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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

Pop Culture Remix: Storyteller

Storyteller is a smile-worthy puzzler that could still leave some family members frowning.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 2, 20231 min

Movie Review: 80 for Brady

Four Hollywood icons—Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Moreno and Lilly Tomlin—team up for a fictional fan foray to the Super Bowl.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

May 1, 20231 min

Movie Review: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Judy Blume's beloved-but-controversial story 11-year-old Margaret Simon’s tumultuous and surprisingly spiritual journey through puberty comes to the big screen. Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 28, 20232 min

TV Review: Karate Sheep

This show isn’t a wolf in sheep’s clothing; it’s just about a sheep doing karate.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 27, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Lemon8

So, what is this new app called Lemon8?Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 26, 20231 min

Pop Culture Remix: 96 Miles

Brothers John and Stew have 96 miles of desert to cross in three days, if they hope to survive.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 25, 20231 min

Movie Review: Jesus Revolution

What happens when a revival breaks out among countercultural hippies in the late 1960s? Jesus Revolution answers that question.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 24, 20231 min

Movie Review: Chevalier

This biopic tells the story of Joseph de Bologne, the illegitimate, mixed-race son of a wealthy Frenchman and a slave in 18th-century France who rose to fame as a violinist, composer and fencer. Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 21, 20232 min

Movie Review: Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series

Ash’s final journey involves some positive moments and a couple bumps, too.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 20, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket-AI-Human Romances are Flourishing

Have you heard about AI-human relationships?Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 19, 20231 min

Book Review: DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos

Lots of cartoony superhero action for young players and parents who don’t mind eyerolling puns.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 18, 20231 min

Movie Review: Chupa

Chupa proves that modern movies with few concerns aren’t just myths.Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 17, 20231 min

Movie Review: Sweetwater

In 1950, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton became the first Black basketball player to join an NBA team. Sweetwater tells his story, chronicling the resistance and racism he had to confront both on the court and off. Read the Plugged In ReviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 14, 20232 min

TV Review: The Way Home

Time-shifting elements aside, The Way Home is very typical Hallmark fare with minimal language and romantic content.Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback

Apr 13, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket-Scammers Using Voice Clones

You think you recognize the voice on the other end of the line, but do you?Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 12, 20231 min

Book Review: Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

Maizy Chen spends the summer learning about her family history and grappling with racism, both past and present.Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Apr 11, 20231 min

Movie Review: On a Wing and a Prayer

The true story behind On a Wing and a Prayer keeps this faith-based film flying.Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback

Apr 10, 20231 min

Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Families with fans of Nintendo’s long-running Mario video game franchise will (mostly) love this big-screen adaptation of Mario and Luigi joining Princess Peach to protect her magical Mushroom Kingdom from big-bad Bowser’s dastardly plans. Read the Plugged In reviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Apr 7, 20232 min

TV Review: A Thousand Tomorrows

There are a few bucks on this ride, but fans of Karen Kingsbury’s original novel should find this miniseries a compelling adaptation. Read the Plugged In reviewIf you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Apr 6, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: Gen Z and Facebook

We know grandma uses “the Facebook”…but does Gen Z?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Apr 5, 20231 min

YouTube Review: Geography King

Want to learn all about U.S. geography? You might consider learning from the Geography King.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/geography-king/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Apr 4, 20231 min

TV Review: Missing

You may enjoy the twists and turns in this unique desktop-based thriller, but you won’t be missing its content issues.

Apr 3, 20231 min

Movie Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The latest big-screen adaptation of this famous fantasy role-playing game feels like one part Lord of the Rings, one part Guardians of the Galaxy. There’s some magic and violence, of course, but also some surprisingly nice messages about family and loyalty.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-2023/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Mar 31, 20232 min

TV Review: Animal Control

Animal Control is yet another recycled comedy about public servants who can’t seem to do anything right.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/left-behind-rise-of-the-antichrist-2023/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Mar 30, 20231 min

The Screen in Your Pocket: TikTok Adding Limits

TikTok is adding some new time limits. Wanna know more?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/tech-trends-march-2023/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Mar 29, 20231 min

Culture Remix: Drive: Thru History with Dave Stotts

It’s biblical history, and it’s fun!Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/drive-thru-history-with-dave-stotts/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Mar 28, 20231 min

Movie Review: John Wick: Chapter 4

Keanu Reeves returns for another round of vigilante mayhem in John Wick: Chapter 4. If you’ve seen any of the first three films in this franchise, you know exactly what to expect here: an unremitting ballet of brutality and bloodshed. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/john-wick-chapter-4-2023/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Mar 24, 20232 min

TV Review: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Despite some decent messages, Moon Girl can’t overcome its own questionable agenda.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Mar 23, 20231 min