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It"s My Screen Time Too

It"s My Screen Time Too

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.

tv & film

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27:58

From Paw Patrol to Primetime: A Screen Time Goodbye

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2025/05/21

Thanks for joining us on our journey into the madness of parenting in the screen time era. Here’s our top 5 list of the best of the best we’ve reviewed over the past 8 years! Deborah: 5. Bolt 4. Ted-Ed 3. Mitchells vs. The Machines 2. Kid Cosmic 1. Art for Kids Hub Katie 5. Shaun the Sheep 4. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 3. Dora and the Lost City of Gold 2. Curses 1. Puffin Rock Honorable Mentions: Jingle JangleKlausPaddington 2ZombiesCosmic Kids Yoga Teen Beach MovieNu...

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23:50

Does Pixar's New Series Take Home the Championship?:...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2025/04/09

Pixar tries once again to make Katie feel her feelings, but this time in the form of an 8-episode series instead of a movie. Previous episodes we mention: Monsters at Work Win or Lose made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups: LostMoneyballEnglish TeacherThis diabetes commercial We cast our gritty Curses! reboot with: Keenan Thompson as Frank the UmpireNatasha Rothwell as VanessaJon Cho or Nick Offerman as Coach DanJeff Hiller or Jack McBrayer as the JanitorContact us an...

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32:35

Scheming, Duplicity, and Murder...but with the kids!:...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2025/03/05

Freed from the shackles of preschool programming, we test out the freedom of watching a show made for grown-ups with our kids: The Traitors. Contact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at myscreentimetoo@gmail.com

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15:34

The Only Oscar Race We Care About: Our Picks for Best...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2025/02/26

Sure, people who have time to watch grown-up movies may be debating the relative merits of The Brutalist and A Complete Unknown, but we know the real fight is between Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot. Listen to our takes on the family films in contention for this year’s Academy Awards. Previous Episodes We Mention Inside Out 2 The Wild Robot Flow Pinocchio Wicked Wonka What our kids are watching or what we’re watching with them: The MoleTraitorsWhat we’re watching...

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24:15

Sit Back, Relax, and Go With the…Flow Review

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2025/02/19

Who says family screen time is incompatible with relaxation? We review the Latvian sleeper hit Flow. Things we mentioned in this episode: Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn Previous episodes we mention: White Fang Spaceballs Flow made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups: The Last of UsWaterworldContact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreentimetoo.com Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or by email at myscreentimetoo@gmail.com

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15:34

The Wall Street Journal Agrees with Deborah About...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2025/02/12

Not only are our kids bringing tech home from the classroom, they’re using more and more tech during their school days. In this week’s Screen Time in the News episode, we discuss a Wall Street Journal article that questions whether in-class tech time is time well spent. We also catch up on what our kids are watching, what we’re watching with them, and what we’re watching during our precious kid-free screen time. Deborah can’t wait for a breather from all the televised sports, and Katie figure...

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25:14

Half man, half dog, all movie star?: Dog Man Review

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2025/02/05

We review the big screen adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s comic supacop, Dog Man. We cover the complicated logistics of breaking up with your boyfriend when his head has been replaced by a dog’s; the tightrope-walking required to adapt a beloved book series for the screen; and whether Dog Man’s origin story is actually far more gruesome and disturbing than we thought. Previous episodes we mention: Bad Guys: Haunted Heist Dog Man made us think of these shows and books for grown ups: NightbitchF...

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19:50

The Plush Ms. Rachel We’ve All Been Waiting For:...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/12/25

Tis the season for new toys! We discuss a New York Times story about Ms. Rachel’s new line of toys and the role licensed merchandise has played in our lives and our kids’ lives. Plus, we catch up on what we’re watching with our kids and what we have our eyes on for grown-up screen time. Things We Mention in this Episode:Ms. Rachel, YouTube Star, Is Creating a Holiday Toy Frenzy by Sapna Maheshwari published by The New York Times on November 29, 2024 Dirt-cheap toys imported into U.S...

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32:28

An Almost Good Christmas Movie?: An Almost Christmas...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/12/18

Join us for our review of what is certainly the brownest Christmas movie of the season, An Almost Christmas Story. Did this twenty-minute special fulfill our desire for short family programming to get us in the holiday spirit? Listen to find out! Previous episodes we mention:Peter Pan and Wendy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Pinocchio An Almost Christmas Story made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups:The MartianBook LoversWe cast our gritty reboot with these ...

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21:22

Let’s Face the Truth: Christmas Movies Are No Longer...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/12/11

We scoured the internet for a rundown of this year’s kids and family Christmas movies and found…not a whole lot. In this Screen Time in the News episode, we discuss the lack of new kids’ holiday content this year and why the cheesy holiday romance seems to have replaced the heartwarming family Christmas tale.Things we mention in this episode:The 13 Best Christmas Movies of All Time and Where to Watch Them from InStyleThe 16 Best New Christmas Movies of the 2024 Holiday Season from Good Housek...

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35:17

Romance, Mean Girls, and the Politics of Oz: Wicked...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/12/04

Wicked made a splash this Thanksgiving season, but is it a good movie to see with kids? We weigh in on all the high points of Wicked discourse: whether Ariana Grande will ever step out of her Glinda performance; whether this movie is too long for a Part I; and whether singing in the movie theater is ever okay. But most importantly, we discuss how we approached seeing Wicked as parents.Things we mentioned in this episode:Is Ariana Grande Going to Be Stuck Like This Forever? by Fran Hoepfner in...

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20:19

Second Screens, Multitasking, and Screen Real Estate:...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/11/27

We used to fret over our kids’ time spent in front of a screen. Now they’re a little bit older, and we get to worry over their time spent in front of multiple screens. We had so much fun discussing an article from Wired about second screening, third screening, and even fourth screening. Are we, as grown ups, surrounding ourselves with more than one screen at a time? How do we feel about our kids doing the same?This week’s Screen Time in the News article is “Forget Screen Time. We Need to Talk...

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28:48

HEY! Unto you a review is given! The Best Christmas...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/11/20

We welcome the holiday season with a review of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. This small story makes for a big contrast with the bright, toy-filled Christmas stories we’ve gotten used to of late, and we discuss what resonated with us and what they should have done differently to bring this tale from our childhoods to life.Previous episodes we mention:Wild Robot Klaus Let’s Go Luna The Best Christmas Pageant Ever made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups:Synecdoche...

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23:22

Farewell, Netflix Interactive Content

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/11/13

Our Screen Time in the News article this week broke the news that Netflix is axing almost all of its interactive content, so we spend some time pondering why the technology never took off the way we thought it might. Deborah wonders whether it can be compared to an ill-advised Cheerios flavor, and Katie uses the phrase “petit filet ice cream” for the first time in her life. We catch up on what we’re watching with our kids and what we’re watching during our kid-free screen time and discuss whe...

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27:38

I'm Not Crying, You're Crying: The Wild Robot Review

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/11/06

Find out whether this tearjerker has enough substance for grown-ups and enough laughs for kids in our review of The Wild Robot.Previous episodes we mention:Kung Fu Panda 4 Wish Despicable Me 4 Article in The Cut by Kathryn Jezer-Morton titled “Who is all that obsessively detailed college-dorm decorating really for?” The Wild Robot made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups:The Last of UsCastawaySaint VincentFirst Wives ClubWe cast our gritty reboot with these ac...

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21:15

Screen Time in the News: The Lawsuit Exposing the...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/10/30

We discuss the lawsuit against TikTok and the internal documents exposed by Kentucky Public Radio about the video platform’s addictiveness to vulnerable teens. Previous Episodes We Mention:Curses! What our kids are watching or what we’re watching with them:Georgie and Mandie’s first marriageWild RobotCurses!Camp CretaceousWhat we’re watching during grown-up screen time:Only Murders in the BuildingSlow HorsesAgatha All AlongContact us and subscribe to our newsletter at www.myscreenti...

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22:41

Is Curses! the spooky family series you didn’t know...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/10/23

Can Apple TV+ break this year’s curse on fresh Halloween content for families? Listen to our review of Curses! to find out.Things we mentioned in this episode:Previous episodes we mention:We discussed a Good Housekeeping article about the benefits of exposing kids to scary content in our Haunted Mansion episode last year Spooky Buddies Bad Guys Haunted Heist Curses made us think of these movies and shows (although whether any of them are really for grown ups is up for debate):I...

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15:34

Whither the Disney Channel?

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/10/16

We discuss The Guardian’s review of Ashley Spencer’s new book Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel’s Tween Empire and lament being too old to experience the channel’s heyday as tweens but too young to witness it with our own kids. Things We Mention in this EpisodePrevious Episodes We Mention:Julie and the Phantoms This week’s article: ‘It caught everyone by surprise’: inside the rise and fall of the Disney Channel from September 26, 2024 by Adrian Hor...

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23:21

Spooky Season 2024 Kickoff: The Bad Guys Haunted...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/10/09

We celebrate our 200th episode with a look at where the show has been and where it’s headed. We ring in spooky season 2024 with a quick review of the Netflix special The Bad Guys Haunted Heist.Previous episodes we mention:Spooky Buddies Phantom Pups Interested in some faves from Halloween past? Check out this rundown. The Bad Guys Haunted Heist made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups:Good GirlsOcean’s ElevenHustleWe cast our gritty The Bad Guys Haunted Heist reboo...

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29:19

Indie Rockers and Costume Shockers: Yo Gabba...

It"s My Screen Time Too ·

2024/08/21

In our last episode before our fall break, we review Apple TV’s Yo Gabba Gabbaland, a reboot of a 2000s show beloved by hipster parents everywhere. We bemoan being too old to recognize any of the impressive musical guests, and we discuss whether the “variety show” label is a positive or negative for modern preschool programming. We will be back with new episodes in October starting with a celebration of our 200th episode! Until then, find almost 200 archived episodes on our website myscreenti...

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