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.

“Don’t You Worry Child”

The swan song of this influential Swedish EDM trio pairs rave-ready beats with a surprising spiritual word of encouragement from father to son.

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The Truth About Love

Alicia Beth Moore, better known as P!nk, says, “This time I’m married and a new mom and only a tad angry.” Should we believe her?

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The Connected Concert

A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to see Linkin Park (along with Incubus and MuteMath) in concert at the oh-so-strangely named Comfort Dental Amphitheater in Denver. (Or, as I like to call it, the amphitheater formerly known as Fiddler’s Green.) A …

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Last Ounce of Courage

It’s “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays” in a film that uses melodrama to ponder the injustice of young soldiers sacrificing their lives overseas while our religious freedoms get flanked here at home.

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“Ronan”

“Ronan” pays heartrending tribute to a real-world mother who lost her four-year-old son to cancer. Says Mom, “Taylor Swift just changed the face of this disease.”

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Magazine, oh Magazine, Wherefore Art Thou, Magazine?

I am not a packrat. Okay, okay, my fellow Plugged In staffers might scoff at that statement, given that my cubicle is the most clutter-strewn of anyone’s on our team. Still, I’m not a compulsive saver. I have no problem throwing things away. I just don …

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“Girl on Fire”

“Girl on Fire” delivers an empowering message about women’s abilities … one of which is to be sexy. And then there’s guest rapper Nicki Minaj’s take (that’ll make you do a double take).

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Gravity

Christian rapper Lecrae’s sixth effort is a lyrical tour de force that unashamedly proclaims the gospel even as it deconstructs secular hip-hop’s self-destructive worldview.

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Night Visions

Imagine Dragons imagines life as a melancholy trudge through sodden fields while under leaden skies. And then they show us that every so often light can cut through the clouds and the earth can begin to dry.

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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

From the man behind Teletubbies comes an interactive and whimsical and sometimes consternating live-action-meets-puppet movie aimed directly at the ants-in-their-pants set.

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Havoc and Bright Lights

Marriage? Motherhood? Happiness? Alanis, is that you?

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Eye on It

tobyMac’s idea of a mid-life crisis consists of seizing the prevailing musical trends of the day and reshaping them according to his own purposes. (Which line up perfectly with God’s purposes.)

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“Thrift Shop”

Imagine what might happen if the Beastie Boys teamed with Weird Al to do a parody about big-money rappers shopping at Goodwill. Now stop imagining, because that’s exactly what Seattle rapper Macklemore has done in his latest hit.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Brad Pitt gets younger with each passing day! Now that’s a story that would make senseless headlines in the tabloids. But in a nod to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, eclectic director David Fincher turns it into a contemplation of life and death.

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Shiny Vampires Were Just the Beginning

I don’t know if you pay much attention to the book sections at Barnes & Noble. For the most part, I don’t. But today I was in my local store looking for a particular title, and I happened to notice a section I’m certain I’ve never seen before: “Tee …

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