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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Elves

Elves are often depicted as cute and cuddly in Christmas specials. But here? Not so much. At all.

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The Last Duel

The Last Duel scores its share of hits during its cinematic jousts, this film is ultimately unhorsed by its gratuitous content.

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Plugged In Pick, Movie: The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis

Plugged In has chosen The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis as this week’s movie pick for families.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 105: We’re Thankful For Encanto (and Talk About a New Game)

This week on the Plugged In Show, our team tells families everything they need to know about Encanto and discuss a new Marvel video game.

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A Boy Called Christmas

There’s a lot of things to find in this Christmas origin story. But the real origin isn’t one of them.

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The Addams Family 2

While The Addams Family 2 might not be a great movie, it does offer a couple of great messages.

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Hawkeye

When it comes to entertainment, Hawkeye hits the mark. But in other ways, we fear the show may be just stringing us along.

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The Many Saints of Newark

Tony Soprano’s “origin story” simmers with gangster drama and the same brutal content HBO’s hit show was known for.

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Harriet the Spy

Apple TV+’s adaptation of the beloved children’s book Harriet the Spy is sweet and a tiny bit sour, too.

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Plugged In Pick, TV: Star Trek: Prodigy

Plugged In has chosen Paramount+’s Star Trek: Prodigy as this week’s TV pick for families.

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Cowboy Bebop

The Japanese anime hit Cowboy Bebop was edgy when it was animated. Now that Netflix owns it? It’s a lot worse.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 104: Today’s Top Female Singers & Finch

In episode 104 of The Plugged In Show, we talk about the influence of female pop stars on young girls and the latest Tom Hanks film.

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Feel Worthless? Don’t Believe It. God Doesn’t, and These Seven Celebs Didn’t, Either.

God tells us that we’re priceless, not worthless, no matter what the world says. And when He tells us that we’re valued beyond measure, it has nothing to do with how much we’ve achieved or how good our grades are or how popular we are.

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King Richard

King Richard has some rough edges. Bur rarely does a film show us what it takes to raise children—tennis stars or not—well.

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GTA’s Nasty, Hidden, Hot Coffee Is Back. Why Should Parents Care?

The fact that the latest Grand Theft Auto collection contains code to Hot Coffee perhaps, at first, doesn’t seem all that important. But when we watch movies or television shows, listen to music or play video games, we’re absorbing thoughts and ideas that can impact us in ways that Hot Coffee never could.

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