Tara McNamara

As a critic, journalist and digital content creator, Tara McNamara loves watching movies, but more than that, she loves spurring audiences to think about movies. McNamara is a frequent contributor to both print and TV outlets, including Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, The Insider, CNN, HLN, MSNBC, SiriusXM, Variety, Fandango, The Huffington Post and USA Today. In print and on screen, she focuses on motivating people to think how media messages affect their own actions and opinions. To that end, she has appeared as the Fandango Film Mom, co-hosted the digital series "Mom's Movie Minute"; and had recurring segments "Reel Moms" on Today and "Parents Guide" on The Insider. McNamara's film journalism career began in 2002, while she was working as a VJ and news anchor for Country Music Television. Tara and her son, Cole, then 9-years-old, spent hours devouring Turner Classic Movies together. Their binge viewing ignited a passion for films that inspired them to create KidsPickFlicks,