Contributor: Kristin Smith

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Kristin Smith joined the Plugged In team in 2017. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. She and her husband, Eddy, love raising their children Judah and Selah. Kristin also has a deep affection for coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan).

Tha Carter V

After five years, Lil Wayne is back with another studio album. And it still has all the same problems.

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Life Itself

Life Itself is both beautiful and tragic.

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Guiding Light

Mumford & Sons’ latest marks a return to the redemptive, spiritual themes that marked the British band’s early efforts.

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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Though Sierra Burgess isn’t a loser, this movie still has some “loser” moments mixed amid its themes of self-acceptance.

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A Simple Favor

Despite some compelling cinematic moments, what we end up with here is basically Gone Girl-lite.

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Cry Pretty

Carrie Underwood has never feat into a neat package. And that’s true again on her mascara-streaked sixth album, Cry Pretty.

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Hiding Place

Questions and confessions, honesty and humility, faith and worship permeate Tori Kelly’s Gospel-infused second effort.

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Unbroken: Path to Redemption

God wasn’t far from Louis Zamperini. And just when he thought he’d lost it all, he found hope in the only real Hope.

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God Bless the Broken Road

This Christian film realistically explores the gritty, grief-filled aftermath of a terrible loss.

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Bloom

This Australian singer’s second effort focuses on his same-sex attraction and experiences with other men.

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Kamikaze

Kamikaze unleashes Eminem’s profane rage at many targets, including nameless critics and well-known public figures.

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Searching

This cautionary thriller unspools via security cameras, iPhones, Macbooks, YouTube videos and social media messages.

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Love Wins

Carrie Underwood’s latest offers a stirring call to love, though it only partially reflects a biblical understanding of that virtue.

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The Wife

The Wife offers a beautiful, complex, chaotic portrayal of a married couple whose relationship is haunted by a dark secret.

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

What would you do if you had a crush on a guy? Would you tell him? OK, what would you do if you had crushes on five guys? Well, my name’s Lara Jean Covey, and I’m still trying to figure that one out. Typical teen, I suppose. You see, I’m not afraid of …

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