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.

Fifth Harmony

Fifth Harmony might be down a member. But the sultry, sensual song remains the same.

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Look What You Made Me Do

Taylor Swift’s latest takes vicious aim at her haters, at fame and perhaps at … herself.

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Leap!

Leap! tells a story that feels like so many others we’ve seen before. (Especially from Disney.) But its familiarity doesn’t diminish its charm.

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Take Me

Aly & AJ are back with a new single and a new attitude.

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Friends

Justin Bieber hopes to maintain a friendship after a breakup. Is that an innocent request or something more problematic?

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The Glass Castle

The story of Jeanette Walls’ family is an achingly poignant one, exposing deep imperfections amid remarkable beauty.

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Rainbow

Kesha’s latest, deeply personal effort veers wildly between hurt and hope, vulgarity and profundity, philosophy and hedonism.

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What About Us?

Is P!nk’s plaintive piano ballad a cry for justice and unity or a political jab that only reinforces existing cultural divisions?

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Wind River

Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation is depicted here as a place where the vulnerable are at the mercy of the strong and hungry.

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Descendants 2

Disney Channel’s second film in this franchise again dives into to surprisingly significant themes involving love and acceptance.

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Detroit

Detroit delivers an unblinking portrait of unhinged racism.

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

If you’ve seen French director Luc Besson’s 1997 sci-fi extravaganza The Fifth Element, you’ve got an inkling of what to expect here.

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Sacred Hearts Club

Mark Foster says he wanted his band’s latest album to give fans a hug. Does this trippy homage to ’60s sounds achieve that goal?

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Lust for Life

Lana Del Rey is smiling on the cover of her latest album, an expression that hints at significant shifts in her artistic outlook as well.

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Sorry Not Sorry

Demi Lovato’s latest hit delivers a proud and profane message to all her “haters.”

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