Contributor: Adam R. Holz

Jennifer Aniston labels her latest big-screen contribution “inexcusably raunchy” and “outrageous,” saying it “stretches the limits and crosses boundaries.” We won’t disagree with her.

Peter Gabriel hasn’t made big splashing noises since the early ’90s. The same goes for Sting. You can hear strong echoes of both men, though, in the haunting first American hit from this Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter.

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court struck down a 2005 California law banning the sale and rental of video games depicting the “killing, maiming, dismembering or sexually assaulting an image of a human being” to minors. (Editor’s note: T …

Selena Gomez recently told Fox News, “I should be allowed to grow up.” So how much of that does she do on her third album?

She’s one of R&B’s most revered divas. She’s the wife of unofficial hip-hop head Jay-Z. She has the No. 1 album in the country. She may soon enough run the world for real.

Marketing materials for this dark shooter promise a “hellish nightmare” and “paralyzing paranormal horror.” F.E.A.R. 3 does its M-rated “best” to make good on those claims.

This rising Christian metalcore quintet from Pennsylvania administers a pummeling sonic beatdown that paradoxically brims with hope, forgiveness and redemption.

Indie rock insiders have been waxing euphoric over Bon Iver for several years now. For the rest of us, it was 2012’s Grammy Awards that served as our first introduction.

Generally speaking, Plugged In doesn’t wade into the happenings of the sports world. Occasionally, though, something happens in that realm that’s worthy of our scrutiny. And a story that played out earlier this week offers a fascinating example of a tr …

Owl City’s lone member, Adam Young, follows up 2009’s hit “Fireflies” with another dose of unabashed enchantment, earnest innocence and wide-eyed wonder at the beauty of the world … and the God who created it.

Bruno Mars lends his hypnotic tenor to an uplifting chorus about chasing your dreams. If only the contribution from rap duo Eminem and Royce da 5’9″ soared as high.

It was a middling weekend at the box office—both in terms of the offerings moviegoers might hope to find there and the returns those films generated. Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams’ much-hyped sci-fi thriller Super 8 generated a modest $37 million in …

Third-grader Judy Moody roars her way onto the screen with what she hopes will be a mega-rare NOT bummer summer movie. We dare you to read our review—for a total of 10 thrill points!

Can video games instigate a divorce? According to a study by the website Divorce Online, the answer—in a small but growing number of marriages—is apparently yes. The study found that 15% of women filing for divorce cite their husband’s compulsive video …

We all know about the power of media to influence our perspective on reality. Even so, sometimes I see that lesson illustrated in ways that catch me off guard and remind me just how important our vigilance really is—especially when it comes to the youn …