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.

Never Have I Ever season 4

Never Have I Ever

The final season of Mindy Kaling’s comedy has a really sweet message at its core, but it’s unnecessarily rife with issues.

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Shadow and Bone season 2

Shadow and Bone

Netflix’s YA fantasy series isn’t as explicit as Game of Thrones. But the show still earns its TV-14 rating.

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Ted Lasso season 3

Ted Lasso

It’s hard not to root for Ted Lasso, the coach. But suggestive content and profanity can make Ted Lasso, the show, hard to watch.

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Daniel Spellbound season 2

Daniel Spellbound

This Netflix animated show about a teen in a magical New York City seems intent on pushing its Y7 rating.

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Alert on Fox

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

While the subject matter might not be for everyone, this procedural drama provides a story with a genuine heart.

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Will Trent

It’s obvious that the minds behind this ABC crime drama are intent on pushing their TV-14 rating as far as it’ll go.

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Treason

Corruption runs deep in Treason’s fictional government, but you can be sure that it touches the heart of the show as well.

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Paradise PD

Paradise PD

It seems unfair to say that Paradise PD lacks a single redeeming quality, but it’s difficult to phrase it any other way.

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a dragon boy - Dragon Age Absolution

Dragon Age: Absolution

Don’t be fooled by the animation; Dragon Age: Absolution slams the gas pedal on content issues common in the fantasy genre.

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Police opening a trap door - Three Pines

Three Pines

Viewers should be aware of the good and bad that come with this murder mystery, as well as the potential of bigger issues to come.

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woman in a fur coat on a beach - Rihanna's "Lift Me Up" music video

Lift Me Up

Through universal and ambiguous lyrics, global superstar Rihanna gives a voice to anyone struggling with grief and hardship.

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father and daughter hug - Lopez vs. Lopez

Lopez vs. Lopez

Content issues surround a message about the importance of family in this semi-autobiographical sitcom.

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Joe Bell

Much like the man himself, Joe Bell has a good heart but struggles to show it.

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Happier Than Ever

The superstar’s sophomore album has some themes worth exploring, but they’re almost impossible to get to through the content issues.

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two people sitting on a car hood

Roswell, New Mexico

Lots of folks are worried about illegal aliens, including some folks in the small New Mexico town of Roswell. One podcaster who hangs out at the local diner seems particularly put out by the possibility the hamlet might be overrun. “Aliens are going to …

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