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.

westworld

Westworld

Westworld is a brutal, messy and ultimately amoral world. It asks the right questions but, by its actions, suggests that it might not care about the answers.

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Ms Marvel season 1

Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel—a little like the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies—feels almost as much like a coming-of-age romcom as it does a superhero story.

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terminal list

The Terminal List

Chris Pratt stars in this conspiratorial thriller. But the content will leave families less than thrilled.

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Family Camp movie

Family Camp

Family Camp, the first film from the Skit Guys, mostly pulls off a neat trick: being Christian … and being funny.

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Rise 2022

Rise

This movie, chronicling Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rise from poverty in Greece to NBA superstardom, is as inspiring as sports flicks get.

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Chloe season 1

Chloe

This taut mystery features strong acting and plenty of twists and turns. Unfortunately, it features plenty of problematic content, too.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 135: Virtual Babies and Pixar’s Lightyear

The Plugged In Team discusses a technology that may allow people to have fake, virtual children in the coming years. Then they dive into Pixar’s Lightyear.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

The latest Disney+ Star Wars show offers an engaging, if not engrossing tale that keeps its lightsaber pretty clean.

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Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness movie

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

The movie’s makers seemed to be so preoccupied with how this movie looks that they lost sight of how it feels. And honestly, it feels … pretty grim.

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Jerry and Marge Go Large 2022

Jerry and Marge Go Large

An older couple find a flaw in a lottery game and exploit it to the fullest. But they find more than money: They find the value of connection.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 134: Of Influencers and Dinosaurs

The Plugged In team talks with former YouTube star Andrew Armstrong and breaks down Jurassic World: Dominion.

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Duncanville season 3

Duncanville

The show’s intentions aside, Duncanville feels both willfully crass and deeply sad.

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Facebook’s Parent Company Facing Lawsuits Galore

Concerned parents are now suing Meta for knowingly promoting a product that could impact teen mental health without proper warnings.

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The Orville season 3

The Orville

The Orville is relatively clean only when compared to MacFarlane’s other nasty shows—not, say, Star Trek itself.

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Hollywood Stargirl 2022

Hollywood Stargirl

Powered by an innocent-but-grounded understanding of exactly what it is, Hollywood Stargirl is watchable and likable.

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