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.

“E.T. “

Sometimes what a song really needs to succeed—even for a hit queen like Katy Perry—is a big ol’ dose o’ Kanye West’s out-of-this-world weirdness.

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World Trade Center

Oliver Stone tells the harrowing, courage-filled tale of two police officers’ struggle to survive after being buried by the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center towers.

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Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Capcom has rebooted a classic fighting contest. But rose-colored glasses only got our reviewer so far when he tried to step into the superhero boots of this wildly frenetic button-mashing mash-up.

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The Longshots

Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst puts on his director’s hat and makes … a family-targeted movie about the first female quarterback in the Pop Warner league?

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Guitar Hero: R.I.P.

Not so very long ago, Guitar Hero seemed like an unstoppable video game juggernaut. Now, gamers are penning its eulogies following the announcement that publisher Activision Blizzard is pulling the power cord on the game that let millions of fans indul …

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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

What business does a 40-year-old have reviewing a concert movie about the world’s most famous 16-year-old singer? You’ll be surprised by the answer to that question.

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“Born This Way”

Channeling Madonna circa 1989, Lady Gaga’s latest chart-topping dance hit takes “I’m OK, you’re OK” to a whole new level.

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“Born This Way”

Channeling Madonna circa 1989, Lady Gaga’s latest chart-topping dance hit takes “I’m OK, you’re OK” to a whole new level.

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The Eagle

Risking everything to restore honor to his family’s name, a young Roman centurion discovers in an unlikely friendship—with a slave—that his cherished empire doesn’t have a corner on the honor market.

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“Blow”

Ke$ha’s latest hit offers everything we’ve come to expect from pop’s reigning trash-tastic princess. The video, though, is a horse, er, unicorn of a different color.

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Goodbye Lullaby

The lead single from Avril Lavigne’s latest album (her first since her divorce) exudes a breezy, devil-may-care recklessness. But not all of the other tracks fall in line.

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Getting Snowed

Like much of the United States, Colorado has been in the grip of some extreme winter weather this week. While we dodged the heavy snow that dumped on Chicago and the inches of ice that blanketed much of the South, thermometers here plunged down to 25 d …

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Skins: A Cultural Rorschach Test

Every now and then something comes along in the entertainment world that serves as an impromptu cultural Rorschach test of sorts. One person looks at it and responds, “I see this.” Another counters, “But I see this.” In the last two weeks, MTV’s wildly …

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Until We Have Faces

Borrowing its title from C.S. Lewis, RED’s third album ponders weighty questions about what it takes to shed shame and become the people God longs for us to be.

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Meet the Browns

Tyler Perry’s latest follows his well-established formula: a sweet family- and faith-centered story … with a bit of blue humor tossed in just for grins.

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