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Culture Clips: Ariana Grande, Meet The Beatles
All these decades later, The Beatles are still the measuring stick. When you want to say some new musician is a big deal, do you
Alita Stomps on LEGO 2 Over Painful President’s Day Weekend
In the movie Alita: Battle Angel, the titular hero tells us she “will not stand by in the presence of evil.” Apparently, she won’t stand
The Strangely Pro-Life Message in Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel thundered into theaters Wednesday. Like lots of PG-13 action flicks, it’s kinda good, kinda bad and kinda ugly. (Of course, you can
Culture Clips: Justin & Hailey Talk Abstinence & Marriage
Justin Bieber has headlined Culture Clips (and other Plugged In blogs and articles) many times in the last decade. His wildly zigzagging trajectory has often
And the Best Homemade Grammy Award Goes To …
A whopping 84 Grammys were awarded this year (though not all were obviously doled out during Sunday night’s Grammy Award telecast). Childish Gambino, aka Donald
LEGO Movie 2’s Not-So-Awesome Debut
You’d think that The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part would be a blockbuster. After all, LEGOs are all about blocks, right? But while The
Vodcast: Who Got Left Out of the Plugged In Movie Awards?
Here at Plugged In we watch a lot of movies. And once a year, Adam Holz, Paul Asay, Bob Hoose and myself all sit down
What’s New and Streaming for Families (and Couples) This February
Candy hearts and flowers, boxes of chocolates, poorly read poetry: that’s all the stuff of Valentine’s Day and the month of February. Of course, another
Culture Clips: Wake Up, the Super Bowl’s Over
A football game of some import was played on Sunday, and lots of us watched it. But not as many as usual. According to Sports
Super Bowl Ads Reveal a Brave, New, Digital World
“I watch the Super Bowl for the ads,” some say. And this year, those folks might’ve been some of the few who actually enjoyed it.
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