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.

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Women Talking

Women Talking delves deeply and painfully into abuse: Abuse of people, of power and of faith itself.

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an overweight man - The Whale

The Whale

The Whale is a difficult, problematic story about sex, faith and family. And it’s a monster of a movie, in both good ways and bad.

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A Million Little Things season 5

A Million Little Things

ABC’s This is Us wannabe has some strong, affirming messages … but enough content to give viewers pause.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 169: The Music Episode and ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’

The Plugged In team talks about how music can change us. Then hear our thoughts about the newest Ant-Man film and submit your entries for Name That Movie.

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Hello Tomorrow season 1

Hello Tomorrow!

You could call this Apple TV+ dramedy a cross between The Jetsons and Breaking Bad. And the content breaks bad itself.

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12 Movies That Illustrate Love

We thought it might be fun to showcase a handful of films that illustrate the four different kinds of love.

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Movie Monday: Magic Mike Dances to No. 1

Sure, Magic Mike’s Last Dance won the weekend’s domestic box-office title. But the real winner? James Cameron.

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The Flash season 9

The Flash

In a television landscape filled with dark antiheroes, the Flash still feels like a bright guy who always tries to do the right thing … right now.

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Sharper 2023

Sharper

This Apple TV+ movie is true to its name, full of sharp performances and pointedly bad behavior. But viewers might get cut, too.

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Empire of Light

Empire of Light focuses on its empire of ingredients and forgets the light. And it leaves us instead with problems.

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Ark on Syfy

The Ark

The crew on this Syfy show may eventually reach the alien planet it’s aiming for. But it carries plenty of problems, too.

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Movie Monday: ‘Way of Water’ Washed Away by ‘Knock at the Cabin’

After seven straight victories, The Way of Water fell like Niagara, making way for the possibly-apocalyptic horror flick Knock at the Cabin.

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Dear Edward season 1

Dear Edward

Language mars this otherwise powerful, poignant and sometimes funny series about moving on from unimaginable grief.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 167: Plugged In Movie Award Misses (and Granger Smith)

What movies didn’t make the cut for the Plugged In Movie Awards? Find out why and listen to a conversation with Granger Smith about Moonrise.

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Plugged In Movie Awards Best Christian Movies 2023

Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Christian Movies (2023)

The nominations for the Plugged In Movie Award Best Christian Movies are in. Be sure to watch our livestream of the show at 10AM on March 7!

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