Contributor: Paul Asay

The Tender Bar has some nice family messages—wedged between a lot of obscenities and other tough content.

This week on the Plugged In Show, we reflect on the biggest entertainment and technology stories of 2021.

Fox’s Cleaning Lady can scrub clean many a stain. But the show’s own messes are something even she can’t wipe away.

We offer a few suggestions of good family movies that might inspire your kids to push themselves, explore new skills or become kinder people.

Our annual rundown of who moved the needle in the world of entertainment and technology—for better or worse.

Football is America’s favorite sport—at least at the movies. We discuss why, and Adam interviews the director of American Underdog.

Disney’s Encanto revolves around a magical family, even as it reminds us that family might be the most magical thing of all.

I’d advise families to take a tip from the first two words of this movie’s title: Don’t look.

Let’s dive into Plugged In’s highly subjective list of the top five TV shows that we reviewed this outgoing year.

Being the Ricardos offers us a glimpse of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz that’s a lot grittier than their iconic onscreen characters.

Antlers symbolically suggests messages about child abuse and environmentalism—all in the context of a very bloody story.

HBO Max’s dystopian series is creative and compelling. But it’s also crass.

Swan Song is provocative, meditative and poignant. But its questions ignore some important answers, and it stirs in some unwanted—and unneeded—foul language.

This week on the Plugged In Show, we talk about Hollywood’s love of sequels and remakes before discussing Disney+’s Hawkeye.

Rumble teaches its viewers that it’s OK to be different—all without demeaning the importance of dedication or hard work. And that’s nice.