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).
Day of the Soldado is propelled by jarring, violently graphic imagery that seems designed solely to shock.
Brendon Urie’s latest effort may be his most positive yet. But that doesn’t mean it’s free from problems to address.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé have some profound things to say about life and marriage here … and more than a few profane things, too.
Christina Aguilera’s eighth studio effort is all about reinvention—in some good ways and some explicit ones.
Whatever strengths the movie has, it doesn’t mitigate the content it wallows in to get there.
Cardi B joins Adam Levine and Co. for a song and video that pretend to offer empowerment but actually don’t.
Love and lust, hope and heartbreak get all tangled up on Shawn Mendes’ third, self-titled effort.
For all of its poignant themes, though, On Chesil Beach remains an R-rated film in its depiction of marital sexual dysfunction.
On Charlie Puth’s second effort, he can’t seem to decide if he’s more interested in being sweet or seductive.
