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SHADRACH is a heartwarming family series on Great American Pure Flix. The series follows Anna, a young girl who must adjust to life in the country when her father’s business goes bust. Anna’s reluctant at first to embrace her new circumstances. However, after connecting with a horse she names Shadrach, she starts to enjoy her new life. In the first episode, Anna encounters Shadrach, but he belongs...

A CARPENTER’S PRAYER tells an inspiring true story of faith and redemption. The story takes place in rural Michigan in 1973. Doyle Clark, the local pastor, pursues God’s call in his life. However, he struggles to make ends meet, and the hope of building a new church for four separate congregations grows impossible. As despair mounts, God provides hope from the most unlikely person, Glenn Frank, a...

In STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE’S SUMMER VACATION, Strawberry is excited to introduce her city friends to the charm of berry farm and share her roots. However, the gang discovers a crisis upon arrival. The mean-spirited Boysenberry Mousse selfishly dammed up the river, jeopardizing the farm’s water supply and risking Strawberry’s family’s livelihood, casting a shadow on her joy-filled visit.

THE FORGE follows 19-year-old Isaiah, who’s addicted to video games, disrespectful to authority and lazy. Isaiah’s mom forces Isaiah to find a job, and he lands one with Moore Fitness. The company is run by a Christian man named Joshua who wants to mentor Isaiah so he can learn how to be a good man. Isaiah accepts Christ and is discipled by Joshua on how to live for Jesus. The Lord works in Isaiah...

SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY is a jaw-dropping documentary on Netflix that works as both a thriller and a romance. It follows two young Russians, Angela and Ivan, who hatch a daredevil plan to be the first people to climb the world’s second-highest skyscraper. The challenge is a test of their skills as the world’s most popular “rooftoppers,” extreme athletes who climb insanely high buildings and crane...

MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY is a wildly entertaining spy comedy sequel on Amazon Prime to 2020’s MY SPY. The story centers on the relationship between JJ, a CIA superspy, and his 14-year-old stepdaughter, Sophie. JJ travels to Rome with Sophie and her school choir, which is set to sing at the Vatican. JJ is going because terrorists in Italy have stolen 50 Russian mini-nukes. Colin, the son of JJ’s bo...

DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED on Disney+ is another installment in the musical franchise about a school for the children of fairy tale heroes and villains. After the Kingdom of Auradon gave villains a second chance, the Queen of Hearts fled to Wonderland. Uma, the daughter of Ursula, the villainess of THE LITTLE MERMAID, is left in charge of the school. To make peace with Wonderland, she invites Re...

THE NEON HIGHWAY is a musical drama now streaming on Netflix. It follows hopeful country music singer-songwriter Wayne Collins. Wayne pursues his music dream in Nashville, but a car accident disrupts his dream. After 20 years, Wayne is struggling to support his family on a 9 to 5 job. However, hope arrives in a newly kindled friendship with Claude Allen, a famous country musician at the end of his...

SAVING BIKINI BOTTOM: THE SANDY CHEEKS MOVIE is an animated comedy on Netflix set in the world of SpongeBob SquarePants. Sandy Cheeks is an intrepid squirrel and marine biologist living in Bikini Bottom. One morning, she and SpongeBob watch helplessly as a giant shovel scoops up Bikini Bottom and takes it away. Sandy notices the shovel comes from her lab in Galveston, Texas. She and SpongeBob ride...

THE SMURFS: Season Two on Netflix follows the Smurfs as they undergo daily adventures in Smurf Village. In the first episode, Brainy lets Blossom borrow his Smurfway, but she loses it. In the second episode, someone is stealing items from the Smurfs during the night. The thief’s identity turns out to be a big surprise. This leads to a lively, funny adventure. In the third episode, Papa Smurf becom...

THE LAST EVANGELIST on David Heavener TV is set in an alternate universe where the government regulates religion and forces citizens to be vaccinated. Police Sergeant John Rhodes witnesses the death of an unarmed “radical” Christian hostage. He begins to question why people of faith are being persecuted, as well as why they are required to be vaccinated. John hears a mysterious voice and sees a vi...

WONDEROOS is an animated series for preschoolers on Netflix. It follows a group of young animal friends as they face challenges and learn life lessons. A song at the end of each episode reinforces the episode’s lesson. The first episode sees one character having an accident at the park. The second episode shows how another character learns how to make new friends. Episode Three teaches a character...

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON is a comical fantasy for all audiences. Harold lives in the pages of a book. He wonders where he came from as he grows older. The narrator tells Harold that he created him. The narrator says he lives in “the real world.” So, Harold uses his magical purple crayon to draw a door to the Real World. Harold and his friend, Moose, enter the real world and go on an adventure...

A FAMILY AFFAIR is romantic comedy on Netflix. It stars Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman and Joey King. King plays Zara, an assistant to uber-famous action star Chris Cole. Chris meets Zara’s mother, Brooke, and they start seeing each other. This upsets Zara, who knows about Chris’ playboy past. After a fight with Zara, Chris and Brooke secretly see each other. Zara is furious when she finds out and event...

SPACE CADET is a comedy on Amazon Prime. Tiffany “Rex” Simpson is a 28-year-old bartender in Florida who had to forego a full ride to Georgia Tech because her mother became sick and died. At her high school reunion 10 years later, she meets a former classmate who has a billion-dollar space company. He tells Rex that she inspired him. This reawakens Rex’s personal dream to become an astronaut. Rex...

PRINCESS POWER is an animated series on Netflix about four young princesses who work together to help people. The princesses face challenges and use creative skills to “help those in need.” MOVIEGUIDE® recently reviewed the first three episodes of PRINCESS POWER: Season Three. In Episode One, their fruit silo is damaged. In Episode Two, a mysterious animal is stealing berries from the berry patch...

GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE is a lighthearted fantasy series on Netflix. It transports children into an imaginary world where cat toys come to life. Using live action and animation, Gabby takes viewers on adventures in and around her magical dollhouse. Each episode presents challenges that Gabby and her friends must overcome while having fun. The first episode of Season Nine shows Gabby and her cat friends...

THE WAR ON CHILDREN exposes the tactics of media, culture, fringe groups, and even government schools to brainwash children into accepting woke LGBT ideology. It contains candid discussions of sexual deviance, abuse, human trafficking, gender mutilation, homosexual behavior, pedophilia, and sexual obsession. However, the sexual immorality is rebuked clearly. The movie traces the roots of woke cult...

THE CONVERT is about a British preacher, Thomas Munro, who travels to New Zealand in 1830. Munro is assigned to the Christian church in a new British settlement. Upon arrival, Munro steps into the middle of a violent Maori tribal war. He saves the life of a young Maori woman, whose husband is murdered in front of them. Munro brings the woman and her guard to the British settlement. However, he fin...

FLY ME TO THE MOON is a comedy about the Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. Moe, a shady government agent hires Kelly Jones, a talented Madison Avenue advertising guru, to fix the public image of NASA’s moon program. In Florida, Kelly bumps heads with Apollo 11’s handsome launch manager, Cole Davis, who hates fake media hype. Moe then orders Kelly to create a fake moon landing for TV just in cas...

BLUEY MINISODES is a collection of short, self-contained comedy segments airing on Disney+. It’s a spinoff to BLUEY, the delightful animated Australian educational series about a young Australian heeler dog growing up with her hyperactive family. Most MINISODES highlight the “role play” activities of Bluey with her sister, Bingo, and their father, Bandit. The first seven minisodes range from the g...

ATLAS is a new Netflix science fiction adventure starring Jennifer Lopez. The title heroine is a cybernetic analyst who’s opposed to much of the artificially intelligent robots and machines she helps build. Atlas is involved in searching for a rogue robot named Harlan that her mother “brought to life” and who almost destroyed Earth 28 years ago. When Earth discovers the planet where Harlan may hav...

THE BEACH BOYS is a documentary on Disney+ about the famous 1960s rock band. The movie covers the band’s popular music and its influence on American culture. It discusses the band’s ups and downs, especially as the group finds itself in competition with the Beatles. Ironically, the competition inspired both groups to create the most acclaimed music of their generation. The core band members were c...

ULTRAMAN: RISING is an animated science fiction adventure on Netflix. After his father’s retirement from hero work, baseball player Ken Sato takes on the role of “Ultraman,” a giant metallic hero who defends Japan from giant monsters. Ken rescues a lizard baby from a secret government experiment. With no other option, Ken raises the little monster while trying to repair his relationships. At the s...

Netflix’s animated series JURASSIC WORLD: CHAOS THEORY focuses on Darius Bowman, paleontologist and member of the Nublar 6 Group from CAMP CRETACEOUS. Darius is hunting the allosaurus that killed his friend. His other friend, Ben, shows up just in time to help Darius fight off a pack of velociraptors. Eventually, Darius becomes convinced someone’s out to get the remaining members of the Nublar 6....