Contributor: Paul Asay

Causeway tackles serious issues with serious thought. But it wasn’t nearly so thoughtful of some of its viewers.

Gigi & Nate manages to be both pretty sweet and kind of inspirational—even if it comes with a few monkey wrenches.

Bleak, brutal and haunting, All Quiet on the Western Front takes you to the trenches, sinking you ankle-deep into its mud and blood.

We talk a lot about screen time here at Plugged In. The less time your kids spend in front of a screen, the better, we often say. And it’s true. Or is it?

Pay no attention to the title. This erotic, horrific thriller gives us plenty to worry about.

This crime thriller, based on real events, exhibits fewer cracks than might expect for a PG-13 film about a bank robbery.

Amazon Prime’s The Peripheral is clever and intriguing. But its problems aren’t on the periphery: They’re front and center.

Bodies Bodies Bodies has problems, problems, problems.

You probably don’t need a review of Bros to know whether it’s your cup of tea. But here’s one anyway.

The Good House is, in some respects, a good movie. But with some good editing, it could’ve been better.

Redemption is a primary theme in this evocative Apple TV+ series. But the show spends a lot of time in the muck to get there.

Jennifer Walters may have accidentally become a Hulk. But she’s a bit different shade of green than her cousin Bruce Banner.

Worldview can be so important—and yet it’s not nearly as easily recorded in our reviews.

Scary, kid-centric movies might not always be bad – but that depends on the kid and the movie in question.

This spooky series based on a young-adult novel has some very adult concerns.