Plugged In Blog
The Plugged In Show, Episode 98: Dear Evan Hansen and the Musical Renaissance
The Plugged In Team discusses the influence of movie musicals, including Dear Evan Hansen, and the negative impact of Instagram filters.
Best Movies Streaming for Families in October 2021
Top non-horror films available for families to stream in October.
Latest Bombshell Proves that Social Media Is Not Our Friend
Be mindful that just as you and your kids use Facebook and Instagram, those same social media companies use you.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 97: A Look at the God’s Not Dead Franchise and a Conversation with Francesca Battistelli
With God’s Not Dead: We the People coming to theaters, we thought it was a good time to talk about the new movie, the franchise, and the Christian movie industry as a whole.
Tinseltown Can Be Triggering. (The Starling Shows Us How.)
Movies can be so powerful. They can help us laugh. They can make us cry, and sometimes those tears aren’t a bad thing.
You Wanna Drag the Kids to … China?
Here at Plugged In, we generally suggest that a solid, well-informed family discussion is always the wisest course of action.
Plugged In Pick, Movies: Come From Away
Plugged In has chosen the musical Come From Away as this week’s movie pick for families.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 96: Is Rock Dead? No One Told Skillet … Or Switchfoot … Or Imagine Dragons
Some rock groups that have rocked the charts in years and decades past continue to pump out thoughtful, intelligent music that still … rocks.
What’s Wrong with Instagram Filters
Filters can be fun. Some can be harmless. But don’t adorn yourself with one. You don’t need it.
The Emmys Show That Nice(ish) Guys Can Finish First
Some of last night’s biggest winners remind us that good television isn’t synonymous with terrible characters or a bleak worldview.
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