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Culture Clips: About Those Super Bowl Ads …
A few days ago, the world was treated to one of the best Super Bowls in history. But some viewers couldn’t have cared less about

An Open Breakup Letter to Justin Timberlake
Dear Justin Timberlake (can I still call you JT?), I am writing to inform you that we’re through. I’m breaking up with you. Let me

Jumanji: The Film That Wouldn’t Die
Last week, I suggested that Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was the Tom Brady of movies. But even as Brady’s New England Patriots fell just
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Christian Movie
We’ve come to the end of our Plugged In Movie Awards nominations, and by now you know the drill. As I’ve said before, pick your
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Adults
We’ve come to one of our most prickly categories now, picking through the best films Hollywood offered this year and deciding what’s truly praise-worthy in
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Teens
We’re in our second day of unveiling the nominees for the Plugged In Movie Awards, and we’ve hit one of my favorite categories: Best Movie
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Kids
For the last several weeks, Hollywood has been handing itself a bevy of awards, with the biggest honors—the Oscars—just around the corner. Alas, the movies

Maze Runner Sprints Past Jumanji
There’s a little spring in the teen dystopian movie yet. Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the third chapter in the Maze Runner series, galloped to

CES 2018 and Its Quirky Joys
The Consumer Electronics Show of 2018 is already in our rear view mirrors, and Las Vegas is still buzzing over all the glorious gadgetry goodness

Culture Clips: Who Needs an Oscar, Anyway?
As I mentioned already, the Academy announced its Oscar nominations yesterday, and I offered a bit of a sad headshake as to how comparatively un-family
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