Emily studied film and writing when she was in college. And when she isn’t being way too competitive while playing board games, she enjoys food, sleep, and geeking out with her husband indulging in their “nerdoms,” which is the collective fan cultures of everything they love, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Lord of the Rings.
‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ is a fitting sequel series to Disney’s ‘Wizards of Waverly Place.’ And that can be a good or a bad thing.
‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ graphically and at times brutally details author Alexandra Fuller’s childhood in Africa during the Rhodesian Bush War.
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Shape Island may charm little viewers and won’t bend their parents out of shape. But the show can also feel surprisingly flat.
The Legend of Hei 2 is cute with good messages, but it’s also thematically heavy with tons of Chinese spirituality and a bit of violence, too.
It’s fun, but the show is guilty of lack of restraint in the second degree—a senseless crime if ever there was one.
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Director Paul Syrstad talks with Plugged In about ‘Testament,’ a new series based on the Book of Acts.
Young viewers should perhaps run around this Prime Video show about some perpetually inebriated wannabe rock stars.
How many U.S. teens identify as transgender? What in the world is a “Labubu?” Why are teens lying about the meaning of SYBAU?
This murder mystery’s charm is hindered by foul language that would have Miss Marple shaking her head in disapproval.
Peacemaker is to superhero as ringworm is to earthworm. It might seem like these two things are related based on their names, but they aren’t.
This Netflix drama about a teen girl who has moved from NYC to Colorado features enough adolescent angst to electrify a small city.
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