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 direct descendant of E.T., The Goonies and Stand by Me, this rollicking old-school adventure about four tweens and their new alien friend offers up some themes that will make your heart glow … and a few things to talk about before you phone home.
What happens when the guy behind movies like Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat decides to take a stab at Alexandre Dumas’ oft-repeated story? Is the answer more explosions?
Among other things, this Police-inspired Canadian reggae fusion act asks, “How do you want to be remembered? As a sinner or a saint? As a hero or a villain?” Are these guys really musical magicians … or something a little more muddled?
The paradox of Owl City is how Adam Young simultaneously dives deep into his melancholy soul … and finds something like happy hope hiding there.
This remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 original dials down the Arnold Schwarzenegger camp along with some of the content. But don’t be fooled by the new PG-13 rating.
George Lucas goes back to the past—even further into the past—to begin to tell the origin story of the Star Wars “superheroes.”
Kenny Chesney recently said, “There’s so much more to country than trucks, creek beds and cut-offs.” Like teens making out in the church parking lot, smoking on Saturday night and Momma spiking her Cherry Coke with Jack Daniel’s, maybe?
An all-star cast revives the Broadway tale of three hopeful young singers plunged into the marvelous and merciless world of the music industry.
It’s safe to say that the latest effort from controversial chanteuse Lana Del Rey—which sounds like some sort of bleak alternate-universe take on the ‘50s and ‘60s—is not the feel-good album of the year.
Linkin Park’s pummeling, conflict-obsessed album The Hunting Party descends ever deeper into rage and despair.
Sam Smith’s debut album is titled In the Lonely Hour. But it could just have easily been called It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World.
In the 1960s a professor mourns the death of his homosexual partner. At stake for him? The meaning and resonance of relationships … and life itself.
