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Hilarious Video Shows How Social Media Can Ruin Your Best Moments
Contrary to how it feels at times, social media is not the worst thing ever. It won’t steal your lunch (most days). It doesn’t wear your

Lighter Batman Spoils Darker Debut (at Least in North America)
Everything snapped into place for The LEGO Batman Movie. The animated click—er, flick built itself an estimated $55.6 million take (presumably out of tile-shaped 100-dollar

Why Do Christian Films Bomb? (No, Really?)
Much to the surprise of Hollywood, The Passion of the Christ took in an earth-shattering $370.8 million domestically back in 2004 when it was released,

Culture Clips: How ‘Bout the Super Bowl (Ads)?
The New England Patriots are world champions. Again. Do I sound bitter? I don’t mean to. The 111.3 million people who watched the game were

Split Keeps Rolling Along
To paraphrase Shakespeare, beware the movies of February. The year’s shortest month can’t be short enough for most studios. Whenever a studio exec screens a
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Christian Movie
We close out our Plugged In Movie Awards nominations with our picks for best Christian movie, and man, what a tough year it was. Faith-based
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie For Adults
Those Oscar voters have it made. To choose the best of the best based on sheer aesthetics—the writing, the acting, the cinematography—feels easy compared to
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie For Teens
Another day, another batch of nominees! This time we turn to movies for teens. It’s a perennially tricky category to pick for, and this year
Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie For Kids
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to dust off your finest tuxedo T-shirt, sprinkle glitter on your hair and metaphorically walk down that red carpet with

Split Strikes Again
Despite three new movies hitting theaters this weekend, Split continues to dominate the box office with a rather ironic, single-minded aplomb. The M. Night Shyamalan
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