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TV Wants to Make You Cry
I was watching Monday Night Football when I saw it last week: an ad for some new family-ish show that looked exactly like another hit
The Clock Strikes No. 1
Intrepid Plugged In reviewer Bob Hoose said of The House With a Clock in Its Walls, “One can only hope that wise parents are scared
What Does the Bible Say About Entertainment?
The Plugged In team has spent quite a lot of time lately strategizing what Plugged In will look like in the next five to 10
Culture Clips: Want to Help Keep Kids Mentally Healthy? Go to Church
I was never much of a church lover when I was a youngster. Such long sermons. So much standing and sitting and standing again. And,
Lots of Winners at the Emmys, But Families Were the Losers
Did you watch the Emmys? If so you’re one of a select few. Television’s annual awards gala posted a 7.4 rating—which might not mean much
Nun Better, Except the Predator
A win is a win, even if it’s an ugly one. But some are uglier than others. On the surface, The Predator did just fine.
Hey, Do You Guys Review Netflix Movies?’
Yes. That’s the short answer to the question in the title—and a question we’ve been hearing from our readers more and more frequently, I might
What’s New and Streaming for Families This September
We’ve enjoyed Labor Day, National Cheese Pizza Day, National Teddy Bear Day. Man, September is zipping past us at the speed of that last, fleeting
Culture Clips: Is Everything Contagious?
Independence is hardwired into the American consciousness. We rugged individualists like to think that we, alone, determine what we like and dislike, do and don’t
Closing the Book on a Blockbuster Summer
Sticklers will tell you that the season’s not quite done yet, but we know we’ve closed the book on summer. Certainly the movie industry, which
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