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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Plugged In Talks Content: Conclusion

Sometimes a movie is more, or less, than its parts. And the conclusion is where we tackle it all.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 114: Is Redeeming Love Too Steamy?

We’ll talk about a Christian movie that’s surprisingly risqué, and a secular movie that’s surprisingly Christian.

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Plugged In Talks Content: Crude or Profane Language

We’re more than faceless f-word counters. But find out why Plugged In counts them anyways.

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A Hero reminds us—on multiple levels—that stories aren’t always what they seem.

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While Euphoria tries to show us today’s “Teenage Wasteland,” the HBO show itself is a wasteland just as bleak and cynical.

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Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

Apple TV+’s reboot of the 1980s Fraggle Rock is faithful to the original in almost every respect—including its silliness.

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In this episode, we talk about conflicting musical priorities and one of Star Wars’ most ethically conflicted characters.

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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

This movie is a mess in pretty much every way you’d like to slice it. (And slice this movie does.)

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Plugged In Talks Content: Spiritual Elements

Ever wondered why Plugged In has a Spiritual Elements section? We aim to answer that and other content-specific questions in this series.

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The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth is rated R for blood and violence, a reminder even classics can still contain problematic content.

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If there’s a movie you’re interested in seeing, we’re interested in seeing it, too. And we let you know about some of them on this episode.

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Mass

Mass is in its own way more difficult to watch than a slasher flick. Here, bodies don’t bleed: souls do.

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Eternals

Marvel’s latest, Eternals, offers a sweeping, syncretistic creation story that’s full of bargain-bin gods but no divinity or transcendence.

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Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III and Trinity United Church of Christ present a virtual conversation on the film, A Journal for Jordan.

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Interested in These 10 Movies? We Are, Too (But Maybe For Different Reasons)

What movies coming out in 2022 might have some content issues you might not suspect?

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