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.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

The robots think they’re in battle-ready disguise. But really they’re just in a crass, sexualized sequel.

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Year One

Jack Black and Michael Cera engage in some serious B.C. blasphemy in this crude, crass summertime mess.

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My Life in Ruins

Hello there, and welcome to our tour of ‘My Life in Ruins.’ On this trip we’ll see people cheat, steal, swear and generally make a mess of things. Remember to keep your hands inside the bus at all times…

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Up

Carl Fredricksen never had a chance to take his dear wife to Paradise Falls. Now he’s going alone—in a floating house held up by balloons. Wait! Was that a knock at the door?

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Drag Me to Hell

In his return to horror, Sam Raimi tells us to respect our elders. Why? Because they might sic cloven-hoofed demons on us, that’s why.

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