Contributor: Emily Tsiao

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.

The Gray Man 2022

The Gray Man

Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans headline this $200-million Netflix action thriller involving Bourne-like action and assassins.

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What We Do in the Shadows season 4

What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows can indeed be droll and witty. But like its main characters, it comes with a dark side, too.

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Persuasion 2022

Persuasion

Families wanting to watch Persuasion, which is based on the Jane Austen novel, will find that it’s about as squeaky clean as the book was.

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Resident Evil season 1

Resident Evil

All in all, anyone familiar with Resident Evil won’t be surprised by this content. But that doesn’t mean they have to partake in it, either.

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Transplant season 2

Transplant

The staff of York Memorial may not be as promiscuous as that of Seattle Grace, but there’s still enough content here to warrant caution before viewing.

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The Man from Toronto 2022

The Man From Toronto

The Man from Toronto has some truly funny moments. But harsh language and graphic violence pervade the entire film.

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Loot season 1

Loot

Maya Rudolph throws around a lot of cash, and she learns a lesson or two, as well. But the show itself is a bit impoverished.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

The latest Disney+ Star Wars show offers an engaging, if not engrossing tale that keeps its lightsaber pretty clean.

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Love Victor season 3

Love, Victor

Victor doesn’t know how to tell his Christian parents he’s gay. And that adds a new, tricky wrinkle to this Hulu show.

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blog top 06-21

Deleting My Instagram Was Nearly Impossible – But I Did It Anyway

Instagram doesn’t want you to delete your account, and they’ll do everything to convince you to keep it.

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Cha Cha Real Smooth 2022

Cha Cha Real Smooth

Despite the title, the film is real rough, especially when it comes to families.

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God's Favorite Idiot season 1

God’s Favorite Idiot

God finds the perfect guy to deliver his message of love to the world. But Netflix’s God is way different than the real one.

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blog top 06-15

The Never-Ending Scroll: How Social Media Keeps Us Hooked

Social media websites are designed to keep you scrolling through content so they can continue to collect and exploit data.

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Action Pack season 2

Action Pack

This Netflix superhero show emphasizes teamwork and kindness over roundhouse punches and laser blasts.

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Tom Swift season 1

Tom Swift

After his father’s spaceship explodes, Tom must literally pick up the pieces to save both his dad’s life and the world’s future. But the show itself never gets off the ground.

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