Episodes
Dec. 29, 2023
Movie Review: The Boys in the Boat
George Clooney directs this gritty underdog story about a team of rowers who make it to the Olympics in 1936. There’s lots to like here, but it still has some content ripples that families will have to navigate. Read the Plug...
Dec. 28, 2023
TV Review: Squid Game: The Challenge
Unlike the South Korean drama on which it’s based, no one dies in this reality show. But that’s almost the only good thing we can say. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your ...
Dec. 27, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: The Disney and Hulu Reboot
There’s nothing special about Disney anymore. Just another media behemoth aiming images and messages at young minds and hearts. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedbac...
Dec. 26, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods
Percy must complete yet another quest to get closer to being accepted to college. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 25, 2023
Movie Review: The Family Plan
Ironically, Mark Wahlberg’s True Lies-esque action flick The Family Plan may not be the best movie-night plan for families. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 22, 2023
Movie Review: Migration
The latest animated kids’ movie from Illumination Entertainment takes flight in theaters this week, and its old-fashioned storytelling thankfully won’t have families ducking for cover. Read the Plugged In Review If you've lis...
Dec. 21, 2023
TV Review: Work It Out Wombats!
PBS presents a series designed for early preschool kids that focuses on computational thinking, kindness and problem solving–with one cultural glitch. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, plea...
Dec. 20, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Bentkey
What Is Bentkey? The Daily Wire’s Newest Streaming Service Aimed at Kids. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 19, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
It’s new, it’s colorful, it’s bouncy and fun. But parents of younger players may need to bounce into the game themselves. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 18, 2023
Movie Review: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget won’t make Chick-fil-A happy. But everyone else? This might be a film worth dipping into. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 15, 2023
Movie Review: Wonka
This prequel starring Timothy Chalamet as Willy Wonka imagines, with only a few slightly sour moments, what the Candy Man’s origin story might have been. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, p...
Dec. 14, 2023
TV Review: Everyone Else Burns
Everyone Else Burns is a comedy about a doomsday cult with a big emphasis on works and little to do about faith. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 13, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Which Parental Controls
Been wondering about parental controls for … everything? Plugged in can help Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 12, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor Swift’s album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), features five songs from the vault that are not profane, but sensual and occasionally graphic. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give u...
Dec. 11, 2023
Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Despite being a solid entry into the TMNT franchise, Mutant Mayhem has some surprisingly dark moments for a kids movie. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 8, 2023
Movie Review: The Boy and the Heron
The latest movie from Japanese anime icon Hayao Miyazaki is a beautiful fever dream that explores the themes of grief and loss in a fantastical setting. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, pl...
Dec. 7, 2023
TV Review: Curses!
In order to right a generational wrong, the Vanderhouven family must return a plethora of stolen cursed items. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 6, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Addressing AI
Between new government regulations, chaos at OpenAI, and more and more reports of cheating via AI-generated content, AI is November’s top tech trend. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please ...
Dec. 5, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Family Friendly
Don’t be fooled by this YouTube channel’s name—Family Friendly is anything but. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 4, 2023
Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
While still plenty violent and filled with drinking and smoking, the Dial of Destiny does dial the content back a bit Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Dec. 1, 2023
Movie Review: Candy Cane Lane
Eddie Murphy’s family-oriented Christmas movie on Amazon Prime has some nice messages, but it also comes with a bit more content than we’d normally expect in a PG movie. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of...
Nov. 30, 2023
TV Review: All the Light We Cannot See
Netflix takes a lyrical novel and turns it into a clunky, sometimes crass miniseries. Once again, the book is better. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Nov. 29, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Meta is Being Sued
Meta is being sued over its kid-addicting features. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Nov. 28, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Cocoon
Cocoon is an alien bug-focused puzzler designed to get your brain humming and clicking … without driving you buggy. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .