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.

“I Lived”

A vision of hope and perseverance that’s consistent with God’s promise of abundance radiates out from OneRepublic’s “I Lived,” a song about living life to the full, without regret.

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Casanova

History’s most infamous seducer meets his match in a fiery feminist writer in this Shakespeare-like tale of disguised identities, unmitigated lust … and committed love.

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This Is Where I Leave You

Can this crazy dramedy put the fun in dysfunction? Can pigeons in New York clean up their own messes?

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“Booty”

Jennifer Lopez? Singing about how big and bad her backside is? Really?

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Into the Blue

Pecs and bikinis rule as Jessica Alba and Paul Walker search for undersea treasure. They find it next to a cache of cocaine—a discovery that brings temptation and trouble in its wake.

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“Take Me to Church”

What is the essence of our humanity? What is worthy of our worship? What is the place of sex in our lives? Why are we asking these questions in a review of a smash-hit rock song?

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“Sun Daze”

The guys in Flordia Georgia Line are doing their “best” to steal the “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” crown from the rock world on their hedonistic hit “Sun Daze.”

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Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.

Rebecca St. James’ “little” brothers are now stepping to the front of the mainstream stage with their polished pop-rock, faith-filled second album, Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.

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Lockout

Forget about Taken. This is Die Hard in space as Guy Pearce takes on escaped inmates at an orbiting prison.

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Cars

Cars

First there were toys. Then bugs, monsters, fish and superheroes. Now Pixar Animation Studios brings us … cars.

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Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt?

This third and final tribute to Ayn Rand’s hyper-capitalist and hyper-individualist philosophies finally answers the core question. And it’s not the one in the title.

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“Shut Up and Dance”

Walk the Moon’s first big hit is an infectious, superficial, pop-rock love letter to the 1980s. Period.

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Jacka–: Number Two

Johnny Knoxville and Co. have now taken their mindless maiming shtick to extremes so extreme even they struggle to top themselves.

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Title

UPDATED REVIEW: Meghan Trainor was one of the breakout stars of 2014. Now she’s transformed her four-song EP into a full-length debut full of massively mixed messages about self-acceptance and sexuality.

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Songs of Innocence

Bono and the boys surprised pretty much everyone by turning up at the 2014 Apple conference and offering up their Songs of Innocence to 500 million iTunes users … for free.

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