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Contributor: Lauren Cook

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Lauren Cook is serving as a 2021 summer intern for the Parenting and Youth department at Focus on the Family. She is studying film and screenwriting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. You can get her talking for hours about anything from Star Wars to her family to how Inception was the best movie of the 2010s. But more than anything, she’s passionate about showing how every form of art in some way reflects the Gospel. Coffee is a close second.

Deli Boys

To no one’s surprise, blending heinous crime and lavish wealth into a half-hour comedy comes with some content issues.

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Pantheon

Pantheon asks some compelling questions about humanity and technology. It even inadvertently stumbles across some biblical truth.

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Burden of Guilt

Unlike some true crime shows, Burden of Guilt steers clear of exploiting victims of tragedy. But its disturbing subject matter might not be for everyone.

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Watson

‘Watson’ provides a new spin on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories, but it likely won’t enthuse any diehard Arthur Conan Doyle fans.

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Goosebumps: The Vanishing

A few darker elements raise this adaptation from the kid-friendly tone of its source material to a TV-14 rating.

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Tomorrow and I

In sci-fi dystopia ‘Tomorrow and I,’ the future contains graphic content to make even the most desensitized viewer cringe.

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Carl the Collector

This heartwarming cartoon shows that not all kids see the world the same way, and that’s a good thing!

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Rivals

Content issues take center stage in this TV drama about television tycoons and politicians vying for power.

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Like a Dragon: Yakuza

While graphic content isn’t immediately obvious in Like a Dragon: Yakuza, the source material and TV-MA rating should set off some alarms.

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Citadel: Diana

This Italian spinoff may be less flashy and salacious than its predecessor, but look out for violence and moral ambiguity.

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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

There’s a fascinating story here, but ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ buries it under adverse content and the glorification of crime.

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Kaos

This modern retelling of Greek mythology falls into a pit of questionable themes and content concerns deeper than Tartarus.

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That ‘90s Show

This sequel to That ‘70s Show is plagued by the same raunchiness and underage substance use that plagued its predecessor.

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The Tyrant

This Korean thriller will have you on the edge of your seat—but wincing at the violence and cringing at foul language.

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Hotel Portofino

Hotel Portofino

You may not find glaringly explicit content when you check into Hotel Portofino, but be wary of adverse themes when unpacking your bags.

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