Plugged In Entertainment Reviews

The latest TV series in the sprawling Pokémon franchise comes with familiar charms—and familiar issues.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

How we can embrace a proactive, wide, God-honoring strategy in dealing with tech and our kids.   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

This Suicide Squad game takes a creative stab at the anti-hero rage. But the results are foul and disturbing.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

In Freud’s Last Session, both the eminent psychoanalyst and the Christian apologist C.S. Lewis land on the psychologist’s couch.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

The latest Ghostbusters movie might be more family focused, story-wise. But let’s not confuse that with being family friendly.     Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

This animated, sci-fi hospital comedy on Amazon Prime mines absurd gore and suggestive themes for its laughs.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Have you thought about the best ways to set boundaries for your kids that reach beyond your home?   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Mike Winger dives deep into Christian theology—so, do you have a minute?   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

This revisionist fairy tale mostly minds its manners. Still, it can be pretty violent, too—and not everyone lives happily ever after.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

This heartfelt dog movie starring Mark Wahlberg feels a lot like a classic Disney movie … except for all that disappointing profanity.    Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Disney+’s animated show that takes place in the colorful, crazy African city of Lagos. And the results are worth a smile.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

AI technology today is making it harder for casual users, especially children, to distinguish what is real and what is fake.   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

The war has been won and planets conquered, but now Paul Atreides—the man christened Maud’Dib—must learn what it is to rule.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

The latest remake of Alice Walker’s famous novel once again blends redemptive spiritual themes with all kinds of content concerns.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

The fourth film in this franchise packs in more Jack Black-inspired laughs, some tender lessons, and a mix of slapstick violence and Eastern spirituality.    Read the Plugged In Review   Hey, ‘Plugged In’ Wrote a Book!   How can families navigate the overwhelming worlds of pop culture and technology? That’s exactly the question the Plugged In team tackles in the new book Becoming a Screen-Savvy Fa...

Deeper, darker and more problematic than the original Mr. and Mrs. Smith, this Prime Video series may have some running for cover.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Online algorithms are making the decisions for us. What could possibly go wrong?   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Prince of of Persia: The Lost Crown a well-constructed platformer that’ll please many--as long as they don’t mind its light bloodiness and spirituality   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

The trailer looks like good clean feathered fun. But should your family plan on flying off to the theater to see this animated lark?   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Director Denis Villeneuve’s second film chronicling the life of Paul Atreides on the desert planet of Arrakis is bold, beautiful … and brutal.    Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

He-Man and his crew fight Skeletor’s evil forces in a battle between technology and magic in Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revolution.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Instagram is now using a new feature called “nighttime nudges” to get your kids to log off at night. Are you doing any nudging?   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

When Opal moves to a new town, a new dog might be just what she needs.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Wonka isn’t perfect. But it’s still a relatively sweet treat.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .

Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in this gritty, inspirational true story that revolves around themes of addiction and redemption, cancer and hope.    Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .