Here are 8 short animated films perfect for kids and families. Each tells a heartwarming story with powerful themes like love, courage, and kindness—ideal for a quick, meaningful watch together ...

Without fail, Valentine's Day always sneaks up on me as a parent. It feels like the entirety of the fall and early winter includes weeks of preparation for the marathon of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and ...

Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they’ve never seen or heard of most of the nominees.

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...