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.

Random Access Memories

The French electronic dance music duo known as Daft Punk goes back to the future to craft a disco-dance record full of robot voices … that’s landed at the top of the charts.

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Norbit

Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy and Eddie Murphy quite literally fill the screen with nasty sexual humor, tired ethnic caricatures, and brutally mean-spirited racist and sexist gibes.

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WALL-E

Another out-of-this-world Pixar picture. And this time that label applies to the setting, too, as a lonely little robot named WALL-E finds and follows the lovely EVE across the universe.

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Apocalypto

Mel Gibson forces ‘Braveheart’ to meet ‘Die Hard’ in the forest … only with Mayans killing Mayans—and lots more gore.

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Demi

The follow-up to former Disney girl Demi Lovato’s deeply personal 2011 album Unbroken is less deep, less personal and more … sensual.

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Modern Vampires of the City

Let’s get this straight: A bunch of modern vampires of the city, while spending a long vampire weekend together end up talking about … God?

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The Perfect Holiday

A good-hearted Santa (or at least the guy who plays him at the mall) seeks to win the love of a single mom and her three precocious kids in this comedic Christmas romance.

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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Big-mouthed marauding aliens square off against a predatory, um, predator—who’s an alien, too, as it turns out—and, well, actually, the title says it all.

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The Descendants

George Clooney slides into the flip-flops of a workaholic Hawaiian real estate lawyer who’s forced by a family tragedy to come to terms with his failures as a father and husband.

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Peeples

Tyler Perry has lent his name and production company to this randy romantic comedy dedicated to showing us how much perfect people (and movies) aren’t.

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(500) Days of Summer

What happens when true love isn’t? Well, one summer’s not long enough to hold all of the pain that results.

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Golden

Lady Antebellum’s third No. 1 disc offers proof that fans like the band’s formula: Love can be good … until it isn’t. And then it can drive you to drink.

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“#Beautiful”

“#Beautiful” continues Mariah’s pursuit of The Beatles for the most No. 1’s ever as she ignites a smoldering summer jam featuring Miquel … and peekaboo profanity.

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Benji: Off the Leash!

After a 17-year hiatus, one of America’s favorite canine heroes returns to the big screen.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Just because a movie is based on a kids’ book and doesn’t contain gratuitous sex, drugs, profanity or violence doesn’t automatically make it family friendly.

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