The Hilltop Monitor

The Hilltop Monitor

The Official Student Publication of William Jewell College

  • Home
  • News
    • Breaking News
    • Jewell & Local
      • Campus News
    • National & Global
  • Opinions
    • Editorials
    • The Smallest Hill
    • View from the Hill
    • Satire
      • April Fools
  • Features
    • From the Community
      • Letter to the Editor
      • Student Stories
    • Informative
    • Investigations
    • Jewell Spotlights
      • Organization Spotlights
      • Community Features
      • Athlete Spotlights
      • Senior Spotlights
      • Artist Spotlights
  • Puzzles
  • Sports
    • Jewell & Local
    • National & Global
    • Sports Opinions
  • Arts & Culture
    • Arts
      • Multimedia
        • Photo Features
    • Culture
      • Events
    • Jewell & Local
    • Reviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Wellness
    • Hobbies
    • Social Commentary
  • Suggest A Story
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
Recent News
  • The New Normal: Venezuela Two Months Later
  • The Heritage Foundation and America: what comes next? 
  • Jewell internally announces further downsizing
  • AI Psychosis, Delusions, and the Digital Condition
  • Jewell Quietly Publishes Directory Information

Tag: movie review

Movie Review: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”

18 September 2020
Trent Brink
No Comments

Netflix originals are sometimes hit or miss, but every now and then they end up buying the rights to some truly special films. This is…

Read More

“Endgame.” Grappling with inevitability as a metatheme

10 May 2019
Catherine Dema
No Comments

Spoiler Alert: Okay first of all, if you have not seen “Avengers: Endgame” and are invested in this film, please do not read this review…

Read More

“Captain Marvel” and Empowerment by Imperialism

19 April 2019
Audrey Mapes
No Comments

The latest release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), “Captain Marvel” is simultaneously 90s-nostalgic and futuristic, blending some truly gorgeous special effects with the impactful…

Read More

Movie Review: “Us” (Spoiler Alert)

12 April 2019
Rachel Bell
No Comments

“Us” is an absolutely stellar second film by writer and director extraordinaire Jordan Peele – it’s also 116 minutes of pure terror. Those expecting “Us”…

Read More

Spoiler review: “Captain Marvel”

15 March 2019
William Humphrey
No Comments

“Captain Marvel” is the 21st movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the first to have a female superhero as the lead. The movie is currently…

Read More

Spoiler Alert: Isn’t It Romantic Review

8 March 2019
Sydney Bass
No Comments

“Isn’t It Romantic” is a fun and upbeat movie that provides a slightly better update to the typical romantic comedy. The movie is light but…

Read More

8 Movies Released in 2018 That You Should See, Regardless of the Oscars

8 February 2019
Harper Vincent
No Comments

In recent years, the reputation of the Oscars has steeply fallen in the public eye, both in its popularity and respectability. Various scandals, lack of…

Read More

Movie review: “Beautiful Boy”

30 November 2018
Harper Vincent
No Comments

  Content warning: This review discusses true accounts of drug use, addiction, and relapse. “Beautiful Boy” is a film about a father’s journey through teenage…

Read More

Netflix Review: “Alex Strangelove”

16 November 2018
Jack Ledbetter
No Comments

The Netflix original “Alex Strangelove,” written and directed by Craig Johnson, is a coming of age movie that, made clear by the title, illustrates the…

Read More
Previous
Next

Recent Posts

  • The New Normal: Venezuela Two Months Later
    by Matthew Parker
    Mar 6, 2026
  • The Milan-Cortina Olympic Games: a breakdown
    by Ethan Naber
    Mar 6, 2026
  • The Heritage Foundation and America: what comes next? 
    by Alee Dickey
    Mar 6, 2026
  • We’re All In This Together
    by Molly Haynes
    Mar 6, 2026
  • What makes Heated Rivalry Different? A review
    by Alee Dickey
    Mar 6, 2026
  • Senior Athlete Feature: Toryn Podschwit
    by Ethan Naber
    Mar 6, 2026

popular tags

advice (44) album review (41) Angelica Gutierrez (37) april fools (70) arts & culture (71) arts and culture (208) campus news (60) catherine dema (79) christina kirk (61) coronavirus (44) COVID-19 (113) erin melton (36) featured (207) features (118) Football (58) hannah koehler (51) humans of jewell (62) jewell (87) kansas city (111) kristen agar (35) kyler schardein (42) lifestyle (400) madelyn Comeau (39) madison carroll (43) Michaela Esau (64) missouri (44) movie review (50) multimedia (34) music (45) news (184) opinion (138) Opinions and Editorials (74) Perspectives (316) photo feature (57) photography (56) photos (50) politics (59) review (71) savannah hawley (55) sofia arthurs-schoppe (74) sports (219) to be honest (63) trump (74) william humphrey (37) william jewell college (57)

Archives

COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

We at the Hilltop Monitor encourage you to interact with our stories and content by commenting. Monitor Editorial Staff reserves the right to moderate and/or remove comments that consist of hateful language, personal attacks or content unrelated to the article or editorial. The Monitor reserves the right to publish or otherwise promote any and all comments posted on articles and associated social media. Editorial comment does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the College.

The staff of the Hilltop Monitor make every effort to ensure that the contents of this site are in accordance with U.S. copyright law. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at monitor@william.jewell.edu to resolve the matter.

Archives

Copyright © 2026 The Hilltop Monitor | Theme by: Theme Horse | Proudly Powered by: WordPress