Plugged In Entertainment Reviews

Movie Review: The High Note 29.05.2020 2:00 ↓

Despite its feel-good messages about friendship and perseverance, The High Note still hits some low notes, too, as it glorifies an extravagant, excess-filled lifestyle—one filled with foul language, drinking, showy outfits and casual sex.

Screen in Your Pocket: More Screen Time 27.05.2020 1:00 ↓

Have questions about your kids’ screen time in these Covid-19 days?

Music Review: Dustin Lynch- “Thinking ‘Bout You” 26.05.2020 1:00 ↓

Dustin Lynch teams up with American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina in a nostalgic duet revisiting a long-lost love.

DVD Review: Onward 25.05.2020 1:00 ↓

By Pixar’s own high standards, Onward is a bit of a disappointment. (PG)

Movie Review: Scoob! 22.05.2020 2:00 ↓

Everyone’s favorite animated Marmaduke returns for an adventure with Shaggy and the Mystery, Inc. gang that’s packed with some surprisingly spooky plot twists. (PG)

Screen in Your Pocket: YouTube 20.05.2020 1:00 ↓

Want some YouTube guidance for your kids?

Music Review: John K- “If We Never Met” 19.05.2020 1:00 ↓

John K sings of all the ways he would be worse off if he hadn’t met the one he loves.

DVD Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 18.05.2020 1:00 ↓

This big-screen take on Sega’s anthropomorphized cobalt cannonballer is mostly cute and cuddly. (PG)

Movie Review: Jesus 15.05.2020 2:00 ↓

More than a million people have witnessed Sight & Sound Theatres’ remarkable stage production JESUS. Now a filmed version of this winsome portrait of Jesus’ life is available to stream and buy. (NR)

Screen in Your Pocket: Cameo 13.05.2020 1:00 ↓

Want some guidance with that new celebrity app called Cameo?

Music Review: Niall Horan- “No Judgement” 12.05.2020 1:00 ↓

For former One Direction member Niall Horan, “no judgment” really means “no commitment.”

DVD Review: I Still Believe 11.05.2020 1:00 ↓

I Still Believe is a poignant portrait of faith and doubt, love and grief, heartbreak and hope. (PG)

Movie Review: The Half of It 08.05.2020 2:00 ↓

Netflix’s latest teen romcom features a pretty standard-issue love triangle … and a not-so-standard-issue same-sex love interest. (PG-13)

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)