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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The Protégé

The Protégé is built on a familiar cinematic paradox: Its good guys kill people for a living.

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The Emmys Show That Nice(ish) Guys Can Finish First

Some of last night’s biggest winners remind us that good television isn’t synonymous with terrible characters or a bleak worldview.

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Plugged In Pick, TV: Oggy Oggy

The world Oggy Oggy and his pals inhabit is pretty delightful: The computer animation turns every object into a toddler-friendly toy.

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Plugged In Pick, Music: “I See You” by Chris Tomlin and Brandon Lake

Chris Tomlin and Brandon Lake’s song “I See You” gently but powerfully reminds us to keep our eyes open for God amid our daily grind.

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Eight Films We’ll Be Most Curious About for Fall 2021

“I can’t wait to see that movie!” As a kid, those words came out of my mouth about every month. It didn’t take much to get me excited about the latest Star Wars flick or action adventure. Maybe you can relate. Now that I review movies for a living, I d …

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Come From Away

This Broadway musical about planes being diverted to Canada on 9/11 offers poignant lessons to COVID-weary people, too.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 93: A Look at Shang-Chi and Exploring the Metaverse

We’re talking about ‘verses on this podcast: The multiverse, the metaverse and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Vacation Friends

Vacation Friends offers a grain of goodness in an ocean of problems.

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See

The title comes with a bit of a warning. Because what burbles across the screen here can’t be unseen.

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Top 5 Movies About Family in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster, won’t be out for more than another week. But here’s a quick peek at the movie’s biggest theme: It’s all about family.

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Plugged In Pick, TV: Spidey and His Amazing Friends

Kids love superheroes. But parents of those kids? Not necessarily. So what’s the parent of a superhero-loving tyke to do?

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The Chair

Despite some admirable character development, Plugged In would like to put this Chair in a corner.

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Spirit Untamed

This story lauds courage, friendship and family—without throwing a massive amount of unfortunate content at us.

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CODA

CODA ushers us into a world that few of us know much about and makes us feel … well, like a part of the family.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 90: Vivo, Parenting Generation Screen, and a Culture Countdown

Bob the Tomato used to introduce every VeggieTales episode with, “Have we got a show for you!” And boy, is that true of the latest episode of The Plugged In Show.

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