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We review the recently released movie IF. This might be the first kids movie of the summer season, but we question whether this Ryan Reynolds vehicle is really a kids movie at all. Is it just a sneaky way for us to confront our anxieties about parenthood while distracting our kids with goofy images of anthropomorphized marshmallows?Previous episodes we mention:Animal Crackers Spirited Duck Tales Goldie Hawn bemoaning her role as the mother in First Wives Club IF made us t...

There have been think pieces galore this past month about the approaching end of the beloved preschool series Bluey. We talk about the intense parental love for the series and how to move forward after the end of something we love. We also catch up on what we’re watching with our kids and in our grown-up screen time.Things we mention in this episode:Everything ends. Even Bluey by Bryan Walsh in Vox Raising Raffi by Keith Gessen What we’ve been watching with our kids:Phineas and Fer...

We review the reboot of Dora on Paramount Plus. Did this classic bilingual heroine really need a new look?Things we mentioned in this episode:McSweeney’s article “A Court-ordered Letter from Dora the Explorer’s Mother” How AI Is Already Transforming Moviemaking Previous episodes we mention: Dora and the Lost City of Gold Ms Rachel’s Songs for Littles Puffin Rock Snoopy Show Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock Creature Cases Dora made us think of these sh...

In this Screen Time in the News episode, we discuss a recent event in Massachusetts wherein a sixth grade student at Whitin Intermediate School took a state-required standardized test on a school issued Chromebook and suffered first degree burns and blisters.We also catch up on our family watch lists and what we’re watching once the kids go to bed.Things we mentioned in this episode:Today’s Screen Time in the News article: Uxbridge pulls laptops from service after student burned during MCAS t...

It’s Earth Week, so we’re reviewing the nature documentary series Queens on Disney Plus. Find out whether the combination of beautiful photography and female-centric stories is a winning one and which of your hosts just can’t handle the harsh realities of life in the wild.Previous episodes we mention: Cinderella The article telling the true story behind the lemming suicide myth, compliments of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Minneapolis’s first all-female fire department...

Things we mentioned in this episode:Today’s Screen Time in the News article: Sharing childhood faves with my kids has its ups and downs – but I know it takes them places Netflix or Disney won’t by Myke Bartlett from The Guardian on March 18, 2024Past episodes we mention:PollyannaFor more on our journeys into watching old movies with our kids, check out these newsletter posts:Tron Beetlejuice Free Willy The Neverending StoryThe Karate Kid And just to prove what flip-flopper...