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.
The Machine uncorks Bert Kreischer’s madcap “origin story” and feels like a mashup of Napoleon Dynamite, Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Kill Bill.
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 186 It’s summer. Well, maybe not technically, not for another week or so. But it’s past Memorial Day. And the kids are all home from school now. It doesn’t get more summer than that, no matter what the calendar sa …
As followers of Jesus, we have an important and life-giving gospel message to speak into this ongoing dialogue in our culture.
We have plenty to say about the newest Spider-Man movie, as well as how we feel about video games, specifically Tears of the Kingdom.
When Christian movie producer DeVon Franklin heard Richard’s story, he knew it wasn’t just the stuff of a tasty snack: It was a movie.
Ever wonder where Flamin’ Hot Cheetos came from? I hadn’t either. But this iconic product’s origin story is pretty inspiring.
Social media usage has been shown to correlate with links to depression, anxiety, suicide and a lower quality of life when consumed habitually in large quantities daily.
What do we do about the problem of pornography in an age of ubiquitous screens? We talk about that on our latest episode.
Despite arguments in favor of this 100-year-old communication system, I can’t help but wonder if technological change is leaving it behind.
In honor of Mother’s Day, we had a great conversation about our favorite movie and TV moms. Plus, Paul tells us about re-release of The Way.
The latest entry in this long-running franchise is well named. There is evil. There are dead people. They rise and do really bad things.
What happens when a revival breaks out among countercultural hippies in the late 1960s? Jesus Revolution answers that question.
As we continue to lament how violent our culture is these days, I think we need to keep franchises like John Wick in the picture, too.
This year was a nice, even poignant reminder that moms and dads matter, that all of us in those roles have the opportunity to shape the stories of our children—and maybe even some of the stories they eventually share.
