Contributor: Adam R. Holz

Dean is as quirky and meandering as its titular character’s offbeat drawings are, stumbling through its tragicomic (and occasionally profane and suggestive) narrative.

Terrific virtual fun awaits gamers in the digital final frontier. But some annoying Tribbles potentially lurk there, too.

Even Dwayne Johnson’s formidable biceps and sense of humor can’t save this raunched-up remake from drowning.

Mandisa’s latest gives us an intimate glimpse at her hard but redemptive journey through a season of grief and depression.

Everything, Everything invites us to root for and to romanticize a teen’s decision to potentially risk her life for a taste of freedom.

All of us need forgiveness, and all of us need to extend it to those who wrong us. Champion poignantly reminds us of that fundamental spiritual truth.

Linkin Park’s latest trades anger and angst for humility and maturity. (Well, mostly.)

The first single from this former One Direction member splits the difference between love and lust.

Selena Gomez’s latest single is mildly suggestive. Its video? A whole lot more so.

Paramore’s latest album wades through loss, heartbreak and bitterness … without ever really turning a hopeful corner.

Snatched excels at gross-out humor, anatomical vulgarity and lethal hijinks. Between those gags is a story about a mother and daughter trying to reconnect.

Harry Styles’ debut is as melancholy and muted as his former band’s love songs were, at times, earnest and enthusiastic.

By the time The Wall crawls to its grim conclusion, it has mightily sought to subvert the American hero war paradigm.

Is Miley Cyrus growing up? “Malibu” suggests the answer to that question might be yes. (Well, maybe.)

Imagine Dragons’ latest is another exercise in sorta: sorta pop, sorta rock, sorta rap. Sorta spiritual. Sorta positive. Sorta vague.