LOS ANGELES -- Parents are bombarded with a dizzying list of orders when it comes to screen time and young children: No screens for babies under 18 months. Limit screens to one hour for children under 5. Only "high-...Read More

'HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1'

Rated R for violence, some nudity and sexuality.

What it’s about: A sprawling interconnected narrative about a group of settlers in the Old West descending on a place of promise ...Read More

This column is the latest in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, "Emptying the Nest."

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As I did what felt like my 18th load of laundry last weekend, most of it belonging to my 17-year-...Read More

'THE BIKERIDERS'

Rated R for language throughout, violence, some drug use and brief sexuality.

What it’s about: Follows the lore of a Chicago biker gang in the 1960s.

The kid attractor factor: This is an adult drama, ...Read More

'INSIDE OUT 2'

Rated PG for some thematic elements.

What it’s about: The emotions in young Riley's head have to contend with puberty, which brings a new cast of complex characters to headquarters: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui ...Read More

When I was about 10 years old, I blurted out a sentence that would reshape my life.

"Marky Mark," I said, "is sexy."

I had only a partial understanding at the time of what that word meant, but I knew it applied to Mark ...Read More