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It's My Screen Time Too

299 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 36 ratings

We review the programming the other critics ignore: stuff made for kids. Find out what to watch for family movie night, what to avoid altogether, and what you’ll want to watch alone, voluntarily.

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Despicable Me 4 Review: Mindless Minion Madness or a Courageous New Take on Kafka?

July 10, 2024 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

We review the most anticipated release of the summer: Despicable Me 4! Did we need a sixth movie about Gru and his little yellow henchmen? Maybe not, but we did appreciate the opportunity to re-familiarize ourselves with the works of Culture Club and Franz Kafka. Things we mentioned in this episode: The classic of high school English classes: Kafka’s The Metamorphosis  Previous episodes we mention: Kung Fu Panda 4  Inside Out 2  IF  Garfield  Despicable Me 4 made us think of these mo...

Calorie Counting and Blue Light Banning: Are All Our Screen Time Rules Wrong?

June 26, 2024 04:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

We discuss two short articles about screen time: one from Time that says it’s totally fine to talk about screen time using the language of diet culture as long as we don’t count minutes like we count calories and one from the Wall Street Journal that refutes our closely held beliefs about the harm caused by screens before bed. We also catch up on what we’re watching with our kids and what’s on our grown up watch lists. Previous Episodes We Mention: Screens and Diet Culture  Stop Counting ...

Pixar Grows Up Without Leaving Kids Behind: Inside Out 2 Review

June 19, 2024 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

In our review of Inside Out 2, we pick our faves from Riley’s new emotions and get into the puberty of it all by comparing Inside Out 2 to another similarly themed Pixar title, Turning Red. Previous episodes we mention: Turning Red  Elemental  Lightyear  Soul  This series of puberty books by Robie H. Harris: It’s So Amazing  It’s Not the Stork  It’s Perfectly Normal  The Screenwriting Life Podcast  Inside Out 2 made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups: Annie Hall Yo...

Letting Go and Letting Screen: Our Summer Multiplex Strategy

June 12, 2024 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

We discuss summer movies--the films we want to watch with our kids and a few we’re planning to watch for date night. We cover our hopes for all the new installments of our favorite franchises including Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4, Descendants Rise of Red, Twisters, and even Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Plus, Katie taunts Deborah about the impending release of Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure. Things we mention in this episode: 23 Summer Movies to Watch, Vanity Fair Summer Mo...

A Beloved Indoor Cat Falters in the Outside World: The Garfield Movie Review

June 05, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

In our review of The Garfield Movie, Deborah mourns the absence of the fundamental pathos of the Garfield comic strip in this zany animated take on everyone’s favorite lazy tabby. Katie betrays her co-viewing values and dares to suggest this would make a good solo watch for kids. We talk product placement and adapting dated but beloved material for a modern audience. Previous episodes we mention: Kung Fu Panda 4  The Super Mario Bros Movie  Garfield made us think of these movies and show...

Game Blame: Legal Battles Over Video Games and Mental Health

May 29, 2024 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

We discuss lawsuits filed by parents against video game companies for allegedly causing psychiatric disorders in children. Are lawsuits really the way forward in managing our anxieties about screens? We also catch up on what we’re watching during our grown up screen time. Things we mention in this episode: Kids Hooked on Video Games Prompt a Flurry of Lawsuits by Rachel Graf in Bloomberg Businessweek  Instead of watching TV or movies with our kids this week, we’ve been: Listening to Phin...

Ryan Reynolds Really Means It This Time: IF Review

May 22, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

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 think of...

Blue Heeler Blues: Parents Mourn the End of Bluey

May 15, 2024 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

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 Fe...

Swiping at a Classic: Dora Reboot Review

May 08, 2024 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

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 shows for grown ups: On...

Burning Questions: Chromebook Scare and Screens in School

May 01, 2024 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

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...

Lioness, She-Wolf, Girlboss: Queens Review

April 24, 2024 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

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 from ...

The Pitfalls and Pinnacles of Passing Down Childhood Favorites

April 17, 2024 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

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, 2024 Past episodes we mention: Pollyanna For more on our journeys into watching old movies with our kids, check out these newsletter posts: Tron  Beetlejuice  Free Willy  The Neverending Story The Karate Kid  And just to prove what flip-floppe...

Scottish Shenanigans: The Loud House Movie Review

April 10, 2024 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB

Things we mentioned in this episode: Previous episodes we mention: Kung Fu Panda 4 2 music videos for you: The truly terrible music video for Vanilla Ice’s rap in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2  The much better music video to the Phineas and Ferb song “There’s a Platypus Controlling Me”  The Loud House Movie made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups: Irish Wish Leap Year Happy Shiny People Just the Ten of Us Big Love We cast the gritty HBO reboot of the movie with: T...

Parents, Teens, and Screens: A Pew Report Review

April 03, 2024 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

Things we mentioned in this episode: Parents have a problem with screen time, too, teens say by Heather Kelly Link to the Pew Research Center report  Zigazoo, the bizarre social media app for kids What we’ve been watching with our kids: Young Sheldon The Eternals What we’re watching (though not always enjoying) during grown-up screen time: Constellations on Apple TV+ Masters of the Air on Apple TV+ Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with ...

Panda Retirement Planning: A Review of Kung Fu Panda 4

March 27, 2024 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

Things we mentioned in this episode: Old episodes we mention: Raya and the Last Dragon  The Super Mario Bros. Movie  Animal Crackers  The Watch podcast from The Ringer We compared this movie to the grown-up book What Color is Your Parchute?: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success. We cast the gritty HBO reboot of the movie with: Jeff Hiller or Noah Schnapp as Po Laci Mosley as Zhen John Cho as Li Karen Gillan as Mr. Ping Contact us and subscribe to our new...

If She Can See It, Can She Be It? The Importance of On-Screen STEM Roles For Women

March 20, 2024 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

We talk about women in STEM in movies and on TV. Is the Geena Davis Institute’s slogan of “if she can see it, she can be it” borne out by their latest report? We also catch up on what our kids are watching and what’s on our grown-up screen time watch lists. Past episodes we mention: American Girl: Corinne Tan Review Lyla in the Loop Review  Spooky Buddies Review, which is where we talked about the Geena Davis Institute for the first time  Wonka Review  Portray Her 2.0: An Analysis of 1...

Tween Dreams and Rescue Teams: American Girl Corinne Tan the Movie Review

March 13, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

We revisit the American Girl universe for the first time in years to watch American Girl: Corinne Tan The Movie. We may have struggled to find things to love in this short movie aimed at tweens, but you’d better believe we found a spot for podcast fave John Cho in our reimagined HBO casting. Previous episodes we mention Maryellen: Extraordinary Christmas Review  American Born Chinese Review  Harriet the Spy Review  Inventing the Perfect College Applicant from New York Magazine on Januar...

Screen Time in the News: Screens and Diet Culture

March 06, 2024 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

In this Screen Time in the News episode, we discuss a recent Burnt Toast podcast episode where diet culture critic Virginia Sole Smith interviews Ash Brandin, The Gamer Educator. We’ve never connected our screen time discussions with anti-fat bias before! We also catch up on our family watch lists and what we’re watching once the kids go to bed. The podcast episode we discuss in today's episode is: Are Screens the New Sugar? Other things we mention in this episode: The Gamer Educator Wi...

Pokemon Concierge Review

February 28, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

We review Pokemon Concierge on Netflix. Katie gushes over the stop motion animation, and Deborah wishes she could name more than two pokemon. They agree that fuzzy, three-dimensional pokemon are superior to their traditionally animated counterparts in hugability. Pokemon Concierge made us think of these shows or movies for grown ups: White Lotus Forgetting Sarah Marshall In our gritty reboot casting, we would like to see: Emma Stone or Anna Kendrick as Haru Tracy Morgan, Wanda Sykes, N...

Screen Time in the News: AI

February 21, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

We continue our conversation about kids and AI in this Screen Time in the News episode. We discuss an MIT Technology Review article about talking to our kids about AI and catch up on our family watch lists and what we’re watching once the kids go to bed. The article we discuss in this episode is “You need to talk to your kid about AI. Here are 6 things you should say” from the MIT Technology Review.  It was published on September 5th and written by Rhiannon Williams and Melissa Heikkilä. O...

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Lyla in the Loop Review

February 14, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MB

We review PBS Kids’ first foray into AI: Lyla in the Loop. Is Lyla’s alien computer friend Stu an adorable way to teach kids about coding languages or a harbinger of the end of all things? At least Katie and Deborah agree that everyone could use an AI sidekick to clean the kitchen. Other episodes we mention: Episode 168 Harriet the Spy Episode 73 Puffin Rock Here’s a link to Lyla’s “bunny ear” shoe tying technique. Lyla in the Loop made us think of these shows or movies for grown ups: ...

Special Announcement

January 24, 2024 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.57 MB

Special announcement from It's My Screen Time Too. Subscribe to our feed for new episodes coming in 2024! Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at [email protected]

Wonka

December 20, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

Grab your everlasting gobstoppers for our holiday season review of Wonka, the musical prequel to the 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. We welcomed Alex and Kelly, hosts of the Dirt Nap City podcast, to explore our thoughts on prequels, musicals, oompa loompas, chocolate that doesn’t look like chocolate, whether Timothee Chalamet is a worthy successor to Gene Wilder, and much more. In Screen Time in the News, we discuss why marketing departments are leaving the music out of t...

Wish

December 13, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

We review the latest Disney animated musical Wish. Find out how it compares to favorites like Frozen and Encanto. Katie takes us on a journey through the recent history of Disney musicals to see where this one fits, and we discuss whether tying this movie to Disney’s 100th anniversary celebration was a smart move. In Screen Time in the News, we discuss an episode of the podcast Struggle Care about the dangers of family vlogging. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimeto...

Holiday Movie Roundup

November 29, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

We depart from our regular format to bring you our takes on the new family movies premiering on streamers and in theaters during the holiday season. What deserves our screen time as 2023 comes to a close? We have plenty of options, from the newest Disney animated musical to a family body swap comedy to Adam Sandler’s latest silly voice. In Screen Time in the News, we discuss an article that asks why none of the newer holiday films feel like they’ll truly become classics like Elf and Love Actu...

Harriet The Spy

November 15, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Harriet the Spy, the novel beloved by generations of young readers, has been adapted into a multi-season animated series on Apple TV+. We discuss whether Harriet’s antics are appealing when spread over twenty episodes, whether today’s parents are comfortable with their kids admiring a character who spies on others, free range parenting, and more. In Screen Time in the News, we confront our fears about AI being used in PBS’s upcoming interactive show Lyla in the Loop. Contact us and subscribe ...

Spy Kids Armageddon

November 01, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

We review Spy Kids: Armageddon, the fifth and latest installment in the Spy Kids franchise. Does the soft reboot on Netflix feel fresh or is Spy Kids better left an artifact of the aughts? In Screen Time in the News, we’re just not ready to give up on spooky season, so we discuss a MovieWeb article extolling the 90s banner days of horror for kids. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at myscreent...

Haunted Mansion

October 18, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

Star-studded casts have propelled previous movies based on Disney theme park rides to success (Jack Sparrow ring any bells?). In our review of Disney’s second attempt at a Haunted Mansion movie, we consider whether kids even care that the cast includes heavy hitters like Lakeith Stanfield and Jamie Lee Curtis as well as whether the grim grinning ghosts in this new PG-13 Haunted Mansion are too scary for kids. In ScreenTime in the News, we bemoan the state of the magazine industry while discus...

Snoopy Presents One Of A Kind Marcie

October 04, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

We check in with Apple to see how they’re handling the Peanuts legacy with a review of Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie. Does it have the charm and weight of the Peanuts specials we remember from our childhoods? In Screen Time in the News, we discuss the state of the family film in theaters. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at [email protected]

Monkey King

September 20, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

In our latest review, we try our best to follow the plot of the overstuffed animated adventure The Monkey King on Netflix. In Screen Time in the News, we discuss the evergreen newsworthiness of parents expressing befuddlement at their kids’ tastes in media by way of a Wall Street Journal article about popular Youtube channels. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at [email protected]

Hammy And Olivia Nat Geo Kids YouTube

September 06, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MB

We debut a new segment called One For Me, One For You in which we pair YouTube channels beloved by our kids with ones we think have a greater appeal for parents. This week’s theme is animals, and we review Hammy and Olivia and Nat Geo Kids. We discuss a Wired article about YouTube as the future of kids TV, and Katie has an update about her kids and the music of Parry Gripp, a musician we first discussed way back in episode 90 in our review of Emily’s Wonder Lab. Contact us and subscribe to ou...

Frog And Toad

August 23, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB

We didn’t expect to have quite so many complicated feelings about the new Apple TV+ preschool show Frog and Toad. Find out whether we thought the Frog and Toad stories, originally penned in the 1970s, made a successful transition to the small screen. In Screen Time in the News, we discuss PBS Kids’ expansion efforts into streaming, gaming, and podcasts. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at mys...

Worlds Best

August 09, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

We observe our annual summertime tradition of covering a made-for-streaming Disney live action musical with our review of World’s Best. Utkarsh Ambudkar’s tale of a math-loving tween exploring his dead dad’s love of rap had us considering some weighty questions about the legacies we leave our children, but it also had us bobbing our heads to some seriously catchy tunes. Find out whether you should factor this one into your family movie night schedule. Contact us and subscribe to our newslette...

Barbie

July 25, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

We’re joined once again by Julia Washington of Pop Culture Makes Me Jealous for our review of Barbie. We discuss PG-13 movies, when and why we feel comfortable sharing them with our kids, and whether Barbie can be enjoyed by the whole family. We represent a full range of Barbie fandoms - from superfans to casual observers - and cover everything from the appeal of midcentury dream house architecture to the importance of Alan to dream ballets to what actors could best represent aging Barbie and...

Paws Of Fury

July 12, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

We review Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, the somewhat improbable animated adaptation of Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles. We discuss the place of sanitized remakes in our family screen time canons, whether and when we’ll feel comfortable sharing Mel Brooks movies with our kids, and the timeless hilarity of cat jokes. In Screen Time in the News, we revisit the current state of Pixar, and Katie shares her recent forays into PG-13 movies with her kids by way of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destin...

Elemental

June 28, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

We review Pixar’s latest blockbuster: Elemental. Are we ready for animated rom coms? We also get into our feelings on the throwback short before the feature, Carl’s Date. Katie is not interested in an Up story without Russell and Kevin, but we are both interested in a lot of the trailers we saw before the movie. We talk about the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles installment, the newest Paw Patrol movie, and Disney’s upcoming musical Wish. In Screen Time in the News, we discuss a Hollywoo...

Ep158 Elemental

June 28, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 31.3 MB

We review Pixar’s latest blockbuster: Elemental. Are we ready for animated rom coms? We also get into our feelings on the throwback short before the feature, Carl’s Date. Katie is not interested in an Up story without Russell and Kevin, but we are both interested in a lot of the trailers we saw before the movie. We talk about the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles installment, the newest Paw Patrol movie, and Disney’s upcoming musical Wish. In Screen Time in the News, we discuss a Hollywoo...

Across the Spiderverse - Little Mermaid - Gremlins Secrets of the Mogwai

June 14, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

This week’s lightning round episode is jam packed with our reviews of The Little Mermaid; Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse; and Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as well as some follow-up about American Born Chinese. In Screen Time in the News, we speculate about the strategy for kids’ content at Max (formerly HBOMax) and where it will fit in the hierarchy of streamers with family-friendly fare. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook...

Ep156 American Born Chinese

May 31, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MB

We review Disney’s star studded adaptation of the graphic novel American Born Chinese and discuss how the writer’s strike might affect kids’ movies and television.

American Born Chinese

May 30, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

We review Disney’s star studded adaptation of the graphic novel American Born Chinese and discuss how the writer’s strike might affect kids’ movies and television. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at [email protected]

Ep155 Peter Pan and Wendy

May 17, 2023 00:00 - 45 minutes - 32 MB

In our latest episode, we discuss whether Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy is just another in their long line of largely disappointing live action remakes and if we really needed yet another retelling of the Peter Pan story. Is the idea that boys never really want to grow up all that charming anymore? In Screen Time in the News, we talk about frame rates and whether they should really be of concern to toddler parents.

Peter Pan and Wendy

May 16, 2023 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB

In our latest episode, we discuss whether Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy is just another in their long line of largely disappointing live action remakes and if we really needed yet another retelling of the Peter Pan story. Is the idea that boys never really want to grow up all that charming anymore? In Screen Time in the News, we talk about frame rates and whether they should really be of concern to toddler parents. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect ...

Ep154 Jane

May 03, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 24.4 MB

We review the conservation-minded Apple TV series Jane. Are an adorable 9 year old’s efforts to save endangered species enough to make a dent in Deborah’s climate pessimism? In Screen Time in the News, we discuss The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s box office dominance and whether it means we’ll see greater investment in family films.

Jane

May 02, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

We review the conservation-minded Apple TV series Jane. Are an adorable 9 year old’s efforts to save endangered species enough to make a dent in Deborah’s climate pessimism? In Screen Time in the News, we discuss The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s box office dominance and whether it means we’ll see greater investment in family films. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at [email protected]

Ep153 The Super Mario Bros Movie

April 19, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.1 MB

This week, we review The Super Mario Bros. Movie - a box office smash we saw in actual theaters and not on our couches. Find out whether it was as big a hit with us as it was with our kids. In Screen Time in the News, we speak with author Phillip Maciak about his upcoming book and how having kids has changed our attitudes toward and relationships with the screens in our lives.

The Super Mario Bros Movie

April 18, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.2 MB

This week, we review The Super Mario Bros. Movie - a box office smash we saw in actual theaters and not on our couches. Find out whether it was as big a hit with us as it was with our kids. In Screen Time in the News, we speak with author Phillip Maciak about his upcoming book and how having kids has changed our attitudes toward and relationships with the screens in our lives. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Tw...

Ep152 The Magician's Elephant

April 05, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 24.8 MB

We review the animated adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant and get into what makes a good book-to-screen adaptation in general. In Screen Time in the News, we add our two cents to Matt Singer’s complaint in ScreenCrush that there are no movies for kids in theaters.

The Magician's Elephant

April 04, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 24.8 MB

We review the animated adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant and get into what makes a good book-to-screen adaptation in general. In Screen Time in the News, we add our two cents to Matt Singer’s complaint in ScreenCrush that there are no movies for kids in theaters. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at [email protected]

Ep151 Rubble and Crew

March 22, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 27.7 MB

We return to our first love - preschool television - to review the Paw Patrol spin-off, Rubble & Crew. Can the charm of Rubble’s construction-loving family match that of the original heroes of Adventure Bay? In Screen Time in the News, we talk over an interview with Paw Patrol’s creators celebrating the show’s ten year anniversary and its seismic impact with the under-five set.

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