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.

A man stares thoughtfully across the landscape at sunset.

The Last Champion

The first half feels like a slow-burn indie movie. The second half feels like The Karate Kid, with wrestling replacing karate.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 54: The Chosen and the State of Streaming Christian Content

If you’ve ever wondered, I wonder how I can stream Christian content, this is an episode you’ll want to listen to.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 53: A New Video Game Lands … Among Us

Move over Fortnite, there’s a new game in town. And despite that title’s seemingly ominous vibe, well, it’s more like the board game Clue.

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Taylor Swift and Shawn Mendes Go Head to Head on Disney+ and Netflix

Both stir yearnings about passion, calling and pursuing our gifts wholeheartedly.That’s not a bad thing. But parents should be aware that it’s a pretty potent message.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 52: TV State of the Union

Our team plunges into the realm of TV as we know it today. It’s a place of seemingly endless options where shows that everyone watches have become the exception, not the rule.

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What Is Doomscrolling?

Addiction usually involves something that makes us feel good—at least temporarily. But can we be addicted to something that might make us feel bad, too? The surprising answer might just be yes. I’m talking about doomscrolling, also sometimes called doo …

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The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland

The core message of The Farmer and the Belle is a simple one: True beauty comes from the inside, not the outside.

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A screen shot of YouTube gamer DanTDM playing the game Among Us.

DanTDM

DanTDM’s video game streams are among YouTube’s most popular—and among the site’s cleanest as well.

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Sarah Silverman Ponders Redemption for Those Who’ve Been ‘Canceled’

When prominent people in the public eye get “canceled” for something they’ve said or done that’s landed them in hot water, is there a possibility for redemption? Comedian Sarah Silverman doesn’t think that there is. And she’s concerned about that. In a …

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 51: YouTube: Where the Kids Are

This week on The Plugged In Show, we unpack the YouTube phenomena: where it started, why it’s so popular, and what parents need to know.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 50: When Good Content Goes Bad: Does Anyone Really Want to See Hobbits Without Clothes?

I wish Amazon’s apparent intent to load up its new LOTR series with explicit content was the only example of this trend.

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Dude Perfect

Dude Perfect’s YouTube channel is a place that parents don’t have to worry about their kids running into inappropriate content.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 49: Ask Plugged In!

So take a listen to our latest episode of The Plugged In Show, where we divulge all the deep, dark (OK, not really) Plugged In secrets you’ve always been curious about.

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Introducing Plugged In YouTube Channel Reviews

We want to help you have a sense of what you might expect to find in the videos of the site’s most popular and influential content contributors.

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The Plugged In Show, Episode 48: Horror Movies: The Genre That Just Won’t Die

You might think that in a year with as much real-life horror as 2020, audiences’ appetites for the theatrical variety might be dulled. But a quick glance at the movies released this month suggests otherwise.

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