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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

Description:

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


Episodes

Pop Culture Remix: Minecraft Legends

6/6/2023
This isn’t your dad’s Minecraft. So what have the gamemakers stacked up this time? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

6/5/2023
Honor Among Thieves likely won’t be a critical hit in the Christian community. But its positive messages do keep it from rolling a natural 1. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

6/2/2023
Miles Morales, the young Spider-Man from an alternate-reality Earth, returns to battle a new bad guy with interdimensional powers known as The Spot. This animated sequel is better than anything we’ve seen from the MCU recently, both in terms of story and content concerns. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:02:00

TV Review: Citadel

6/1/2023
Citadel is stylish, silly and salacious. But its amnesiac spies may well leave conscientious viewers wishing they could forget. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

The Screen in Your Pocket: Kids, Smartphones and Adult Mental Health

5/31/2023
There’s a direct correlation between kids with smartphones and their mental health as an adult. Wanna know more? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Pop Culture Remix: Art For Kids Hub

5/30/2023
Whether your kid wants to learn how to draw a character from a movie or their favorite animal it may be worth checking out Art for Kids Hub. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

5/29/2023
Mario and crew move from the game screen to the movie screen with lots of colorful and sparkling charm to spare. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: The Little Mermaid

5/26/2023
Disney’s latest remake of another beloved animated classic faithfully follows the original story and doesn’t tamper with it too much … apart from updating a few lyrics that didn’t raise eyebrows in 1989 but might today. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:02:00

TV Review: The Crossover

5/25/2023
The Crossover has many nice messages, but a negative one might ruin the watch altogether. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

The Screen in Your Pocket: AI and Online Communication

5/24/2023
The latest technology and social media trends. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Pop Culture Remix: The Museum of Lost and Found

5/23/2023
Young Vanessa discovers an abandoned museum and decides to create an important exhibit of her own. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

5/22/2023
The latest Shazam! movie features great messages about family—but its focus on pagan gods and other issues keep the film from taking off. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: Fast X

5/19/2023
Vin Diesel’s high-octane franchise isn’t out of gas yet. In fact, Fast X’s $340 million budget means that you’ll find almost as many explosive stunts as lines of dialogue in this gritty, PG-13 addition to the series. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:02:00

TV Review: Housebroken

5/18/2023
We love our pets, even though they sometimes do embarrassing things. But did we need to see them all on TV, too? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

The Screen in Your Pocket: Teen Loneliness and Depression

5/17/2023
So, are loneliness and depression really a problem these days? The US surgeon general seems to think so. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Pop Culture Remix: Casually Explained

5/16/2023
You may laugh and learn a few things, but there’s a lot that makes the channel inappropriate for younger audiences. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

5/15/2023
Quantumania is typical Marvel fare. But in terms of character development and plot, everything feels shallow. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Movie Review: Peter Pan & Wendy

5/12/2023
The latest live-action version of writer J.M. Barrie’s beloved children’s story, now streaming on Disney+, focuses more on Wendy and includes some surprisingly intense moments of violence. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:02:00

TV Review: Saturdays

5/11/2023
It’s not perfect. But this Disney throwback show may have families shouting “Satur-Yay!” Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

The Screen in Your Pocket: Screentime and Babies

5/10/2023
What happens when babies raised with screens get older? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00