Contributor: Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

Street Fighter

With its inane plot and relatively insane levels of content for a PG-13 movie, ‘Street Fighter’ might make you feel like you’ve been punched in the face.

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flywheel: ignition of the soul

Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul

This remake of Alex Kendrick’s original 2003 film ‘Flywheel’ moves the action from the States to Brazil. And it comes with all the earnest, Christian storytelling you’d expect.

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VisionQuest

Vision is alive again—or as much as the AI synth ever is—in Disney+’s ‘VisionQuest.’ Though violent and profane, the show itself returns close to ‘WandaVision’ form.

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alex kendrick

Director Alex Kendrick Talks About Faith, Faith-Based Films and ‘Flywheel’

More than two decades ago, Alex Kendrick launched his career with Flywheel. Now Alex is back with a remake, and we talk to him about both Flywheels—and faith-based film—right here.

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Movie Monday: ‘Other Mommy’ Scares Up a Win

Critics hated it. But that didn’t stop audiences from flocking to Other Mommy, the latest horror movie to make headlines in 2026. Despite logging a dismal 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the Jessica Chastain-fronted fright flick earned an estimated $27. …

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Slow Horses

Apple TV+’s new spy thriller is smart, sardonic and full of enough swear words to fill the Thames.

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Skillet Frontman John Cooper Talks Faith, Mental Illness and ‘After the Storm’

Skillet’s frontman John Cooper has been the band’s driving presence throughout its entire history, and he hasn’t mellowed one bit …

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Onslaught

Though boasting some fine acting and solid writing, A24’s ‘Onslaught’ is a pedal-to-the-metal horror action flick with a bit of heart and a lot of blood.

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faith in horror movies

Finding Faith in Frightening Films: Five Horror Flicks That Dig Deeper

For a lot of Christians, horror movies are a hard pass. First off, who wants to be scared? Who wants your kids to be scared? So many horror flicks lean into graphic and salacious gore. And supernatural horror films bring, shall we say, a legion of othe …

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beyond belief

Beyond Belief

A young wannabe rock star begins hearing the voice of God. But God is telling him to do something crazy: Beyond belief, you might say. Will he listen?

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coyote vs. acme

Coyote vs. Acme

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ comes with some unwanted anvils. But it also ships plenty of laughs, loads of nostalgia and unexpected heart.

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Avengers: Endgame

This finale reminds us of movies gone by, celebrating the heroes we’ve come to know and giving them, I think, a fitting coda.

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It Ends

‘It Ends’ is the quintessential road movie—in that our characters can seemingly never, ever leave that road. And you thought that your family road trips felt long.

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Primetime

‘Primetime’ features some potentially award-winning performances and gives us a lot to think about. But it serves up a lot of content, too.

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Line of Fire

Line of Fire

The Hollingsworths don’t care much for each other, and they certainly have their share of secret affairs. But will they keep one another out of the line of fire?

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