The new movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, has been leaning hard into the sense of nostalgia. The Plugged In team looks at that movie and reflects on other films that are predicated on nostalgia. They then revisit ChatGPT and some of the latest changes that are making it maybe a little too chatty. And you don’t want to miss another round of Pop Rumble!

 

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·       Fantastic Four

·       Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

·       Fantastic Four (2015)

·       The Fantastic Four: First Steps

·       Lilo and Stitch

·       Lilo and Stitch (2025)

·       How to Train Your Dragon

·       How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

·       Mission Impossible (1996)

·       Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning (2025)

·       Sinners

·       Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

·       Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

·       Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

·       Karate Kid: Legends

·       Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

·       Star Wars: Attack of the Clones

·       Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

·       WALL-E

Check out the Plugged In Blog:

·       The Plugged In Show: Episode 174: ChatGPT: Tech and Trust; Plus Got Questions? YouTube Channel

·       The Plugged In Show Episode 187: Our Romance with AI. Plus, ‘Elemental’

·       The Plugged In Show: Episode 256: How AI is Changing Adolescence. Plus, ‘Agatha All Along’

·       The Plugged In Show: Episode 262: Creating with AI – A Parents’ Primer. Plus, ‘Moana 2’

·       The Plugged In Show: Episode 287: Lilo & Stitch. Plus, AI in Entertainment and Technology

·       Your AI Companion Has Its Hand Outstretched. Do You?

Option Ultrasound Program

The Plugged In Tech Guide

 

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1

How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family

 

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The new movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, has been leaning hard into the sense of nostalgia. The Plugged In team looks at that movie and reflects on other films that are predicated on nostalgia. They then revisit ChatGPT and some of the latest changes that are making it maybe a little too chatty. And you don&rsquo;t want to miss another round of Pop Rumble!
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<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2025-07-24?refcd=2318101">Click here to get your copy of the Plugged In teams great book Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family today!</a>
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Read the full review:
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fantasticfour/">Fantastic Four</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fantasticfourriseofthesilversurfer/">Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fantastic-four-2015/">Fantastic Four (2015)</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fantastic-four-first-steps-2025/">The Fantastic Four: First Steps</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/liloandstitch/">Lilo and Stitch</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lilo-and-stitch-2025/">Lilo and Stitch (2025)</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/howtotrainyourdragon/">How to Train Your Dragon</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/how-to-train-your-dragon-2025/">How to Train Your Dragon (2025)</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/mission-impossible-1996/">Mission Impossible (1996)</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/mission-impossible-final-reckoning-2025/">Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning (2025)</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/sinners-2025/">Sinners</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/">Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/">Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/">Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/karate-kid-legends-2025/">Karate Kid: Legends</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/starwarsepisodeithephantommenace/">Star Wars: The Phantom Menace</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/starwarsepisodeiiattackoftheclones/">Star Wars: Attack of the Clones</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/starwarsepisodeiiirevengeofthesith/">Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/walle/">WALL-E</a>
Check out the Plugged In Blog:
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-174/">The Plugged In Show: Episode 174: ChatGPT: Tech and Trust; Plus Got Questions? YouTube Channel</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-187/">The Plugged In Show Episode 187: Our Romance with AI. Plus, &lsquo;Elemental&rsquo;</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-256:%20How%20AI%20is%20Changing%20Adolescence.%20Plus,%20%E2%80%98Agatha%20All%20Along%E2%80%99/">The Plugged In Show: Episode 256: How AI is Changing Adolescence. Plus, &lsquo;Agatha All Along&rsquo;</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-262:%20Creating%20with%20AI%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Parents%E2%80%99%20Primer.%20Plus,%20%E2%80%98Moana%202%E2%80%99">The Plugged In Show: Episode 262: Creating with AI &ndash; A Parents&rsquo; Primer. Plus, &lsquo;Moana 2&rsquo;</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-287:%20Lilo%20&amp;%20Stitch.%20Plus,%20AI%20in%20Entertainment%20and%20Technology">The Plugged In Show: Episode 287: Lilo &amp; Stitch. Plus, AI in Entertainment and Technology</a>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/your-ai-companion-has-its-hand-outstretched-do-you/">Your AI Companion Has Its Hand Outstretched. Do You?</a>
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/pro-life/option-ultrasound-program-2/">Option Ultrasound Program</a>
<a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/">The Plugged In Tech Guide</a>
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<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-family-can-manage-technology-well-part-1-of-2/">Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1</a>
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/">How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family</a>
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Join Focus on the Family's media and culture analysts for lighthearted reviews for parents and conversation about entertainment, pop culture and technology. Through this 30-minute podcast from Focus on the Family, you'll hear practical information from a Biblical worldview to help guide decisions about what to watch, listen and visit. And connect to a ton of related Christian resources and articles.

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