Episodes
Oct. 19, 2023
TV Review: Dear Child
As Dear Child’s plot twists and turns, viewers strap themselves in for the ride. But what a stomach-churning ride it is. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 18, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Pikmin 4
From sandcastle stomps to kitchen-counter clomps, Pikmin 4 offers gamers a whole new colorful world. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 17, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: The Windeby Puzzle
Estrild and Varick try to find their place in their Iron-Age village. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 16, 2023
Movie Review: The Hill
In its attempt to stay as authentic as possible, this faith-based movie employs some profanity that might make it strike out for some families. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give...
Oct. 13, 2023
Movie Review: The Creator
This intense, philosophical AI vs. humans sci-fi flick set in the near future asks some surprisingly spiritual questions and packs quite a bit of content into its PG-13 rating. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to...
Oct. 12, 2023
TV Review: Barbie: A Touch of Magic
In this mostly innocent Netflix series, Malibu Barbie gets some unexpected, and magical, company. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 11, 2023
The Screen in Your Pocket: Blue Light May Induce Early Puberty
A new study suggests that blue light from screens can induce early puberty. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
Oct. 10, 2023
Pop Culture Remix: Mortal Kombat 1
There are fighting games and then there’s Mortal Kombat 1. You won’t find any fighter quite as high-def gruesome as this. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback .
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 Rev...
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 f...
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, please...
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 podca...
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 you...