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.

Tiger King

Netflix’s newest phenomenon is as wild as you’ve heard. But that doesn’t mean you should watch it.

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Little Women (2019)

Director Greta Gerwig’s version of this classic faithfully gives fans more of what they adore from the beloved March sisters.

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Never Rarely Sometimes Always

This is an agonizing tale of a pregnant young woman who never really seems to recognize any other choice but abortion.

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Dynasty

The CW’s intentionally trashy Dynasty reboot is so aggressively dumb it makes the original feel like a genteel Jane Austin story.

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Dino Girl Gauko

This English-dubbed show is aimed right for kiddos and tweens, and the content is pretty mild.

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Sydney to the Max

This Disney show is cleaner than most middle school experiences—and most shows, too.

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The Letter for the King

The swords, sorcery and New Zealand scenery make this Netflix show feel a little like Lord of the Rings. But this fantasy falls short of fantastic.

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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

The grown-ups in Timmy’s life step up to the plate and strive to teach Timmy about valuing the thoughts and feelings of other people.

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Sims gameplay

Living in a SIMS-ulation

Twenty years ago, the world was introduced to a new kind of “living” with the introduction of The Sims. You didn’t shoot anything in this very different videogame, and there was no high score. Instead, gamers created personalized avatars that just knoc …

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Prodigal Son

Like father, like son? Given Malcolm Bright’s dad was a serial killer, he hopes not. Now he tries to catch killers, but the results on screen aren’t pretty.

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Culture Clips: #DontBeASpreader

The entertainment world has come to a screeching halt as coronavirus continues to spread across the globe. Movie premieres have been delayed, concerts have been cancelled, Broadway’s stages have gone dark and theaters everywhere have closed their doors …

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Devs

The super-secret workings of this shadowy tech organization could change everything we know. But the show itself has the same old issues.

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Black Christmas

If you resort to violence to end violence, are you really accomplishing anything?

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Culture Clips: Billie Eilish Confronts Objectification … in a Surprising Way

Pop phenom Billie Eilish is well known for wearing baggy clothes. In a Calvin Klein ad last year, Eilish revealed that her generally loose-fitting garb is an intentional choice to avoid being objectified. “Nobody can have an opinion because they haven’ …

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Castlevania

Netflix’s subscribers presumably demand a bit more from this graphic nod to an ancient video game with bad graphics.

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