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Focus On The Family

Take a minute to hear a family-friendly review of the hottest movie, YouTube video, streaming series, video game, or new technology to help you decide if it’s a good choice for your kids and family. Hosted by Focus on the Family’s media and culture analysts, these reviews for parents offer a fresh Christian perspective on entertainment from a Biblical worldview.

Location:

Colorado Springs, CO

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Take a minute to hear a family-friendly review of the hottest movie, YouTube video, streaming series, video game, or new technology to help you decide if it’s a good choice for your kids and family. Hosted by Focus on the Family’s media and culture analysts, these reviews for parents offer a fresh Christian perspective on entertainment from a Biblical worldview.

Language:

English

Contact:

Plugged In Focus on the Family Colorado Springs, CO 80995 1-800-232-6459


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TV Review: WondLa

7/25/2024
Apple TV+’s WondLa is a fascinating sci-fi series that most families will find charming and entertaining. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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SiYP: Converting Overreaction to Interaction

7/24/2024
Being patient and calmly persistent may well bear fruit with your teens. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Culture Remix: Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game

7/23/2024
These Killer Klown invaders come toting cotton candy ray guns and wearing galumphy shoes. But don’t forget the M-rated side of their play Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: The Rise of Red

7/22/2024
As a standalone film, ‘The Rise of Red’ is one of the weaker—and more problematic—stories in the larger ‘Descendants’ franchise. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Twisters

7/19/2024
This sequel to 1996’s Twister is exactly what you’d expect: raging tornadoes, nonstop action and a sweet (if predictable) romance. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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SiYP: Put Your Phone Away … Mom

7/17/2024
Are parents modeling the behavior they seek? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Pop Culture Remix: Luke Combs-Fathers and Sons

7/16/2024
Luke Combs shows the world what imperfect, but faithful fatherhood should look like on his newest album, Fathers & Sons. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Space Cadet

7/15/2024
Space Cadet has its merits. But even as some of its messages reach a comfortable orbit, its problems pull it back down to earth. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

7/12/2024
This inspiriting-but-gritty true story chronicles how a small Black church in East Texas adopted 77 at-risk children out of foster care, with plenty of joys and trials along the way. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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TV Review: Big City Greens

7/11/2024
Big City Greens is genuinely sweet and funny. And while it’s probably navigable for some families, it’s certainly not a home run. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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SiYP: Breaks in Social Media Use

7/10/2024
Young women who take a social media break for as little as one week have a significant boost in self-esteem and body image. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Pop Culture Remix: Ferris

7/9/2024
When her grandma sees a ghost and her uncle moves into the basement, Ferris knows she’s in for an unusual summer. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: The Boy and the Heron

7/8/2024
The least accessible of the Studio Ghibli animations, The Boy and the Heron is a beautiful-but-chaotic fantasy fever dream. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Despicable Me 4

7/5/2024
If you’ve seen any films in this franchise you know what to expect here: a sweet story about family mixed with plenty of pratfalls and minion misbehavior. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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TV Review: The Boys

7/4/2024
Amazon’s dark and cynical homage to superheroes is neither super, nor heroic. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Understanding ADHD and Dyslexia in Children

7/3/2024
Do you know how your kids are spending their time on Instagram? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Pop Culture Remix: The Urban Rescue Ranch

7/2/2024
The Urban Rescue Ranch remains a safe place for animals—and an educational way to learn how you might take care of them, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: The Boys in the Boat

7/1/2024
The Boys in the Boat offers us an inspirational story that, outside a few issues, glides across the cinematic waters with nary a ripple. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: A Quiet Place: Day One

6/28/2024
The third film in this intense sci-fi franchise takes us back to the day aliens with hyperactive hearing arrived to begin hunting humans who inadvertently made too much noise. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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TV Review: Pete the Cat

6/26/2024
Based loosely on James Dean’s book series, Pete the Cat follows the laconic blue cat and his friends as they learn simple life morals. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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