Contributor: Steven Isaac

It doesn’t take much to make a movie franchise these days. Sometimes the connection between films can be as tenuous as … a mask.

Sam lives alone. He works at a Starbucks. And his mental capacity is that of a 7-year-old. Sam is also a father.

‘Proof’ takes moviegoers not into a whirlpool of mental illness seemingly brought about by genius, but rather into the crevasses that so often form in the middle of relationships.

Based on Janet Finch’s best-selling novel, this film loses itself in one girl’s desperate journey through adolescence, foster homes and abuse.

Bumbling adventure includes ravenous cheese curls and cute boulders in this latest big-screen ‘Veggie’ movie.

Time travel is becoming something of a fall-back gag for Austin Powers. This time the year is 1975…

‘The Fast and the Furious’ gets funny with Queen Latifah behind the wheel. That should have been the tagline. But what most teens are going to remember about this movie isn’t Latifah’s punishing wit. …

The Legend of Bagger Vance finds the meaning of life in a little white ball. Its conclusions are balanced, but the setup is a bit shaky, sometimes feeling haphazard and lopsided.

The first hit from these country-crooning siblings mingles beautiful melodies with musings about life’s uncertainty—the fear of which is muffled by the hope of heaven.

The value of friendship and the beauty of a committed marriage compete with lust and unbridled materialism in this SATC sequel. Guess which wins.

Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger dominate this Civil War epic that, despite being filmed in Romania and directed by a Brit, comes off as authentic and deeply personal. But there’s more to consider …

Homer’s got a brand new movie. And a pig. And a great big, gigantic, humongous problem. Will the Simpsons’ unique blend of satire, humor, love and loathing save the day? Or is Springfield gonna get squashed?

This run-of-the-mill crime caper distinguishes itself only by the amount of time it devotes to bare skin and the sensual thrill of thievery.

From the beginning I’ve watched 24. Most of the time it’s been a Plugged In project—to keep tabs on a show that was pushing torture scenes into the mainstream of TV’s prime time. Sometimes, though, I’ve found myself watching it for personal reasons, to …

Somewhere between the release of Miley Cyrus’ racy new video and Iron Man 2’s $128 million weekend, Plugged In learned it won the Evangelical Press Association’s Award of Excellence for best online publication. Paul Asay, one of our associate editors, …