Contributor: Paul Asay

Instead of grousing about what we didn’t like about entertainment, we’ll talk about what we did. And some of our favorites might surprise you.

Who does Plugged In feel made the biggest impact on entertainment, technology and culture in the past year?

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom looked a little lost itself this weekend. But that didn’t stop it from finding first place.

Let’s take a look at seven movies, shows and specials about the original Christmas story that offer a little something for everyone.

Dream Scenario deftly, sometimes brilliantly, skewers are celebrity culture. But the content here can be a nightmare.

Maestro, a powerful biopic of Leonard Bernstein and his wife, offers an interesting tune. But it hits plenty of wrong notes along the way.

More violent than its PG-13 rating suggests, Rebel Moon is a copycat, self-serious slog that’s eclipsed by the movies it pulls from.

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?