Episodes
June 5, 2020
Movie Review: The Vast of Night
Ah, the 1950s: sock hops. Poodle skirts. Drive-ins. … UFOs? This slow-burning sci-fi thriller looks on as two intrepid teenagers seek to unravel the mystery of strange sounds being picked up over phone lines in a small New Me...
June 4, 2020
TV Review: Upload
What happens when you upload your soul to a virtual “heaven” before you die? The answers here aren’t always divine.
June 3, 2020
Screen in Your Pocket: Girls and Social Media
Do you have questions about how girls are holding up in this social media age?
June 2, 2020
Music Review: The Weekend- After Hours
After Hours boasts an innovative sound, but it remains the same story fueled by explicit depictions of sex
June 1, 2020
DVD Review: The Call of the Wild
This classic man-and-dog adventure still has something to offer families looking for an old-fashioned, Disney-style escape. (PG)
May 29, 2020
Movie Review: The High Note
Despite its feel-good messages about friendship and perseverance, The High Note still hits some low notes, too, as it glorifies an extravagant, excess-filled lifestyle—one filled with foul language, drinking, showy outfits an...
May 27, 2020
Screen in Your Pocket: More Screen Time
Have questions about your kids’ screen time in these Covid-19 days?
May 26, 2020
Music Review: Dustin Lynch- “Thinking ‘Bout You”
Dustin Lynch teams up with American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina in a nostalgic duet revisiting a long-lost love.
May 25, 2020
DVD Review: Onward
By Pixar’s own high standards, Onward is a bit of a disappointment. (PG)
May 22, 2020
Movie Review: Scoob!
Everyone’s favorite animated Marmaduke returns for an adventure with Shaggy and the Mystery, Inc. gang that’s packed with some surprisingly spooky plot twists. (PG)
May 19, 2020
Music Review: John K- “If We Never Met”
John K sings of all the ways he would be worse off if he hadn’t met the one he loves.
May 18, 2020
DVD Review: Sonic the Hedgehog
This big-screen take on Sega’s anthropomorphized cobalt cannonballer is mostly cute and cuddly. (PG)
May 15, 2020
Movie Review: Jesus
More than a million people have witnessed Sight & Sound Theatres’ remarkable stage production JESUS. Now a filmed version of this winsome portrait of Jesus’ life is available to stream and buy. (NR)
May 13, 2020
Screen in Your Pocket: Cameo
Want some guidance with that new celebrity app called Cameo?
May 12, 2020
Music Review: Niall Horan- “No Judgement”
For former One Direction member Niall Horan, “no judgment” really means “no commitment.”
May 11, 2020
DVD Review: I Still Believe
I Still Believe is a poignant portrait of faith and doubt, love and grief, heartbreak and hope. (PG)
May 8, 2020
Movie Review: The Half of It
Netflix’s latest teen romcom features a pretty standard-issue love triangle … and a not-so-standard-issue same-sex love interest. (PG-13)
May 5, 2020
Music Review: Khalid& Disclosure- “Know Your Worth”
Khalid encourages a friend to turn to someone who can give the love they deserve.
May 4, 2020
DVD Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Starwalker
For fans of this franchise, The Rise of Skywalker works: not necessarily logically, but emotionally. (PG-13)
May 1, 2020
Movie Review: The Willoughbys
This animated Netflix satire is equal parts delightful and disturbing as it paints a terrific picture of good parents and a grim picture of what might happen to bad ones. (PG)
April 29, 2020
Screen in Your Pocket: Connection or Correction
Want a few pointers on handling kids with screens?
April 28, 2020
Music Review: Sam Smith- “To Die For”
Sam Smith’s latest finds this British singer pining for someone worth living and dying for.