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.

Hustle 2022

Hustle

Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix movie offers some strong family messages. Too bad it’s not fit for families to watch.

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Downton Abbey - A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era is actually milder that the show and film that preceded it, but the same concerns from the first two exist here.

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Two nurses on a computer - Going Home

Going Home

Pure Flix’s hospice drama is almost everything you’d hope it would be.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

The third theatrical entry in this Harry Potter spinoff franchise is full of heroism and sacrifice … and some big problems, too.

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Angelyne miniseries

Angelyne

We may never know the truth behind Angelyne, the person. But the truth behind the series is that it’s likely a nonstarter for most families.

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The Quest season 1

The Quest

What do you get when you cross a fantasy story with a reality show? This odd offering from Disney+.

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Heartstopper season 1

Heartstopper

Netflix’s LGBT teen drama is a lot lighter than its HBO counterpart, Euphoria, but it’s still got plenty to navigate.

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Senior Year movie

Senior Year

Netflix’s Senior Year certainly threw me back to my own senior year of high school. But while that time in my life was difficult, at least it didn’t compare to Steph’s monstrosity.

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Umma movie

Umma

Language, child abuse and demonic undertones definitely undermine whatever cautionary messages viewers might find here.

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Uncharted 2022 movie

Uncharted

Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg team up in a treasure-hunting adventure that’s one part video game movie, one part Goonies.

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The Pentaverate season 1

The Pentaverate

If you were hoping for the Mike Myers of Shrek, think again. Because The Pentaverate is more like Austin Powers on steroids.

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Undone season 2

Undone

Undone is, on one level, a scintillating achievement. It’s also deeply problematic.

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Adult Cartoons Aren’t Safe for Teens – Or Adults for That Matter.

Adult cartoons have been popular since the ’80s, but why?

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The Offer season 1

The Offer

Is Paramount+’s dramatization of the making of The Godfather a show you can’t refuse? Don’t bet on it.

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Roar series

Roar

This Apple TV+ anthology series explores healthy feminism from various viewpoints, but some of its content is inherently unhealthy.

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