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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

TV Review: Virgin River

9/28/2023
This show has become a sensation on Netflix—and it’s cleaner than some. But before you walk into this small town, know that not everything is fit for families. 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: Oliver’s Big Universe

9/26/2023
Young Oliver helps us understand the mysteries of the universe, from a science-loving kid’s-eye view. 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: Elemental

9/25/2023
The themes we see here are still in line with what Pixar’s been doing for a while now, both in positive ways and in ways that may give some families pause. 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: Spy Kids: Armageddon

9/22/2023
The Spy Kids franchise returns after a 12-year-absence with another take on the series’ primary premise: precocious children of spies saving their parents when they get in trouble. It’s a predictable, but surprisingly family-friendly, action-adventure streaming on Netflix now. 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: Who is Erin Carter

9/21/2023
With all the issues she (and we) have to face, the real question should be How is Erin Carter? 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: Disney Illusion Island

9/19/2023
This game is stuffed full of old school Disney charm. No, uh, goofy content to worry over. 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

9/18/2023
The movie doesn’t just take its forerunner and turn it into something new. It embraces it—and gives us something familiar. 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: A Haunting in Venice

9/15/2023
Kenneth Branagh returns for a third time as Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s mustachioed Belgian detective. This time around, he’s trying to prove that a medium supposedly communicating with the dead is a fraud. It’s harder than it seems in a story with a lot of darkly spiritual content. 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: Ahsoka

9/14/2023
Disney+’s Ahsoka builds on the stories built in animated series such as The Clone Wars and Rebels—and it does so in a mostly clean show. 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: Misinformed Teens

9/13/2023
Teens are getting the majority of their news from social media. Misinformation anyone? 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 ERB (Epic Rap Battles of History)

9/12/2023
These raps may be clever, but they’re also vulgar—and might leave parents spitting mad. 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: Into the Spotlight

9/11/2023
Into the Spotlight is a sweet, teen-oriented drama about finding fame and fortune and realizing you just want a normal life. 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: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

9/8/2023
The third entry in this feel-good franchise is pretty much what you’d expect: a nice family story that’s equal parts drama, romance and comedy … albeit with more suggestive content than the first two Big Fat Greek Wedding movies. 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: Harlan Coben’s Shelter

9/7/2023
Prime Video’s thriller is filled with mystery and murder—but loaded with more profanity than you’d expect. 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: Facebook, Politics and Polarization

9/6/2023
There’s a whole lot of debate about politics these days, especially on social media. Should you be concerned? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:01:00

Pop Culture Remix: Baldur’s Gate 3

9/5/2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 has raised the RPG bar. But it has blown out its RPG content worries, too. 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

9/4/2023
The second animated Spider-Verse movie featuring Miles Morales is spectacular and overwhelming in equal measure. 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 Hill

9/1/2023
Dennis Quaid stars in this Christian biopic about Rickey Hill, a young man who overcame incredible physical infirmity to pursue his dream of a becoming a professional baseball player. 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: Strange Planet

8/31/2023
While a few issues mar this Strange Planet, it offers some insights on just how strange our own planet can be. 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: Parent’s List of Top Concerns

8/30/2023
Screen-based worries aren’t going anywhere. They’ll be with us as long as screens themselves are. But parents are not powerless. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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