Contributor: Paul Asay

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

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.

Families—even families already familiar with the MCU—still might want to pause before grabbing this ring.

Plugged In has chosen “Ghost” by Justin Bieber as this week’s music pick for families.

Home Sweet Home Alone is sweeter than the original. And, in a way, meaner, too.

This Apple TV+ dramedy, based on a true story, unpacks the tangled story of a charming, manipulative psychiatrist.

It’s a messy story, no doubt. But it’s done in service to a fascinating, and ultimately inspiring, tale.

Plugged In thought this was a perfect time to roll out a few quality football movies that might be suitable to watch with your whole family.

Spencer, while showing Diana to be a sweet mother, endows her otherwise with little more than the morality found in a teenage romcom.

The Plugged In team unpacks Dune and Eternals before diving deeper on the spirituality that often pops up in sci-fi flicks.

Dr. Brain is the latest South Korean cultural export to make waves on this side of the pond.

Let’s just say that The Harder They Fall is pretty much a dissertation on how not to follow the Ten Commandments.

Ever wonder what life would be like with a dog, a robot and Tom Hanks? Finch is the thoughtful answer to that question.

Candyman isn’t sweet. It was never intended to be. But its excesses are enough to choke on.

If Tammy Faye is humanized here, the faith that drove her can be dehumanized much of the time.