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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
Culture Clips: When Church and Football Clash
Going to church is more important than watching the Super Bowl, right? Not so fast. A new study by LifeWay Research (reported in Christianity Today)
Wanna Run Off to the Circus? Too Late.
Sometimes cultural change claims unexpected victims. Last week, it came for an icon birthed in a bygone era: the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
Me, Mom and Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore, one of television’s true legends, died yesterday at the age of 80. She became a star as Laura Petrie, the beautiful, charming
Culture Clips: PG-13 Gun Violence Soars
If you’ve been to a PG-13 action movie lately, you might have thought, Man, it sure seems like there’s a lot of violence for a
Oscar Noms: Pretty Good?
Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were rolled out early this morning. And for the next several days, the entertainment world will be wholly reactionary.
Split Decision
It was almost as if we had a sixth sense. We just knew that director M. Night Shyamalan just might see the top of the
About Us
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 >>