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Wretched Aside, Family Films Rule Theater-Free Season
If you look at official box-office results, The Wretched is the uncontested coronavirus-season champion. The indie horror flick just passed the $1 million mark, theatrically
Movies to Help Your Family Talk About Racism
It can sometimes be hard to know the best way to respond to what’s happening in our world. Often times, we read stories or see
Culture Clips: A Different Sort of Blackout
Yesterday, the world’s social media feed was inundated with black squares instead of pictures. And no, it wasn’t because your Internet connection was taking its
What’s New and Streaming for June 2020
It’s June of 2020. But this year, instead of people longing to hit the great sunny outdoors, folks are yearning to get back indoors. We
What Did People Watch This Weekend? It’s Complicated.
I’m feeling a little nostalgic for the good old days, otherwise known as this past February. It was so easy to see what movies were
Bolivian Boys Discover They Can’t Become Spider-Man
Everyone knows that Spider-Man’s powers came from being bitten by a radioactive spider, right? And everyone also knows that super-power-bestowing radioactive spider bites aren’t real,
Unreal Engine 5 Changes the Game (in Ways You Might Not Expect)
If you look up the term “game engine,” you see it defined as the “basic software of a video game.” But in reality, it’s more.
Culture Clips: Maxed Out on Streaming Services?
HBO Max debuts this week leaving many people reeling as they pick and choose which streaming platforms are best for their families. As Vulture.com points
Do Disney’s Recent Kids Shows Pull Punches on Important Issues?
When Disney+ was introduced last year, it kicked the nostalgia of my adolescence into overdrive. With shows such as Boy Meets World, Lizzie McGuire, That’s
Thirty-Four Years on Screens?!
If you’ve ever worried whether or not you spend too much time looking at screens, consider this: A new study commissioned by Vision Direct reports
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