Bret loves a good story—be it a movie, show, or video game—and enjoys geeking out about things like plot and story structure. He has a blast reading and writing fiction and has penned several short stories and screenplays. He and his wife love to kayak the many beautiful Colorado lakes with their dog.
The more parents scroll, the more their teens game. AI is being used to confuse cybercriminals, but it’s also getting worse at blocking explicit content.
Despite some flash, ‘Masterplan’ is a lightweight and disposable streaming pic that trips over a number of content alarms.
Gen Z hates phone calls. Anthropic wants to treat Claude like a person. A declining number of teens identify as LGBT.
Does familiarity breed contempt? In the case of artificial intelligence, that seems to be true.
‘Angel and the Badman’ is a remake of the classic Western that packs plenty of positives into its saddlebag … but comes with a few prickles.
Looksmaxxing gets Merriam-Webster’s seal of approval. Discord gets new age verification.
‘Elijah Peel’ tells a redemptive tale with a Gospel-centered message despite a few discordant notes in the content department.
The EU plans to ban AI chatbots simulating emotions with kids. Is doomscrolling informative? And is turning your phone on silent a good thing?
‘Heart of the Beast’ is a wilderness survival flick with plenty of peril and some bloody images, but it showcases the love and loyalty between a man and his dog.
‘Spa Weekend’ is less like a mud bath at a luxury spa and more like a messy wallow in a problematic pigsty.
‘Resident Evil’ makes for white-knuckle survival horror, but this flick’s gashing, grisly grotesquerie makes it a biohazard for families.
The Nintendo Switch has a plethora of family-friendly games. Here are the best we’ve reviewed so far.
A charming take on the romcom formula can’t save ‘Finding Emily’ from falling into a content trap that includes sexual and LGBT content.
What’s a “gummy bear mom?” Gen Z is loving history and nature. And a new, threatening “Cat in the Hat” trend?
