Contributor: Adam R. Holz

After serving as an associate editor at NavPress’ Discipleship Journal and consulting editor for Current Thoughts and Trends, Adam now oversees the editing and publishing of Plugged In’s reviews as the site’s director. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. In their free time, the Holzes enjoy playing games, a variety of musical instruments, swimming and … watching movies.

Plugged In Movie Awards Best Movies for Adults 2023

Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movies for Adults (2023)

The nominations for the Plugged In Movie Award Best Movie for Adults are in. Be sure to watch our livestream of the show at 10AM on March 7!

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Plugged In Movie Awards Best Movies for Teens 2023

Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movies for Teens (2023)

The nominations for the Plugged In Movie Award Best Movie for Teens are in. Be sure to watch our livestream of the show at 10AM on March 7!

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Plugged In Movie Awards Best Movies for Kids 2023

Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movies for Kids (2023)

The nominations for the Plugged In Movie Award Best Movie for Kids are in. Be sure to watch our livestream of the show at 10AM on March 7!

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 164: What Is Kidulting? Plus, ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2

Once upon a time, there were kids. There were adults. And there wasn’t much crossover. But if you look at the toy market, times have changed.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 163: The State of Social Media 2023, Plus ‘Women Talking’

On this week’s episode of The Plugged In Show, we’re going to talk about where things are at with social media as we roll into 2023.

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Movie Tuesday: ‘Way of Water’ Splashes to Third Win

The Way of Water earned an estimated $63.4 million in North America during the three-day New Year’s weekend.

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Musical Musings 2022: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks

Music is one of the planet’s most influential forms of entertainment. Our Plugged In team lets you know what music impressed us this year.

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Psycho in My Head

Skillet’s latest ponders the persistent presence of darker stuff lurking in our souls … and hints at how to resist it.

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Lifemark 2022

Lifemark

The Kendrick Brothers’ latest movie venture tells the touching true story of an adopted teen’s reunion with his birth mother at age 18.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 156: Entertainment Conversation Starters & A Chat With Gloria Gaynor

This week on the Plugged In Show, we talk about how to have conversations with your family about entertainment and technology.

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Adam Holz on the set of The Chosen

Plugged In Goes On Set With The Chosen

Plugged In’s Adam Holz recently spent some time on the set of The Chosen and talking to some of its stars.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 154: Adventures in Odyssey and Family-Friendly Video Games

This week, we’ll explore what Adventures in Odyssey is all about, as well as talking to several of the people behind the scenes who bring this award-winning audio drama to life.

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Running the Bases

In Running the Bases, a young baseball player grapples with grief and doubt as he gradually learns to trust God with his life.

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BeReal: What Parents Need to Know About This Hot Social Media App

BeReal is hardly perfect. But it avoids some of the pitfalls that other social media apps fall into.

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Paul's Promise 2022

Paul’s Promise

Paul’s Promise grapples, from start to finish, with the question of suffering. Where is God when horrible things happen, it wonders?

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