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.

Sugar

Sugar, the name of Apple TV+’s film noir drama, might sound sweet. But this series starring Colin Farrell has an acrid bite.

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Movie Monday: ‘Godzilla x Kong’ Is a Box-Office Beast

Godzilla and Kong team up to shred cityscapes and the weekend box office as well, exceeding industry expectations.

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The Baxters

Karen Kingsbury’s Baxters series hits Amazon’s Prime Video—and for fans of the series, it hits home.

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Ordinary Angels 2024

Ordinary Angels

Anchored by two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, Ordinary Angels gives us an extraordinary, well-crafted story.

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Freud's Last Session

Freud’s Last Session

In Freud’s Last Session, both the eminent psychoanalyst and the Christian apologist C.S. Lewis land on the psychologist’s couch.

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a fish-boy in Luca

Luca

Pixar still knows how to craft a great, resonant story. It might just nurse out a tear or two from even jaded moms and dads.

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Land of the Bad 2024

Land of the Bad

“War is barbaric,” a character in Land of the Bad tells us. And ultimately, so is this movie.

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Ferrari

Ferrari

Ferrari features all the beautiful cars and fast times you might expect. But Ferrari red is not the only crimson on the road.

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Poor Things 2023

Poor Things

This offbeat comedy reimagines the Frankenstein story as a feminist fable—one that’s innocent and explicit in equal measure.

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Movie Monday: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Kicks to Big Win

Po and company punched and kicked their way to $58.3 million in North America, toppling the mighty Dune: Part Two for the weekend win.

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Ricky Stanicky 2024

Ricky Stanicky

For a movie about a big, fat lie, Ricky Stanicky comes with some surprisingly true lessons—and two hours worth of troubling content.

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The 2024 Plugged In Movie Awards: And the Winners Are …

If you missed the podcast yesterday, then you can read all about the winners of the 2024 Plugged In Movie Awards right here!

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Damsel

This revisionist fairy tale mostly minds its manners. Still, it can be pretty violent, too—and not everyone lives happily ever after.

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The gentlemen season 1

The Gentlemen

A young noble inherits his father’s estate—along with its illegal marijuana operation. Alas, this show grows its own crop of problems.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 224: The Plugged In Movie Awards!

Roll out the red carpet, fluff up that dress and straighten up that old bow tie: It’s time to officially conduct our always rollicking Plugged In Movie Awards.

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