Contributor: Emily Tsiao

Emily studied film and writing when she was in college. And when she isn’t being way too competitive while playing board games, she enjoys food, sleep, and geeking out with her husband indulging in their “nerdoms,” which is the collective fan cultures of everything they love, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Lord of the Rings.

Tenzing

‘Tenzing’ depicts the first ascent of Mount Everest. It’s a beautifully presented story, but worship of the mountain itself could prove a difficult peak to summit.

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Avatar: Seven Havens

The Avatar is reincarnated once again in ‘Seven Havens,’ this time in the form of twin sisters and paired with some thematically heavier content.

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Carrie

‘Carrie’ is and will continue to be a story that, while about teens, shouldn’t be shown to teens, no matter how cautionary a tale it may present.

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The Social Reckoning

‘The Social Reckoning’ tells some important truths in an engaging manner. But the foul language limits the audience it might have reached.

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Slow Horses

Apple TV+’s new spy thriller is smart, sardonic and full of enough swear words to fill the Thames.

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Fall 2: Deadpoint

‘Fall 2: Deadpoint’ will have you gripping the edge of your seat, though perhaps more from this film’s content concerns than its thrilling cinematography.

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Movie Monday: ‘Verity’ and ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ Dig a Grave for ‘Digger’

‘Verity’ takes the weekend crown while ‘Avengers: Endgame’ becomes the highest grossing movie of all time.

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Lego One Piece

On its own, ‘Lego One Piece’ is blocky animation with some odd mystical elements. But the show could lead young viewers toward its more problematic inspiration.

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Movie Monday: Endgame’s Extra Three Minutes Topples Spidey’s Top Five Run

The re-release of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ stole the box office win this weekend from every new film currently in theaters.

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MobLand

The characters of Paramount+’s MobLand love their families. But the series itself isn’t anything resembling family friendliness.

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Golden Axe

Paramount+ reboots the video game franchise ‘Golden Axe’ with a tired storyline and new content issues.

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Crew Girl

Netflix’s ‘Crew Girl’ is yet another teen love triangle drama filled with coarse language, underage drinking and way too many underdressed teenagers.

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Drawn Together

Prime Video’s ‘Drawn Together,’ won’t draw many families together with its abundant foul language, violence, nudity and a sex scene.

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Combating Our ‘iPad Kid’ Tendencies

If you have a child who is 8 years old or younger, you may be surprised to learn just how much screen time they’re racking up. A 2025 report from Common Sense Media says the average screentime for Gen Alpha is nearly 2.5 hours per day. Although screent …

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Dark Matter

Dark Matter reminds us that our choices define us. They make us who they are. But this show makes some poor choices itself.

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