The student-run online newspaper for Starr's Mill High School

The Prowler
The student-run online newspaper for Starr's Mill High School

The Prowler
The student-run online newspaper for Starr's Mill High School

The Prowler
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The cast of “Glass Onion: a Knives Out Mystery.” “Glass Onion” uses misdirection to engage the audience in its story.

[Photo] The art of misdirection

January 9, 2023
Inspiration for 12-minute short film stems from genuine emotions of parents who lost children to gun violence. “If Anything Happens I Love You” paints an emotional story through two-dimensional animation, gentle music, and wordless grief.

[Photo] Netflix short captures human spirit through heartbreak

Emily Davis, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2020
In “Social Dilemma,” a teenage boy struggles with balancing technology and his real life. Experts share their experiences in the big tech industry and explain the dangers of social media consumption.

[Photo] Big tech or big brother?

Cetera Plagmann, Staff Writer
November 3, 2020
“The Baby-Sitter’s Club” follows a group of preteen girls as they navigate their small business and growing up together. This reboot of a beloved book series is heartwarming and depicts young girls’ friendships in a real, genuine way.

[Photo] Baby-sitters are back

Cetera Plagmann, Staff Writer
October 2, 2020
For those feeling the loss of their favorite TV shows because of COVID-19, do not worry because Netflix has amazing original shows that are just as compelling and binge worthy. Some of them are “On My Block,” “Rhythm + Flow," "Self Made," and "Nailed It!"

[Photo] Worth the binge

Jordan Owens, A&E Editor
April 11, 2020
The six Hargreeves siblings, raised to work together as a super-team, are far more “super” than “team.” Their adventures in saving the world are available on Netflix, in “The Umbrella Academy.”

[Photo] Super-dysfunctional family proves super-functional on the small screen

Ian Fertig, A&E Editor
February 24, 2019
“Narcos” character Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) stands in front of the product that gave him such tremendous power. He needs to be remembered for being the malicious, cruel killer that he is, not for the riches that he gained from his vile actions.

[Photo] Stop glorifying “Narcos”

Victoria Sponar, Staff Writer
January 20, 2019
The Derry Girls in action. Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), accompanied by friends Orla (Louisa Harland), James (Dylan Llewellyn), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), and Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), address a dilemma facing the school newspaper.

[Photo] Teenage antics amidst the Troubles

Blythe Terry, Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2019
Promotional image for the original Netflix interactive film “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.” This memorable choose your own adventure-inspired film was one of Netflix’s big releases this holiday season.

[Photo] Have yourself a spooky little Netflix

Blythe Terry and Ian Fertig
January 10, 2019
Eccentric cowboy Buster Scruggs rides through the desert, singing a tune on horseback. Scruggs’ story is one of six in the anthology western film “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” a magnificent portrayal of the Old West created by the Coen Brothers.

[Photo] Don’t balk at this brilliant ballad

Ian Fertig, A&E Editor
November 22, 2018
Spiritually and physically damaged, Matt Murdock continues to fight crime as his vigilante alter ego in season three of “Daredevil.” This season was the most riveting yet, featuring an exciting new villain as well as the return of Wilson Fisk.

[Photo] The most daring season to date

Ian Fertig, A&E Editor
October 27, 2018
Inside their minds, test subjects Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim experience ridiculous adventures and live many different lives in Netflix’s miniseries “Maniac.” This series was an emotional journey through the themes of mental health, loss, and humankind’s instinctual need for connection.

[Photo] The insane success of Netflix’s ‘Maniac’

Ian Fertig, A&E Editor
September 26, 2018
Jamey showing affection to Sierra, not in spite of her size but because of it, shows there is no specific idea of what a person’s “type” should be.

[Photo] Netflix’s newest original film is no loser

Jordan Owens, Staff Writer
September 13, 2018
Space explorer and the youngest Robinson, Will, stares at an alien robot whom he befriends by saving his life. The robot is one of many changes made for Netflix’s new reboot of ‘Lost in Space’ that might not be for the better.

[Photo] The future was better in the past

Sophia Bender, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
The second season of “Jessica Jones” continues the dark and emotional story of the superpowered, alcoholic P.I. This season never quite lived up to the first, mostly due to lacking an early-season story and the absence of David Tennant’s Kilgrave.

[Photo] A weak season for the strongest woman alive

Ian Fertig, Staff Writer
March 15, 2018
Takeshi Kovacs takes in the sight of Bay City, where he finds himself brought back to life 250 years after dying. Netflix’s science fiction series “Altered Carbon” presents a fantastic world where the human mind can be transferred from body to body with ease.

[Photo] Live forever in the world of ‘Altered Carbon’

Ian Fertig, Staff Writer
February 8, 2018
Main characters James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden) wait outside of a restaurant after blackmailing their ride and and inadvertently becoming stranded in the process. The hit series “The End of the F***ing World,” based on the comic book by Charles Forsman, may have a second season in the works that would premiere sometime in 2018 or early 2019.

[Photo] Cliffhanger leaves fans begging for more

Dana Gould, Features co-Editor
February 1, 2018
The Punisher, played by Jon Bernthal, uses his skills as a former Marine to kill those responsible for his family’s death. Thanks to Bernthal’s performance, this series is one of the best superhero shows available today.

[Photo] The Punisher returns with a vengeance

Ian Fertig, Staff Writer
November 28, 2017
Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) struggles to deal with one of his episodes after returning to Hawkins. Schnapp’s performance carried the newest season and surpassed expectations.

[Photo] ‘Stranger Things’ is back and it’s bold

Blythe Terry, A&E co-Editor
November 3, 2017
Nebraska Farmer Wilfred James contemplates murdering his wife in Netflix’s new movie “1922.” Based off of Stephen King’s novella, this dark and maniacal story is told brilliantly on screen.

[Photo] Murder does not go unpunished in ‘1922’

Ian Fertig, Staff Writer
October 27, 2017
Netflix’s new series “Mindhunter” tells the story of FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview the most dangerous killers in the U.S. to help understand their motives. This series delves into the darkest and most dangerous recesses of the human mind.

[Photo] New Netflix series explores the ‘Why?’ behind serial killing

Ian Fertig, Staff Writer
October 19, 2017
Neo Yokio’s most eligible bachelor and demon-slayer Kaz Kaan (Jaden Smith) takes a ride through the city on his mecha-butler, Charles (Jude Law). Despite coming in a neat package, “Neo Yokio” lacks the substance to make a strong first impression.

[Photo] Pretty meaningless

Blythe Terry, A&E co-Editor
October 10, 2017
The Defenders team, although from different parts of New York City, team up together. Like the Marvel Netflix shows that came before it, “The Defenders” stands apart for its ability to humanize its characters while pitting them against dangerous enemies.

[Photo] Defending ‘The Defenders’

Ian Fertig, Staff Writer
August 25, 2017
Netflix’s newest release “13 Reasons Why” unravels the complicated suicide of Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) through seven pre-recorded cassette tapes. This mini series is full of the harsh emotional reality that comes with the chaos of high school life.

[Photo] Welcome to your tape

Brianna Payne, Reviews Editor
April 18, 2017
Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), and the strange girl who goes by Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), look on in shock at a new development in Will Byer’s disappearance. These four endearing and realistic characters kept audiences invested throughout the Netflix original series “Stranger Things”.

[Photo] ‘Stranger Things’ a not-so-strange success

Blythe Terry, Staff Writer
September 7, 2016
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