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Pop Culture Remix: Diablo IV

Demons, death, blood sacrifice and more demons. Diablo IV is a game for lovers of battling, loot and a wash of bloody darkness. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jul 11, 20231 min

Movie Review: Knights of the Zodiac

Knights of the Zodiac tries to translate a popular Japanese anime franchise into a live-action movie, and it’s full of visceral violence. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jul 10, 20231 min

Movie Review: Sound of Freedom

Jim Caviezel stars in this true story about Tim Ballard, a federal agent battling human trafficking who puts everything on the line to rescue a little girl who’s been sold into slavery in the cartel-controlled jungles of Colombia. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jul 7, 20232 min

TV Review: The Rising

The sun rarely shines in The Rising, which seems wholly fitting. It is a gloomy, humorless slog through scandal, secrets and murder. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jul 6, 20231 min

Screen in Your Pocket: YouTube Playables

Are you interested in all the latest on YouTube offerings? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jul 5, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: The Island

While young audiences might enjoy this captivating mystery, The Island also employs plenty of violence and profanity. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jul 4, 20231 min

Movie Review: World’s Best

Some movies suggest that fame is the ultimate dream. But World’s Best tells us that dreams change. And fame is nothing next to family. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jul 3, 20231 min

Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones is older than he used to be, and his movies have also mellowed with age—just a bit. But while you don't need to worry about faces melting, families still have some pits and traps to deal with. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 30, 20232 min

TV Review: American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese is fun, funny and exciting, standing apart from Disney+’s prominent franchises. But it’s not perfect. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 29, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Social Media and Self Esteem

How folks are combating technology’s affect on mental health, a dozen apps guilty of child exploitation, AI developments and more. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 28, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: Star Trek: Resurgence

With a well-written story and time-driven choices, this Star Trek adventure might well be the best one yet. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 27, 20231 min

Movie Review: Big George Foreman

George Foreman fought everyone—even God. But God always wins, and He uses the fight for His glory. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 26, 20231 min

Movie Review: The Flash

DC Comics’ latest superhero flick is a mixed bag. The plot mixes engaging characters, heartfelt moments and feel-good cameos with profanity, violence and suggestive content that all push the boundaries of this film’s PG-13 rating. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 23, 20232 min

TV Review: Primo

This show is all about family, and a loving one at that. But it’s appropriateness for your family may be in question. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 22, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Millennials and Gaming

Did you know that Millennials spend more time gaming than teens? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 21, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: Alternate History Hub

Despite some small bumps, AlternateHistoryHub supplies fun theories about how history might’ve looked under different circumstances. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 20, 20231 min

Movie Review: Sweetwater

Sweetwater scores more often than it fouls in its biographical look at the first Black NBA player. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 19, 20231 min

Movie Review: Elemental

Pixar’s latest tells the colorful story of two very different characters—one fire, one water—who fall in love but struggle to navigate their obvious differences. Redemptive themes mingle with some hot-button cultural concerns that parents will want to consider carefully. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 16, 20232 min

TV Review: Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Lightsabers and Force aside, parents can share this age-appropriate Star Wars show alongside their own younglings. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 15, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Social Media and Brain Development

Want more info about how social media impacts mental health? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 14, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: Jonas Brothers: The Album

The Jonas Brothers talk, sometimes graphically, about how much they love their wives and the ups and downs of marriage. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 13, 20231 min

Movie Review: Flamin’ Hot

Ever wonder where Flamin’ Hot Cheetos came from? I hadn’t either. But this iconic product’s origin story is pretty inspiring. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 12, 20231 min

Movie Review: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

The latest Transformers movie packs in plenty of profanity and metal-rending brutality. But it also dials down the sensuality and delivers terrific messages about combatting darkness when it threatens to overwhelm us. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 9, 20232 min

TV Review: Small Light

With some Disney-esque flair, National Geographic offers viewers a dramatized look at World War II through the life of heroine Miep Gies. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 8, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom

Balanced play and creativity make Tears of the Kingdom soar. But you can’t ignore its darker side. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 7, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: Minecraft Legends

This isn’t your dad’s Minecraft. So what have the gamemakers stacked up this time? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 6, 20231 min

Movie Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Honor Among Thieves likely won’t be a critical hit in the Christian community. But its positive messages do keep it from rolling a natural 1. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 5, 20231 min

Movie Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Miles Morales, the young Spider-Man from an alternate-reality Earth, returns to battle a new bad guy with interdimensional powers known as The Spot. This animated sequel is better than anything we’ve seen from the MCU recently, both in terms of story and content concerns. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 2, 20232 min

TV Review: Citadel

Citadel is stylish, silly and salacious. But its amnesiac spies may well leave conscientious viewers wishing they could forget. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jun 1, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Kids, Smartphones and Adult Mental Health

There’s a direct correlation between kids with smartphones and their mental health as an adult. Wanna know more? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 31, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: Art For Kids Hub

Whether your kid wants to learn how to draw a character from a movie or their favorite animal it may be worth checking out Art for Kids Hub. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 30, 20231 min

Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Mario and crew move from the game screen to the movie screen with lots of colorful and sparkling charm to spare. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 29, 20231 min

Movie Review: The Little Mermaid

Disney’s latest remake of another beloved animated classic faithfully follows the original story and doesn’t tamper with it too much … apart from updating a few lyrics that didn’t raise eyebrows in 1989 but might today. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 26, 20232 min

TV Review: The Crossover

The Crossover has many nice messages, but a negative one might ruin the watch altogether. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 25, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: AI and Online Communication

The latest technology and social media trends. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 24, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: The Museum of Lost and Found

Young Vanessa discovers an abandoned museum and decides to create an important exhibit of her own. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 23, 20231 min

Movie Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

The latest Shazam! movie features great messages about family—but its focus on pagan gods and other issues keep the film from taking off. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 22, 20231 min

Movie Review: Fast X

Vin Diesel’s high-octane franchise isn’t out of gas yet. In fact, Fast X’s $340 million budget means that you’ll find almost as many explosive stunts as lines of dialogue in this gritty, PG-13 addition to the series. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 19, 20232 min

TV Review: Housebroken

We love our pets, even though they sometimes do embarrassing things. But did we need to see them all on TV, too? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 18, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Teen Loneliness and Depression

So, are loneliness and depression really a problem these days? The US surgeon general seems to think so. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 17, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: Casually Explained

You may laugh and learn a few things, but there’s a lot that makes the channel inappropriate for younger audiences. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 16, 20231 min

Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Quantumania is typical Marvel fare. But in terms of character development and plot, everything feels shallow. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 15, 20231 min

Movie Review: Peter Pan & Wendy

The latest live-action version of writer J.M. Barrie’s beloved children’s story, now streaming on Disney+, focuses more on Wendy and includes some surprisingly intense moments of violence. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 12, 20232 min

TV Review: Saturdays

It’s not perfect. But this Disney throwback show may have families shouting “Satur-Yay!” Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 11, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Screentime and Babies

What happens when babies raised with screens get older? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 10, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: Three Strikes Summer

Gloria fights for a spot on the baseball team in Depression-era California. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 9, 20231 min

Movie Review: Champions

Champions has some nice messages, but they’re buried under a full-court press of crass sexual allusions. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 8, 20231 min

Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Writer and director James Gunn concludes his offbeat Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy with a film that’s got a bit of everything, including humor, heroism and heart as well as violence, profanity and drinking. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 5, 20232 min

TV Review: We Lost Our Human

We Lost Our Human is truly interactive and pretty engaging, but it comes with some things to think about.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 4, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Curse of the Sea Rats

Curse of the Sea Rats features pirates, rats and platforming exploration, oh my. But what about the darker alleyways?Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 3, 20231 min