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.

“Somethin’ Bad”

Carrie Underwood joins Miranda Lambert on a feisty, reckless, boot-stompin’ duet that’s one part Runaway Bride, two parts Thelma & Louise.

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The Immigrant

When Ewa arrives at Ellis Island in 1921, her sister’s sickness and her own grim sexual servitude strain her devout Catholic faith to its limit.

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Lucky You

Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore and Robert Duvall star in this character-driven drama about gambling, risk, bitterness and forgiveness.

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Turn Blue

When all the love has been drained from the atmosphere, the only thing left to do is Turn Blue.

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The Apparition

Twilight and Harry Potter alums team up for a nasty-netherworld face-off.

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Chef

If only I didn’t have end this review by talking about how all those ingredients combine to give us a sweet story with a seriously sour aftertaste.

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Neighbors

In the spirit of going out of my way—way out of my way—to find something good to say about Neighbors, I can report that the film does contain a scant few positive messages about the value of marriage.

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U2 3D

Uno. Dos. Tres. Fourteen? It’s U2 in 3-D, bigger than life and, arguably, even better than the real thing. This is our fly-on-the-wall perspective.

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“Love Runs Out”

Music fans have certainly not run out of love for OneRepublic as the Ryan Tedder-led band re-releases its 2013 album Native … and tacks on this new tune just for fun.

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Belle

Belle’s main focus isn’t really romance at all. Instead, Dido and John’s risky commitment to combating slavery makes this story more akin to the 2007 film Amazing Grace.

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Daddy’s Little Girls

A struggling single father of three girls falls in love with the lawyer helping him get custody of them in Tyler Perry’s latest (Madea-free) urban morality tale.

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“Problem”

Sam & Cat star Ariana Grande teams up with emerging Australian rapper Iggy Azalea to take on the big problem of a bad boy. But do they end up with a solution?

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The Quiet Ones

Alas, there is neither salvation nor deliverance in The Quiet Ones.

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The New Classic

This not very New and never gonna be Classic rap debut from an audacious Australian transplant and self-proclaimed goddess is as improbably dramatic as it is profanely predictable.

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“Midnight”

Chris Martin & Co. plaintively long for light in a dark place as they descend into an ambient, ethereal exploration of the despair that refuses to completely claim us.

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