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Meg Paddles to First Place
The prehistoric monster that stars in The Meg (the shark, not Jason Statham) would never be mistaken for something you’d throw in a tiny aquarium
Eighth Grade,’ Like Eighth Graders, Needs Parents
Eighth Grade, the movie, is rated R, and for some pretty obvious reasons. Our intrepid reviewer Kristin Smith noted lots of profanity (including about 10
Culture Clips: Make Me Look Like Myself, Only Better
We all probably have a favorite photo of ourselves—the one we use on our Facebook pages and Christmas cards, the one where the light was
When Social Media Bullying Turns Uglier
When I was in elementary school, I was frightened terribly by a boy named Winfred. Winfred was a huge (I thought) fifth-grade bully. Somehow I
Fallout Hangs on to No. 1
What’s an impossible mission? Out-adorabling Winnie-the-Pooh, that’s what. But out-earning him? Yeah, that’s possible. Mission: Impossible – Fallout took the No. 1 slot for the
Vodcast: The Dark Knight, 10 Years Later
There’s a sign/T-Shirt/bumper sticker going around that goes something like this: “Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then always be Batman.” We’d quibble
What’s New and Streaming for Families This August
Here we are in sticky August: the Dog Days of Summer. Few of us want to go charging about in the blazing heat of the
Culture Clips: Adults Spend 11 Hours Daily on Screens!?
Does it feel like screens are eating your life? Maybe they are. At least, metaphorically speaking. In the first quarter of 2018, the data hawks
The Man Behind the Bear: An Interview With Christopher Robin Producer Brigham Taylor
Christopher Robin may not be wandering around a 100-acre wood anymore, but he’s just as lost as he ever was. He’s an adult now, working
Mission: Impossible – Fallout Climbs up to No. 1
Tom Cruise, the AARP’s favorite action hero, is well known for doing most of his own stunts. Whether it’s hanging off a helicopter or scaling
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