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.

Ice Cream Man

‘Ice Cream Man’ is all blood and no heart. And that makes for a bad movie indeed.

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movie monday

Movie Monday: To Competitors, ‘Resident Evil’ Looks Scary in Win

Hollywood has been on a tear in 2026. A big reason for that turnaround has been the surprising success of horror movies …

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Nervous About Netflix’s Narnia

Netflix teams up with director Greta Gerwig to bring Narnia to audiences in new and potentially problematic ways.

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Daniel and the Fiery Furnace

‘Daniel and the Fiery Furnace’ takes a few liberties with its source material, but it offers an inspiring look at faith under fire—literally.

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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

Is a monster on the loose? ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ tries to uncover the truth. But while fun, this film can be a little, um, hairy for families.

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The End of Oak Street

‘The End of Oak Street’ is a strange, silly and entertaining romp that suffers from the piles of problems it drops in its cinematic backyard.

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movie monday

Movie Monday: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Materializes at No. 1

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ was finally knocked off its box-office perch by this long-awaited, and problematic, sequel.

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the fix

The Fix

The film talks about sin and redemption, but it does so in violent, bloody and cuss-filled ways. Throw in some nudity, and families can nix ‘The Fix’.

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the paper

The Paper

This sequel to The Office features the same setup, crisp writing and cringe-worthy jokes of its forbear. But The Paper’s content issues can be significantly worse.

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gentlemen

The Gentlemen

A young noble inherits his father’s estate—along with its illegal marijuana operation. Alas, this show grows its own crop of problems.

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movie tuesday

Movie Tuesday: ‘Spider-Man’ Caps Record-Breaking Summer With Another Win

We’ve just closed the books on the summer box-office season—a season that, according to Hollywood’s curious calendar, runs from May 1 through Labor Day. And my, what a season it was. Movies raked in a record-breaking $4.76 billion over the 130-day summ …

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mutiny

Mutiny

Jason Statham’s ‘Mutiny’ features violence, violence and, hey, a little more violence. Also, there’s a plot.

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mayday

Mayday

‘Mayday,’ from Apple TV, is a throwback to the buddy action comedies of yesteryear. But it comes with some throwback problems, too.

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dark matter

Dark Matter

Dark Matter reminds us that our choices define us. They make us who they are. But this show makes some poor choices itself.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian

‘LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ transforms the originating, live-action, Disney+ show into a funny, sweet and kid-friendly special.

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