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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.

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What’s Wrong with Instagram Filters

Filters can be fun. Some can be harmless. But don’t adorn yourself with one. You don’t need it.

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Nightbooks

Nightbooks is intended as a kid-friendly horror flick. It certainly succeeds at the “horror” part. The “kid-friendly” part? not so much.

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Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series

The latest animated Pokémon series once again features Ash and Pikachu battling their nefarious nemeses in Team Rocket.

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Cinderella Movies Ranked (According to Family-Friendliness)

We’ve taken the time to rank some of the more popular versions of Cinderella based on their family-friendliness.

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The Forever Purge

Apart from the political ideas this franchise tries to unpack, there’s still all that gruesome violence to deal with.

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Queenpins

Kristen Bell stars in Queenpins, a dramedy about a desperate former Olympian running a massive and illegal coupon scam.

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Afterlife of the Party

This surprise hit Netflix movie offers mingles some nice redemptive messages with some theologically problematic ones.

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Dug Days

Remember Dug the dog from Pixar’s 2009 classic Up? Well, now the energetic pooch is back for new animated adventures.

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Cinderella (2021)

The latest cinematic take on Cinderella weaves 21st-century mores into a story with praiseworthy and problematic moments.

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Clickbait

Our recommendation for this show is the same as the police’s recommendation for the show’s critical video: Don’t watch.

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12 Mighty Orphans

Despite some shortcomings, 12 Mighty Orphans still delivers a strong and powerful message about fatherhood.

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Why Babbling Over Bennifer Is Bad

I remember how the articles I read and discussions I had taught me that celebrities somehow weren’t human beings. That because they were on a big screen, I could offer up my own commentary on a person as readily as I would on the latest iPhone.

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Oggy Oggy

Even though these cats don’t speak, the show itself says volumes—and most of it’s pretty good.

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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Even if witchers were the “better men” that Deglan hoped for, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf would probably still be unwatchable.

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Paw Patrol: The Movie

These animated pups are cute, courteous and courageous—and so is this film.

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