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.

Movie Tuesday: ‘Equalizer 3’ Takes No Prisoners

The Equalizer 3 blasted its way to No. 1 during the three-day Labor Day weekend, earning an estimated $42.3 million in North America.

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Disenchantment

Disenchantment few charms—unless you’re talking about those of the magical variety, that is.

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God Family Football

God. Family. Football.

God. Family. Football. gives us a compelling show that treats its subjects fairly and with affection.

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

While still plenty violent and filled with drinking and smoking, the Dial of Destiny does dial the content back a bit.

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter 2023

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Last Voyage of the Demeter, like the movie’s monster, comes to the fore filled with blood but without a soul to speak of.

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The Boogeyman 2023

The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman, the monster, thrives in the dark. So perhaps it’s only logical that the movie itself camps there, too.

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Movie Monday: ‘Gran Turismo’ Edges ‘Barbie’

When the checkered flag fluttered over this weekend’s box-office derby, Gran Turismo beat Barbie and her convertible pink Corvette by the width of a bumper.

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Vacation Friends 2

Vacation Friends 2

Vacation Friends 2 is a silly, salacious, morally vacuous trip.

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Invasion season 2

Invasion

Alien invasions never bode well for the poor Earthlings on the receiving end. And so it is again on Apple TV+s invasion.

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Solar Opposites season 4

Solar Opposites

Though these witty aliens can’t agree on how great Earth is, they can all agree to act in morally decrepit ways.

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Screen Use, Social Media Are Top Health Concerns for Parents

Screen-based worries aren’t going anywhere. They’ll be with us as long as screens themselves are. But parents are not powerless.

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Movie Monday: ‘Blue Beetle’ Bests ‘Barbie,’ Bugs Box Office

Though it didn’t earn as much as expected, Blue Beetle still beat out Barbie in this weekend’s box office.

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the blind side

Blindsided: What ‘The Blind Side’ is Retroactively Teaching Us

Our world is broken. We’re surrounded by stories not yet done—and sometimes, those stories don’t read like they should.

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Harlan Coben's Shelter season 1

Harlan Coben’s Shelter

Prime Video’s thriller is filled with mystery and murder—but loaded with more profanity than you’d expect.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 195: A Look at This Year’s Christian Movies. Plus ‘Transformers: EarthSpark’

Have Christian filmmakers learned new lessons about how to make strong, successful films? And what lessons might Hollywood learn from this latest wave of faith-based films?

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