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Discord wants to make things safer, but at the cost of more information about your kids. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.

If you’ve got a taste for good, creative platforming, then the little froggy hero of ‘Big Hops’ has a tongue you can borrow. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedba...

Anaconda is a comedic take on the 1997 film of the same name, but it constricts audiences with violence and crude language. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedbac...

Reminders of Him is a sickly mix of the saccharine and sensual—yet another Colleen Hoover adaptation that families may want to avoid. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us yo...

Oliver Twist’s Artful Dodger isn’t 13 anymore: He’s an adult. And being an adult comes with more grown-up problems. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.

A recent study found that more than a third of boys ages 11 to 17 gambled in the past year. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.

Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Amazing Generation’ shares stories, insights and tips designed to help young readers make their own choices about technology and social media. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged...

Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ explores what may have shaped William Shakespeare as he crafted the masterpiece tragedy of ‘Hamlet.’ Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback...

Pixar’s Hoppers encourages viewers to be better stewards of the planet. But the messages (and the comedy) fall a little flat. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedb...

In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Paramount+ introduces a new generation of Federation cadets who train to make a positive difference in the universe. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, p...

What rules should I put in place to protect my kids from being threatened, blackmailed, or even trafficked online? Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.

xkcd’s What If?’ offers scientific answers to some of the strangest hypotheticals that people want to know—and with few content issues. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us ...

Zootopia 2 has references to some R-rated films, but it’s a largely navigable film with nice messages about helping others and celebrating differences. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews,...

This well-acted pic raises some subtle questions. But there are a few content issues to navigate, too, including alcoholism and some language. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please g...

Two families try to recover from a critical loss in the Wonder Project’s faith-tinged ‘It’s Not Like That.’ But the show has more content than you’d expect. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Rev...

YouTube makes it possible for parents to block YouTube Shorts on teen accounts. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.

The Minecraft-mimicking ‘Hytale’ feels very familiar in its early access form. But there are some pleasing tweaks in the mix. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedb...

‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ brings back the magical Horsemen for a new abracadabra scheme. That’s not to suggest, though, that it’s magical for all. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews...

‘The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin’ is DailyWire+’s most ambitious show yet—and it comes with a Christian bent. But the show itself feels pretty uneven. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In R...

YouTube makes it possible for parents to block YouTube Shorts on teen accounts. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.

Despite his inventive sounds, Leon Thomas crafts lyrics consumed by seeking temporary pleasure at the expense of building lasting relationships. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please...

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2′ brings back its haunted animatronics. But this creepy pizza parlor pic is an underwritten and half-baked muddle. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please giv...

In ‘GOAT,’ a skinny goat gets a shot at the big leagues. He must build a winning team while trying to keep from being sat on—or eaten. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us y...

For a superhero show, ‘Wonder Man’ is surprisingly light on violence, but a bit heavy on swearing, sexual allusions and meta-Hollywood references. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, plea...