Episodes
Oct. 9, 2023
Movie Review: Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Part 1
Dead Reckoning is intense, to be sure. But for many families, the film will be more navigable than a Tom Cruise stunt. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 6, 2023
Movie Review: What Rhymes With Reason?
This story about two teens coping with the loss of their parents is one part traditional Christian movie, one part Goonies-esque adventure, as it deals with themes of grief and mental health struggles. Read the Plugged In Re…
Oct. 5, 2023
TV Review: I Am Groot
I Am Groot is about as bite-sized as its subject. And content issues? They’re also tiny. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 4, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Crime O’Clock
Crime O’Clock is an appealing Where’s Waldo-style hidden objects game with some fun puzzles and cute story tweaks. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 3, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Great Big Story
Great Big Story offers thousands of bite-sized videos about interesting people, places and things around the world. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 2, 2023
Movie Review: Barbie
Barbie isn’t as bad as it could’ve been. But it will still require some hand-holding to ensure teens glean the right message from it. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your …
Sept. 29, 2023
Movie Review: Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
The latest Paw Patrol movie, now in theaters, delivers another, er, tale full of canine adventure and lessons about what it means to be a real hero. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, pleas…
Sept. 28, 2023
TV Review: Virgin River
This show has become a sensation on Netflix—and it’s cleaner than some. But before you walk into this small town, know that not everything is fit for families. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podc…
Sept. 26, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Oliver’s Big Universe
Young Oliver helps us understand the mysteries of the universe, from a science-loving kid’s-eye view. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 25, 2023
Movie Review: Elemental
The themes we see here are still in line with what Pixar’s been doing for a while now, both in positive ways and in ways that may give some families pause. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts…
Sept. 22, 2023
Movie Review: Spy Kids: Armageddon
The Spy Kids franchise returns after a 12-year-absence with another take on the series’ primary premise: precocious children of spies saving their parents when they get in trouble. It’s a predictable, but surprisingly family…
Sept. 21, 2023
TV Review: Who is Erin Carter
With all the issues she (and we) have to face, the real question should be How is Erin Carter? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 19, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Disney Illusion Island
This game is stuffed full of old school Disney charm. No, uh, goofy content to worry over. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 18, 2023
Movie Review: The Little Mermaid
The movie doesn’t just take its forerunner and turn it into something new. It embraces it—and gives us something familiar. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 15, 2023
Movie Review: A Haunting in Venice
Kenneth Branagh returns for a third time as Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s mustachioed Belgian detective. This time around, he’s trying to prove that a medium supposedly communicating with the dead is a fraud. It’s harder…
Sept. 14, 2023
TV Review: Ahsoka
Disney+’s Ahsoka builds on the stories built in animated series such as The Clone Wars and Rebels—and it does so in a mostly clean show. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us yo…
Sept. 13, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Misinformed Teens
Teens are getting the majority of their news from social media. Misinformation anyone? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 12, 2023
Pop Culture Remix ERB (Epic Rap Battles of History)
These raps may be clever, but they’re also vulgar—and might leave parents spitting mad. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 11, 2023
Movie Review: Into the Spotlight
Into the Spotlight is a sweet, teen-oriented drama about finding fame and fortune and realizing you just want a normal life. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 8, 2023
Movie Review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
The third entry in this feel-good franchise is pretty much what you’d expect: a nice family story that’s equal parts drama, romance and comedy … albeit with more suggestive content than the first two Big Fat Greek Wedding mo…
Sept. 7, 2023
TV Review: Harlan Coben’s Shelter
Prime Video’s thriller is filled with mystery and murder—but loaded with more profanity than you’d expect. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 6, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Facebook, Politics and Polarization
There’s a whole lot of debate about politics these days, especially on social media. Should you be concerned? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 5, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 has raised the RPG bar. But it has blown out its RPG content worries, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Sept. 4, 2023
Movie Review: Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
The second animated Spider-Verse movie featuring Miles Morales is spectacular and overwhelming in equal measure. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .