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HEART OF THE MATTER on UP Faith & Family focuses on April, a high-profile fashion photographer who returns home to visit. She gets involved in an upcoming town art contest. She also sees her high school sweetheart, Luke. Luke is a widower with a young daughter. April and Luke bond over an art project and begin to give romance a second chance. Luke doesn’t want to hold April back from her high-prof...

THE COLORS WITHIN is an animated coming-of-age musical from Japan. Totsuko is an energetic teenage girl who can “see” the colors of people’s emotions. After feeling lonely at high school, Totsuko forms a secret rock band with Kimi, a timid female guitarist, and Rui, a soft-spoken music engineer boy. The three musicians practice for their first live performance but are hindered by their personal an...

THE UNBREAKABLE BOY tells the true story of Austin, a boy who was born with brittle bones and autism. His family struggles to understand him, especially his father, Scott, who has an alcohol problem. The family undergoes trials and tribulations until the father strikes up a friendship with a preacher in Alcoholics Anonymous. The preacher encourages Scott to talk to God. Meanwhile, the mother, Tere...

UNSTOPPABLE is an inspirational movie streaming on Amazon Prime. Anthony, a world-class wrestler, has been overlooked all his life because he was born with one leg. After seizing a chance to wrestle at a D1 college program, he proves himself to the coach and his teammates before finding himself in the national championship with an opportunity to prove he can hang with his peers despite his disabil...

SHIFTING GEARS is an entertaining family comedy on ABC starring Tim Allen as Matt and Kat Dennings as Riley. Though Matt and Riley have a strained father-daughter relationship, they must support each other and reconcile their differences when Riley moves back home with her father as her life falls apart. Her two children add to the chaos and reveal just how different Matt and Riley are. The pilot...

A SNAPSHOT OF FOREVER follows Jessie, a wedding photographer, and Shane, a famous actor whose sister is getting married at Jessie’s family’s winery. They grow closer, sharing their thoughts with each other, and Shane wonders if his high-profile life in Hollywood is really what he wants. Then a tabloid story drives Jessie and Shane apart, so the pair must decide what’s important in life. Shane’s si...

The first three episodes of Season 1B of BARNEY’S WORLD, on Max, focus on issues children might face in life. Each episode is sweet, full of fun adventures for the characters and features catchy songs children will love. The stories focus on a problem one of the children faces and solutions to problems and reassurances about a child’s emotions in stressful situations. Episodes 11-13 deal with hand...

WOLF MAN is a horror movie about a family that encounters a werewolf. Blake loves his wife and daughter. He would do anything protect his daughter, Ginger. However, he and his wife, Charlotte, are drifting apart. So, he suggests she and Ginger come with him to his late father’s isolated farmhouse next to a dark forest to pick up his father’s belongings. When they get there, however, a strange fera...

FLIGHT RISK is a thriller about a heroic female federal marshal trying to protect a witness from a cocky hitman played by Mark Wahlberg. Madolyn, a United States Marshal, captures Winston, a fugitive mob accountant Winston in a seedy wilderness Alaskan hotel. Reluctantly, Winston agrees to turn state’s evidence against his boss. Madolyn is tasked with flying Winston down to Anchorage in a local si...

AUTUMN AND THE BLACK JAGUAR is an adventure movie for families. While growing up in the Amazon Rainforest, Autumn befriends an orphaned black jaguar. After her mother dies tragically, she and her bereaved dad move to New York City. Eight years later, Autumn discovers her jaguar and the entire Amazon Rainforest are in danger due to deforestation and animal trafficking. Autumn runs away to the Amazo...

DOG MAN is a wacky animated comedy. In the story, a police officer and his trusty sidekick, a dog named Greg, are terribly hurt while chasing the supervillain Petey the Cat. At the hospital, a doctor grafts Greg’s head onto Officer Knight’s body, and Dog Man is born. Dog Man doggedly pursues Petey for the city. Petey’s latest plan is to clone himself. He creates the kitten Li’l Petey, to double hi...

HOMESTEAD: THE SERIES is a direct continuation of HOMESTEAD, a post-apocalyptic action movie created and released theatrically by Angel Studios. Following the collapse of the United States, a small Los Angeles militia sets up a self-sustaining sanctuary called the “Homestead.” One day, a group of scavengers invades the enclave for supplies. Jeff Eriksson, the battle-hardened sheriff of the Homeste...

In the series finale to SUPERMAN & LOIS on The CW and Max, Lex Luthor wages an all-out assault against Superman and his family. Luthor sends a powerful monster he created to kill Superman. However, Superman and his friend, John Henry Irons, figure out a way to kill the monster. So, Luthor decides to use an indestructible war suit, equipped with kryptonite bullets, to kill Superman himself. While S...

NCIS: “Sticks & Stones” is a superlative episode in the popular series. In the episode, Agent Parker and his NCIS team refuse a direct order from the Acting President. The President, Vice President and Speaker of the House are unable to communicate. So, the President Pro Tem of the Senate is Acting Commander in Chief. However, he wants to use tactical nuclear weapons to take out some ballistic mis...

“Christ, the Center of the World” is Episode III of FOUNDATIONS OF THE WEST, a five-part documentary series on Daily Wire, about Western Civilization and its historical and cultural foundations. In the episode, psychologist Jordan Peterson and Jonathan Pageau, editor of the Orthodox Arts Journal, visit the Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem, where Jesus carried His cross to Golgotha, where He was...

BARNEY’S WORLD is an animated series streaming on Max about the friendly, purple dinosaur Barney. The short, 11-minute episodes follow a similar pattern, as the three human friends, David, Vivie and Mel, invite Barney to play with them at the park. Each episode has a song and a lesson for young children. The friends have adventures such as having a sleepover in the park, learning how to share a to...

FLOW is a masterfully crafted animated animal adventure movie from Latvia with no dialogue. The story takes place in an unknown location which resembles Madagascar. Cat loses his home to a catastrophic flood and ventures out on an adventure through many perilous situations. Cat discovers the value in friendship and community with other outcasts as he navigates his survival. The mismatched band of...

THE FIRE INSIDE tells the story of Olympic boxer Clarissa Shields. The movie focuses on her struggles both inside and outside the ring. It follows her journey from her early training days at age 11, starting in 2006, to her personal and professional struggles up to and including 2016. For example, lucrative endorsements don’t come her way after some boxing success. This leaves her still struggling...

GREEN AND GOLD tells the story of Buck and Jenny, a grandfather and granddaughter, fighting to save their family farm. The banker who’s foreclosing on the farm knows about Buck’s ardent love for the Green Bay Packers. So, he jokingly makes a bet with him. He agrees to give Buck an extra year to pay off their loan if the Packers win the Super Bowl. Will Buck’s faith in the Packers pay off, or will...

BETWEEN BORDERS is an historical drama. It tells the story of an Armenian family fleeing political violence and ethnic cleansing as the Soviet Union crumbles around them. The Petrosyan family is forced to leave their home in the face of mounting social unrest. In Russia, the family is drawn to the grandmother’s Christian church. They eventually apply for political asylum in America, but they find...

BRAVE THE DARK is a drama based on a true story. Nate Williams is a high school student whose childhood trauma is overwhelming. Amidst his darkness, Nate turns to crime, alcohol and other vices. Nate’s teacher, Stan Deen, bails him out of jail and houses him, but Nate continues to be haunted by his mother and father’s death. Unaccustomed to being shown kindness, Nate continues to turn towards his...

CARRY-ON is an excellent Netflix thriller about a young TSA agent named Ethan, who’s threatened by a mysterious villain known only as Traveler. Traveler demands a dangerous package be allowed to clear inspection and onto a plane full of people. If Ethan doesn’t comply, his pregnant girlfriend will be shot and killed. This gives the movie a large dramatic tension and a personal and emotional sense...

NORTH BY NORTH POLE: A DIAL S MYSTERY is a romantic comedy on UPtv with some mystery elements. Zoey is a designer who wants nothing more than to organize the perfect Christmas Festival in her small hometown of Willow Creek. However, Zoey faces challenges when she’s paired with Dalton, the son of the matching donor for the festival. The funds will be used to renovate the town’s community center. Zo...

A HOLIDAY HIDEOUT is an UPtv romantic comedy streaming on UP Faith & Family. Dean, a career criminal, is put into the witness protection program, where he’s placed under the supervision of Jessie, a no-nonsense agent. The pair hide out in a small town but quickly get pulled into the community’s Christmas celebrations. As they work together to put on a Christmas tree lighting, Dean and Jessie start...

GOING VIRAL is a family-friendly science fiction comedy on Amazon Prime. Set in an alternate 1980s universe, the movie follows 15-year-old Beckett O’Connell. Beckett’s dream is to go viral. Beckett strikes a deal with a sinister artificial intelligence named Mr. Viral to gain overnight fame. However, Beckett’s friend goes missing. Beckett discovers he’s the only one who can stop Mr. Viral and save...