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Focus on the Box Office
There was a time that someone could’ve filmed Will Smith eating breakfast, put the footage in theaters and made a cool $100 mil. And while
And They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Movies
Who watches Christian movies? You? Your pastor? That aunt who always gives you throw pillows for Christmas embroidered with Bible verses? How ’bout the atheist
The Pope Talks Media Influence on Families
Technology can be a great boon to communication. But it can also be an isolating influence too, something that keeps families from talking instead of
4 Ways Leslie Knope Is More Like Jesus Than I Am
The curtains are down. The lights are out. America’s time hanging out with Indiana’s motliest crew of small-town local government employees has come to a
Where Space Travel and Reality TV Collide
What would you say if someone approached you and offered you an extended stay in a barren wasteland of sand, mudstone and rock? You’d be
Fifty Shades Gets Darker (But Still Wins)
Have you ever had a crush on somebody? Like, you see them in the school hallway and you just think she (or he) is just
2015 Plugged In Movie Awards: Winners
Announcing the winners of the third annual PLUGGED IN MOVIE AWARDS! BEST MOVIE FOR KIDS Nominees: Big Hero 6, Dolphin Tale 2, The LEGO Movie,
Of Frogs, Kettles and Spiritual Renewal
I want to take something of a personal detour in the blog today—but one that I think relates very much to the media-and-message flooded world
Whale, Whale, What Do We Have Here?
OK, you may have already seen this since it’s casually blowing up the Internet faster than Kim Kardashian when she’s trying really hard. But I
Far More Than Fifty Shades of Comments
On Thursday I published a blog titled “We’re Reviewing Fifty Shades of Grey. Here’s Why.” The response was … interesting. First, a shout-out to all
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 >>