Contributor: Paul Asay

While the TV landscape can look a little discouraging, Plugged In still uncovered some gems for just about every age group.

The protagonist for Silent Night never speaks. But the blood he sheds screams.

Wonka, an origin story for Roald Dahl’s legendary candy maker, climbed into the box office’s glass elevator and shot all the way to No. 1.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget won’t make Chick-fil-A happy. But everyone else? This might be a film worth dipping into.

With the release of Wonka, the Plugged In team thought it’d be a perfect opportunity to have a big, friendly talk about the new movie and Roald Dahl’s complicated legacy.

Miracle on 34th Street is as clean as you’d expect for a 1947 film. But it still has some provocative issues worth discussing.

Two of the weekend’s top five films are imports from Japan, including the latest from Studio Ghibli, The Boy and the Heron.

Why has Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, of all the stories we’ve told over the last 180 years, stayed so strong? So resonant?

Difficult and uncomfortable at times, The Mission triggers far more questions than spoons out answers.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force feels like a stereotypical fast-food meal: A bit tasty, awfully salty and, once you’re done with it, you’re filled with regret.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, danced into theaters this weekend. And just like many a Beyoncé single, it climbed to the top of the charts.

Candy Cane Lane is fun. It’s colorful. It has its merits. But be careful how you handle it, or it might shoot yer eye out.

Social media can be harmful. So says U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and so say we at Plugged In.

Mesmerizing performances make May December no less uncomfortable, and no less problematic.

Alexander Payne’s latest film has some R-rated flaws. But it also feels deeply human in its depiction of its characters’ flaws, too.