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Steve from Blue’s Clues Reminds Us Why Children’s TV Matters

What makes a great children’s TV show?  Is it the colorful aesthetic of the world on-screen? Is it the funny voices of the cartoons and the playful interactions they have with one another? It’s all that but it’s also more. Good children’s shows understand that young ones are intelligent enough to grapple with concepts like right and wrong, friendship, family, and what it means to be creative. Kids are far more shrewd than adults give them credit for, therefore making a program for an age group that we have been out of touch with for decades presents a myriad of…
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Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 13 Review: Children of the Forest

This Attack on Titan review contains spoilers. Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 13 “We’ve got to at least get these kids out of the forest…” In an episode where Levi, Zeke, and other literal children are currently in a forest, “Children of the Forest’s” namesake is actually in reference to a metaphor that’s cast by Sasha’s father. Mr. Blouse laments that despite Sasha’s nature and best intentions, the very nature of her pursuit was inevitably cursed. Sasha came back with victories, but she’s someone that would never completely remove themselves from the line of fire. Her very existence dictated…
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Link Tank: Why You Should Watch Children of Men This Christmas

Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men is the dystopian science fiction movie you should watch this Christmas. “The best christmas sci-fi movie isn’t very cheery. When thinking about holiday movies, spirited romcoms like Happiest Season and family-friendly fare probably come to mind. Children of Men, Alfonso Cuaron’s gritty, sci-fi masterpiece may not even be on the radar as a go-to Christmas movie, but it should be.” Read more at Inverse. Does your family hang a pickle on your Christmas tree? Learn about the origin of this curious tradition. “Every family has its own holiday traditions. Maybe they open Christmas presents after…
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Children of the Sea

When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Sep 01, 2020
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Resident Evil Netflix Series Focuses on Albert Wesker’s Children Across Two Timelines

Netflix has given its long-gestating Resident Evil live-action series the green light with an eight-episode order. This will be an all-new adaptation of one of the greatest survival horror video game franchises ever made, unrelated to the…less than stellar movies. Supernatural co-showrunner Andrew Dabb has been tapped to helm the series, which is being produced by Constantin Film. According to THR, Dabb will start working on Resident Evil once production on the final season of Supernatural has wrapped. To further differentiate this new show from what’s come before on the big screen, the Netflix series will focus on the children…
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The Children Act

Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) is intensely dedicated to her profession, never finding time to have her own children while fully assuming the immense responsibility of making life-and-death decisions about the children of others. As Fiona is about to embark on one of the most challenging cases of her career, Jack (Stanley Tucci) her neglected and increasingly frustrated husband, makes a shocking revelation, sending her into an emotional tailspin. The case in question concerns seventeen-year-old Adam (Fionn Whitehead), a Jehovah?s Witness suffering from leukemia, whose life could be saved by a simple blood transfusion, but who is refusing on religious grounds.…
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Birdboy: The Forgotten Children

There is light and beauty, even in the darkest of worlds. Stranded on an island in a post-apocalyptic world, teenager Dinky and her friends hatch a dangerous plan to escape in the hope of finding a better life. Meanwhile, her old friend Birdboy has shut himself off from the world, pursued by the police and haunted by demon tormentors. But unbeknownst to anyone, he contains a secret inside him that could change the world forever.Release Date: Dec 15, 2017
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