Episodes

Sweet and sad, this musical take on a classic tale works well, but it’s surprisingly sensual in places.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/cyrano-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The third theatrical entry in this Harry Potter prequel spinoff franchise is full of heroism and sacrifice … and some big concerns that fans and families who see it will be forced to navigate.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Based on one of the world’s most popular video game franchises, this Paramount+ adaptation fails in every possible way.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/halo/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

So, when should your kids get their first smartphone?Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Fast food joints are always coming out with new products, and "TheReportOfTheWeek" steps in to review them.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/thereportoftheweek/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If your family can make it past the sticky bits, there are some very interesting lessons here.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/spider-man-no-way-home-2021/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Everyone’s favorite bundle of high-speed, electrified blue furriness returns to tangle again with his ever-nefarious nemesis Dr. Robotnik in a sequel that once again has some nice things to say about family, friendship and growing up.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

NBC’s latest mockumentary-style series, this one involving an auto manufacturer, has lots in common with its Office-like ancestors.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/american-auto/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Want more insight into the latest screentime studies?Read the Plugged In guide: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If you have a PS5 and any interest in simulated racing games in the least, this is a title to have.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/gran-turismo-7/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

So why not run away from home and try out for a new Broadway musical? No harm in that, right? (We at Plugged In beg to differ.)Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/better-nate-than-ever-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

In his latest nostalgic reflection on culture and growing up, acclaimed director Richard Linklater delivers a fanciful, animated movie (on Netflix) about a boy secretly traveling to the moon at the dawn of the Space Age.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/apollo-10-1-2-a-space-age-childhood-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

This TV adaptation’s self-absorbed protagonist pursues awesomeness in ways that rational parents would discourage.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/big-nate/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Online sports betting books seem to be all the rage right now. How does that impact your kids?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-117-whats-up-with-all-those-sports-betting-ads-also-death-on-the-nile/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

This channel ranks the viability of animal survival strategies in a way that mimics a video game.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/tierzoo/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

"Sing 2" delivers another feel-good story about determination and friendship … and some minor issues parents will want to know about.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/sing-2-2021/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The latest remake of this familiar story, now streaming on Disney+, features a husband and wife and their 10 children. Pratfalls, pranks, light lessons and a smattering of content problems ensue.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/cheaper-by-the-dozen-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Based on the 2017 game, "The Cuphead Show!" explores the animated world through the misadventures of Cuphead and MugmanRead the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/cuphead-show/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

There’s a new Kid’s Safety Act in the works. But what should you be doing right now?Read the Plugged In blog: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

While reliably clever and sometimes funny, Nobody sometimes runs into some dark goop and glop.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/nobody-saves-the-world/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Steven Spielberg’s take on "West Side Story" is surprisingly traditional, but definitely not squeaky clean.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/west-side-story-2021/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

In this quiet Christian film, a 15-year-old with autism commits to running a marathon. His successful, football-coaching father thinks it’s a bad idea. But both father and son have important lessons to learn from—and about—each other.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/tysons-run-2022/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

"Star Trek: Discovery" does indeed take the franchise some places it hasn’t been before.Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/star-trek-discovery/If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Have you ever wanted to learn more about screens and the “Blue Light” problem?If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/