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.

Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi

While The Ninth Jedi takes place hundreds of years after the events of the last Star Wars movie, the content issues remain much the same—for better or worse.

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Movie Monday: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Webs Huge Debut

Superhero fatigue? Um, maybe not. Sure, we’ve seen some cracks in the genre as of late. But this weekend, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man took just about every neighborhood by storm. Spider-Man: Brand New Day soared to an estimated $355 million we …

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Lucky Strike

‘Lucky Strike’ gives us an old-fashioned wartime hero. But the movie’s content concerns are quite contemporary.

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Evil Dead Burn

When it comes to ‘Evil Dead Burn,’ don’t. Just … don’t.

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The Dink

Apple TV’s ‘The Dink’ comes with some nice points about friendship and family. But it commits plenty of faults, too.

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Masters of the Universe

‘Masters of the Universe’ was more fun than we expected. But the problems grow in tandem with those positives.

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ feels like an old Ray Harryhausen creature feature. ‘Course, all those beasties come with teeth, and the movie does, too.

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Movie Monday: ‘The Odyssey’ Slays at the Box Office

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ sailed to an easy victory and made its competition look like they’d eaten too many lotus flowers.

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The Hawk

Will Ferrell is the Hawk, the title character in Netflix’s crass golf-themed comedy. But this series doesn’t make the cut.

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Jinsei

Director Ryuya Suzuki’s ‘Jinsei’ is unexpected, poignant and flat-out strange. It’s also besotted with problems that get more intense as the film goes on.

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Backrooms

Everything that makes ‘Backrooms’ terrifying could come in a PG-13 package. Alas, it doesn’t.

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Movie Monday: ‘Moana’ Sails to Win … But Looks Leaky

Disney faced a good news, bad news scenario this weekend. The good news: Its live-action remake of Moana earned a box-office win, more than doubling the earnings of its nearest competitor. The bad news: Moana’s $43 million estimated take in North Ameri …

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Four Christian Musings on AI Actress Tilly Norwood and Her New Movie

You’ve perhaps heard about Tilly Norwood, the movie industry’s freshest, and most controversial, new face …

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A Band Called LoveSong: The Music and Movement of the Jesus Revolution

Prime Video’s ‘A Band Called LoveSong’ gives us an in-depth documentary examining one of the most influential Christian bands in history.

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Obsession

Up-and-coming writer and director Curry Barker knows his craft, but in ‘Obsession,’ he uses his talents to tell a messed-up story.

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