Movie Monday: ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Spoils ‘Wish’

Prognosticators expected Wish to earn $50 million this weekend. Instead, it came in third at the box office with just $31.7 million.
Movie Monday: ‘Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Tops Cornucopia of Combatants

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Trolls Band Together both performed top for the weekend but not so much for the franchises.
Movie Monday: Audiences Say ‘Meh’ to ‘The Marvels’

The MCU has finally found a foe it can’t defeat: audience indifference.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 207: ‘Journey to Bethlehem.’ Plus, a Holiday Video Game Guide

It’s Plugged In’s very own holiday gaming guide. Plus, everything you need to know about Journey to Bethlehem.
Movie Monday: ‘Five Nights’ Takes Another Weekend

In a Dune-free weekend, Five Nights at Freddy’s claims a second box office win.
What Halloween Tells Us About … Us

Think entertainment isn’t influential? Think pop culture isn’t important? Take a look outside your door tonight. The kids, adults and pets you see will tell you otherwise.
Movie Monday: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Scares Up Win

Five Nights at Freddy’s made swift work of a certain concert film, cruising to a resounding win during this weekend’s box office tourney.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 205: The Worldview Hurricane. Plus, ‘Loki’

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 205 Remember when entertainment was clean? Remember when it was innocent and wholesome? Remember when we could just watch a movie and not have to deal with so many problems on our screens? Yeah, about that. Sure, in some ways, our entertainment culture is getting more problematic. But […]
Movie Monday: Taylor Swift Eclipses ‘Flower Moon’ for Second Win

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, collected another $31 million this weekend, bringing its total to $129.8 million domestically.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 204: The Devil’s in the Entertainment Details. Plus, Taylor Swift’s Eras.

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 204 It’s the middle of October, and we’re knee-deep in the scary movie season. By my count, five of the weekend’s top 10 films are horror flicks—six, if you’re particularly scared by animated superhero dogs. And two of them involve outright possession. Pollsters tell us that the United […]