome to the first Toneys, Halftone’s year-end awards! To ring in 2024, our three editors, Sophia, Adam, and Dillon, have
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Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) – The Heartwarming War Movie You’ve Never Seen
“The War to End All Wars” began in August, 1914. After a short stint of mobile warfare, and German forces
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Why Wicked is THE Movie Musical
There’s truly nothing like seeing a live show, especially when it comes to Broadway musicals. Watching the performers sing and dance
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“It’s Everything You Wanted”: Analyzing The Penguin’s Finale
It’s hard to articulate why The Penguin works. On the surface, it’s simply a solid crime drama starring a classic
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Every Scream Movie, Ranked
Before we get into the ranking, let me just say that in my eyes, there is no such thing as
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Feline Folklore: The Dark Legacy and Modern Redemption of Black Cats in Halloween Pop Culture
On a crisp October night around six in the evening, you begin to unbox your Halloween decorations in preparation for
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How A24 Saved Horror
A Dying Genre For a while it was thought that the horror genre was dead because in the early 2000s
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The World’s Greatest Paranormal Investigator Returns in Hellboy: The Crooked Man
There’s a devil down south, and it’s not the one you think. Comic book hero Hellboy (Jack Kesy) returns to
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, A Catalyst for Authentic Diversity
The influence the 2018 global phenomenon Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has had on the animation industry is pretty hard
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Great Characters, But Terrible Role Models: Why We Romanticize Anti-Heroes
A protagonist is often associated with a hero or good guy, but the word simply refers to the point-of-view character.
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Will Ferrell is my Anchorman
Unlike most 10-year-olds, I was not watching girlhood staples like Barbie of Swan Lake {2003} or Barbie in the
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Half My Heart is Filled With Marvel References
When I was six years old, the DVD collection that my Dad had in the downstairs cabinet became of interest
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The Time I Participated in Barbenheimer
For as long as I can remember, my mother has always loved movies. I honestly believe that if it were
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Dune: Part Two is a Chipped Masterpiece
After seeing the film, I was initially satisfied with a Letterboxd review, posted almost immediately after leaving the theater. It
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All X-Men Movies Ranked
To me, my X-Fans! The beloved 90’s animation featuring Marvel’s merry mutants returned to us on March 20th with Disney+’s
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Trolls 3 Band Together; Watch It Work!
After a surprisingly deep second installment, Trolls 3 Band Together proves the franchise’s quality only goes up as it goes
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Aquaman and the Lost Universe
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has finally come to the silver screen this holiday season, and with its arrival comes
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Dream Scenario is Deliciously Uncomfortable
A24 released Dream Scenario starring Nicolas Cage to select theaters on November 10, with a wider theatrical release on November
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The Making of The Boy and the Heron
Hayao Miyazaki. This man is well-known to fans of Studio Ghibli. He has been working for the studio for years
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Ranking Every DC Extended Universe Movie.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will be released in theaters in just a few short weeks, and if my calculations
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Ranking All 5 Films In The Hunger Games Universe
In 2012, The Hunger Games — a movie adaptation of the first book in the YA trilogy by Suzanne Collins
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Thanksgiving Takes a Silly Premise and Gives Us a Feast of Wild, Gory Fun
Holiday-themed horror movies are nothing new. We’ve had Halloween, Black Christmas, My Bloody Valentine, Leprechaun — we’ve even had a
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In Defense of the Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie
Let me start by saying this will be a biased review. I went and saw this movie on its opening
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A Retrospective on the Barbie Movie and Womanhood
Barbie is a word that, by now, most people are likely now very familiar with. From the summer blockbuster to
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Theater Camp: A Cringeworthy Comedy In The Best Way
The summer going into my first year of middle school, I decided to take a two-week theater class with
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A Brief Look At Elemental Through The Lens of a Pixar Traditionalist
Over the Years Growing up in the early 2000s, my Disney-crazed family thrived off classic Pixar movies. Monsters,
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From the Dark Side; A Star Wars Overview
As with everyone who hasn’t been living under a rock, I’ve grown up hearing Star Wars references and seeing bits
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Oppenheimer: It’s not about you.
Since its release, several people have asked me what I thought of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. And I have said the
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Review)
Mamma Mia! An Animated Mario Movie! Our beloved Italian plumber Mario is back! But this time it’s not for a
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Jaws: Rewatching Childhood Classics
March 8, 2006 (My 7th birthday) I loved sharks, so of course, I loved Jaws. I insisted my birthday cake
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Nicholas Hoult and Nic Cage Reimagine Renfield and Dracula in Renfield
If you think your boss is evil, try being Dracula’s familiar. Meet Robert Montague Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), the overworked, underpaid,
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The Whale: Drama in Theory, Comedy in Practice
The Whale is a film by Darren Aronofsky and an adaptation of a play of the same name, both written
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Bad Movie Monday: Foodfight! Review
The world of animated movies with an insane assortment of A-list celebs and the world of impressively bad animated movies
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Bad Movie Monday: Ratatoing Review
The Uncanny Valley, when applied to computer animation, describes a unique sense of eeriness when the viewer experiences animation that
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Puss in Boots and the Fantastic Return: The Sequel to Define Sequels
After a long decade, everyone’s favorite fearless hero Puss in Boots has returned to the big screen in the blockbuster
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The Best Irish Movies to Watch This St. Patrick’s Day
This St. Patrick’s Day, the team here at Halftone wants to give you our favorite Irish movies we think will
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Belle (2022): Discover Your True Self in the World of U
Don’t you wish that you could start over and live the life you want? Well, now you can! Welcome to
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Bones and All: A Gruesome and Tender Love Story
Luca Guadagnino’s latest film Bones and All was released in theaters nationwide on November 23. In this 130-minute fusion of
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The Wonder may fly under the radar, but it is still some of Florence Pugh’s best work
This review contains spoilers for the movie. A smart consumer of media will watch anything for Florence Pugh; the 26-year-old
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Looking ahead to HBO’s newest 2023 drama, The Last of Us
Film and television adaptations of video games have always had a big question mark next to them, as they all
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Hellraiser (2022): All pain, no pleasure
Hellraiser (2022) had potential. It was billed as a reboot, not a sequel, of the longstanding “Hellraiser” franchise that’s been
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Basket Case Review: Butchery, Blood, and Brotherly Love
If you were to take two brothers and divide them into two, what do you end up with? Well, if
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Barbarian: Not an Average Haunted House Movie
This movie will make you think twice before booking that AirBnb In his horror debut, writer and director Zach Cregger
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Spider-Man is The World’s Most Popular Super-Hero, So Why Does Marvel Never Give Him Any Respect?
Back in April, Marvel Comics released Amazing Spider-Man #1, which kicks off a new story for the title character
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“Thor: Love and Thunder” teaser trailer review by someone who wants the Marvel Cinematic Universe to please just die already
Hey, it’s me again. I originally set out wanting the hateful Doctor Strange trailer review to be a one-and-done sort
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Turning Red and the Power of the Boy Band
The year is 2011. A young kid has just heard about a new band named “One Direction” that all the
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“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”: A cynical trailer review from a certified MCU hater.
Two days ago, Marvel Studios dropped a new teaser trailer for the upcoming film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of
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Last Night in Soho: A Dark Ride Through the ’60s
Watching the film Last Night in Soho is like taking ‘shrooms and playing the best ‘60s hits on your
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Uncharted: An Entertaining if Unfaithful Adaptation
The phrase “video game movies are never good” has been repeated ad nauseum over the years, and it’s easy to
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The Batman: Three tense hours of noir crime magic
Yes, three hours, plus twenty minutes of previews. It’s a commitment — but when a three hour movie feels like
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How The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Creates a (Sub)liminal Space
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), a black-and-white film adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic horror tragedy, toes the line between theater and
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tick,tick…BOOM!: A Theater Love Letter
Jonathan Larson is most famous for being the composer, playwright, and lyricist for the musical Rent. He tragically passed away
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Cat People: Purrfectly Absurd, Furreaky Fun
A woman – the quintessential 40s beauty, with her feathered cap covering her curled hair, with her high heels clacking
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“The Many Saints of Newark” Wastes The Potential of a Sopranos film
Ever since HBO’s landmark series “The Sopranos” infamously cut to black in 2007, rumors of a Sopranos film had been
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Malignant Review
Malignant has been advertised as director James Wan’s (The Conjuring, Insidious) return to the horror genre, and that is somewhat
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