The Plugged In Team discusses the influence of movie musicals, including Dear Evan Hansen, and the negative impact of Instagram filters.
Be mindful that just as you and your kids use Facebook and Instagram, those same social media companies use you.
Movies can be so powerful. They can help us laugh. They can make us cry, and sometimes those tears aren’t a bad thing.
Here at Plugged In, we generally suggest that a solid, well-informed family discussion is always the wisest course of action.
Filters can be fun. Some can be harmless. But don’t adorn yourself with one. You don’t need it.
Some of last night’s biggest winners remind us that good television isn’t synonymous with terrible characters or a bleak worldview.
If you’ve ever been curious about what the Japanese animated genres of manga and anime are all about, you won’t want to miss this episode.
You learn or memorize faster, or work your way through problems more quickly, with brief breaks rather than without them.
In this week’s episode of The Plugged In Show, filmmaker Stephen Kendrick talks with us about his latest film, a documentary called Show Us The Father.
I remember how the articles I read and discussions I had taught me that celebrities somehow weren’t human beings. That because they were on a big screen, I could offer up my own commentary on a person as readily as I would on the latest iPhone.
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 >>
