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 boy’s journey through grief uncovers some surprising truths by the time the credits roll.
“I have seen so much killing, so much war. I cannot bear more.” So says the heroine Selene near the end of Underworld: Blood Wars. And you know what? I feel exactly the same way about this franchise.
Ed Sheeran’s latest hit reflects and reinforces our culture’s confusion about how lasting intimacy and commitment are formed.
Rogue One is theoretically a different kind of Star Wars movie. Except that it’s not.
Taylor Swift and ex-One Directioner Zayn Malik join forces in a breakup duet that lends Swift’s brand equity to the problematic Fifty Shades franchise.
Director Damien Chazelle unleashes an old-school, tour de force musical, proving that original, Oscar-worthy moviemaking—without R-rated gratuity—is actually still possible in Tinseltown.
Rapper J. Cole’s fourth effort tells the profanity-riddled tale of a man desperately trying to break the cycle of crime and poverty he’s entrapped in.
YouTube star Kane Brown has learned well from the country mentors he’s imitated. Which is both a good and a not-so-good thing.
Kelly Clarkson’s remixed version of this song from the Hamilton soundtrack dives deep into how a married couple walks through unimaginable tragedy.
We’re living in a time of intense cultural and political polarization. Miss Sloane determinedly pitches its compelling (though at times racy and profane) story to one side of that divide.
Metallica’s latest may not be quite as self-destructive as its title implies. But it’s not all puppy dogs and daisies, either.
This inspiring hit from the animated movie Moana finds a Disney princess once again wanting to pursue her dreams … despite her dad’s rules.
The essence of Ang Lee’s perspective seems to be that war is horrifically complicated. And what it does to those who survive it is equally complicated.
