Contributor: Paul Asay

This film feels more brutal, and sounds more profane, than you would expect for a movie intended, essentially, for kids.

Countless Americans turned to the show to help them cope with difficult days, and many still do. But I think Friends deserves deeper, more cautionary consideration.

TV has been called a “vast wasteland.” And in some ways the phrase fits: It can be tough to find good shows. But not this month.

The Plugged In team took on this timely topic for this week’s podcast, discussing the influence social media has on especially its youngest users.

Counter Column shines as an illustration of God at work—healing the hurting, redeeming the rejects, making something beautiful.

Hallmark’s gentle drama is, on its face, as sweet and innocent a show as you’ll find. But does it hide something sinister?

The show is made for adults, with each episode featuring a grab bag of potential problems.

Is this movie terrifying? Not really. Obscenely grotesque? Oh, yeah.

Even if a film is predominantly a psychological thriller, like this one, showing physical trauma is a requirement today, it seems.

Amazon Prime’s dramatization of a Pulitzer Prize book about slavery is powerful but difficult to watch.

DC and CW attempt to mash the vibe of Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Who and a zany fever dream into one cheap, strange package.

We talk with the up-and-coming actress about Ireland, working with a living legend and her own history with Plugged In.

Look at the year’s cinematic box office figures, you see plenty of evidence of the return-to-normal, the abnormal and, perhaps, a new normal on the horizon.

Intergenerational conflict is never easy. And it’s even harder when those involved have super powers.

The Mosquito Coast certainly has some worthy elements in its mix. But beware: This mosquito bites.