What Halloween Tells Us About … Us
Think entertainment isn’t influential? Think pop culture isn’t important? Take a look outside your door tonight. The kids, adults and pets you see will tell you otherwise.
Movie Monday: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Scares Up Win
Five Nights at Freddy’s made swift work of a certain concert film, cruising to a resounding win during this weekend’s box office tourney.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 205: The Worldview Hurricane. Plus, ‘Loki’
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 205 Remember when entertainment was clean? Remember when it was innocent and wholesome? Remember when we could just watch a movie and not have to deal with so many problems on our screens? Yeah, about that. Sure, in some ways, our entertainment culture is getting more problematic. But […]
Movie Monday: Taylor Swift Eclipses ‘Flower Moon’ for Second Win
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, collected another $31 million this weekend, bringing its total to $129.8 million domestically.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 204: The Devil’s in the Entertainment Details. Plus, Taylor Swift’s Eras.
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 204 It’s the middle of October, and we’re knee-deep in the scary movie season. By my count, five of the weekend’s top 10 films are horror flicks—six, if you’re particularly scared by animated superhero dogs. And two of them involve outright possession. Pollsters tell us that the United […]
Movie Monday: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Pops to Victory
Taylor Swift is no stranger to No. 1, of course. Now she can add another trophy to her mantel: The top movie of the weekend.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 203: How Pop Culture, Entertainment and Tech are Shaping Boys. Plus, the Theology of Zelda
Entertainment, pop culture and technology play a huge role in how boys are shaped mentally, emotionally and even spiritually. How can parents combat that?
Movie Monday: ‘Exorcist: Believer’ Scares Up Win
The Exorcist: Believer took home $27.2 million in its opening weekend, but that’s still far short of the $400 million spent just for the rights.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 202: Helping Kids with News Anxiety. Plus, Netflix’s ‘Barbie: A Touch of Magic’
How do we help our teens navigate the often harrowing news cycle? And how can we help them tell what’s real news—and what’s not?
Same Old Saw: The Problem With Cinematic Gore
Perhaps the first question we should ask ourselves is whether movies such as Saw make us better people … or worse.