Contributor: Paul Asay

Star Wars. The Avengers. Harry Potter. Many of us don’t have a “favorite movie” anymore as much as we have a favorite franchise.

Nurses is the Quarter Pounder of television medical drama: You don’t need to taste it to know what you’re going to get.

Let’s dive into Plugged In’s highly subjective list of the top five TV shows that we reviewed in 2020.

Safety continues a strong tradition found in Disney’s film catalog—that of the inspirational sports movie.

Artistically and aesthetically, Wolfwalkers wows. But theologically, it has some issues.

Long before it was required, good old Scrooge was a master at social distancing.

All My Life, as a romance, may work for some. And as I mentioned, it could’ve been worse. But I left with little love for this love story.

Mank illustrates that it’s not just the superficial content that can make a film problematic. Often, issues are hardboiled into the story, too.

Godmothered is a light, sweet and wry movie, the latest to gently reexamine Disney’s legend-spinning archetypes.

It was a big week for Baby Yoda. Not only did the little guy spend time on a new planet in Disney+’s The Mandalorian, but his show was named the top entertainment franchise on this one.

The heroes here—both human and animal—remind us that when times get tough, perseverance can spur toward a brighter tomorrow.

While Uncle Frank is more nuanced at times than you might expect, its messaging can still feel pretty heavy-handed, too.

As we head into Thanksgiving, most Americans are aware that the holidays will look much different in 2020. Even Santa’s made adjustments.

This CW series does for theology what Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter does for presidential history.

Ava is yet another movie about an assassin with a heart. Maybe it’s not a heart of gold, exactly, but at least a heart of bronze.