Plugged In Entertainment Reviews

Have you wondered if you should cut back on your kid’s smartphone time? That might say something right there.Read the Plugged In guide: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

This award-winning game gets updated graphics and a whole new sequel hidden in its hallways. But it’s not for everybody.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/stanley-parable-ultra-deluxe/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Dog is a funny, touching story of a military dog and his soldier. But things can get pretty ruff along the way.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/dog--2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The movie's makers seemed to be so preoccupied with how this movie looks that they lost sight of how it feels. And honestly, it feels pretty grim.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

As a young girl tries to be a super tough grown-up warrior, she learns valuable life lessons along the way.Read the Plugged In review: ttps://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/pinecone-pony/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

We live in a world full of competing ideas, opinions and perceptions about what’s what in the world. So how does social media influence that process?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/how-social-media-distorts-reality/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Does this title suggest this is a Dark Souls game for kids? It’s not. It still has some nasty bits to navigate, though.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/young-souls/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Liam Neeson’s latest “certain set of skills” actioner simmers with violence and verges on slipping into self-parody.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/blacklight-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The latest nature-focused documentary from Disney ushers us into the icy world of a mama polar bear and the cub she’s trying to raise in an ever-changing and often deadly environment.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/polar-bear-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

This spin-off show is full of slapstick violence and familial relationships.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/croods-family-tree/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

One of Nintendo’s most unique characters finds himself in a new world with new powers. But, mostly, the fun feels pretty familiar.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

A plague drives a young boy from his Nordic fishing village, and he needs all of his skills to survive.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/northwind/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Director Roland Emmerich sets out to destroy the Earth. Again. This time, with the moon.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/moonfall-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If you’ve always been bad, is it possible to be good? That’s the question faced by five typically villainous animals—Wolf, Snake, Tarantula, Piranha and Shark—in the new animated movie "The Bad Guys".Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/bad-guys-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Despite a compelling story and Oscar Isaac’s dynamite performance, this show might be Disney/Marvel’s most problematic.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/moon-knight/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

So, what is TikTok brain? And does any of that effect your family?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/what-is-tiktok-brain-and-why-should-you-care/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

A man with an epic movie voice makes parody trailers for your favorite movies and TV shows.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/screen-junkies/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Sweet and sad, this musical take on a classic tale works well, but it’s surprisingly sensual in places.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/cyrano-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The third theatrical entry in this Harry Potter prequel spinoff franchise is full of heroism and sacrifice … and some big concerns that fans and families who see it will be forced to navigate. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Based on one of the world’s most popular video game franchises, this Paramount+ adaptation fails in every possible way.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/halo/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

So, when should your kids get their first smartphone?Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Fast food joints are always coming out with new products, and "TheReportOfTheWeek" steps in to review them.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/thereportoftheweek/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If your family can make it past the sticky bits, there are some very interesting lessons here.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/spider-man-no-way-home-2021/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Everyone’s favorite bundle of high-speed, electrified blue furriness returns to tangle again with his ever-nefarious nemesis Dr. Robotnik in a sequel that once again has some nice things to say about family, friendship and growing up.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

NBC’s latest mockumentary-style series, this one involving an auto manufacturer, has lots in common with its Office-like ancestors.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/american-auto/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Want more insight into the latest screentime studies?Read the Plugged In guide: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If you have a PS5 and any interest in simulated racing games in the least, this is a title to have.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/gran-turismo-7/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

So why not run away from home and try out for a new Broadway musical? No harm in that, right? (We at Plugged In beg to differ.)Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/better-nate-than-ever-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

In his latest nostalgic reflection on culture and growing up, acclaimed director Richard Linklater delivers a fanciful, animated movie (on Netflix) about a boy secretly traveling to the moon at the dawn of the Space Age.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/apollo-10-1-2-a-space-age-childhood-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

This TV adaptation’s self-absorbed protagonist pursues awesomeness in ways that rational parents would discourage.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/big-nate/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Online sports betting books seem to be all the rage right now. How does that impact your kids?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-117-whats-up-with-all-those-sports-betting-ads-also-death-on-the-nile/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

This channel ranks the viability of animal survival strategies in a way that mimics a video game.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/tierzoo/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

"Sing 2" delivers another feel-good story about determination and friendship … and some minor issues parents will want to know about.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/sing-2-2021/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The latest remake of this familiar story, now streaming on Disney+, features a husband and wife and their 10 children. Pratfalls, pranks, light lessons and a smattering of content problems ensue. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/cheaper-by-the-dozen-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Based on the 2017 game, "The Cuphead Show!" explores the animated world through the misadventures of Cuphead and MugmanRead the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/cuphead-show/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

There’s a new Kid’s Safety Act in the works. But what should you be doing right now?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/

While reliably clever and sometimes funny, Nobody sometimes runs into some dark goop and glop.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/nobody-saves-the-world/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Steven Spielberg’s take on "West Side Story" is surprisingly traditional, but definitely not squeaky clean.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/west-side-story-2021/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

In this quiet Christian film, a 15-year-old with autism commits to running a marathon. His successful, football-coaching father thinks it’s a bad idea. But both father and son have important lessons to learn from—and about—each other. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/tysons-run-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

"Star Trek: Discovery" does indeed take the franchise some places it hasn’t been before.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/star-trek-discovery/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Have you ever wanted to learn more about screens and the “Blue Light” problem?If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

A descendant of Captain Nemo finds herself thrust into an undersea adventure full of danger.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/daughter-of-the-deep/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Growing up is hard to do—especially if adolescence means turning into a giant red panda. But the movie takes some ticklish turns of its own.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/turning-red-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Ryan Reynolds’ latest effort, now streaming on Netflix, is an engaging time-travel sci-fi/comedy/action/mystery mashup that’s one part Free Guy, one part Back to the Future with a lot of profanity.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/adam-project-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

They say high school can be a dog-eat-dog world. But kid-eat-kid? This Korean show shows just how bloody a school yard can get.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/all-of-us-are-dead/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

What should you know about Yubo and other apps like it?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/what-parents-need-to-know-about-hoop/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Sometimes a movie is more, or less, than its parts. Here’s how Plugged In does it.Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/plugged-in-talks-content-conclusion/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Is this belated sequel fit for a 13-year-old to watch, much less watch alone? I think not.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/coming-2-america-2021/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The latest take on the Dark Knight’s famously tortured soul features actor Robert Pattinson under the cowl in a reboot that’s often brooding, grim and profane, but one that also features more earnest hope than we’ve seen from DC in a while.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/batman-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

In the face of aliens and with the help of some magic rings, Kid and his crew learn that supers need to make sacrifices, be there for friends and believe.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/kid-cosmic/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/