Plugged In Entertainment Reviews

Screen in Your Pocket 06.05.2020 1:00 ↓

Want some tech pointers for your family?

Music Review: Khalid& Disclosure- “Know Your Worth” 05.05.2020 1:00 ↓

Khalid encourages a friend to turn to someone who can give the love they deserve.

DVD Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Starwalker 04.05.2020 1:00 ↓

For fans of this franchise, The Rise of Skywalker works: not necessarily logically, but emotionally. (PG-13)

Movie Review: The Willoughbys 01.05.2020 2:00 ↓

This animated Netflix satire is equal parts delightful and disturbing as it paints a terrific picture of good parents and a grim picture of what might happen to bad ones. (PG)

Screen in Your Pocket: Connection or Correction 29.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Want a few pointers on handling kids with screens?

Music Review: Sam Smith- “To Die For” 28.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Sam Smith’s latest finds this British singer pining for someone worth living and dying for.

DVD Review: Emma 27.04.2020 1:00 ↓

The promise of this witty, PG-rated period piece is briefly undermined by some surprising content. (PG)

Movie Review: Tigertail 24.04.2020 2:00 ↓

Tigertail offers a thoughtful, emotional examination of how we’re all changed in small, incremental ways by the choices we make, and the choices we don’t make. (PG)

TV Review: Boss Baby: Back in Business 23.04.2020 1:00 ↓

A bit of toilet humor and a whole lot of pint-size sass mar this otherwise fun, funny addition to the Netflix catalog.

Screen in Your Pocket: Setting Guidelines 22.04.2020 1:00 ↓

How about some guidance on setting guidelines?

Music Review: Jimmie Allen/ Noah Cyrus- “This Is Us” 21.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Allen and Cyrus look back at past wrongs made better because of new love.

DVD Review: The Last Full Measure 20.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Unlike the stereotypical Vietnam movie, The Last Full Measure brims with hope and meaning amid its story of sacrifice. (R)

Movie: Trolls World Tour 17.04.2020 2:00 ↓

Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Kelly Clarkson return for this rollicking Trolls sequel, which emphasizes accepting those who are different but which predictably indulges some toilet humor, too. (PG)

Screen in Your Pocket: Houseparty 15.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Ever heard of the Houseparty app? What should you know?

Music Review: Finneas- “I Lost a Friend” 14.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Finneas laments the loss of a friend and all the things he should have done.

DVD Review: Just Mercy 13.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Just Mercy is a beautiful example of the work, the courage and the faith it takes to push against the wrongs of this world. (PG-13)

Movie Review: Elephant 10.04.2020 2:00 ↓

Elephant is Disneynature's latest in a series of family-friendly documentaries. We meet an elephant named Jomo and his herd, who must all undertake a perilous journey to find water. (G)

TV Review: The Letter for the King 09.04.2020 1:00 ↓

The Letter for the King is reminiscent of Lord of the Rings. But that doesn’t mean that families should compare these two distinctly different stories.

Screen in Your Pocket: Hoop 08.04.2020 1:00 ↓

What should we do about apps that connect to strangers?

Music Review: Sam Hunt- “Hard to Forget” 07.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Hunt’s having a hard time turning from a lost love and a bottle.

DVD Review: Little Women (2019) 06.04.2020 1:00 ↓

Director Greta Gerwig’s version of this classic faithfully gives fans more of what they adore from the beloved March sisters. (PG)

Movie Review: Resistance 03.04.2020 2:00 ↓

Most of us know about the famous French mime Marcel Marceau. But you may not know that he helped Jewish orphans evade the Nazis as they invaded France in 1938. Though painfully violent at times, Resistance tells Marceau’s powerful story. (R)

TV Review: Nancy Drew 02.04.2020 1:00 ↓

A favorite character of yesteryear gets a CW makeover. And the results are just a little scary.

Screen in Your Pocket: Screen Time 01.04.2020 1:00 ↓

What should we do about those ever-lengthening screen times?

Music Review: Billie Eilish- “No Time to Die” 31.03.2020 1:00 ↓

The latest James Bond theme song steers away from profanity and graphic references, and it instead delves into more generalized themes of love and loss.