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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.

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The Bureau of Magical Things

The Australian series provides a clean, family friendly alternative to other less innocuous fantasy worlds.

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David Dobrik

One of YouTube’s most popular vloggers returns from hiatus, bringing his old, problematic content back with him.

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Tuca & Bertie

The adult animation hides commendable themes of friendship and support in a sea of crass and objectionable content.

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a monster at work

Monsters at Work

Some mayhem and mildly frightening content aside, the follow up to Pixar’s classic appeals to kids and adult fans alike.

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3 witch soldiers in Motherland Fort Salem

Motherland: Fort Salem

Lots of problematic content and an aversion to biblical truth makes this teen fantasy series worthy of concern.

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Scaled and Icy

While there are many themes here worth appreciating, it can be difficult to identify them under the complexity of the lyrics.

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George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in America The Motion Picture

America: The Motion Picture

America: The Motion Picture is impressive in that it still manages to be completely and utterly forgettable.

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The Mysterious Benedict Society

The popular children’s series comes to life with themes of truth, empathy, and teamwork—as well as a few fear-inducing scenarios.

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Big Shot

While Big Shot hits a few three-pointers, it tosses up plenty of bricks, too.

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Rosanna Pansino

The most popular baking channel on YouTube can be fun and educational for kids, despite some occasional content hiccups.

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Daddy’s Home

Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, returns with an alt-rock effort that mixes redemptive themes with questionable conclusions in Daddy’s Home.

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Pinocchio

This version of the classic tale, Pinocchio, is much more Grimms’ Fairy Tales than it is Disney.

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Flack

Nonstop vulgar content dilutes a relevant message about the façade of celebrity culture.

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A teenage girl participating in Panic

Panic

Unless you’re interested in a version of high school that includes casual sex and life-endangering stunts, Panic might be worth skipping.

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Knockout City

Your gym teacher’s favorite game goes digital. And you won’t risk a trip to the nurse’s office to play it.

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