Episodes
Movie Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
June 2, 2023
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 recent…
TV Review: Citadel
June 1, 2023
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 feedba…
The Screen in Your Pocket: Kids, Smartphones and Adult Mental Health
May 31, 2023
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 .
Pop Culture Remix: Art For Kids Hub
May 30, 2023
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 u…
Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
May 29, 2023
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 .
Movie Review: The Little Mermaid
May 26, 2023
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…
TV Review: The Crossover
May 25, 2023
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 .
The Screen in Your Pocket: AI and Online Communication
May 24, 2023
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 .
Pop Culture Remix: The Museum of Lost and Found
May 23, 2023
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 .
Movie Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods
May 22, 2023
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 y…
Movie Review: Fast X
May 19, 2023
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 th…
TV Review: Housebroken
May 18, 2023
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 .
The Screen in Your Pocket: Teen Loneliness and Depression
May 17, 2023
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 .
Pop Culture Remix: Casually Explained
May 16, 2023
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 .
Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
May 15, 2023
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 .
Movie Review: Peter Pan & Wendy
May 12, 2023
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'v…
TV Review: Saturdays
May 11, 2023
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 .
The Screen in Your Pocket: Screentime and Babies
May 10, 2023
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 .
Pop Culture Remix: Three Strikes Summer
May 9, 2023
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 .
Movie Review: Champions
May 8, 2023
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 .
Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
May 5, 2023
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 Plugge…
TV Review: We Lost Our Human
May 4, 2023
We Lost Our Human is truly interactive and pretty engaging, but it comes with some things to think about. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
The Screen in Your Pocket: Curse of the Sea Rats
May 3, 2023
Curse of the Sea Rats features pirates, rats and platforming exploration, oh my. But what about the darker alleyways? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Pop Culture Remix: Storyteller
May 2, 2023
Storyteller is a smile-worthy puzzler that could still leave some family members frowning. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .