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.

Utopia

The title conjures up images of a better world. But this Amazon series shows us a world at its worst.

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The New “Abortion Road Trip” Movie Trend Seeks to Normalize Abortion for Young Girls

The term “road trip” used to mean jumping in a car with friends or family to go on an adventure—maybe to watch the Olympic Games (as in the 2002 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen film Getting There) or perhaps just to get home to your loved ones (as in Planes …

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Schitt’s Creek

It swept the Emmys in 2020 for its sixth and last season. But that doesn’t mean your family should be swept up by the show, too.

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Enola Holmes (actress Millie Bobbie Brown) making a face to the camera.

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes delivers mostly positive messages about individuality, equality and freedom.

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The Duchess

Small positive aspects don’t make up for the lead character’s, and the show’s, total lack of boundaries.

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Unpregnant

Unpregnant would have us believe that abortion is something to be celebrated, not mourned.

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Woke

This Hulu comedy deals with racial tension with a clever, creative twist. But it’s also profane, graphic and deeply problematic.

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Pets United

The message of this film is a positive one: You don’t have to be perfect in order to belong.

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A.P. Bio

A.P. Bio has very little to do with biology and very much to do with all the things you wouldn’t want your teenager learning at school. Or on television either.

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Is Mulan Worth Shelling Out 30 Bucks For? The Answer is a Definite … Maybe.

Back in March, many movie-goers (myself included) were disappointed when theaters closed and Disney decided to push back the release date for its highly anticipated live-action remake of Mulan. At first, it was moved to July 24, then August 21. But fin …

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A girl sees an alien in suspended animation.

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

Candace and her siblings band together, serve justice to the alien invaders and save the world.

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Mom and teen daughter cheer at high school game.

All Together Now

All Together Now packs inspiring messages into a story that takes some hard turns.

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Two teens look at each other.

Chemical Hearts

For all of Chemical Hearts’ lessons about teenage love and heartbreak, it’s not a film that most parents would want their teens to see.

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The Sleepover

The Sleepover brims with violence and toilet humor that some parents will likely want to steer younger kiddos away from.

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Teenage Bounty Hunters

The two Bible-toting, Southern teen belles at the heart of this show secretly embrace some seriously rebellious behavior.

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