Episodes

Dec. 6, 2022

YouTube Review: SunnyV2

SunnyV2 provides an interesting look into the lives of famous or infamous YouTubers—and the potentially concerning content that comes with them. Read the Plugged In review: https:// www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/sunnyv2/…
Dec. 5, 2022

Movie Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Bathroom humor and bad behavior are the rule for Rodrick Rules. But it comes with some nice lessons as well. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-rodrick-rules-2022/ If you…
Dec. 2, 2022

Movie Review: I Heard the Bells

This biopic from Sight & Sound Films tells the story of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s struggle to hold on to his faith in the wake of family tragedy and the horror of the Civil War. Read the Plugged In review: h…
Dec. 1, 2022

TV Review: Daniel Spellbound

This Netflix animated show about a teen in a magical New York City seems intent on pushing its Y7 rating. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/daniel-spellbound/ If you've listened to any of our p…
Nov. 30, 2022

The Screen in Your Pocket: Sonic Frontiers

A beloved, speedy hero (and franchise) gets a chance at some new open-world fun. Read the Plugged In review: http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/sonic-frontiers If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us you…
Nov. 29, 2022

Game Review: Gotham Knights

It’s a Batman game without Batman. Can it still be worth a Bat-signal? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/gotham-knights/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedbac…
Nov. 28, 2022

Movie Review: Good Night Oppy

"Good Night Oppy" offers a look into the emotional side of NASA’s highly scientific Spirit and Opportunity Mars rover missions. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/good-night-oppy-2022/ If you…
Nov. 25, 2022

Movie Review: Strange World

Disney’s latest animated adventure features its first openly gay teen character, and that coming-out party has gotten lots of mainstream news coverage. Plugged In tells you everything you need to know. Read the Plugged In re…
Nov. 24, 2022

TV Review: Fire Country

This show might not burn you as much as some. But neither is it a blazing success. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/fire-country/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your…
Nov. 23, 2022

The Screen in Your Pocket: Screens Want Kids to Be Adults

Have you thought about how screens want kids to be older than they are? Read the Plugged In review: http://www.pluggedin.com/blog/how-tiktok-can-impact-the-tiktoker If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us y…
Nov. 22, 2022

Book Review: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

Janner Igiby and his siblings unknowingly hold the secret to surviving the venomous Fangs of Dang. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/on-the-edge-of-the-dark-sea-of-darkness-2/ If you've liste…
Nov. 21, 2022

Movie Review: Spirited

Apple TV+’s Spirited comes with a few coals in its figgy pudding. But despite the lumps, this Christmas musical is surprisingly sweet. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/spirited-2022/ If you…
Nov. 18, 2022

Movie Review: My Father’s Dragon

This delightful animated kids movie streaming on Netflix takes inspiration from the 1948 children’s book of the same name. In it, a young boy named Elmer sets off on a quest to rescue an imprisoned dragon, and learns some im…
Nov. 17, 2022

TV Review: The Peripheral

Amazon Prime’s The Peripheral is clever and intriguing. But its problems aren’t on the periphery: They’re front and center. Read the Plugged In review: http://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/peripheral If you've listened to any…
Nov. 16, 2022

The Screen in Your Pocket: BeReal App

What do parents need to know about the BeReal app? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/bereal-what-parents-need-to-know/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https:/…
Nov. 15, 2022

YouTube Review: TerminalMontage

Flashing lights and chaotic fighting are the biggest drawbacks to this channel focused around popular Nintendo games. Read the Plugged In review: http://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/terminalmontage If you've listened to…
Nov. 14, 2022

Movie Review: Falling for Christmas

Love and amnesia at Christmas. Should you remember to tune in? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/falling-for-christmas-2022/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your fe…
Nov. 11, 2022

Movie Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman tragically died of cancer in 2020. This sequel pays poignant tribute to his character. This time around, the Black Panther’s people of Wakanda find themselves drawn into a conflict with an…
Nov. 10, 2022

TV Review: Spirit Rangers

Kodi, Summer and Eddy are here to protect the spirits of Xus National Park—and learn a few lessons along the way. Read the Plugged In review: https:// www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/spirit-rangers/ If you've listened to any of…
Nov. 9, 2022

The Screen in Your Pocket: LEGO Bricktales

To build or not to build, that is the plastic block question. Read the Plugged In review: https:// www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/lego-bricktales/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: htt…
Nov. 8, 2022

Album Review: Taylor Swift: Midnight

Sometimes, it’s better to go to bed than stay up to midnight, and it just may be better to avoid Swift’s Midnights, too. Read the Plugged In review: https:// www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/taylor-swift-midnights-3am-edition…
Nov. 7, 2022

Movie Review: Enola Holmes 2

Enola and Sherlock battle to outwit evil. Want more clues? Read the Plugged In review: https:// www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/enola-holmes-2-2022/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: ht…
Nov. 4, 2022

Movie Review: Wendell and WIld

This animated Netflix kids comedy about a 13-year-old girl who talks to demons has some unexpectedly sweet moments … along with all of the spiritual problems you’d expect with a premise like that. Read the Plugged In review:…
Nov. 3, 2022

TV Review: Alaska Daily

Hilary Swank stars in ABC’s Alaska Daily as an investigative journalist willing to risk it all to get to the bottom of any story. ead the Plugged In review: https:// www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/alaska-daily/ If you've liste…