Contributor: Steven Isaac

Munich

Steven Spielberg’s latest war movie is inspired by how Israel responded to the murder of 11 of its athletes at the 1972 Olympics.

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The Incredibles

Everyone needs heroes. Except the good people of Metroville. They’ve had enough of ’em. So what’s a forcibly retired superhero to do when his services are no longer in demand?

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Jessica Biel thinks you’ll “really care” about her character in this “Massacre” remake. We couldn’t disagree more.

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Wild Hogs

John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy take to the road in an effort to shake off their middle-aged angst. They should have stayed home.

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A ‘Plugged In’ Contagion Alert!?

Why in the world would Plugged In post a warning about this year’s flu outbreak? What’s a virus got to do with entertainment? Well, we’re not talking about the flu, actually. And contagion may have more to do with entertainment than any of us thought. …

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On the Line

Lance Bass and Joey Fatone of ‘N Sync star in this film, and their presence alone will make it a pre-teen fave. The rest of the civilized world will just think of it as movie-lite.

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What You Read Last Year

Januarys are busier than most months for me. On top of editing and publishing, I’m also doing a whole lot of calculating and tabulating. Now, there’s nothing inherently special about turning the calendar over from one year to the next, nothing that rea …

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Plugged In Movie Awards: Diamond in the Rough (Nominees)

This is our last category for the Plugged In Movie Awards. It should be—and not just because it’s the last thing some of our readers might think Plugged In would do! It is the category that stretches us the most, and will make you think the hardest. It …

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Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Christian Movie (Nominees)

It’s our third day of announcing our nominees for the first-ever Plugged In Movie Awards. On Tuesday we rolled out our picks for Best Movie for Kids. Yesterday it was Best Movie for Teens. Today we’re looking at the category of Best Christian Movie rel …

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Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Teens (Nominees)

Yesterday we launched our first-ever Plugged In Movie Awards with nominees in the Best Movie for Kids category. Today we present five nominees in the Best Movie for Teens category. Vote for your favorite on our FACEBOOK PAGE or right here on our blog. …

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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Nearly 15 million American Girl dolls have been sold since 1986. Three movies have already been made about them: ‘Samantha,’ ‘Felicity’ and ‘Molly.’ The first to arrive on DVD after playing on the big screen is ‘Kit.’

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Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Kids (Nominees)

On Feb. 24, Daniel Day-Lewis and some other people will smile, strut onstage at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, collect gleaming statuettes and tell the world how much they love their agents. The Academy Awards is, by far, the biggest awards show in what ha …

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Land of the Dead

Nearly 40 years ago, George A. Romero fathered the modern zombie with ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ This is his fourth film in the series.

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A New Year. A New Entertainment Regime

My daughter recently read Animal Farm for her middle school class. Or maybe I should say she tried to just read Animal Farm. Because the second I got a whiff of George Orwell’s fertile satirical fields, I had to get in on that little assignment too. So …

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Crazy in Alabama

Disparate plots intertwine in this quirky directorial debut by Antonio Banderas. It’s 1965, and as the movie begins, Lucille tells her extended family that she has killed her husband …

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