Contributor: Paul Asay

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.

This is the Kellogg’s variety pack of modern crime dramas. And despite drubbings from critics, it was criminally popular on CBS and has a new home on Paramount+.

This show, while not monstrous in terms of sex and violence, nevertheless keeps time with fiendish intent.

The Plugged In Team discusses how technology impacts our kids’ willingness to attend to their responsibilities and Enola Holmes 2.