Contributor: Paul Asay

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.

The Three Wise Men reminds us that while Rudolph and Frosty and the Grinch are just fine, Christmas is really about Jesus.

It’s funny, sweet, super family friendly and a 12-parsec improvement over its predecessor. Not that the latter set a particularly high bar, but still.

Good messages or no, Hillbilly Elegy will make it hard for some to find them.

The Liberator offers an old-fashioned war story, sharing narrative DNA with Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan.

This isn’t a movie for kids. But it does remind us that kids need strong hands and kind hearts in their lives.

This Netflix reality singing competition brings a huge faith element to a genre that’s now well-established.

Sure, it may look cute at first glance. But take a peak under the surface, and you find something dark and ugly.

Amazon Prime gives us this–a weirdly righteous, wildly violent rebel–without good cause.

With Young Sheldon, producer Chuck Lorre seems to be growing up. But like his youthful protagonist, he still has a ways to go.

CBS rolls out another anagram-friendly crime procedural, this one starring Chris O’Donnell. What’s different about this show from the original NCIS? The location. The actors. And, um, that’s about it.

It can be tricky to find something “good” on TV. As a TV reviewer, I know that all too well. Oh, we can find plenty of riveting, binge-bait shows on Netflix and Amazon and HBO, of course. Viewing television through a secular lens, you could argue that …