Episodes

The popular children's series comes to life with themes of truth, empathy, and teamwork – as well as a few fear-inducing scenarios. Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/mysterious-benedict-society...

Is golf with Mario an exciting hole-in-one or a whole lotta yawns? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/mario-golf-super-rush/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedb...

Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, returns with an alt-rock effort that mixes redemptive themes with questionable conclusions in "Daddy’s Home." Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/st-vincent-daddys...

If families decide to dogpaddle into Bikini Bottom, they should be aware of some odd, tangled seaweed amid the colorful coral. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-...

If you’ve ever wondered while watching an "Avengers" movie, “How did Natasha Romanoff become the Black Widow,” well, this action-packed, at times surprisingly sweet origin story answers that question. Read the Plugged In revi...

You’d think that Swellview would be … swell. And it can be. But this Nick show has its kryptonite weaknesses, too. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/danger-force/ If you've listened to any of ou...

Looking for ideas for an effective internet filter? Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podc...

Lorde calls listeners to an innuendo-laden frolic in the sun. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/lorde-solar-power/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: htt...

Kong and Godzilla don’t cuss or make a single inane choice. They just crush and smash things. Over and over and over. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/godzilla-vs-kong-2021/ If you've listen...

The Boss Baby franchise is back with another slapstick and toilet-humor fueled story about—what else—adults going undercover in baby bodies. If you saw 2017’s Boss Baby, you know exactly what to expect here. Read the plugged ...

This show can be fun and surprisingly thoughtful. But like Loki himself, its story and themes shouldn’t go unchallenged. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/loki/ If you've listened to any of our ...

Ever wonder what might be important milestones for your kids and their screen use? Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: ht...

It’s great that Billie Eilish is shaking free of a bad boyfriend. But did she have to be so spiteful? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/billie-eilish-lost-cause/ If you've listened to any of ...

Those who see "Fatherhood" will find a positive, redemptive message about the beauty, joy and pain of parenthood. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fatherhood-2021-2/ If you've listened to an...

Pixar’s latest (now available as a premium rental on Disney+) focuses on a friendship between two sea-creature boys who take on human form for a series of adventures on dry land in Italy. Family and friendship are big themes ...

Netflix’s latest anime entry features a world full of robots (and one human) digitally pondering existential questions. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/eden/ If you've listened to any of our p...

What should you tell your kids about strangers online? Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/p...

A loving father gives some guys a bit of free advice. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/thomas-rhett-to-the-guys-that-date-my-girls/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us ...

Though "Voyagers" is free of really explicit content, it's still chockful of PG-13 levels of violence and suggestive scenes. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/voyagers-2021/ If you've listene...

The film "Spirit Untamed" follows the adventures of a young girl who befriends a wild mustang. Is this a spirited pic you'll want to gallop into? Plugged In will wrangle up all of this movie's content details to help you deci...

This comedy, like its star, isn’t normal at all. Nor is it nice, clean fun for the whole family. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/marvels-modok/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, pleas...

Twenty-two years after the original version of this game first arrived, Pokémon fans get another chance to “Snap” ’em all. Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/new-pokemon-snap/ If you've listen...

Life flies by, and this song captures the way we all feel when we want to stay in a special moment forever. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/needtobreathe-i-wanna-remember/ If you've listene...

This dramatic cold-war era spy thriller isn’t always the easiest film to watch. Read the Plugged In Review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/courier-2021/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your ...