Plugged In Entertainment Reviews

Families and fans alike want to know: Does this beloved magical musical make a good transition from stage to screen?   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Like anything involving dogs, there’s some mess in the mix. But all in all, ‘Dog Man’ is zany and sweet fun.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Prime Video’s ‘Secret Level’ gives a Black Mirror-esque spin to some popular video games with some “rated M for Mature” content.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Why are tween girls using anti-aging products and what can parents do to help them?   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

CHROMAKOPIA is Tyler, The Creator’s latest attempt to sift through his anxieties. But his introspection is marred by profanity, violent behavior, and sexual vulgarity.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

‘Monster Summer’ delivers lightweight ‘Goosebumps’-style fare with an evil witch twist and … there’s also Mel Gibson.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Timely and compelling, ‘Between Borders’ tracks an Armenian family finding a home in the Church.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Beast Games showcases one of the biggest competitions ever put to screen. But the love of money causes many issues viewers won’t appreciate.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If you want a certain behavior from your kids when it comes to their phones, then you need to model it.   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This ‘Indiana Jones’ game is the sequel that moviemakers probably wanted to make—gobbledygook spirituality and all.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Some will find Here’s creative conceit and content a bit tough to embrace. But the payoff hits home like a tearful, sweet memory.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Netflix’s new action comedy has a pro-family message … but a fair number of content issues as well.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Cartoon Network’s Invincible Fight Girl, Andy pursues her dream of becoming a pro wrestler, despite her upbringing on Accountant Isle.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Tik Tok and Instagram have a grip on our kids’ attention more than MTV ever did (probably because MTV wasn’t in their back pocket).   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Fairy Tale Land is all a dither. And the stories aren’t playing out like they did … once upon a time.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Witty, silly and ever-so-much fun, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is not a perfect film. But it is pretty delightful.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Beautiful, surreal and powerful, ‘Flow’ may be appropriate for kids, but it’s not necessarily made for them.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Language, violence and sexual content will make ‘Dune: Prophecy’ much less accessible to families than the films it’s based on.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

What are some of the latest online obsessions that young people are bandying about?   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Those Italian plumber bros. are back on the RPG-battling and world-saving job. But this time they need their electrician’s tools.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This fictional film about the political struggle of electing a new Pope replaces faith with a worldly agenda.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The eccentric inventor and his canine companion return—will their newest adventure be a fine time for families?   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The crudities in A Man on the Inside probably won’t make your sky fall, but to say you should ignore them would force me to tell true lies.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

What parents need to know about the steroid Tren, a synthetic anabolic steroid that boys are flocking to.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Sam Reid succeeds at crafting a “feel-good variety show about food, travel, and the questions you didn’t know you had.”   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Venom: The Last Dance can be funny. But it’s packaged in a vulgar, violent narrative which might not leave you dancing by the end.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The speedy blue hedgehog is back, but be warned: There’s more language in this movie than you might expect.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Disney’s ‘Skeleton Crew’ has some problems, but overall it’s a return to form, when the galaxy far, far away was relatively safe for families.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Teens are turning to social media for connection and are lonelier than ever before.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Linkin Park rises from the ashes of former frontman Chester Bennington’s 2017 suicide with a new front woman—and a familiar dose of alienation.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Barbara Robinson’s classic book, ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,’ lands on screen. And it’s pretty great.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This film roars onto screens as a prequel to 2019’s reboot of franchise—and with the same spiritual and violent content concerns.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

In NBC’s sitcom, Happy’s Place, Bobbie must learn to share ownership of her late father’s tavern when she discovers she has a little sister, Isabella.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Two-thirds of social media influencers don’t fact check before posting.   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo have somehow transformed a dark T-rated battler into a cheery game made of LEGO blocks.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

There’s action, humor and, yep, even some heart in this latest Transformers pic. You could almost say it’s … more than meets the eye.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

With violence, gore, harsh language and vague mysticism, this antihero origin story strays far outside family-friendly territory.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The title characters in the CBS sitcom spinoff, ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,’ adjust to their new roles as parents and spouses.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

New studies have shown that posted self-harm images are more dangerous for teens with a history of self-harm behavior   Read the Plugged In Blog   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

NileRed and NileBlue teach chemistry via fun experiments. With content concerns all but inert, families needn’t worry about explosive issues.   Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

‘Average Joe’ delivers an inspirational, gritty portrait of a man fueled by faith who refuses to discard his beliefs when pressured to do so. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Netflix’s 'Mary' is darkly violent at times and draws some of its story from extrabiblical sources, which might make parents hesitant to welcome this film with open arms. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Dinosaurs walk among us—well, depending on who you ask. And as for Dino Dex? He’s going to tell us all about them. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Meta is combatting teen sextortion scammers on Instagram and Facebook Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Child of God is brimming with positive messages that ask difficult questions about life, but also look for a modern take on worship music. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

‘The Wild Robot’ is a good story—one that may have you smiling as you blink away a tear or two. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Moana is a great leader of her people. She’s brave, motivating and capable. She recruits a small crew to join her on her voyage to Motufetu—all brave and capable individuals themselves. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The mockumentary St. Denis Medical balances between stabilizing patients and having them code. Time will tell which way the show’s health veers. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

More than half of Gen Z is using social media as a primary search engine. And they don’t seem to care about its influence. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Undercover spy work is a bigger part of the new ‘Call of Duty’ than you’d expect. But there’s still a whole lot of wetwork, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.