Contributor: Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

Noble

Noble tells the true story of Irishwoman Christina Noble, whose Children’s Foundation has now helped more than 700,000 children in Vietnam and Mongolia.

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Couples Retreat

Four couples try to solve years’ worth of marital problems during a weeklong retreat to paradise. And, really, what can’t be solved with a dose of sun, sand and bright-blue water?

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When Demons Go Viral

At play practice one night when I was a high schooler in the late ’80s, some friends broke out a Ouija board. Though I’d grown up in a Bible church and had professed faith in Christ as a child, I definitely wasn’t walking with God at the time. If anyth …

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The Water Diviner

Directing a feature film for the first time, Russell Crowe dives into the deep end of the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I.

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True Story

Disgraced journalist Michael Finkel finds a chance for redemption in the story of an accused killer. But digging for the truth is difficult.

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Unfriended

You could argue that Unfriended is a bloody morality fable underlining what Plugged In has been telling you for years: Be careful what you do online.

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Clouds of Sils Maria

The title describes the snakelike progress of clouds through the Swiss mountains but this movie could be described as beautiful and threatening.

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The Longest Ride

Luke loves bull riding. Sophia loves modern art. These two have nothing in common—so naturally, this being a Nicolas Sparks movie, they fall in love.

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Get Hard

There’s truth in the title: If you go to this movie, it’ll quickly get hard to sit through.

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Yes Man

Jim Carrey wants you … to say YES. We want you to read this review before you do.

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Rescue Dawn

When bomber Dieter Dengler crashed into the Laotian jungle in 1965, he found himself facing famine, flood, leeches, maggots and sadistic prison guards. Escape was his only option.

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The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Shailene Woodley reprises her role as multitalented Tris in the second installment of the dystopian Divergent franchise. This time, the stakes are higher.

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The Devil Inside

The devil’s quite real. Demons are quite real. And this film is too. (Unfortunately.) But just because something’s real doesn’t make it good—good theology … good entertainment … good art.

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It Follows

It’s the most dire disincentive for fornication on the far side of reality. But sex ed instructors won’t be showing this flick in class anytime soon.

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The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet is fun. But it’s fun like eating too much candy or breaking curfew—or knocking yourself out for 11 days with a gas gun.

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