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TV Review: Who is Erin Carter
With all the issues she (and we) have to face, the real question should be How is Erin Carter? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: Disney Illusion Island
This game is stuffed full of old school Disney charm. No, uh, goofy content to worry over. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: The Little Mermaid
The movie doesn’t just take its forerunner and turn it into something new. It embraces it—and gives us something familiar. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: A Haunting in Venice
Kenneth Branagh returns for a third time as Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s mustachioed Belgian detective. This time around, he’s trying to prove that a medium supposedly communicating with the dead is a fraud. It’s harder than it seems in a story with a lot of darkly spiritual content. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: Ahsoka
Disney+’s Ahsoka builds on the stories built in animated series such as The Clone Wars and Rebels—and it does so in a mostly clean show. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: Misinformed Teens
Teens are getting the majority of their news from social media. Misinformation anyone? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix ERB (Epic Rap Battles of History)
These raps may be clever, but they’re also vulgar—and might leave parents spitting mad. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Into the Spotlight
Into the Spotlight is a sweet, teen-oriented drama about finding fame and fortune and realizing you just want a normal life. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
The third entry in this feel-good franchise is pretty much what you’d expect: a nice family story that’s equal parts drama, romance and comedy … albeit with more suggestive content than the first two Big Fat Greek Wedding movies. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: Harlan Coben’s Shelter
Prime Video’s thriller is filled with mystery and murder—but loaded with more profanity than you’d expect. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: Facebook, Politics and Polarization
There’s a whole lot of debate about politics these days, especially on social media. Should you be concerned? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 has raised the RPG bar. But it has blown out its RPG content worries, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
The second animated Spider-Verse movie featuring Miles Morales is spectacular and overwhelming in equal measure. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: The Hill
Dennis Quaid stars in this Christian biopic about Rickey Hill, a young man who overcame incredible physical infirmity to pursue his dream of a becoming a professional baseball player. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: Strange Planet
While a few issues mar this Strange Planet, it offers some insights on just how strange our own planet can be. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: Parent’s List of Top Concerns
Screen-based worries aren’t going anywhere. They’ll be with us as long as screens themselves are. But parents are not powerless. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: ish
Despite a couple hiccups, ish crafts some entertaining stories, particularly in his Minecraft videos. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: The Flash
The Flash, as a movie, is pretty good. But it’s one of DC’s most problematic films, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Gran Turismo
Video game fans hoping for a family-friendly outing will have to pump the brakes a bit to avoid Gran Turismo’s unexpected obstacles. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Good Omens
Good Omens is thought by many to be a good show. But spiritually, this Prime Video series seems like it needs to be carted away in its own handbasket. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: Screen Limits in China
China wants to limit kids to two hours of screentime. But what should you do here? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Oxenfree II sports a Stranger Things-like vibe. And some Stranger Things-like content, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Monster High
There are some problems in this cute, live-action creep-fest. But Monster High: The Movie offers some possibilities for conversation, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Heart of Stone
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot stars in this PG-13 Netflix spy thriller that feels a lot like Mission Impossible-lite. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: Dew Drop Diaries
Aside from cartoon violence and some magical references, Dew Drop Diaries offers a kid-friendly tale about fairies finding lost items for humans. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
Shenanigan Swift sets out to find the Swift family treasure but ends up looking for a murderer. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Nefarious
This unusual, R-rated Christian horror thriller feels a bit like an unsettling take on C.S. Lewis’ classic work The Screwtape Letters. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Meg 2: The Trench
Jason Statham returns to face off once more against ginormous prehistoric sharks with an appetite for, well, pretty much everything—with predictably bloody results. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: My Adventures with Superman
This iteration of Superman stays generally family friendly, with violence being its main kryptonite. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: Kids Who Read
A new study says kids who read for pleasure grow up to be better teens. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: Taylor Swift, Speak Now
Taylor Swift adds six new songs that deal with romantic love, innuendo and heartbreak in her album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Sun Moon
Why does God allow bad things to happen? Sometimes, it’s to lead us to something better. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
This famous quartet of talking, fighting, pizza-eating adolescent amphibians returns in another reboot full of predictable jokes and mayhem … as well as some profanity and surprisingly dark moments for a PG-rated kids movie. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Based on novel by Jenny Han, this series follows the complex love life of Belly, a young girl caught between two boys who are childhood friends as she joins the world of debutantes. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: Amazon Fined
The US Government fined Amazon $25 million for holding on to children’s voice recordings collected through Alexa. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: Crime O’Clock
Crime O’Clock is an appealing Where’s Waldo-style hidden objects game with some fun puzzles and cute story tweaks. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Marvel movies have always been a mixed bag, and this one may be the most mixed of all. It has plenty of problems, but plenty of heart, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Haunted Mansion
Disney’s second theatrical attempt to turn this creepy fan-favorite ride into a movie is haunted by a legion of spiritual problems. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: Wake Up, Carlo!
After a long nap, Carlo wakes up to discover his whimsical home has been transformed into a serious land for adults. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: Energy Drinks and Screens
Energy drinks and screens have had a long relationship. Is that a problem? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Pop Culture Remix: SuperCarlinBrothers
If your family loves Star Wars, Disney, Harry Potter, Pixar and Marvel, the SuperCarlinBrothers might be the YouTubers for you. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Paint
This picture isn’t always pretty. But underneath all the problems, a few of the brushstrokes paint something of value. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Barbie
Warner Bros.’ latest foray into nostalgia is colorful, musical and … controversial as it explores feminism and masculinity in ways that are likely to leave viewers with very different reactions. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: Skull Island
Skull Island welcomes you to a fantastical adventure, but you may have to overcome the perils of minor profanity and violence. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: AI Jesus
Have you heard about the AI Jesus? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Culture Remix: Keep Dancing Lizzie Chu
Ever since her grandmother passed, Lizzie Chu’s grandfather has been struggling. But Lizzie plans to fix it with a road trip and a goddess. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Based on Judy Blume’s beloved book, this film ports in all of that book’s honesty, heart, and—depending on the family—issues. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Movie Review: Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
Tom Cruise returns for another adrenaline-pumping, stunt-filled turn as Ethan Hunt, whose impossible mission this time around is stopping an AI program known as The Entity from taking over the world. So cue the theme song, and fasten your seat belt. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

TV Review: Pretty Freekin Scary
In Pretty Freekin Scary, Frankie’s life changes forever when she visits the underworld and signs a contract with the Grim Reaper. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The Screen in Your Pocket: TikTok Youth Council
TikTok is forming a youth council to build a better platform for teens. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.