Contributor: Paul Asay

The world of technology and entertainment was ostensibly a bit more normal this year. But the folks who landed on our annual Movers and Shakers list made sure that 2022 felt anything but.

White Noise has fewer content concerns than many R-rated movies. But lighter content doesn’t mean you should take the movie lightly.

The Witcher: Blood Origin features a staggering amount of hacking and slashing. And it’s a disappointment any way you slice it.

What’s a parent to do when the kids are bored during the holidays? The Plugged In team might have a few suggestions.

Not many braved the weekend’s cold to visit the nation’s movie theaters. But most who did went to see James Cameron’s latest Avatar flick.

Strange World is colorful and, at times, clever. But it’s very much a symbol and symptom of our own strange, fallen world.

Detective Benoit Blanc is back again, solving another mystery with an all-star cast. But murder is the least of Glass Onion’s problems.

Based on the illustrated bestseller by Charlie Mackesy, this animated poem may charm kids and adults alike.

Christmas is a time of traditions. We decorate the tree. We read the original Christmas story. And … we watch movies.

Prime Video chronicles the adventures of Tom Clancy’s beloved hero, Jack Ryan. Too bad the content isn’t so beloved.

Everyone knew that Avatar: The Way of Water was gonna be big. The question was, how big?

It’s got some problems, but this strange television sequel to the National Treasure films is light, fun and relatively clean.

This week on The Plugged In Show, we talk about Marvel’s cosmic scope creep and what it all means—narratively and spiritually.

The problems in The Banshees of Inisherin do their share of screaming. But it’s what the movie whispers to us that sticks.

It has a few wooden moments. But in Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro’s hands, Pinocchio, our puppet protagonist, dances.