Contributor: Paul Asay

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 205 Remember when entertainment was clean? Remember when it was innocent and wholesome? Remember when we could just watch a movie and not have to deal with so many problems on our screens? Yeah, about that. Sure, …

Despite its name, The Exorcist: Believer wavers in its beliefs. And that leaves it more muddled, and less scary, than it could be.

What happens when you upload your soul to a virtual “heaven” before you die? The answers here aren’t always divine.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, collected another $31 million this weekend, bringing its total to $129.8 million domestically.

Grim, witty, gory, graphic. That’s pretty good summary of what to expect from this “superhero” show on HBO Max.

Wolf Like Me does have its tail-wagging moments. But the content here will make many a discernment-minded viewer growl.

Whatever moral posturing the film makes, Saw X glories in revulsion. It exalts in human meat.

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 204 It’s the middle of October, and we’re knee-deep in the scary movie season. By my count, five of the weekend’s top 10 films are horror flicks—six, if you’re particularly scared by animated superhero dogs. And t …

Instead of keeping us in the dark, Haunted Mansion turns up the lights. And what do we see in those lights? A bit of a mess.

Anchored by an A-list cast, The Miracle Club is an effective, if imperfect, movie that comes with some strong, positive messages.

Taylor Swift is no stranger to No. 1, of course. Now she can add another trophy to her mantel: The top movie of the weekend.

This film is based on a great story and features a lot of great things—including two Oscar winners. The language? Not so great.

Entertainment, pop culture and technology play a huge role in how boys are shaped mentally, emotionally and even spiritually. How can parents combat that?

“Netflix turns up the grotesquery volume already present in Edgar Allen Poe’s work to, oh, about 27.”

It Lives Inside is a little like a Hindu version of The Exorcist—and it comes with plenty of issues.