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.

Episode 250: Resetting Screentime for School. Plus, are Movies Like ‘Beetlejuice’ Bad?

How can parents curb summertime screentime now that school is back in session? And should families see films like Beetlejuice?

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Movie Tuesday: Yep, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Won Again

Plenty of new movies flooded the multiplex over the Labor Day weekend. But to no avail: For the fifth time in six weeks, Deadpool & Wolverine landed up top.

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How Dennis Quaid Rediscovered God

Quaid touches on plenty of topics during this wide-ranging, illuminating conversation with Focus on the Family President Jim Daly—especially on what it was like to play one of the United States’ most beloved, yet debated, presidents.

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Episode 249: Looking at ‘The Rings of Power.’ Plus, ‘Reagan’

Everything you need to know about Prime Video’s The Rings of Power. Plus, what we thought of Dennis Quaid’s new movie, Reagan.

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Longlegs

Effective, unsettling and filled with occultic elements, Longlegs might make you wish for a short memory.

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Movie Monday: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Claws Back to No. 1

After losing the top spot last weekend to Alien: Romulus, Deadpool & Wolverine returned to No. 1.

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Pachinko

Powerful and riveting, Apple TV+’s sprawling family saga Pachinko still comes with some unfortunate elements of chance.

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Episode 248: A Conversation with the Kendrick Brothers

The Plugged In Team sits down with the Kendrick brothers to discuss how they got into Christian moviemaking and their latest film, The Forge.

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Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2 is fun. It’s thoughtful. And it’s a fantastic conversation starter. And it lands just a hair below Pixar’s best films.

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Movie Monday: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Bursts into Box Office with Win

Moviegoers embraced Alien: Romulus with the passion of a face-hugger this weekend, leaving Deadpool & Wolverine in second place.

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Episode 247: The Allure of Bad Content. Plus, ‘My Penguin Friend’

How do we protect our kids from content that looks like it’s made for kids but is actually targeted toward adults?

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Six Inspirational Movies for Kids Headed Back to School

Perhaps these movies will get your kids excited about school and all the cool things that they’ll have the opportunity to learn.

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Movie Monday: ‘It Ends With Us’ Nearly Topples ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

The husband-and-wife tandem of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively took home gold and silver at the box office this weekend.

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The Umbrella Academy

This problematic sci-fi show’s fourth season forces our protagonists to solve, once again, another world-ending scenario.

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Episode 246: Do Old Movies Still Matter? Plus, Spotify Goes Social!

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 246 I’m a sucker for old movies. Sure, I have an appreciation for a lot of the new stuff, and as a Plugged In reviewer, I sure watch a lot of it. But when I’m watching a movie for myself—when I don’t have to sit d …

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