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.

The Rig

Supernatural fog is never a good weather pattern when you work on an oil rig. But violence and profanity, apparently, are right as rain.

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Movie Monday: ‘Mufasa’ Takes Box Office Throne

Step away, Sonic. Mufasa speeds on past the blue blur to take a very kingly lead in this week’s box office gains.

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Witty, silly and ever-so-much fun, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is not a perfect film. But it is pretty delightful.

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Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is an engrossing miniseries, but its content is not to be taken lightly.

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Episode 267: A Conversation with Author Mandy Majors. Plus, the New Wallace & Gromit Movie

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 267 It’s a scary time to be a parent. Social media and technology have radically changed the familial landscape. Screens are delivering untold levels of content to kids’ eyes, ears and hearts. The scariest part? K …

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Forrest Gump

History just wouldn’t be the same without Forrest Gump. Movie history, that is. I’d like to know exactly where he was running to so fast.

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Movie Monday: ‘Sonic’ Booms at the Box Office

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 spent its second straight weekend at the top of the charts, zipping to an estimated $38 million in North America.

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Nightb–ch

Nightb—ch is just as problematic as its title suggests. And while it may contain some truth and even beauty, it’s a beast of a watch all the same.

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Pop Culture’s Top 10 Movers and Shakers (2024 Edition)

Yep, 2024 proves the old adage that the only constant in the world is change. And yet, the year came with plenty of constants, too …

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Episode 266: A Look Back at 2024—the Good, the Bad and the Icky

What were your highlights for 2024? Lowlights? Happy to see the year in the rearview mirror, or do you wish it could go on and on?

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The Order

The Order gives us a look at a scary group that did some horrific things. But it contains its own sorts of horrors, too.

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Werewolves

In ‘Werewolves,’ the world has gone howling mad. Everyone’s at risk of becoming a werewolf. And the movie itself? Woof.

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Gladiator II

It’s been 24 years since director Ridley Scott last visited the Roman Colosseum. But Gladiator II proves not much has changed—including the bloodshed.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol – Plugged In Rewind

Every so often, Plugged In likes to look back on films of yesteryear to evaluate what those films mean today. This time: The Muppet Christmas Carol.

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Movie Monday: ‘Sonic 3’ Speeds Past ‘Mufasa’

In a clash of kid-centric family films, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 sprinted past Mufasa: The Lion King and coasted to a surprisingly easy victory.

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