Episodes
Dec. 31, 2025
SiYP: AI Toys
AI toys marketed for kids often aren’t safe for kids. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 30, 2025
Culture Remix: Pocket Bear
Zephyrina is a cat who cares for nobody but herself. Well, herself … and a little stuffed bear named Pocket. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 29, 2025
Movie Review: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ comes with content concerns aplenty, and it sure isn’t for kids. But its take on faith is worth discussing. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, ple...
Dec. 26, 2025
Movie Review: David
Angel Studios’ ‘David’ tells the story of King David’s rise to the throne—while omitting some violent moments and adding in musical numbers. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please giv...
Dec. 26, 2025
Movie Review: The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
This zany adventure has some sweet messages, but also thinly veiled euphemisms, bare animated backsides and frequent toilet humor. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your ...
Dec. 25, 2025
TV Review: Bad Guys: Breaking In
The Bad Guys: Breaking In’ offers the franchise’s standard low-content fun, though it fails to deliver on its exploration of good morals. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give u...
Dec. 24, 2025
SiYP: AI Homeless Man Prank
Teens are using artificial intelligence—specifically Snapchat’s AI tools—to create images of a grimy man in their home. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 23, 2025
Culture Remix: Squared Media
Squared Media offers epic, movie-length Minecraft animations for lovers of the game—filled with fight scenes and blocky violence. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your f...
Dec. 22, 2025
Movie Review Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Disney+’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw’ has some issues, sure. But it earns merit badges for its messages. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 19, 2025
Movie Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ feels much like what we’ve seen before, only more. But that more will leave family viewers feeling burned. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your f...
Dec. 18, 2025
Movie Review: Stranger Things
The newest season of Netflix’s Stranger Things continues to blend ’80s nostalgia with ever-darker spiritual content and horrific violence. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give ...
Dec. 16, 2025
Culture Remix: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
‘Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment’ is a little bit of Zelda and a whole lot of dynamic, over-the-top battling. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 15, 2025
Movie Review: Merv
‘Merv’ wants to be the rom-com version of a doggy treat. But, unfortunately, it comes off as a bit of a mutt Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 12, 2025
Movie Review: David
Angel Studios’ ‘David’ tells the story of King David’s rise to the throne—while omitting some violent moments and adding in musical numbers. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please giv...
Dec. 11, 2025
TV Review: Shifting Gears
Matt and his estranged daughter, Riley, embark on a restoration of the dented bumpers of their relationship. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 9, 2025
Culture Remix: Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny
‘Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny’ offers pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a Nickelodeon game: colorful characters, silly fun and mess-free RPG battles. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged I...
Dec. 8, 2025
Movie Review: The Family Plan 2
‘The Family Plan 2’ is arguably cleaner than the first in its series. But make no mistake: “Cleaner” does not mean “clean.” Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedbac...
Dec. 5, 2025
Movie Review: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
‘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...
Dec. 4, 2025
Movie Review: Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Netflix picked a fitting name for ‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch’: You watch people die a lot in this animated show. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 3, 2025
SiYP: Open AI Intros 18 Plus
ChatGPT, will soon allow adult content, including erotica, for verified users over 18. CEO Altman says this change will let ChatGPT act more like a human friend. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged I...
Dec. 2, 2025
Culture Remix: A Wolf Called Fire
Warm must find a way to save his family after a rival pack attacks and kills several members of his pack. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 1, 2025
Movie Review: In Your Dreams
‘In Your Dreams’ features the Sandman, and though it offers nice messages, they’re dampened by its god-like depiction of the entity. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us you...
Nov. 28, 2025
Movie Review: Zootopia 2
If Zootopia 2 has a core message—and it certainly seems to have one—it’s about the importance of conquering prejudices and celebrating each other’s differences. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In...
Nov. 27, 2025
TV Review: DMV
In CBS’s DMV, the East Hollywood DMV branch faces a possible shut down. While Barb fights to keep her branch open, Colette fights for the attention of her office crush. Read the full review . If you've enjoyed listening to Pl...