Plugged In Entertainment Reviews

Anchored by two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, Ordinary Angels gives us an extraordinary, well-crafted story. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Irena’s Vow earns an R-rating for one brutally violent scene. The rest of this inspiring true story showcases a young Polish woman’s audacious plan to rescue Jews from the Nazis during World War II. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

3 Body Problem is an intriguing entry into the sci-fi genre. But its own problems push it out of bounds for most families. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

States are beginning to sue social media giants on behalf of kids and their mental health. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Where there’s a game, there’s a man who can break it. The Spiffing Brit is that man. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

What begins as an intriguingly creepy premise ends as a waterlogged drain plug in need of rewrites. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

While it has a compelling spin and some nice messages, this movie won’t be music to most families’ collective ears. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Karen Kingsbury’s Baxters series hits Amazon’s Prime Video—and for fans of the series, it hits home. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Are there actually benefits to playing video games? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Inquisitor places gamers in a fantasy world where Jesus became a vengeance-fueled god-king. And oh, what a bleak, grim and twisted world it is. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Lisa Frankenstein is a crawl-from-the-grave ‘80s-esque send-up with a comedic twist and a whole lot of foul content worms. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This cinematic adaptation of a popular Karen Kingsbury novel mixes a romantic plotline with bigger themes of faith, family and trusting God with tragedy. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Animal Control is yet another recycled comedy about public servants who can’t seem to do anything right. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Penny’s Big Breakaway mixes old-school 3-D platforming with fresh new moves for a game everyone can enjoy. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Addie LaRue made a deal with a devil to live forever free. But she is also forever forgotten. 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.

No surprises here, just tankerloads of CGI mayhem as Godzilla and Kong face off against more monstrous foes. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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 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.