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Don’t Breathe Yawns to Second Victory
Summertime is movie time. Air-conditioned theaters beckon bored kids into their cozy, popcorn-encrusted confines with the year’s biggest superhero tentpoles, edge-of-your-seat actioners and family-friendly cartoons.
Tapping the Christian Movie Marketplace
What do Christians want from Christian movies? It’s a question that Hollywood just doesn’t quite know how to answer just yet. When The Passion of the
Barbie’s French Connection
You’ve come a long way baby … er, Barbie! Mattel’s little plastic doll has found herself embroiled in many a controversy over the years—from some
MTV’s 2016 VMAs: Nothing to See Here
The Monday morning after MTV’s Video Music Awards has often been a cultural watercooler moment in a culture that has fewer and fewer of those
Don’t Breathe Does Win
Not even Deadshot can hit the box office bullseye forever. After three straight weeks at No. 1, Suicide Squad and its bevy of bodacious baddies
Vodcast: Is the New Ben-Hur Better Than the Old Ones?
Judah Ben-Hur just gets better and better with age. And, depending on who you ask, the same is true of his movies. The latest retelling
The “Best of the Best” Are Pretty Bleak
The BBC recently polled 177 film critics from around the world and asked them what the “best” films of the 21st century are. They came
A ‘Nightmare’ Too Close to Home
It’s not even close to Halloween, but I have a horror story for you—scary enough to curl the toes of your footy pajamas. It did
Trio of Newcomers Can’t Topple Suicide Squad
You’d assume a so-called suicide squad wouldn’t last very long. I mean, an expiration date is sort of suggested by the name, right? People who
The Olympics: Like Real Life, Only Better
Bad things happen. Even at the Olympics. Looking at this year’s games in Rio, you can point to any number of mistakes, accidents and bone-headed
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Good media discernment is about guarding our eyes and hearts before we watch or listen. And it’s also about grappling with the entertainment we do see or hear. That’s why the Plugged In Blog is devoted to guarding, discussing and grappling. About Plugged In >>