Contributor: Kristin Smith

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Kristin Smith joined the Plugged In team in 2017. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. She and her husband, Eddy, love raising their children Judah and Selah. Kristin also has a deep affection for coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan).

III

The Lumineers latest plumbs the dysfunctional depths of one family’s multigenerational struggle with substance abuse.

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This Summer

This Summer majors in introspection and self-awareness as singer Alessia Cara navigates hope and heartbreak.

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Modern Love

Amazon Prime’s new anthology series snagged some big stars, but the results are rather small.

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Green Eggs and Ham

Read it, read it, then you’ll see! This review offers our advisory!

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Nobody But You

Shelton and Stefani declare their love and commitment in this sweet duet.

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Troop Zero

For a PG-rated flick about empowering children, this Amazon Studios original felt far more mature than its previews let on.

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Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

NBC’s musical comedy has good acting and great singing, but you still have to dig through the dirt before you hit gold.

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Gabby Duran & The Unsittables

It’s not easy to babysit an alien. But in Disney’s hands, it makes for some pretty clean TV.

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Fast & Furious Spy Racers

While way toned down from the movies, this animated adventure still hits some speed bumps.

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Star Wars Resistance

Another chapter in the Star Wars universe lands on the Disney Channel, and it’s better than a Carbonite bath.

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Man With a Plan

Even if Adam and Andi aren’t perfect parents, they’re actually trying to be parents. And that’s good to see.

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Mr. Robot

Like the show’s charismatic, dysfunctional antihero, this twisty USA drama is difficult to embrace.

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Queen of the South

Just how many bleak shows fronted by flawed antiheroes does television really need?

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God Friended Me

It feels old-fashioned but does something that’s cutting-edge rare: It treats faith as a source of goodness.

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Orange Is the New Black

A prison sentence isn’t actually such a bad idea for this Netflix dramedy.

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