Contributor: Plugged In Staff

Sixteen-year-old Jenny wants more verve in her life than her staid English schoolgirl existence is delivering. Her salvation seems to arrive in charming sophisticate David, a man more than twice her age.

Some friends and I had dinner last night. During our conversation, we got onto the topic of technology and how it’s so addictive—how “CrackBerry” might be a better name for BlackBerry. One friend said, “I can’t sit still anymore. If I have down time, I …

Drew Barrymore directs and stars in a female roller derby dust-up she says is about “finding your inner strength … and figuring out who you are along the way.” Is she right?

Miranda Lambert softens just a touch on her third release, but not so much as to ruin her reputation for being a Texas spitfire who shoots guns, downs whiskey and tells cheaters where they can go.

Theta Pi sorority sisters get a lot more than they bargain for—like, um, death—when a nasty prank on one of their cheating boyfriends goes bloodily awry.

Sandra Bullock is a socially inept cruciverbalist-turned-stalker in this zany (and crass) road trip flick.

They say you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover. But what about predictably unpredictable slasher flicks?

Miley Cyrus: grounded role model for tweens or just another cautionary tale who ought to be grounded? Our quick listen to her hit song “Party in the U.S.A.” may help you decide.

In this movie based on the nonfiction book, a lone journalist in Iran is tasked with sharing a message of horrifying brutality against women. He is their only hope of justice.

Loosely based on Jodi Piccoult’s novel, this film poignantly plumbs the depths of a family’s journey through cancer and loss, a journey that takes them from denial to acceptance.

Denzel Washington stars in this remake about a New York City transit dispatcher who becomes the sole connection to a hijacker holding hostages on a subway car. Redemptive themes feature prominently … as do a trainload of violence and profanity.

Jason Derülo’s first hit (and it’s a big one at No. 1) is just the latest in a long tradition of guys begging for their girls to take them back.