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Plugged In is a Focus on the Family publication designed to shine a light on the world of popular entertainment while giving families the essential tools they need to understand, navigate and impact the culture in which they live. Through our reviews, art

Adam Holz, Kristin Smith and Johnathan McKee


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    Movie Review: Sarah's Oil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 3:00


    Sarah's Oil' is a nice, very watchable movie with some lovely messages. But it comes with more impurities than you'd expect from a faith-friendly film. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP: Inappropriate Online Interactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 2:00


    One in four children between the ages of 9 and 12 said they have had an online sexual interaction with someone they believed to be an adult. Read the full blog. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: Shiloh & Bros.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 2:00


    Shiloh Bros offers engaging video-game-based stories for younger audiences with relatively minor content concerns. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: The Twits

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 2:00


    The Twits' is a mixed bag. You might want your kids to internalize the movie's positive messagesbut skip the exploding rear end. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Stitch Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 3:00


    Stitch Head' is a slapstick comedy/horror flick aimed at kids. But there are meaningful messages about familial love and friendship, too. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: NCIS: Tony & Ziva

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 2:00


    In Paramount+'s NCIS: Tony Ziva, the pair of ex-NCIS agents reluctantly return to their agent lifestyle when they're framed for a crime. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP- Sharing Spotify

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 2:00


    Parents who moderate what their children listen to on Spotify will now also need to consider what their kids might get exposed to in the comments section. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: The New Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 2:00


    Lia is moving to a new country with a new language she doesn't know. And that's only the beginning of the changes. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Smurfs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 2:00


    Smurfs is a fun flick. But a heavy dependence on euphemisms and some problematic spiritual views might require more parental hand-holding. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Regretting You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 3:00


    Sensuality, an extramarital affair, substance abuse and harsh language are all on the list of regrettable content in romance drama Regretting You.' Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy-Pieces of the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 2:00


    In Disney+'s LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Pieces of the Past, estranged brothers Sig and Dev must work together to save the galaxy from the evil Solitus. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP: What does SYBAU mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 2:00


    Why are teens lying about the meaning of SYBAU? Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: Taylor Swift- The Life of a Showgirl

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 2:00


    Despite her recent engagement, Swift's still consumed with controlling her romantic narrative, leaving her grasping at sexualized and explicit versions of love. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Fantastic Four: First Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 1:00


    Marvel's so-called First Family takes its First Steps' in the official MCU canon in a story that majors on family and dials down typical Marvel content concerns. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 3:00


    When a little girl tries to grow the biggest pumpkin in a pumpkin-mad town, the result is a sweet little movie with some surprising content issues. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: My Life with the Walter Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 2:00


    This Netflix drama about a teen girl who has moved from NYC to Colorado features enough adolescent angst to electrify a small city. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP- Sunburn Tattoos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 2:00


    TikTok has brought back the harmful sunburn tattoo. Read the full blog. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: jacknjellify

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 2:00


    Animated objects on jacknjellify compete to be the last one standing and win a prize. But some issues along the way may not jive with parents. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Sketch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 2:00


    Families should note the little content monsters lurking inside this colorful, often hilarious film. Otherwise, Sketch is a cinematic joy. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Tron: Ares

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 3:00


    The latest installment in Disney's long-running sci-fi adventure series is full of stylish action and relatively light on content bugs. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: Tim Rex in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 2:00


    In Nickelodeon's preschool cartoon Tim Rex in Space, Tim and his T-Rex family solve problems together. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP- Instagram Map

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 2:00


    Instagram's latest features profess to draw us together but tend to drive us further apart. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP: Masculinity Influencers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 2:00


    Many male influencers on social media are pushing testosterone maxxing content to teen boys. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: The Bletchley Riddle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 2:00


    Lizzie Novis won't stop until she finds out what happened to her mother. Helping to also end a world war is a bonus. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 2:00


    Beautiful, surreal and powerful, Flow' may be appropriate for kids, but it's not necessarily made for them. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 3:00


    While Gabby's Dollhouse tells a tale about learning how to play again, some of its magical moments may leave Christians uncomfortable. Read the full review. If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: Barbie Mysteries: Beach Detectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 2:00


    This lighthearted cartoon is a clean, wholesome option for younger viewers craving a mystery. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP: Open AI Parental Controls

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 2:00


    Open AI and Meta work toward making their AI chatbots safer for teens. But is that enough? Read the Plugged In Blog If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: Lecrae-Reconstruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 2:00


    Lecrae may have deconstructed, then reconstructed his faith recently. But on his 10th studio album, the result of that refining process is a laser-like focus on Jesus. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Superman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 2:00


    This newest incarnation of Superman is imperfect and overstuffed but still champions its titular character's heroism and goodness. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: The Senior

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 3:00


    The Senior recounts the true story of Mike Flynt, a 59-year-old guy who returned to college to finish his senior year and play football. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: The Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 2:00


    This sequel to The Office features the same setup, crisp writing and cringe-worthy jokes of its forbear. But The Paper's content issues can be significantly worse. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: The Johnson Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 2:00


    The Johnson Brothers' YouTube channel tries to make you laugh through male-centric skits, a goal they achieve with few content issues. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Eio

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 2:00


    Pixar's Elio, about a lonely boy who wants to connect with aliens, offers parents a springboard to talk about God's unfailing love for useven when we feel alone. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 3:00


    In the final chapter of the Downton Abbey' saga, the Crawley family's loyalty is tested once again as they face social scandal and financial ruin. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Leviathan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 2:00


    This Netflix anime series thrusts two teenagers from different backgrounds into a war that will change the worldand their livesforever. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP- AI Companions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 2:00


    Two years after its introduction, Snapchat's My AI still fails to shake a problematic legacy. Read the Plugged In Blog If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: The Trouble with Heroes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 2:00


    Finn has to make up for a dumb choice by hiking 46 mountain trails in a single summer. And it's the smartest punishment he's ever been given. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Light of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 3:00


    This creative, 2D animated take on the Gospel comes with a few theological quibbles. But Light of the World' is a strong movie with a strong message. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: My Melody & Kuromi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 2:00


    My Melody Kuromi bakes up some sweet messages, but it also may be a little frightening for its young target audience. Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP: Kids' Tablet Ownership

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 2:00


    40 percent of two-year-olds have tablets. By age four, 58% have them and by age eight, a quarter of kids have their own smartphones. Is that a problem? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: Donkey Kong Bananza

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 2:00


    There's plenty of rock-pulverizing, banana gem-munching joy to be found in Donkey Kong Bananza' for Nintendo's Switch 2. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Lilo & Stitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 2:00


    Family, faithfulness and sacrifice are among the values embraced by this live-action Lilo Stitch reboot. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Jaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 3:00


    Jaws' swims to theaters with a new 50th-anniversary, 4K-polish. But just how much problematic chum does this Spielberg classic churn up? Read the Plugged In Review If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Minute, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    TV Review: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 2:00


    Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ brings young viewers back to the adventures of Mickey and friendsall wrapped up at the end of each episode. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP: Guilt About Kids' Screen Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 2:00


    It's one thing to say we need to monitor screen time, it's another thing to actually do it. How do we address feelings of guilt when we fail? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: Benson Boone-American Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 2:00


    Benson Boone doubles down on some common themes, focusing on physical aspects of love rather than lasting connection. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: The King of Kings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 1:30


    The King of Kings comes with a surprising number of big names. And, more importantly, it tells the story of the biggest name of all. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Movie Review: Title: Washington Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 2:00


    Washington Black has some heavy themes and gets pretty intense, but its TV-14 rating fits right in with a teenage audience. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    SiYP: 25 Days of Video

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 1:30


    A new study reveals that internet users spend an average of 11-and-a-half hours a week watching online videos . . . that adds up to about 25 full days every year. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

    Culture Remix: EA Sports College Football 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 2:00


    Electronic Arts offers a brand-new college football video game with even tougher college football challenges. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1005/29

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