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Captain Marvel Caps Marvelous Weekend
So, I understand some folks were calling for a boycott of Captain Marvel, largely due to star Brie Larson’s criticism of white, male movie critics.

What’s New and Streaming For Families in March
Spring is right around the corner. Yep, good old March ushers in the sunny days of greening lawns, budding trees and blossoming flowers. Of course,

Culture Clips: Leaving Neverland Leaves Viewers Disgusted, Conflicted
Not in doubt: Michael Jackson was a pretty talented guy. And all that talent helped Jackson and his posthumous reputation (the singer/dancer died in 2009)

Religion on the Wane? NatGeo’s The Story of God Says Otherwise.
It’s said that we’re living in a post-Christian society these days. Church attendance is declining. The number of Americans who claim no formal religious affiliation

How to Train Your Dragon 3 Buries Madea’s Family Funeral
The Hidden World was anything but hidden in its second weekend of business. The last chapter in the How to Train Your Dragon series experienced

Culture Clips: How Dirty Is Your Phone? Dirty. REALLY Dirty.
So much to cover this week. So let’s dive in with some nasty news about the device many of you are probably using to read
A Small Life, Larger Than Life
New York’s Times Square is always a pretty bustling place. But come May 4, the energy will climb a notch or two. That’s the day
Oscars: The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same
This year’s Oscars telecast was perhaps the first I remember where the actual telecast seemed a little anticlimactic at first. Kevin Hart’s going to be

How to Train Your Dragon 3 Flies Up to No. 1
It’s been a slow year thus far at the box office. The LEGO Movie 2 underperformed. Alita: Battle Angel staggered. We’re nearly done with February,

Plugged In Movie Awards 2019: And The Winners Are …
Nearly 900 movies were released in North America in 2018. (About as many as Netflix put out singlehandedly.) Seems like we here at Plugged In
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