Plugged In Entertainment Reviews

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 Family. If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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.

While Masters of the Air certainly comes with plenty of cautions, the miniseries isn’t just about blood. It’s about heart. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Palworld may look a lot like another cute and popular monster gathering game. But Pokémon’s never had AK-47s and butchering cleavers. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk offers gamers a very nice taste of throwback gaming. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

A grim storyline paired with brutality and bloodshed involving teens offers families plenty of reasons to pass on this Hunger Games prequel. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

A new character steps into the Spider-Verse. But this pic spins some issues that could make your parent-sense tingle. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If this reviewer was to rate their stay at the Hazbin Hotel, they would award a strong zero stars. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Learn more about studies proving screen time dangers. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

These pigs are in a league of their own—and with nary a content concern, at that. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Marvels has some of the MCU’s typical problems, including language and violence. But it’s got a surprisingly sweet side, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This animated Pixar movie about adolescence and puberty originally streamed on Disney+ in 2022. Now it’s getting the theatrical release it never had, telling the story of a Chinese-Canadian teen who turns into a raging red panda when she gets angry. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If you’re in the mood for a brief escape from modern life, welcome to the charming country world of Darrowby. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Have you ever considered ways that you could creatively say yes to your kids’ requests? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Hercules must reenact the labors of his namesake and consider their meaning along the way. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Though filled with references to Disney’s past triumphs, Wish itself comes with unexpected problems and a lack of inspiration. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Argylle is restrained compared to some of its cinematic brethren. But the content might still have families longing for an ejector seat. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

So, should you let your kids play the Roblox game unsupervised? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Those who enjoy building sims will find fun in them thar SteamWorld hills. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The final DCEU movie features action and heroism aplenty … as well as violence and profanity that feel anything but heroic. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Psychologist Sigmund Freud and Christin thinker C.S. Lewis never met. But this movie imagines the kind of philosophical and theological conversation they could’ve had if they had connected in London in the late 1930s. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Mythological creatures and beliefs come center stage, along with friendship, family and purpose in Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TikTok is changing its rules. Will that inform your choices? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The trailblazing YouTube channel Smosh is still around, and it’s still got some concerns parents will want to note. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Maboroshi raises questions about being alive and using one’s precious time. But the anime trip is a strange one. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Kevin Hart stars in this PG-13 action-comedy heist flick that’s full of familiar genre tropes, as well as violence, profanity and suggestive content. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

For those searching for an epic, fantastical adventure, you could do a lot worse than this live action/animation hybrid. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

According to a new survey, 46% of teens say they’re are online “almost constantly.” Wanna know more? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Dan learns to be himself on a trip to Europe in this National Book Award winner. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Journey to Bethlehem is the Nativity story crossed with High School Musical. And it kind of works. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This remake of the 2004 cult-classic film of the same name satirizes high school girls vying for supremacy in their fiercely policed pecking order, mixing positive lessons about bullying with a lot of suggestive content along the way. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This Netflix drama about a teen girl who has moved from NYC to Colorado features enough adolescent angst to electrify a small city Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

When’s the best age for kids to get screens? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Frontiers of Pandora lets you fly through its beautiful world. But it has plenty of angry things to say about … you. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Soul strives to help us remember that life itself is a blessing, even when it doesn’t go as we planned. It tells us that lives of service can be just as rewarding as lives on stage. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This remake of Alice Walker’s critically acclaimed novel tells a redemptive story that’s also full of content concerns that push the boundaries of this movie’s PG-13 rating. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

While Julia’s compelling story might entice some viewers, others will find the profanity, alcohol, and sexual content unpalatable. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Have you thought about how Open AI’s latest changes impact your family? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.